$5,150 Championship Main Event | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond

11-02-2008 23:22 UTC-3

A Little Less Action

[user38368]

Several players are shoving preflop and picking up just the blinds and antes.

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

11-02-2008 23:12 UTC-3

Not So Massive

[user38368]

The four players are back from their extended dinner break. The yellow T1,000 chips were raced off, and while normally you'd have massive stacks at the final table, everyone looks short-stacked.

11-02-2008 22:48 UTC-3

The Steakhouse Factor

[user38368]

TD Charlie took most of the final table to the steakhouse, and they're not back as the break draws to a close. As soon as their meat is consumed, they'll be rejoining us for the conclusion of action.

11-02-2008 22:35 UTC-3

Chip Counts

[user22113]

Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis - 1,625,000
Thomas "tommyboy83" Koral - 788,000
Gary Leibovitz - 467,000
Kyle Schertz - 420,000

11-02-2008 21:40 UTC-3

Dinner Break and Chip Counts

[user22113]

The players are now on dinner break and play will resume in an hour.

The chip counts have been updated as well.

11-02-2008 21:30 UTC-3

In the first hand, Thomas Koral raises to 72,000 under the gun and Gary Leibowitz re-raises to 282,000 on the button.

"TIlting a little?" says Thomas.

"I don't tilt because I don't play a lot of poker," says Gary. "I do get nauseous when I don't eat."

Eventually Thomas folds and Gary shows {8-Diamonds}

. He's up to 345,000.

Soon after that, Thomas moves all in and Gary calls short. Thomas has {A-Spades}

and Gary has {A-Hearts}

. The board runs out {K-Spades}

and they chop it up.

11-02-2008 21:21 UTC-3

Thomas Koral Doubles Through Gary Leibovitz

[user22113]

Thomas "tommyboy83" Koral just made a big call and was rewarded for it.

Tommy raised to 72,000 on the button and was called by Gary Leibovitz from the small blind. The flop came {J-Hearts}

and Gary check-called Tommy's bet of 80,000. When the {K-Hearts}

hit the turn, Gary Leibovitz moved all in and had Koral covered. Tommy tanked and eventually said, "That is such a weird play. This would be a sick call."

Tommy did in fact call and Gary turned up {10-Hearts}