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

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

02-06-2008 01:19 UTC-7

Rees Doubles Before the Break

Brandon Rees managed to double up to 47,000 in chips just before the final break of the day, getting it all in with {A-Clubs}

against the pocket queens of Cristian Avendano.

The board had filled out {A-Diamonds}

by the turn, giving Cristian several outs for a flush, straight, or set, but his pleas for a "Heart!" on the river were ignored by the poker gods, who delivered the {6-Clubs}

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02-06-2008 01:07 UTC-7

15-Minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the players go on their last break of the evening.

02-06-2008 01:06 UTC-7

...free rollin'.

Ray Henson and Damien Oborne got it all in preflop, each of them tabling a pocket pair of aces. While most everyone at the table anticipated a split pot, there's always that slight chance that one of the players could make a four-card flush and that's almost what happened on this hand.

The flop brought three diamonds, giving Henson -- who held the ace of diamonds -- a free roll for a flush draw. Henson stood up out of his chair at the sight of the flop and yelled out, "I'm so free rolling right now! Come on, diamond!"

In a most anti-climactic way, the turn and river blanked out two non-diamond baby cards and the pot was divided in two.

02-06-2008 00:48 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Ryan Young and Tom Schneider have both been eliminated from the Main Event.

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02-06-2008 00:44 UTC-7

Oborne Surges Past 100,000

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Aussie pro Damien Oborne just took down a decent pot and eliminated an opponent in the process. Two players had limped into the pot before the action folded around to Oborne, who looked down at pocket queens. Damien opted to raise it up to 8,000, which prompted one of the limpers to fold. The other, however, shoved his remaining 30,000 into the middle on the strength of A-K and Oborne made the call.

Oborne's queens were safe after the flop, which came 9-10-4, but a king on the turn left him drawing to a jack for a straight or one of the two remaining queens in the deck. Amazingly, Oborne spiked a lucky lady on the river for a set, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.

Oborne stacked up just under 120,000 in chips after the hand.

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02-06-2008 00:35 UTC-7

38 Players Remaining

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Midway through the 10th level of play, there are 38 players remaining in the tournament and the average chip stack is 77,894.

02-06-2008 00:26 UTC-7

Theo Tran Doubles Through Ryan Young

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After an early-position raise to 6,000, Theo Tran reraised all in for his last 17,000. Ryan Young then moved all in over the top for a total of 25,000 and the initial raiser surrendered. Tran showed {a-Spades}

and Young revealed {q-Hearts}

. The

board gave Tran trips, the pot, and 42,000 in chips. Young was left crippled with 7,000.

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02-06-2008 00:10 UTC-7

Constantine Moustakis Triples Through Two Pros

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After an early-position raise to 4,100, Ryan Young reraised to 12,000 on the button. Vanessa Rousso called out of the small blind and Moustakis moved all in for 16,000 from the big.

The initial raiser folded, but Young and Rousso both called. The flop, turn, and river were checked down as the board filled out {k-Clubs}