A couple of shorter stacks have been the beneficiaries of doubles as of late.
The first was Shawn Meyer, who called off for 77,000 from the button after William Perpich moved all in from the cutoff. The former held the and bested the of the latter after the board ran out .
Ben Smith also doubled when he opened for 22,000 under the gun and then moved all in for 117,000 after Sean Small had three-bet to 61,000. Small called with the and was racing against the of Smith. The flop kept Small firmly in the lead, as did the turn, but the spiked on the river to give Smith the win.
Nathan Bjerno shipped the last of his chips in on the button with . Unfortunately for him, Jeff Heiberg called with in the small blind. Both players flopped an ace, but Bjerno turned two pair to take the lead. The river brought a second jack to the board, however, counterfeiting his two pair and sending him to the rail in 21st.
With Deborah Phillips' elimination in 22nd place, there are no more women remaining in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event.
Her demise came after Thomas Beckstead moved all in from the cutoff for 120,000 and Phillips called from the big blind with the . She was out in front of Beckstead's , but the flop delivered her opponent two pair. Phillips paired her ace and had outs, but she failed to catch as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river. She was left with 25,000.
On the very next hand, action folded to Phillips in the small blind and she shipped with the . William Perpich woke up with the and made the call. The board was all she wrote for Phillips, and she earned $4,555 for her efforts.
Jeff Heiberg raised in middle position, only to see two players move in behind him: Larry Cascio on the button and Phil Mader in the small blind. Heiberg folded and the other two players revealed their cards:
Mader:
Cascio:
The flop came and Cascio was all but finished. The on the turn and on the river were trivial, and Cascio rose to collect his $4,555.
Nathan Bjerno raised on the button, and Sterling Savill shipped all in from the big blind. Bjerno called with , and Savill had . Savill won the flip, and Bjerno is below 20 big blinds now.
Two more levels are in the books, and that means it's time for another 15-minute break. When the remaining player return, they'll play four more levels before calling it a night.
Local player Casey Cavanaugh said he opened to 23,000 with and Jeff Heiberg came over the top for 79,000. Cavanaugh went all in with his remaining 175,000, and Heiberg called with . Cavanaugh didn't improve, and he's out in 24th.
Nathan Bjerno opened to 18,000 from late position, Andy Krakowski called in the cutoff, and Kasra Khodayarkhani squeezed all in from the button. Everyone folded to Bjerno, who let his hand go as well. Krakowski called, and he was ahead with against . After all the cards were out, Krakowski had improved to a pair of kings, while his opponent had nothing but a busted straight and flush draw.
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of the latter after the board ran out 
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flop kept Small firmly in the lead, as did the 
turn, but the 
spiked on the river to give Smith the win.
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on the river. She was left with 25,000.
. William Perpich woke up with the 
and made the call. The 
board was all she wrote for Phillips, and she earned $4,555 for her efforts.
and Cascio was all but finished. The 
on the river were trivial, and Cascio rose to collect his $4,555.
. Savill won the flip, and Bjerno is below 20 big blinds now.
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