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

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

03-13-2009 18:28 UTC-4

The Dinner Bell

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As soon as the players voted on their dinner break, all of the action went away. For most players, the last half-hour was spent holding down their chip stacks with an eye on their one-hour break.

And with the clock ticking down to the end of Level 16, we have reached that break. Play will resume just before 7:30pm local time, and we'll play on until we reach our final table of nine.

03-13-2009 18:16 UTC-4

Klodnicki Can't Kill the Fox

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Chris Klodnicki raised to 20,000 from the hijack seat before action folded around to David Fox in the big blind. Fox announced a raise all in.

"How much is it?" questioned Klodnicki.

"85,500," responded Fox.

"What are the blinds?" asked Klodnicki, looking over to the tournament clock displayed on the projector screen. After a moment passed, he said, "All right, I call."

Showdown:
Fox: {A-Diamonds}

Klodnicki: {10-Diamonds}

Fox had the best hand going into the flop, but Klodnicki soon pulled ahead when it came {9-Spades}

. Don't go anywhere just yet though, because the turn put Fox back in the lead with the {Q-Clubs}

. The dealer burned one last time and dealt the {J-Clubs}

on the river.

We're not sure if it's from playing so long or simply because Klodnicki has been running so hot throughout the entire event, but many of the players thought Fox lost the hand somehow. Truth was, his pair of queens were the best hand and earned him a double up.

Tags: Chris Klodnicki David Fox

03-13-2009 17:58 UTC-4

Friday the 13th Kind to Jason so Far

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From the small blind, Jason Young moved in for his last 82,500 while holding {7-Diamonds}

. Table Captain Alex Bolotin was in the big blind with {A-Clubs}

, and he made the call, putting Young at risk of elimination.

The community cards came {2-Diamonds}

. With his middle pair holding up, the gregarious Young has doubled back to 173,000. Bolotin took a big step back, but he's still doing just fine with his 400,000-chip stack.

Tags: Alex Bolotin Jason Young

03-13-2009 17:54 UTC-4

Who's Hungry?

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The tournament staff just took a vote amongst the players, and the majority of them have elected to take a dinner break following this level. We expect to take one hour to chow down when the clock hits zero.

Who knows though? There's at least an outside chance that we'll reach the final table before then if this blistering pace continues.

03-13-2009 17:51 UTC-4

Michael Katz Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,074)

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Frank Vizza opened the action with a raise to 24,000. Action folded over to Michael Katz and he moved all in for just under 150,000 total. Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah was next to act and tanked for a couple minutes. After taking his time, Leah's decision was to fold. Everyone folded back around to Vizza and he quickly made the call.

Showdown:
Vizza: {K-Spades}

Katz:

Leah mentioned that he folded pocket nines right before the dealer dealt the flop out {8-Diamonds}

. The turn brought a heart draw for Katz when the {2-Hearts}

fell off, but the {6-Spades}

on the river wasn't what he was looking for.

Tags: "GoLeafsGoEh"Frank Vizza Michael Katz Mike Leah

03-13-2009 17:51 UTC-4

Anthony Newman Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,074)

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Before the flop, Anthony Newman moved all in for 53,000. Tom Sheets made the call, putting Newman's tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown:
Newman: {Q-Hearts}

Sheets:

The flop was a pretty good miss for Newman, as the {8-Diamonds}

board gave him an open-ended straight draw. The {2-Hearts}

on the turn added another myriad of outs, as the all-in player was now drawing to both a straight and a flush, with two live cards to boot. Unfortunately for him, the {A-Spades}

filled out the board, signaling his demise. With his pair of aces, Sheets knocks off Anthony Newman in 18th place.

Tags: Anthony Newman Tom Sheets

03-13-2009 17:46 UTC-4

Another Redraw

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With the last elimination, we are down to 18 remaining players, and the seats are being redrawn for our final two tables.

Table 77
Seat 1: Tony Bueti
Seat 2: Casey Jarzabek
Seat 3: Chris Klodnicki
Seat 4: Matt Brady
Seat 5: David Zeitlin
Seat 6: Frank Vizza
Seat 7: David Fox
Seat 8: Michael Katz
Seat 9: Mike Leah

Table 82
Seat 1: Michael Michnik
Seat 2: Mike Sica
Seat 3: Anthony Newman
Seat 4: Tom Sheets
Seat 5: Samuel Chartier
Seat 6: Larry Vance
Seat 7: Jason Young
Seat 8: Alex Bolotin
Seat 9: John Nixon

Of note is the fact that three of the top four stacks in the room (Klodnicki, Brady, and Zeitlin) are all seated right in a row on the first table.

03-13-2009 17:39 UTC-4

Adam Sanders Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,055)

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From the small blind, Adam Sanders opened with a raise to 18,000. David Zeitlin made the call from the big blind, and it was heads up to the flop.

It came down {A-Diamonds}

. Both men checked.

On the turn, the {6-Clubs}

peeled off, and Sanders checked again. This time, Zeitlin took control with a bet of 20,000, which his opponent called.

The last card off was the {10-Diamonds}

. Sanders now snagged the betting lead, firing out 30,000 chips. Zeitlin raised to 80,000, prompting Sanders to move all in over the top. Zeitlin instantly called, turning over {A-Spades}

for the big full house. There was nothing Sanders could show to beat that, and he returned his cards to the dealer.

With that, Adam Sanders becomes our 19th-place finisher.

Tags: Adam Sanders David Zeitlin

03-13-2009 17:31 UTC-4

Sica Picking up Chips

donpeters

David Fox raised from the button to 22,000 before Mike Sica called out of the big blind. The flop came down {7-Clubs}

and Sica checked. Fox fired out 31,000 and then Sica went into the tank. He stayed in the tank for a few minutes before announcing a raise. "I'm all in," he said.

"Can I get a count?" responded Fox. The dealer then counted down Sica's chips and informed Fox the raise was for 115,000 total. Fox needed to put in an extra 84,000 to make the call. After a few moments, Fox choose to fold and Sica scooped the pot.

On the very next hand, John Nixon raised from the button to 20,000. Mike Sica called from the small blind.

The flop came down {K-Hearts}

and both players checked. The turn brought the {7-Clubs}

and Sica cocked back a bet of 52,000 and fired it into the middle. Nixon took only a brief moment to fold.

Tags: David Fox John Nixon Mike Sica