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

02-04-2009 14:18 UTC-5

Seat 2: Matthew "Brian" McCoy (150,400)

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Brian McCoy is also 33 years old, and he made the short trip over from his hometown in Memphis, TN to play here this week. McCoy is self-employed, and he has been playing poker on the side for about six years. This is his first major final table.

McCoy has some work to do today; he'll begin near the bottom with 150,400 in chips.

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02-04-2009 14:16 UTC-5

Seat 1: Leonard Eidson (375,500)

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Leonard "LB" Eidson is a 33-year-old player from Bulls Gap, TN. He has been playing poker for about 15 years, and has a couple of cashes under his belt here in Tunica. Earlier in this series, Eidson notched a 25th-place finish in a preliminary event. He'll improve on that here in the main event though. Regardless of where he finishes today, this will be Eidson's best tournament showing to date.

Eidson starts in the top half of the pack today with 375,500.

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02-04-2009 14:04 UTC-5

The Time Approaches

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Good afternoon once again from Harrah's in Tunica, Mississippi, and welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the WSOP-C final table. Play began just about 48 hours ago with 154 hopefuls vying for the shot at the title. Now, just nine remain to duke it out. Each of them stand to take home some cash today, but they all have their sights set on the top prize. The lucky man who manages to outlast the other eight will pick up more than $180,000, an $11,000 WSOP package for 2009, and a stunning diamond-inlaid gold ring.

David Dao took the overnight chip lead into Day 2, and we will see him here with us today at the final table as well. He's not as healthy as he was then though; Dao bled some chips towards the close of play yesterday, and he'll be riding one of the short stacks today.

Matt Stout doesn't have to worry about riding any short stack. Stout was second in chips after one day of play, but he would charge to the top in Day 2, thanks in part to one huge showdown with Jeremiah Vinsant. Stout came out on top, making him the first (and so far only) player to crest the 1,000,000-chip mark. "Allinat420" has one third of the total chips in play, and he will be the huge handicapping favorite today.

Bios and photos of the final nine will be posted shortly, and our final table gets underway in one hour, at 2:00pm CST. We hope you'll join us then as we crown a victor here at the WSOP-C Harrah's Tunica!