$5,150 Circuit Championship Day 2 | 2009 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City

$5,150 Circuit Championship

Day 2 Completed

03-13-2009 21:40 UTC-4

Day 2 Comes to Conclusion

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Play began today around noon and a little over nine hours later, we've reached our final nine players. After all was said and done, 43 players were eliminated on the road to the final table.

Chris Klodnicki started the day as the chip leader and ground all the way to the final table. Some unlucky others included Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy, Bill Gazes, Beth Shak, and Mike Sica. Alex Bolotin finished out the day with some big pots and will enter tomorrow's final table as the chip leader, boasting a stack of 823,000 chips.

Here's how the players stack up for tomorrow:

Alex Bolotin - 893,000
Frank Vizza - 690,000
Matt Brady - 635,000
John Nixon - 496,000
David Zeitlin - 415,000
Chris Klodnicki - 342,000
Michael Michnik - 319,000
Samuel Chartier - 228,000
Jason Young - 213,000

Each of these players has played extremely solid poker and it's really anyone's game still. Action is set to kick off tomorrow at 2:00 PM EDT and we'll be looking forward to you joining us for the continuing coverage of the WSOP Circuit event here at Caesars Atlantic City.

03-13-2009 21:29 UTC-4

Casey Jarzabek Crippled, Then Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,110)

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From early position, John Nixon opened the betting to 48,000. Moving around to the cutoff position, Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek reraised it up to 124,000. Two seats down, Alex Bolotin wasn't going anywhere. From the small blind, he moved all in over top of both men, sliding his last 314,000 chips forward. Nixon quickly ducked out, while Jarzabek opted to make the call, having the diminutive pro slightly covered.

Showdown:
Bolotin: {K-Diamonds}

Jarzabek:

Things would only get worse for Jarzabek. The flop brought {Q-Spades}

. Despite picking up a pair, Casey fell deeper into the hole. The {10-Hearts}

on the turn added a few outs for him, but the {7-Hearts}

was no help on the river. After that monster pot, Bolotin climbed back to 695,000, leaving Jarzabek on the short stack with 79,000.

The very next hand, Jarzabek moved all in for 77,000. His nemesis Alex Bolotin made the call, this time as the covering player. Jarzabek tabled {K-Spades}

, while Bolotin was a marginal favorite with {2-Spades}

. The flop was a dramatic {K-Hearts}

. In an ironic repeat of the previous hand, Jarzabek made his pair but fell miles behind to Bolotin's set. Once more, the turn brought some additional outs as the {5-Hearts}

improved the all-in player to two pair. And once again, the river was a complete blank; the {10-Clubs}

filled out the board, ending Casey Jarzabek's tournament just shy of the final table.

Tags: Alex Bolotin Casey Jarzabek

03-13-2009 21:12 UTC-4

One to Go

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As we're now down to the final ten players, the remaining field has been combined into one "final" table. The next player eliminated will fall just short of the official final table tomorrow. Here's the way they're set up right now, and for the rest of the tournament:

Seat 1: David Zeitlin
Seat 2: Jason Young
Seat 3: Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek
Seat 4: Matt Brady
Seat 5: Alex Bolotin
Seat 6: Michael "Michnak" Michnik
Seat 7: Chris Klodnicki
Seat 8: John Nixon
Seat 9: Frank Vizza
Seat 10: Samuel Chartier

03-13-2009 21:10 UTC-4

Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,110)

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Action folded over to Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah and he tossed in his last 15,000. He actually tossed his entire stack off of the table accidentally, but it was only two chips and prompted some good-hearted chuckles around the table. Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek made the call from the big blind.

Jarzabek held {9-Spades}

against Leah's {K-Diamonds}

.

The flop came down {10-Spades}

, pairing up Leah and keeping him in the lead. Jarzabek did pick up a gutshot and hit it when the turn came the {8-Diamonds}

. That would be all he needed to bust Leah and the river finished off the board with the {3-Diamonds}

.

Leah was eliminated in 11th place.

Tags: "bigdogpckt5s""GoLeafsGoEh"Casey Jarzabek Mike Leah

03-13-2009 21:05 UTC-4

Tony Bueti Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,110)

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David Zeitlin opened the action for 42,000 before Frank Vizza reraised to 150,000 strong. Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah was in the small blind with 17,000 chips left in his stack and folded. The big blind, Tony Bueti moved all in shortly after Leah got out of the way and then Zeitlin folded. Vizza made the call.

Showdown:
Bueti: {A-Spades}

Vizza:

The flop was out of harm's way for Vizza: {10-Diamonds}

. The turn was a baby {2-Clubs}

, but added a few more outs for Bueti. Despite picking up those extra outs, the river fell the {6-Diamonds}

and Bueti was eliminated in 12th place.

Tags: "GoLeafsGoEh"David Zeitlin Frank Vizza Mike Leah Tony Bueti

03-13-2009 21:02 UTC-4

Kicker War

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In another battle of the blinds, Alex Bolotin opened with a raise to 45,000 in the small blind. From the big, John Nixon moved all in for about 220,000. After a long soak in the tank, Bolotin made the call, having his opponent easily covered.

Showdown:
Bolotin: {A-Diamonds}

Nixon:

Nixon was at risk for his tournament life and in awful shape. The flop of {J-Hearts}

did nothing to help his cause. The turn card was a bit better though -- the {3-Clubs}

ripped off, vaulting Nixon into the lead and leaving Bolotin dead to a nine.

The river wasn't a nine. The {7-Clubs}

filled out the board, and Nixon came from behind to double up. He is now sitting on 450,000, leaving Bolotin behind with his 355,000.

Tags: Alex Bolotin John Nixon

03-13-2009 21:00 UTC-4

Mike Leah Crippled

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Chris Klodnicki open-shoved for 175,000 and action folded around to Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah in the big blind. Leah quickly made the call and we were off to the showdown.

Leah tabled pocket tens, {10-Clubs}

, and was well ahead of Klodnicki's {A-Hearts}