$5,150 Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

11-15-2008 19:36 UTC-7

Bubble Bully?

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As he had done several times in the last few hands, Chris Dombrowski raised to 6,600. Allen Kessler from the cutoff reraised quickly to 20,000. After a short tank, Dombrowski announced, "All in" and was insta-called by Kessler holding {K-Diamonds}

. Dombrowski tabled {8-Clubs}

and waited for the flop. The flop brought plenty of drama as it rained down {A-Spades}

! The

on the turn completed the flush and gave the lead back to Kessler. The river was another spade in the form of the {7-Spades}

, but Kessler's flush proved best as he amassed stacks of yellow chips and improved his count to 170,000. Dombrowski shipped most of his chips one seat over and was left with 47,000.

Tags: Allen Kessler Chris Dombrowski

11-15-2008 19:25 UTC-7

McClain Wins One from Erdman

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Preflop, Mike McClain raised it up to 6,000 from middle position and Travis Erdman made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {A-Hearts}

and both players checked, sending us to the turn: {A-Diamonds}

. Erdman checked once more, passing the first option to McClain, who fired a 10,000 bet; Erdman called.

The {J-Clubs}

fell on the river and Erdman open-fired a massive 25,000 bet. McClain responded with a big bet of his own, moving all in for about 70,000. Erdman folded and dropped to about 184,000 in chips after the hand. McClain improved to 125,000 in chips with the win.

Tags: Mike McClain Travis Erdman

11-15-2008 19:15 UTC-7

Clements Says Bubble This!

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Scott Clements, from the hijack, pushed his last 20,000 into play. Travis Erdman, on the button, called and both watched and waited as the blinds folded and the tournament director gave the okay to deal.

When the hands were revealed, Clements showed {Q-Spades}

to Erdman's {J-Clubs}

. The flop gave Clements the lead when it came {3-Hearts}

. The turn sweetened the hand, as it revealed the {Q-Hearts}

. Not to be outdone, the river brought the overkill of quads as the case {Q-Diamonds}

showed up.

Erdman could take comfort in only losing 20,000. While Clements need the ladies to keep him alive with 44,000 after the hand.

Tags: Scott Clements Travis Erdman

11-15-2008 19:07 UTC-7

...and Then There Were 19.... Still.

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Action has slowed a bit as the three remaining tables attempt to burst the bubble, and expectedly so. However, as I write this post, there's a major crowd developing around Scott Clements' table we just heard the accompanying "All in and call" cry from the dealer. Something could be happening. We'll have the scoop in a minute.

11-15-2008 18:51 UTC-7

Table Talk

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Emilio Porcalla was just overheard asking Tournament Director Janis Sexton, "Do you have any heart pills? This is going to give me a freakin heart attack!"

Tags: Emilio Porcalla

11-15-2008 18:47 UTC-7

"Action for Action"

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Now that there are 19 players remaining, the tournament is being played "action for action," which was described to us as follows:

The three remaining tournament tables will play every hand simultaneously, meaning all three flops will be dealt at the same time, all three turns will be dealt at the same time, and likewise with the river.

Tournament Director Janis Sexton told us that this new procedure was put in place to detract from stalling.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

11-15-2008 18:42 UTC-7

Carol Hampton Out in 20th

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Facing a bet of 13,000 from Micheal Binger in the small blind and with the board showing {10-Hearts}

, Carol Hampton moved all in and saw the bad news. Binger had flopped a set of Jacks, as he held {J-Clubs}

in the hole. Hampton's {K-Spades}

needed help, but fell short as the board rounded out {A-Hearts}

. Binger moves into the chip lead after the hand with 203,000.

Tags: Micheal Binger

11-15-2008 18:40 UTC-7

Scoreboard Update

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Here's a look at the top five chip stacks:

Travis Erdman - 208,000
Preston Derden - 173,000
Tay Nguyen - 156,000
Bill Bostick - 151,800
Chris Dombrowski - 145,000

Tags: Travis Erdman