$5,150 Circuit Championship Event Day 1 | 2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon

03-30-2009 22:58 UTC-7

Shaun ****in' Deeb! (Part 2)

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It's good to be Shaun Deeb, apparently. He's the far and away chip leader after felting another opponent in particularly brutal fashion and giving him the bad beat story of a lifetime. Deeb opened the pot for 3,200, then reraised to 40,000 after an opponent in middle position made it 9,100 to go. That opponent called all in for about 30,000 with {K-Clubs}

, a hand that had Deeb's {K-Spades}

absolutely crushed. The case king hit a flop of {K-Diamonds}

, but Deeb made the miracle runner-runner straight with a {9-Diamonds}

turn and

river. He's up to 168,000.

Tags: Shaun Deeb

03-30-2009 22:54 UTC-7

Last Woman Standing

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With the recent elimination of Anna Zabib, we are down to just one lady remaining. Esther "E-Tay" Taylor is a force to be reckoned with at the poker table, and she is proving her mettle here today. She is just starting to get a bit low, but her 37,000 chips are plenty to work with for now.

Tags: Esther Taylor

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

03-30-2009 22:31 UTC-7

Rizen Falls

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The eliminations are coming a bit quicker now, with the blinds putting pressure on stacks that seemed safe just a short time ago. Eric "Rizen" Lynch is the latest casualty. He moved in with {10-Spades}

and was called by Kyle Schroeder out of the big blind with {K-Hearts}

. The board was all blanks, {5-Spades}

, giving Schroeder the pot with king-high. Lynch made a quiet but quick exit out of the tournament area.

Tags: Eric Lynch Kyle Schroeder

03-30-2009 22:28 UTC-7

Stemper Joins the Railbirds

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Patrick Stemper is the latest casualty from this World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event. He moved all in with {A-Hearts}

and was called by a player with pocket nines. Stemper couldn't connect with a board of {8-Spades}

. He's out of chips and out of the tournament.

Tags: Patrick Stemper

03-30-2009 22:28 UTC-7

Recent Knockouts

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Both Eric "Rizen" Lynch and Michael Binger have been eliminated within the last few minutes.

Tags: Michael Binger

03-30-2009 22:14 UTC-7

Tryba Gets it in Bad... But Comes Out Smelling Like a Rose

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A newly short-stacked Chris Tryba moved all in from the small blind after an open-raise from the player in the cutoff. The cutoff called with {A-Spades}

, a hand that dominated Tryba's {A-Hearts}

. Tryba was bailed out by a flop of {J-Clubs}

, then dodged all of the outs he needed to dodge on the {4-Hearts}

turn and

river. He's back up to 51,000.

Tags: Chris Tryba

03-30-2009 22:05 UTC-7

Corwin Loses All his Chips

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We just picked up the details of a hand that occurred just before the break involving our "class clown" from earlier on at Table 17, Corwin Cole.

Before the flop, Cole opened from the cutoff seat with a raise to 2,100. The small blind reraised it up to 7,800, and Cole quickly moved all in for about 30,000. His opponent insta-called, having Cole covered.

Showdown:
Cole: {Q-Clubs}

Opponent:

The board ran out sour for the all-in player, coming {7-Diamonds}

. Once a big stack, Corwin Cole now finds himself on the outside looking in.

Tags: Corwin Cole

03-30-2009 22:02 UTC-7

Tryba, Tryba Again

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We join the pot on the flop in a bit confrontation between Mike Heintschel and Chris Tryba. The board read {9-Spades}

. After a flurry of action, Heintschel ended up all in for just over 30,000. Tryba looked him up, putting Heintschel at risk for his tournament life.

Showdown:
Heintschel: {A-Hearts}

Tryba: