Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas
$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
187
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Last Break of the Day
112 players remain at the break.
Kings are Good
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On the flop of
, both players checked. The 
on the turn prompted a bet of 800 from Cheung and a raise to 3,000 from his opponent. After calling, Cheung checked the 
on the river and then flashed an ace before he folded to a 5,000 bet on the river. It was a good play, as his opponent tabled pocket kings for the flopped boat.
Pilgrim Puts the Kings to Work
to Dwyte Pilgrim. Pilgrim fired a bet and was called by the player on the button. Vahedi folded.The turn brought the
and Pilgrim bet out 4,000. The button called again.The river came the
and Pilgrim bet 6,500. His opponent called once more to see Dwyte quickly turn over two black kings, 
."Nicely played," commented his opponent as he mucked his hand.
It's All Over, Baby
and Ari "BodogAri" Engel made the call with pocket jacks. Engel's jacks held and "The Prince of Poker", Scotty Nguyen, was sent to the rail.
The Dragon Slays Another One
.Pham tabled
for the two-way straight draw while his opponent tabled 
for a flopped set. When the board ran out 
, Pham found one of his eight outs and scooped the pot.
Recent Eliminations
David Pham Sends Another to the Rail
Pham turned up
while his opponent tabled 
. When the board ran out 
, the Dragon added another 9,000 chips to his stack.
Engel Busts Judges
Pilgrim's Progress
Action folded to Amir Vahedi, who raised to 1,500 from the button. Dwyte Pilgrim called from the small blind, as did the big blind. After the flop of
, both blinds checked and Vahedi bet 2,000. Pilgrim raised to 5,000, inducing a fold from the big blind and a call from Vahedi.Pilgrim led out for 6,500 after the turn brought the
and Vahedi called. Pilgrim bet another 6,500 when the paired the board on the river. Vahedi tanked before eventually mucking, leaving himself with about 12,000 in his stack. Pilgrim's pot boosted his chip stack to about 65,000.