. Only Taylor called. Both players checked the 
turn and the 
river. Taylor announced, "One pair," at showdown, but Thiem had the best pair, a pair of aces made with 
.
2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon
$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
106
Level
17
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 106
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. Only Taylor called. Both players checked the turn and the river. Taylor announced, "One pair," at showdown, but Thiem had the best pair, a pair of aces made with .
Showdown:
McGowan:
Tryba:
"Good luck," said the jovial Tryba, and just as the words left his mouth, the dealer ran the flop of
. McGowan had come from behind to take the lead and was in good shape to double up. When the turn and river came 
and 
, the pot was locked up for the all-in player, doubling him back to 150,000.
. The two men involved in the hand had both checked the flop. Charles Williams had the betting lead, and he put out 25,000 chips. Chris Tryba then moved all in for 157,000, and Williams snap-called.Showdown:
Williams:
Tryba:
Williams had started the hand with the dominant cards, but fourth street vaulted Tryba into the lead. The river blanked off with the
, and Chris Tryba earned a big double-up here on the bubble. In fact, he has now doubled to the chip lead, just pipping his opponent in that deciding confrontation. After the hand, Williams stood from his chair, walked down the stairs and disappeared from sight. He's just now making his way back to the table after a little soak.
beat out Thiem's 
with an ace on the flop.McGowan has several previous final tables to his credit, including a first place at the Wynn Classic for $99,000 and a third place in a $2,500 Bellagio event for $60,000. He says that he has never deposited money online, instead building a bankroll from freeroll tournaments.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Seat 1: Dwyte Pilgrim (140,000)
Seat 2: Josh Prager (185,000)
Seat 3: Esther Taylor (300,000)
Seat 4: Charles Williams (570,000)
Seat 5: Matt Hyman (100,000)
Seat 6: Thao Thiem (300,000)
Seat 7: Chris Tryba (105,000)
Seat 8: John Farrell (80,000)
Seat 9: Pogos Simityan (150,000)
Seat 10: Jonathan McGowan (100,000)
Play has now resumed.
That should speed up the money bubble considerably. Meanwhile, the players have re-drawn for seats and relocated to the stage in the tournament ballroom. We'll have the new seat assignments momentarily.
The next elimination will set the official final table of nine.
against Thao Thiem's pocket aces. Kim made a pair of jacks on the flop, but was unable to improve from there. His elimination in 11th place sets the stage for the money bubble.
, and the action is on E-Tay. She put out a bet of 18,000, drawing a raise to 40,000 from Pilgrim. After a brief moment, she made the call.The last card off the deck was the
. E-Tay checked to Pilgrim, and he fired another 40,000-chip bullet. Instantly, E-Tay called, and just as quickly, Pilgrim tossed his cards into the muck. E-Tay revealed the winning two pair with her , and the pot was pushed in her direction.Table mate Chris Tryba asked to see the folded hand, since there was a bet and a call. The dealer pulled out the mucked cards and revealed Pilgrim's folded
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