Monday, April 14, 2014 2:59 PM Local Time
Travis Turner's elimination was the last hand of the level and the players are taking a 15 minute break.
Monday, April 14, 2014 2:59 PM Local Time
Travis Turner moves all in for his last 605,000 from the cutoff and action folds to Zack Caldwell in the big blind, who calls. It is a classic race situation as Turner tables
and is flipping against Caldwell's
.
The flop kept Turners pair in the lead as the dealer peeled off a flop of , but the on the turn propelled Caldwell into the lead. The comes on the river to give Caldwell two pair and Turner is the first casualty of the final table.
Zack Caldwell - 2,300,000 (58 BBs)
Travis Turner - Eliminated
Monday, April 14, 2014 2:29 PM Local Time
Tripp Kirk moves all in for 385,000 from under the gun. Erik Gorman calls from the next seat over and the rest of the table folds their hands.
Kirk rolls over and is racing for his tournament life with Gorman's . The flop comes out clean - falling - and keeping Kirk's nines in the lead. The turn spells disaster for the 2011/12 St. Louis Circuit Main Event champion, though, as it brings the and skyrockets Gorman into the lead.
The dealer pounds the table and produces fifth street - the . Kirk's rail explodes with celebration as he makes a set of nines and secures himself a double up.
Tripp Kirk -880,000 (22 BBs)
Erik Gorman - 1,550,000 (38 BBs)
Monday, April 14, 2014 2:12 PM Local Time
William O'Neal raises on the button and Tripp Kirk defends his big blind. The flop is and O'Neal bets 160,000 after Kirk checks. Kirk check-raises to 675,000 and O'Neal spends a few minutes in the tank before moving all in for 940,000. Kirk calls and the cards are tabled.
O'Neal tables , good for top pair and Kirk shows , good for middle pair and a flush draw. The turn and river brick off for Kirk as the dealer peels off the and the on the turn and river to give O'Neal the double up while Kirk is left on the short stack.
William O'Neal - 2,300,000 (58 BBs)
Tripp Kirk - 220,000 (6 BBs)
Monday, April 14, 2014 1:47 PM Local Time
The official final table is set! Here's a look at the seating chart and chip counts:
Seat 1: Travis Turner - 720,000 (18 BBs)
Seat 2: Tripp Kirk - 1,310,000 (32 BBs)
Seat 3: Erik Gorman - 1,965,000 (49 BBs)
Seat 4: Jason Sandling - 2,155,000 (53 Bbs)
Seat 5: Zack Caldwell - 1,625,000 (40 BBs)
Seat 6: Harold Evans - 1,270,000 (31 BBs)
Seat 7: Robert Park - 950,000 (23 BBs)
Seat 8: Ralph Massey - 2,185,000 (54 BBs)
Seat 9: William O'Neal - 1,135,000 (28 BBs)
Monday, April 14, 2014 1:39 PM Local Time
Erik Gorman and Kyriakos Katsamperis get the last of Katsamperis' stack into the middle on a flop of . Katsamperis tables , good for top pair and is in serious trouble against Gorman's , good for top two pair.
The turn left Katsamperis drawing dead as the dealer burned and turned the on the turn. The river is the and Katsamperis finishes in 10th place for just over $15,000 and is one spot shy of an official final table appearance.
Kyriakos Katsamperis - Eliminated
Monday, April 14, 2014 1:39 PM Local Time
Harold Evans is all in before the flop for his tournament life against both Tripp Kirk and Erik Gorman. The flop comes down and both Kirk and Gorman check to see a turn. The turn is the and both players check once more.
The river is the and two more checks allows each player to open their hands. Gorman shows for ace-king high and Kirk flashes for ace-queen high.
Evans tables for a pair of tens and secures himself a triple up.
