$5,150 Circuit Championship Main Event | 2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Tunica

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

02-04-2009 15:06 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Cards are now in the air.

02-04-2009 15:04 UTC-5

Player Introductions Underway

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The introductions of the players has just begun. Play will be underway in just a few minutes.

Tags: Bill Bruce

02-04-2009 14:51 UTC-5

Seat 9: Matt "Allinat420" Stout (1,005,000)

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The massive chip leader going into this final table is Matt Stout. He finished Day 1 second in chips and never looked back on Day 2. He first eliminated Captain Tom Franklin in two hands and then knocked out Jeremiah Vinsant to build his stack up to over 900,000. He continued to chip up from there to arrive to this table with nearly one third of the chips in play.

Stout comes into this final table looking for his 2nd circuit ring and first Circuit Championship ring.

Tags: Matt Stout

02-04-2009 14:47 UTC-5

Seat 8: Frank Wyville (138,500)

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The potential sentimental favorite at this final table is Frank Wyville. Wyville is a fire fighter from Anniston, AL. Today is Wyville's first professional final table and third circuit cash overall.

Yesterday, Wyville was all in for his tournament life against David Dao and was able to survive to give him enough chips to compete with. He enters today as the short stack.

A couple of his buddies stopped by the table and said that they were here to root him on to victory. Wyville will start with at least 20 big blinds, so there is always hope.

Tags: Frank Wyville

02-04-2009 14:43 UTC-5

Seat 7: Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah (335,000)

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The only other true professional at the table today is Mike Leah. He starts today's final with 335,000 chips. He has over $500,000 in live tournament winnings and nearly a Million online. He has been playing poker for around 4 years and his biggest accomplishment to date was a 3rd place finish in the 2008 United States Poker Championship Main Event.

He is also known as "Captain Min Raise." In a profile about Leah, he states "any game I can min-raise in is the shizzle."

Tags: Mike Leah

02-04-2009 14:43 UTC-5

Seat 6: Jeremy Byrum (404,500)

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Second in chips heading into this final table is Jeremy Byrum. Byrum hails from Katy, TX and spent a good portion of Day 1 as the chip leader. His initial table referred to him as "The Terminator" due to the fact that he eliminated player after player on the first day.

This appears to be Byrum's first tournament cash and final table. He starts with 404,500 chips and at the moment is the only true threat to Matt Stout's million chip stack.

Tags: Jeremy Byrum

02-04-2009 14:42 UTC-5

Seat 5: David Dao (150,000)

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David Dao is a 60-year-old M.D. from Elizabethtown, KY. Dao is a native of Saigon, Vietnam though, and he has been playing poker semi-seriously for about four years. Dao was the leader of the pack following Day 1, but he took a few steps back yesterday, finishing near the bottom of the pack.

Dao sits on 150,000 in chips at the start of play.

Tags: David Dao

02-04-2009 14:36 UTC-5

Seat 4: Kai Landry (375,000)

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Kai Landry is a "thirty-something" poker player who resides in Biloxi, MS. When he's not on the felt, he's on the sea, spending his days as a whale fisherman (or so he says). Although, he also says he's only been playing poker for 47 minutes, so we're not sure how seriously to take the talkative Landry. His big breakthrough hand of the tournament occurred right at the end of Day 2 last night. Landry was all in with pocket threes against the pocket eights of Gavin Smith. Lightning struck for the amateur though, as he peeled off a third three on the flop, knocking out the pro on the final table bubble.

Landry is healthy in chips, starting near the top with 375,000

Tags: Kai Landry

02-04-2009 14:28 UTC-5

Seat 3: Glenn Hyde (155,000)

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Glenn Hyde (who is mistakenly listed as "Glynn" on his registration) is 55 years old and is a resident of Atlanta, GA. When he's not grinding it out on the felt, Hyde is a business analyst. He is a true poker vet though, more than 30 years into his poker career. He has already tallied one cash here in Tunica, racking up a fourth place finish in a preliminary event for almost $5,000. He'll improve on that significantly today. Regardless of where he finishes, he will record his largest tournament cash here at this main event final table.

Hyde is on the short side, beginning with 155,000 in chips.

Tags: Glenn Hyde