$5,150 Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City

03-14-2008 20:43 UTC-5

Akash Seth Eliminated in 11th ($16,167)

Marc Morris goes all in again. Soheil Shamseddin calls. Akash Seth reraises all in. Shamseddin thinks for a bit and calls again.

Morris has {A-Spades}

. Shamseddin has {8-Spades}

. Seth has {A-Hearts}

. The board comes {2-Hearts}

. Shamseddin erupts in excitement - until it slowly dawns on the entire table that the {3-Spades}

made Morris an unlikely straight. Seth is eliminated and Morris triples up, going from 40,000 to 400,000 in two hands.

Tags: Akash Seth Marc Morris Soheil Shamseddin

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

03-14-2008 20:46 UTC-5

Redraw!

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The players have redrawn for the button on a 10-handed final table. They will play for one final bustout tonight.

03-14-2008 21:36 UTC-5

Siegel Crippled

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Scott Blackman is all in and Joseph Siegel reraises all in. Nobody else calls and Siegel has Blackman covered slightly. Blackman has {8-Spades}

and Siegel has {K-Spades}

. The board comes {8-Diamonds}

and Siegel is down to 60,000 in chips.

Tags: Joseph Siegel Scott Blackman

03-14-2008 21:36 UTC-5

Saved by the Bell

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There's a 15-minute break, so Joseph Siegel has a short reprieve before the 12,000/24,000 blinds hit his small stack. Stay tuned!

03-14-2008 21:47 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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One more elimination left this evening.

Level: 20

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

03-14-2008 22:01 UTC-5

Joseph Siegel Doubles

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Joseph Siegel is all in and Scott Blackman calls. Siegel shows {K-Diamonds}

and Blackman has {Q-Hearts}

. The board is promising, but ultimately doesn't deliver: {10-Hearts}

and Siegel doubles up.

Tags: Joseph Siegel Scott Blackman

03-14-2008 22:10 UTC-5

Joseph Siegel Eliminated in 10th ($16,167)

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Steven Merrifield raises to 60,000 and Joseph Siegel is all in for 101,000 total. Merrifield calls, showing {A-Hearts}

to Siegel's {A-Clubs}

. "I'm screwed," says Siegel. "Don't say that. Watch what happens," says Merrifield, expecting to get a six spiked on him. The {7-Clubs}

board comes out. "See?" Siegel says, as he goes home in 10th place.

Tags: Joseph Siegel Steven Merrifield

03-14-2008 22:15 UTC-5

The final table of nine is set, here at the WSOP Circuit at Caesars Atlantic City. Look for the seating order and end-of-day chip counts as soon as we have them.

Catch the action here at 2 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. You can also follow the action online at World Series of Poker Live, on a one-hour tape delay, with hole cards, starting at 3 p.m. However you enjoy the final table action, see you then!