$5,150 Circuit Championship Event | 2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans

05-20-2009 16:47 UTC-4

The Real McKoy

donpeters

Steven McKoy has been patiently waiting for a hand to move all in with and finally found one. He moved all in from middle position for 39,000 total. Action folded to Jean Gaspard in the small blind and he made the call. Ken "Bama" Christopher folded out of the big blind.

McKoy held pocket jacks and Gaspard held {9-Hearts}

. The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}

to give McKoy the double and a little bit more life.

Tags: Jean Gaspard Steven McKoy

05-20-2009 16:38 UTC-4

A Lil Preflop Action

[user66118]

First in from the button, Ken "Bama" Christopher came in raising to 42,000. Big blind Billy Kopp felt the urge and put in a re-raise to 95,000. Without much delay, Bama moved all in for 367,000 total. Kopp took his time to consider his options, shooting the odd glance across the table before releasing his hand into the muck.

Tags: Billy Kopp Ken Christopher

05-20-2009 16:35 UTC-4

Chippies

[user66118]

Seven handed, here are the counts:

Jean Gaspard - 1,515,000
Billy Kopp - 760,000
Ken Christopher - 375,000
Daniel Walsh - 252,000
Justin Allen - 142,000
Anita Vasquez - 80,000
Steven McKoy - 62,000

05-20-2009 16:30 UTC-4

The Pace of Play

[user66118]

After that little surge of chip slinging, things have calmed right back down at the table. The overall mood is relatively passive with the majority of the pots being taken down uncontested right now. We've had three or four walks in the last orbit, and the rest of the hands have been won with a single preflop raise or a single postflop bet.

In fact, as I'm typing, the last three hands in a row have all been walks to the big blind. "Lots of walkin' going on," noted emcee Steve Frezer as he called another dealer into the box to try and spice things up.

It'll be interesting to see how long this inactivity will last as the short stacks get ever shorter.

05-20-2009 16:12 UTC-4

Kenny Milam Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,966)

[user66118]

From late position, Billy Kopp came in with a raise to 31,000. Two seats down, Kenny Milam moved all in for his last 86,000. Kopp quickly called, and Milam's tournament life was hanging in the balance.

Showdown
Kopp: {K-Spades}

Milam:

The flop was dry, coming {9-Hearts}

. The

on the turn opened the door just a little as Milam picked up a pair. Unfortunately for him though, the river blanked off with the {2-Diamonds}

, and with that, Kenny Milam becomes our 8th-place finisher. He'll take home nearly $26,000 for his work over the past three days.

Tags: Billy Kopp Kenny Milam

05-20-2009 16:12 UTC-4

Kurt Scheer Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,971)

donpeters

Kenny Milam opened the action and was flatted in two spots by Kurt Scheer and Jean Gaspard. The flop came down {Q-Clubs}

and Milam checked.

Scheer fired 50,000. Gaspard called in position before Milam folded.

The turn brought the {10-Spades}

and Scheer immediately moved all in. Gaspard paused, but then made the call.

Showdown
Scheer: {A-Spades}

Gaspard:

Scheer was in the lead with one card to come holding a flush. He even had one of Gaspard's outs in the {Q-Spades}

. After the dealer burned a card, he dealt the river... the {J-Clubs}

! Just like that, Gaspard filled up and eliminated Scheer in ninth place.

Scheer was the first out busted from the final table and earned nearly $22,000 for his finish.

Tags: Jean Gaspard Kurt Scheer

05-20-2009 16:07 UTC-4

Gaspard Takes Another

donpeters

Kurt Scheer started things off with an open-limp from the hijack seat. Justin "LockdownTex" Allen limped from the cutoff and then Anita Vasquez limped from the button. Jean Gaspard completed from the small blind before Ken Christopher checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Hearts}

and everyone checked to Allen. He fired a bet of 22,000. Vasquez flat-called and then Gaspard put in a raise to 82,000. Everyone folded and Gaspard took the pot.

Tags: "LockdownTex"Anita Vasquez Jean Gaspard Justin Allen Kurt Scheer

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

05-20-2009 15:54 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

[user66118]

As we tick down toward the end of the first level today, here's the way the final nine stack up.

Jean Gaspard - 1,130,000
Billy Kopp - 530,000
Ken Christopher - 380,000
Kurt Scheer - 300,000
Daniel Walsh - 230,000
Justin Allen - 225,000
Anita Vasquez - 160,000
Kenny Milam - 133,000
Steven McKoy - 110,000

05-20-2009 15:44 UTC-4

Tens Good for Scheer

donpeters

Kenny Milam raise from early position to 24,000. Kurt Scheer made the call as did Billy "Patrolman35" Kopp from the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down {Q-Spades}