Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:29:22 -0700
Matt LaGarde Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,697)
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 21,000 and action folded over to Matt LaGarde on the button. He moved all in for 94,000 total. Everyone folded and then a brief moment ensued before Mizrachi made the call.
[u]Showdown[/u]:
LaGarde:
Mizrachi:
The flop put The Grinder in the lead when it came
. LaGarde would need some help on the turn or river to stay alive.
The turn was the
, not much there for LaGarde as he stood from his chair to watch the river. The final card was the
and that would be it for him.
He earned $15,697 for his finish.
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:16:38 -0700
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The players have unwrapped all of their bags, stacked their chips in various arrangements, and the cards are in the air!
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:25 -0700
Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
[u]Table 25[/u]
Seat 2: Robert Cheung (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - 270,000
Seat 3: Evgeny Serebryakov (Moscow, Russia) - 508,000
Seat 4: Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (Miramar, FL) - 646,000
Seat 5: Nashaat Antonious (Tampa, FL) - 362,000
Seat 6: Matt Graham (Las Vegas, NV) - 515,000
Seat 7: Matthew LaGrande (College Park, MD) - 110,000
Seat 8: Men "the Master" Nguyen (Bell Gardens, CA) - 154,000
Seat 9: Dwyte Pilgrim (Brooklyn, NY) - 524,000
[u]Table 26[/u]
Seat 2: Jeremiah DeGreef (Salt Lake City, UT) - 193,000
Seat 3: Jack Schanbacher (Pittsburgh, PA) - 289,000
Seat 4: Bert Fujisaki (Hercules, CA) - 88,000
Seat 5: Jeff Sluzinski (Las Vegas, NV) - 126,000
Seat 6: Justin Bonomo (Las Vegas, NV) - 394,000
Seat 7: Ian Woodley (London, UK) - 119,000
Seat 8: Matt Brady (Havertown, PA) - 292,000
Seat 10: Manuel Adel (Miami, FL) - 156,000
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:52:27 -0700
Day 3 On the Horizon
The second day of play concluded last night with just sixteen players remaining. Out of those players left, poker superstar Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is the chip leader with 646,000 chips. The player in second on the leaderboard is none other than two-time Circuit championship ring holder Dwyte Pilgrim.
The player who holds the record for most WSOP-C victories is also still in the hunt. That would be Men "The Master" Nguyen and he has a total of four Circuit wins. Matt Brady and Justin Bonomo remain, along with WSOP gold bracelet holders Robert Cheung and Matt Graham.
The plan is to play all the way through the event today until we have a winner. We're scheduled to begin shortly at noon local time, so stay tuned for all the live action from right here at Caesars in Las Vegas!
