2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Rincon

$5,000 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Rincon

Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$706,800
Entries
148
Players Left
148
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Anna Gets Carded

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Anna Wroblewski took a break from the cards at the table for a moment, but couldn't escape being carded at the bar in the back corner. "They said it's state regulation to card anyone who looks under 30," she said, as she came back to her table empty-handed.

Tags: Anna Wroblewski

Prop-aganda

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Gavin Smith + Erick Lindgren + same room = 99% chance that a prop bet is in the works. Today's proposition: What SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score could Gavin Smith achieve while hung over? The line was set at 1000, but Theo Tran dealt the wild card, reminding Gavin and E-Dog that the format of the SAT has been changed, with the top score increasing from 1600 to 2400.

Jacob Chips Up

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Alex Jacob
Alex Jacob
A semi short-stacked Alex Jacob raised to 1,075 under-the-gun and the big blind called. The two saw a flop of {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. After the flop checked around, Jacob called a 2,000 bet on a {10-Spades} turn, and another 2,000 after the river brought the {7-Clubs}. Jacob flipped up {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and his opponent sheepishly turned up {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a busted straight draw.

Jacob can breathe a little easier as his stack now sits at 13,500.

Tags: Alex Jacob

Oborne Sends One Packing

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Jerry Yang and Damien Oborne
Jerry Yang and Damien Oborne
Damien Oborne, the lone representative of team T6 Poker playing in the championship event, has just eliminated an opponent from the tournament in dominating fashion.

Oborne went to battle with pocket queens against his opponent's A-Q offsuit and managed to spiked the case queen when the flop came Q-9-2, giving him top set. The turn and river blanked out and Oborne stacked up just over 45,000 in chips with the win.

Oborne has excellent position on two very high-profile opponents sitting to his immediate right: Lee Watkinson and Jerry Yang.

Tags: Damien Oborne

Prizepool and Payouts Updated

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The numbers are in. A total of 148 players registered for today's event, creating a prizepool of $706,800.

The top 18 places are scheduled to be paid, with 18th place worth just over $8,000. $229,002 will go to the tournament's eventual winner, along with a seat in the 2008 WSOP Main Event and a gold championship ring.

Click here for a complete list of the main event payouts.
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