With 
on the board, a middle position player bet 8,000.
Coey Williams, on the button, raised to 20,000. Williams' opponent thought it over for a couple of minutes, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
Action checked to Kevin Song on the button, with the flop showing 
. Song bet 2,500, and both blinds called.
Both blinds then checked to Song on the turn. Song bet 8,500, and got two folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | |
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
72,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
45,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
43,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
40,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
39,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
37,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
37,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
29,000 | |
|
|
11,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
PokerNews is in town to live report both the High Roller and Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood, but those are just two gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, 359 runners created a $118,370 prize pool that was paid out to the top 55 players. Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Jarod Ludemann (11th - $1,691), Scott Clements (16th - $1,231), Josh Prager (26th - $932), and Spencer Champlin (43rd - $633).
In the end, Ohio’s Jeffrey Stephens bested Arian Khatibshahidi in heads-up play to win the title and $25,248 top prize.
“It’s the monkey off my back. I’ve got a runner-up in a big tour Main Event, and I’ve been so close so many times so to finally get a championship in a very reputable circuit means a lot to me,” said the 34-year-old Stephens, who captured his first gold ring.
The father of two continued: ““I’ve got a family that means the world to me and spending time with them is pretty cool. But they’ve seen Dad on TV and they’d like me to go play poker. It’s what I love to do.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Stephens | Hamilton, Ohio | $25,248 |
| 2 | Arian Khatibshahidi | San Jose, California | $15,606 |
| 3 | Adam Christie | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | $10,937 |
| 4 | Steve Foutty | Las Vegas, Nevada | $7,829 |
| 5 | Heriberto Almanza | Brownsville, Texas | $5,728 |
| 6 | Curtis Holt | N/A | $4,284 |
| 7 | Barbra Walston | Cincinnati, Ohio | $3,277 |
| 8 | Terry Fairchild Jr | Mount Morris, Michigan | $2,566 |
| 9 | Michael Cribier | Carlsbad, California | $2,058 |
James Barlow was all in for 9,600 from the hijack against the player under the gun.
James Barlow: 
Opponent: 
The runout was 
and Barlow doubled up with his pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 |
The player in middle position raised to 1,500 and the cutoff called along with Boris Kasabov in the small blind.
The flop fell 
and Kasabov checked. The player in middle position bet 2,300 and the cutoff folded but Kasabov check-called.
The 
completed the board and Kasabov bet 25,000. His opponent, with 11,500 behind, took a minute of reflection then gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
92,000 | |
|
66,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
60,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
60,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
56,000
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
53,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
52,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
21,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
18,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
12,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
Both blinds checked, and Scott Ziebarth bet 2,000 from early position on a 
flop. Michael Trivett called from the small blind, and the big blind folded.
Both remaining players checked the 
turn. Trivett bet 4,500 on the 
river, and Ziebarth briefly thought it over before calling.
Trivett immediately mucked, and Ziebarth took in the pot without showing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
|
|
44,000 | |
The flop was reading 
and there was about 13,000 in the middle when the player in middle position checked along with Charles Johnson from the hijack. Ghassan Sankari bet 5,000 from the button and the player in mid-positon folded but Johnson check-raised all in for 20,500. Sankari thought for a long while, then made the call.
Charles Johnson: 
Ghassan Sankari: 
Sankari had ace-high and Johnson had a pair of deuces. The turn came the giving Sankari the lead with a pair of aces but that didn't last long as the 
completed the board and Johnson took down the pot with trip deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
15,500
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
