Cards Back in the Air
2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Council Bluffs
$5,150 Circuit Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Council Bluffs
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$313,950
Entries
67
Level
16
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Old McDonald Had Two Pair
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Heads up, the flop showed
. McDonald grabbed the lead, betting out 2,000, which Hale quickly called.Fourth street was the
. McDonald bet 5,000 this time, and Hale called just as quickly this time.The river card was the
. McDonald grabbed another 5,000 chips and flipped them forward, and Hale once again insta-called. McDonald tabled 
, and Hale disgustedly turned over his own 
. McDonald picks up another pot, and he has worked his way steadily up the board today. He's hovering right around the 180,000-chip mark right now.
Futhey With Quads
, Mark Eddleman checked to Wilbur Futhey. Futhey laid out a bet of 4,800 into a pot sitting around 9,000. Eddleman thought while Futhey slowly shuffled his cards back and forth over one another. Finally, Eddleman made the call.Futhey slowly rolled over pocket kings to take down the pot and add over 14,000 to his stack.
Banging Away
.After Galusha checked to Banghart, Banghart commented on the river card, "Not sure if I like that one." He then tossed out a bet totaling 30,000. Galusha took his time, studied the board, and counted his stack. After a few minutes in the tank, he made the fold and Banghart raked in the big pot.
Hale Doubles Through Sosa
. Hale held 
.The board ran out
and Hale was able to win the coin flip to stay alive.
Galusha Goes Out
Showdown:
Galusha:
Panesis:
Right in the door came the
, all but ending things for Galusha right off the bat. In the end, the board ran out 
, and Panesis' set of aces was the winner. He eliminates Galusha, chipping his way up over the century mark; he's on just about 105,000 right now.
Ace of Bangharts
The dealer spread out
, and the action checked all the way around.Fourth street was the
. Banghart took control now, slipping out a bet of 5,500. Poor quickly ducked out, but Meierotto was not so quickly deterred. He sat pensively for a minute or two, double-checking his hole cards and mentally counting down his own stack. Finally and reluctantly, Meierotto released his cards. The pro flashed his with a nod in the direction of Meierotto as the pot was pushed his way. Banghart is closing in on 150,000 chips.
Kruger Building Back
After the turn, the board read
with Mark Eddleman checking to Wilbur Futhey. Futhey bet out 11,000 before Harold Kruger raised to 22,000. Eddleman folded dramatically and then Futhey made the call.The river came the
and Futhey looked as if he was going to bet, but then decided to check. Kruger immediately fired out 30,000 and Futhey folded almost as fast.Kruger is back to around 85,000 now.
Lee Adams Eliminated
and McDonald fired a bet of 3,000. Adams moved all in for about 15,000 total and McDonald made the call.McDonald held
for trip sevens and was a lock to bust out Adams when he showed the 
.The river completed the board with the
and the final 18 players will now redraw for seats.
Final Two Tables
Seat 1: Harold Kruger
Seat 2: Wilbur Futhey
Seat 3: Joaquin Sosa
Seat 4: Scott Erickson
Seat 5: Dennis Meierotto
Seat 6: David Hiers
Seat 7: Evan Panesis
Seat 8: Ben Hock
Seat 9: Jeff Bryan
Table 29
Seat 1: Jeff Daubs
Seat 2: Mark Eddleman
Seat 3: Rich Tomman
Seat 4: Tony Hartmann
Seat 5: Jeff Banghart
Seat 6: John McDonald
Seat 7: Jesse Hale
Seat 8: Greg Poor
Seat 9: Ari Engel