2009 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City
$5,150 Circuit Championship
Day: 2
Mike Leah Crippled
Leah tabled pocket tens, , and was well ahead of Klodnicki's .
The door card brought the dreaded as it came . The turn brought the and then the river the .
"Play bad, run good," commented Klodnicki.
Leah dropped to around 25,000 chips and was severely crippled.
Kicker War
Showdown:
Bolotin:
Nixon:
Nixon was at risk for his tournament life and in awful shape. The flop of did nothing to help his cause. The turn card was a bit better though -- the ripped off, vaulting Nixon into the lead and leaving Bolotin dead to a nine.
The river wasn't a nine. The 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.
Tony Bueti Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,110)
Showdown:
Bueti:
Vizza:
The flop was out of harm's way for Vizza: . The turn was a baby , but added a few more outs for Bueti. Despite picking up those extra outs, the river fell the and Bueti was eliminated in 12th place.
Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,110)
Jarzabek held against Leah's .
The flop came down , pairing up Leah and keeping him in the lead. Jarzabek did pick up a gutshot and hit it when the turn came the . That would be all he needed to bust Leah and the river finished off the board with the .
Leah was eliminated in 11th place.
One to Go
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
Casey Jarzabek Crippled, Then Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,110)
Showdown:
Bolotin:
Jarzabek:
Things would only get worse for Jarzabek. The flop brought . Despite picking up a pair, Casey fell deeper into the hole. The on the turn added a few outs for him, but the 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 , while Bolotin was a marginal favorite with . The flop was a dramatic . 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 improved the all-in player to two pair. And once again, the river was a complete blank; the filled out the board, ending Casey Jarzabek's tournament just shy of the final table.
Day 2 Comes to Conclusion
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.
$5,150 Circuit Championship
Day 2 Completed