$5,000 Circuit Championship Event Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Rincon

02-06-2008 16:19 UTC-7

Sang Jin Hwang Doubles Through Edward Sabat

Action folded to around Sang Hwang in the small blind, who went all in for his last 42,000. Edward Sabat called from the big blind. Hwang showed {A-Clubs}

and Sabat showed {Q-Clubs}

. A harmless board meant Hwang doubled to 90,000 in chips.

Tags: Sang Hwang

02-06-2008 16:10 UTC-7

Smells Like Money

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With the eliminations of Brannon Rees and Danny Smith in 22nd and 23rd place, we're left 21 players - just three away from the money.

Tags: Danny Smith

02-06-2008 16:03 UTC-7

Game On

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The players have returned from break and the cards are in the air.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

02-06-2008 15:50 UTC-7

The tournament clock has been paused while the dealers assist the players with a color-up of the 100 denomination chips. Once the color-up is complete, the players - 23 of them in all - will take a quick 15-minute break.

02-06-2008 15:40 UTC-7

de Best Chipping Up

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Tournament short-stack Pete de Best is moving on up the leaderboard. Starting the day with a little more than 10,000 chips, de Best doubled through David Peters when his {10-Spades}

held up against Peters' {4-Hearts}

on a

board. A few minutes later he took a pot off Vanessa Rousso and now has right around 50,000 in chips.

Tags: Pete de Best

02-06-2008 15:28 UTC-7

Watkinson Doubles Early

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Lee Watkinson has just doubled up through Peter Neff after his pocket jacks held up against Neff's pocket nines in a pre-flop all in confrontation. The board filled out {5-Clubs}

and Watkinson took down the pot on the strength of his jacks.

With the win, Lee now has over 160,000 in chips.

02-06-2008 15:19 UTC-7

Ron Segni Eliminated in 24th Place

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A short-stacked Ron Segni got it all in holding a pocket pair of jacks against the {A-Hearts}

produced by Cristian Avendano.

The board filled out {5-Diamonds}

giving Avendano a rivered pair of aces to win the pot.

Tags: Ron Segni

02-06-2008 15:12 UTC-7

Theo Tran Eliminated in 25th Place

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Theo Tran's "sick" tournament has come to an end. He moved all-in on a {Q-Clubs}

flop and was called by David Peters. Tran showed {Q-Diamonds}

for top pair while Peters flipped up {6-Clubs}

, giving him an overcard and a flush draw. An innocuous {5-Spades}

fell on the turn, but Theo's dagger came in the form of a rivered {10-Clubs}

.

Peters now has just over 200,000 in chips.

Tags: David Peters Theo Tran

02-06-2008 15:12 UTC-7

Michael Katz Eliminated in 26th Place

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After Theo Tran raised to 8,000 from middle position, Michael Katz re-raised all in for his last 53,000. Vanessa Rousso then moved in over the top for her last 89,000 from the small blind, prompting Tran to step out of the way.

Michael showed {A-Spades}