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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:30 PM Local Time
The remaining five players are on a break.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:25 PM Local Time
In the cutoff, Jerry Martin raises to 32,000 and David Kopacz re-raises two huge gray 5,000 stacks. Jerry folds
and David shows
. It would have been a race situation, but it didn't happen.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:21 PM Local Time
In the cutoff, Len Ashby open-shoves for 44,000 total. Samuel Oberlin calls in the big blind.
Len:
Sam:
Board:
Len doubles up to 94,000 and Sam is down to 235,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:16 PM Local Time
In the cutoff, Jerry Martin raises to 32,000 and Samuel Oberlin re-raises to 90,000. Jerry is all in for 182,000 total.
"This is a big decision," Jerry says. "You sure you want to lose that many more chips? I came here to gamble."
Sam folds and Jerry shows a
. Jerry's up to 280,000 and Sam is down to 250,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:04 PM Local Time
Under the gun, Jamin Stokes raises to 20,000 and David Kopacz re-raises to 58,000. Jamin three-bets it all in and David calls.
Jamin:
David:
The board is
and Jamin is down to his last 43,000. David has 420,000.
On the next hand, Jamin is all in under the gun plus one for his last 42,000 (after putting in a 1,000 ante) and David calls from the small blind.
Jamin:
David:
Board:
Jamin is out and David climbs to 480,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:04 PM Local Time
In early position, Samuel Oberlin raises to 20,000 and Derek Whelan calls all in for 14,000. Jerry Martin calls the 20,000.
The side pots check down the board of
and Sam shows
to Jerry's
and Derek's
. Derek is out and Sam wins the whole pot.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:02 PM Local Time
In the cutoff, Samuel Oberlin raises to 20,000 and Derek Whelan calls. The flop is
and Derek checks. Samuel bets 25,000 and Derek raises all in. Samuel insta-calls with
and Derek has
.
The turn is
and Derek picks up more outs, but the river of
is none of them. Whelan is down to 20,000. He folds his small blind on the next hand and has just 15,000 left. Samuel has 298,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:52 PM Local Time
Dean Schultz goes all in for his last 72,000 and Jerry Martin calls.
Dean:
Jerry:
Board:
Dean is out in eighth. He also got eighth in the last WSOP Circuit in this boat, back in April. You can bet he'll be looking to get over that hump next time.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:43 PM Local Time
Derek Whelan has been playing very aggressively since doubling up. He's in lots of pots and is taking many of them uncontested. He currently sits on 200,000. He was as low as 86,000 today.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:37 PM Local Time
In the cutoff, Joey Couden raises to 21,000 and Jerry Martin calls in the big blind.
The flop is
and Jerry checks. Joey bets 24,000 and Jerry calls.
The turn is
and Jerry checks. Joey is all in for 71,000 and Jerry folds. He's down to 144,000, while Joey climbs to 170,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:32 PM Local Time
Jerry Martin raises to 25,000 from early position and Derek Whelan goes all in for 82,000 total. "Let's gamble," he says.
"I'm probably donating," says Jerry as he calls. He shows
and Derek flips over
.
The board is
and Derek doubles through. He's up to 176,000 and Jerry drops to 165,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:19 PM Local Time
Len Ashby limps in, in the small blind, and Jerry Martin raises to 33,000 in the big blind. Ashby folds an
face up and Jerry shows
.
"He's the king of bluffing," says Ashby of Martin. "Good thing he's on my right!"
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:17 PM Local Time
Derek Whelan raises to 22,000 and Len Ashby re-raises all in for 99,000 total.
Whelan goes into the tank. "I know you got an ace high, man," he says with a smile. "Ace-THREE!"
Jamin Stokes calls the clock on them. With about 30 seconds to go, Whelan does not call and Ashby indeed shows an A.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:12 PM Local Time
The players are taking things slowly, not wanting to splash too many chips around at the moment.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:59 PM Local Time
From here on out, the levels will last 90 minutes.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:58 PM Local Time
Jerry Martin - 240,000
Jamin Stokes - 217,000
Samuel Oberlin - 204,000
David Kopacz - 193,000
Joey Couden - 133,000
Derek Whelan - 111,000
Len Ashby - 101,000
Dean Schultz - 71,000
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:55 PM Local Time
The players have taken their seats and the cards are in the air.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:37 PM Local Time
The final eight players are on a 15-minute break.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:36 PM Local Time
Jerry Martin raises to 25,000 from the cutoff and Jamin Stokes calls from the big blind.
The flop is
and Jamin leads out for 31,000. Jerry calls.
The turn is
and Jamin checks. Jerry bets 31,000 and Jamin folds. He's down to 230,000 and Jerry has 195,000.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:29 PM Local Time
Samuel Oberlin finally won his first small pot.