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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:20 PM Local Time
Samuel Oberlin takes home a princely sum of $143,064, plus the Circuit gold and diamond ring, as well as the $10,000 buy-in to the 2009 World Series of Poker. Congratulations!
That will do it for PokerNews here in Elizabeth, IN. Thanks to Harrah's and the tournament staff and dealers at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana. The next Circuit stop is the Horseshoe Hammond, the first major event in the Chicagoland area. See you there!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:18 PM Local Time
The event finished after three big hands:
Hand #1:
Jerry Martin raises to 38,000 and Samuel Oberlin calls. The flop is
and Samuel checks. Jerry bets 65,000 and Samuel check-raises to 165,000. Jerry immediately goes all-in and Samuel folds. Jerry is up to 845,000.
Hand #2:
Samuel raises to 40,000. Jerry calls. The flop is
and Samuel bets 65,000. Jerry calls. The turn is the
and both check. The river is the
and Samuel bets 115,000. Jerry calls. Samuel shows
and Jerry mucks. Jerry's down to 593,000.
Hand #3:
Jerry limps in and Samuel raises to 40,000. Jerry calls.
The flop is
and Samuel bets 85,000. Jerry goes all-in and Samuel insta-calls with
to Jerry's
. The turn and river are
and Jerry Martin collects $79,480 for a runner-up finish.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:01 PM Local Time
On a flop of
, Samuel Oberlin checks and Jerry Martin bets 16,000. Samuel raises to 52,000 and Jerry calls.
The turn is the
and Sam leads out for 76,000. Jerry calls.
The river is the
and Sam bets 166,000. Jerry folds.
Jerry is down to 565,000 and Sam has 695,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:59 PM Local Time
Samuel Oberlin raises to 36,000 and Jerry Martin re-raises all in. Sam calls with
and Jerry has
. The board is
and Sam doubles up to 518,000, leaving 742,000 for Jerry.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:54 PM Local Time
Samuel Oberlin: 230,000
Jerry Martin: 1,030,000
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:48 PM Local Time
Jerry Martin raises to 46,000 in the small blind and David Kopacz moved all in from the big blind. Jerry calls.
Jerry:
David:
Board:
David is eliminated.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:37 PM Local Time
Len Ashby raises to 34,000 in the small blind and Jerry Martin calls in the big blind.
The flop is
and both players check. The turn is
and Len bets 40,000. Jerry min-raises to 80,000 and Len goes all in. Jerry calls.
Len:
Jerry:
The river is
and Len goes out in fourth.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:22 PM Local Time
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:14 PM Local Time
Jerry Martin - 476,000
Len Ashby - 316,000
David Kopacz - 261,000
Samuel Oberlin - 210,000
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:10 PM Local Time
The final four contestants are on a short 10-minute break.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:00 PM Local Time
Len Ashby raises to 37,000 on the button and David Kopacz re-raises to 77,000 total. Len three-bets it all in for 227,000.
David lays it down and Len shows the
bluff. He's up to 370,000 and David has 170,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:53 PM Local Time
The remaining four players are trying to stay out of each other's way, so there hasn't been a lot of crazy movement.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:35 PM Local Time
Samuel Oberlin and Len Ashby get it all in preflop. Samuel has
and Len
. The board is
and Sam doubles up to 230,000. Len has 288,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:32 PM Local Time
Jerry Martin raises to 31,000 in the small blind and David Kopacz calls.
They check down to the river on a board of
. On the river, Jerry bets 55,000 and David raises to 120,000. Jerry three-bets all in and David calls.
Jerry:
David:
Flush beats straight, and Jerry takes the chip lead with 515,000. David is down to 195,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:11 PM Local Time
Joey Couden limps in, in the small blind. Len Ashby checks in the big blind.
The flop is
and Joey checks again. Len bets 13,000 and Joey check-raises all in. Len calls with
. Joey has
and is in trouble. The turn and river are
and Joey's cracked aces send him out of the tournament in fifth.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:51 PM Local Time
Under the gun, Joey Couden is all in for 52,000 and Samuel Oberlin calls in the big blind with
. Joey shows
.
The board is
and Joey's back up to 120,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:48 PM Local Time
Joey Couden is all in for his last 11,000. Three other players call.
They check down a board of
. Len Ashby has
and takes the 4,000 side pot, while Joey has
and quadruples up to 52,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:42 PM Local Time
Joey Couden shoves in the small blind and Len Ashby calls from the big blind.
Joey:
Len:
Board:
Joey is down to his last 15,000 and Len is back up to 160,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:40 PM Local Time
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:36 PM Local Time
David Kopacz - 553,000
Jerry Martin - 269,000
Samuel Oberlin - 255,000
Joey Couden - 107,000
Len Ashby - 80,000