2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$203,649
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$677,700
Entries
142
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOPC Final Table

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Secret Beach on Lake Tahoe's Eastern Shore
Secret Beach on Lake Tahoe's Eastern Shore
PokerNews is on site inside the Harveys Lake Tahoe poker room, getting set for the 2007 Lake Tahoe WSOPC Main Event Championship, which starts at 2:00 p.m. PST.

Headlining the final table is 2000 WSOP Champion Chris "Jesus" Ferguson who has a commanding lead over the field with 426,500 in chips -- almost 200,000 more than his closest competitor (Mark Bonsack - 252,000). Ferguson was the first player ever to win two WSOP Circuit events (2005 Harrah's Rincon and 2005 Harrah's Las Vegas), and with a win today he would become the first to earn three gold circuit rings.

Lake Tahoe will be represented today by Dustin Fox who was born and raised in the host city. Locally known for his extremely aggressive playing style, Dustin enters the final table with 95,000 in chips.

Also worth mentioning is the fact that eight of the nine final table participants call the United States home. The lone international player is Sylvester Geoghegan of Mullingar, Ireland; his friends call him "Vesty." Geoghegan owns and operates a casino in Ireland and comes to the final table with 131,000 in chips.

We hope you'll join us at 2:00 p.m. PST for our continued coverage of the Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOPC Main Event live from beautiful South Lake Tahoe.

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Final Preparations

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Nolan Dalla
Nolan Dalla
Nolan Dalla has just informed the players and spectators that we'll be starting in approximately two minutes. The players will be introduced to the audience one by one before taking their seats at the final table.

Barring no unexpected delays, we should be underway momentarily.

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Minor Delay

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We're on a slight delay as the Bluff Media and Harveys maintenance crews work out a feedback issue with the microphones.

Player Introductions

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A sizeable crowd has gathered around the final table stage to welcome the Harvey's Lake Tahoe finalists as they are individually introduced by Nolan Dalla, doing his best Michael Buffer impression.

Hometown favorite Dustin Fox received an especially warm round of applause from the crowd, being the only final table participant who was born and raised in Lake Tahoe.

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Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Erdman Eliminated by Testa

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Travis Erdman - 9th Place Finisher
Travis Erdman - 9th Place Finisher
Short stack Travis Erdman chose to make a move just five minutes after the first cards were dealt, opening with an all-in shove from late position. He was called rather quickly by Gabriel Testa, who tabled two black jacks; Erdman produced the {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

The {7-Spades}{K-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop was a good one for Erdman, as he picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn brought the {A-Spades}, lessening Erdman's outs, as it gave Testa nine outs to a flush, effectively stealing two of Erdman's outs to a straight. The {8-Spades} fell on the river, gving Testa a hand-clinching flush and a nice sized pot to start the afternoon.

For his ninth-place finish, Erdman picked up $14,239 in prize money.

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Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Ferguson Wins Pot A

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For those of you unaware, "Pot A" is simply a player's first pot of a poker session. Facing a 13,000 pre-flop raise from Mark Bonsack, Ferguson re-popped it to 45,000. After some thought, Bonsack laid it down and Ferguson raked the pot.

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