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

11-16-2008 12:32 UTC-7

2008 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe: The Final Table

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Welcome back to Harvey's Hotel and Casino in South Lake Tahoe for the conclusion of the 2008 Lake Tahoe World Series of Poker Circuit Championship. Today's final table features three big name pros in Allen Kessler, Scott Clements and Michael Binger. Binger finished Day 2 play with 403,500 in chips, making him the chip leader heading into the final showdown. Here's how your nine finalists stack up:

Seat 1: Allen Kessler - 196,500
Seat 2: Scott Clements - 66,500
Seat 3: Michael Binger - 403,500
Seat 4: Bill Bostick - 100,500
Seat 5: Tay Nguyen - 132,000
Seat 6: Mike McClain - 283,000
Seat 7: Jake Solis -302,000
Seat 8: Ty Stewart - 275,500
Seat 9: Travis Erdman 224,500

The restart, originally scheduled for 2:00 p.m., has been bumped up an hour earlier and will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time (GMT -8). Someone is going to walk away $181,379 richer, with a 2009 WSOP Main Event ticket in their pocket and a gold circuit championship ring on their finger. Will it be chip leader Michael Binger, or will "The Chainsaw," Allen Kessler saw his way to number one? To find out, keep your browser tuned in to PokerNews.com!

We're live from Lake Tahoe in T-minus two hours...

11-16-2008 14:06 UTC-7

Geady Reading to Kick-Off

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The players for today's final table have made their way past the ropes and are opening their bags. Stacks are starting to take shape as everyone settles in for today's action. Play will resume with just over fifteen left in level 17.

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

11-16-2008 14:19 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Tom Sexton has finished his introductions, and the call has been given,"Shuffle up and deal." All that's left is championship poker.

11-16-2008 14:26 UTC-7

Stewart Wins the First Two

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Ty Stewart took down the first two pots of the final table. The first of which was a simple raise and take from the cutoff. The second, however, was a tad bit bigger.

Action folded around the table to Stewart on the button, who limped in for 5,000. Action then fell on Travis Erdman in the small blind who kicked it up to 17,500. Allen Kessler made the call in the big blind, and Stewart called as well.

The flop came {9-Spades}

and Erdman fired a continuation bet of 25,000. Kessler folded and when the action landed on Stewart, he raised it up to 75,000. Erdman wasted little time folding, and Stewart raked in the pot.

Tags: Ty Stewart

11-16-2008 14:33 UTC-7

Scott Clements Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,444)

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With Allen Kessler in the big blind, Scott Clements in the big blind, and Ty Stewart in the highjack seat, the three limped into pot and saw a flop of {K-Clubs}

. Action checked around to Stewart who bet 10,000. After a Kessler fold, Clements came along and the two players saw the {4-Hearts}

produced on the turn. Clements checked it to Stewart who bet 25,000. The river was the {5-Clubs}

and action was check to Stewart once more. This time Stewart pushed out a stack of 5,000 demonination chips, which was enough to put Clements all in. Clements obliged and just said, "WOW!" as Stewart showed his {Q-Clubs}

for the flopped broadway.

Clements takes home $13,444 for his effort at today's final table.

11-16-2008 14:38 UTC-7

Binger Claims 6-way Limped Pot

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Ty Stewart, Travis Erdman, Allen Kessler, Michael Binger, and Tay Nguyen all limped into the pot before the flop and Mike McClain checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came down {10-Clubs}

and the action was checked around to Binger, who fired a 20,000 bet. Ty Stewart was the only caller, and both he and Binger went heads-up to the turn: {J-Spades}

.

Both players checked when the jack fell, opting to see a free river card, which was the {A-Hearts}

.

Stewart quickly fired a bet worth 25,000 and Binger called just as quickly. At the showdown, Stewart tabled {Q-Hearts}

for two pair, but Binger's {A-Diamonds}

was good for trips to rake in the pot.

Tags: Michael Binger

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

11-16-2008 14:55 UTC-7

Bill Bostick Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,566)

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Michael Binger has just added about 100,000 to his field-leading chip stack with the elimination of opponent Bill Bostick.

Binger opened the pot with a raise to 17,000 and Bostick was the only caller. The flop came {6-Hearts}

and after taking a peak over at Bostick's remaining chip stack, he dropped a massive stack of 5,000 chips across the betting line, enough to put Bostick all in.

Bostick made the call and tabled {7-Hearts}

, well ahead of Binger's {A-Diamonds}

. Unfortunately for Bostick, the next card to roll off the deck would be the {A-Hearts}

, giving Binger the best hand. The {3-Clubs}

popped off on the river and Binger took down the pot with two pair, aces and threes. Binger stacked up 580,000 in chips after the hand.

Bostick earned $18,566 for his eighth place finish; not bad for three days work!

Tags: Bill Bostick

11-16-2008 15:01 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Michael Binger - 580,000
Jake Solis - 365,000
Ty Stewart - 345,000
Mike McClain - 254,000
Travis Erdman - 180,000
Allen Kessler - 151,000
Tay Nguyen - 94,000