$5,000 Circuit Championship Event Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Rincon

$5,000 Circuit Championship Event

Day 1 Completed

02-06-2008 02:41 UTC-7

27 and Done

For those of you who bet that we'd reach 27 players before 12 levels of play elapsed, you've won. Eliminations 28 (unknown player) and 29 (Francis Mariani) came virtually back-to-back and we're now left with the 27 semi-finalists who will return tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time to play down to the money and a nine-player final table.

Stay tuned for official chip counts and a complete list of the players who will be back for tomorrow's Day 2 play. Until then, good night and good luck!

02-06-2008 02:30 UTC-7

BOOM!

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Kenny Bedoya has just won the biggest pot of the tournament thus far, eliminating Dewey Archer and piling up a monstrous 446,000 in chips!

On a board showing {K-Hearts}

, Archer moved all in and Bedoya insta-called, tabling {K-Diamonds}

for top pair with a queen kicker. Archer revealed {K-Spades}

for top pair and a weaker kicker, needing a jack on the river to stay alive, but none came, as the {K-Clubs}

was the last card to fall off the deck, locking up the hand for Bedoya.

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02-06-2008 02:19 UTC-7

60 Minutes

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31 players have made it to the final level of Day 1. Kenny Bedoya still owns the top spot on the leaderboard with just over 200,000 in chips, followed closely behind by Kyle Orvis and Michael Pickett.

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

02-06-2008 02:05 UTC-7

Last Call for Alcohol

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A sure sign that it's getting late, the cocktail server has just made her last round through the tournament area. Though the drinks may stop flowing, the players must keep on playing... at least for another hour and eleven minutes, or until five more players are eliminated from the tournament -- whichever comes first.

02-06-2008 01:48 UTC-7

Ray Henson Eliminated

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A short-stacked Ray Henson got it all in pre-flop with {a-Clubs}

but ran into an opponent's {Q-Spades}

and the board brought no help to Henson, who was eliminated from the competition.

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02-06-2008 01:39 UTC-7

35 Players Remaining

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With 38 minutes to play in level 11, there are 35 players remaining in the tournament. The average chip stack is currently 84,571.

02-06-2008 01:32 UTC-7

Edler Left Stunned

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After an early-position raise to 7,000, Bill Edler reraised all in for his last 38,700 from the button. The small blind made the call and the original raiser folded. Edler showed {10-Clubs}