Harold Evans - 1,050,000 (26 BBs)
Tripp Kirk - 1,250,000 (31 BBs)
Erik Gorman - 1,090,000 (27 BBs)
Monday, April 14, 2014 1:28 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, April 14, 2014 1:27 PM Local Time
Ralph Massey raises to 65,000 from late position and Kyriakos Katsamperis calls from the big blind. The flop is and Katsamperis check-calls 65,000 from Massey. The turn is the and Katsamperis checks again. Massey bets 180,000 and Katsamperis check-raises all in. Massey snap-calls and tables .
Katsamperis is hesitant to show his hand and eventually tables . The river is the and Massey's cowboys hold up for the double up.
"It's a whole new ball game now boys," said Massey.
The dealer counted down Massey's stack and verified that he is all in on the turn for 880,000.
Ralph Massey - 1,800,000 (60 BBs)
Kyriakos Katsamperis - 850,000 (28 BBs)
Monday, April 14, 2014 1:20 PM Local Time
Tripp Kirk raises to 65,000 and Harold Evans defends his big blind. The flop is and Evans leads out for 120,000. Kirk calls and they see fall on the turn. Both players check and the dealer burns and turns the river card.
Evans leads for 150,000 and Kirk takes a few moments before calling. Evans shows , but Kirk tables and takes the pot.
Tripp Kirk - 2,200,000 (73 BBs)
Harold Evans - 370,000 (12 BBs)
Monday, April 14, 2014 12:14 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Jason Stover in 11th place, we are down to one table of 10 players. There is a re-draw and here is the seating arrangements of the final 10 players.
Seat 1: Travis Turner - 680,000
Seat 2: Tripp Kirk - 1,950,000
Seat 3: Kyriakos Katsamperis - 1,800,000
Seat 4: Erik Gorman - 1,200,000
Seat 5: Jason Sandling - 1,480,000
Seat 6: Zack Caldwell - 1,525,000
Seat 7: Harold Evans - 620,000
Seat 8: Robert Park - 1,305,000
Seat 9: Ralph Massey - 680,000
Seat 10: William O'Neal - 980,000
Monday, April 14, 2014 12:11 PM Local Time
Harold Evans limps in in the small blind and Jason Stover checks his option in the big blind. They saw a flop of and Evans leads out for 30,000. Stover moves all in for 180,000 and Evans snap-calls.
Stover showed and is in deep trouble against Evans' . The turn is the and the river is the and Evans is shipped the pot.
Harold Evans - 620,000 (21 BBs)
Jason Stover - Eliminated
Monday, April 14, 2014 12:01 PM Local Time
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, April 14, 2014 12:01 PM Local Time
The final 11 players are back in their seats and cards are in the air. We will be playing down to a winner today and the levels have been increased to 75 minutes long. Stay tuned to WSOP.com for all of the action.
Monday, April 14, 2014 11:40 AM Local Time
Welcome to our coverage of the final day of the 2013/14 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Cherokee. Over the course of the second day, the returning 137 were whittled down to the final 11. None other than 2011/12 Harrah's St. Louis Main Event winner Tripp Kirk leads the pack with a stack of 2.135 million.
The next largest stack in the field belongs to Jason Sandling, who bagged up 1.93 million. Rounding out the top three is Kastamperis Kyriakos.
Ring winner Ralph Massey returns in the middle of the pack and looks to claim his first Circuit Main Event title. Massey bagged 755,000 in chips and will certainly be a force to be reckoned with once cards hit the air.
Play resumes at 12 pm, so be sure to stay tuned here for all of the latest action as this tournament plays down to the Circuit's newest champion.
Here's a look at the chip counts heading into the final day:
1 - Tripp Kirk - 2,135,000
2 - Jason Sandling - 1,930,000
3 - Kyriakos Kastamperis - 1,765,000
4 - Zack Caldwell - 1,600,000
5 - Erik Gorman - 1,300,000
6 - Robert Park - 1,295,000
7 - William O'Neal - 955,000
8 - Ralph Massey - 755,000
9 - Travis Turner - 720,000
10 - Harold Evans - 620,000
11 - Jason Stover - 250,000