Event #13: $5,150 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

After a Kelly Samson raise to 50,000, Thomas Hover moved all-in and showed    to Samson's   . The pre-flop showdown saw little fireworks when the flop came    . However, the turn brought some drama in the form of the  . The river was full of excitement as it fell  . After the announcer saw the flush and announced Hover's hand, Samson thought he had lost until realizing (with help from the crowd) he had filled up on the river to take the hand. As the dealer pushed Samson the pot he replied, "I'm glad these people around here know what they're doing because I wouldn't have seen that in a million years."

Allen Cunningham opened with a 42,000 raise from middle position and the action folded around to Kelly Samson in the cutoff seat who re-raised all in, making it a total of 175,000 to call. The decision made its way back around to Cunningham, who hesitated for a moment before reluctantly making the call with the   ; Samson tabled    and the race was on. A board of       fell in favor of Samson's pocket nines and he successfully doubled through to about 400,000 in chips. Cunningham dropped to about 560,000 with the loss.

"Russian Ralph" Perry has just been eliminated from the tournament by Team Full Tilt Pro Allen Cunningham. The hand started with a pre-flop raise from Justin Bonomo who sat in middle position. The action then fell to Cunningham who moved all in for approximately 300,000 in chips. Action then folded around the table to Perry who announced that he too was all in. Bonomo folded and a showdown ensued: Cunningham:    Perry:    The board ran out       in favor of Cunningham, sending Perry to the rail in eighth place. Cunningham stacked up right around 500,000 in chips after the hand.

Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi and Doug Lee have just gotten into their second confrontation of the day - this one resulting in a Mabuchi double up. The hand saw Mabuchi make it 70,000 to go from under-the-gun and Lee made the call from the big blind. The flop came     and Lee check-called Moto's all-in bet, tabling    which was good for top pair and a gutshot straight draw; Mabuchi revealed    for an open-ended straight draw. The   brought Mabuchi out of his seat, as it gave him the lead in the hand. "Deuce! Deuce!" Moto pleaded as he awaited the river and a deuce it was - the deuce of diamonds to be exact - and Moto raked in the pot, worth over 350,000 in chips.

Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi wasted no time at all putting his chips in action, as he moved all in from the button on just the second hand of play. Doug Lee, who had entered the pot from the cuttoff, tanked a bit before offering Mabuchi the following ultimatum: "If you want me to call, say 'Yes,' and I'll call. If you want me to fold, say 'No,' and I'll fold." Mabuchi sat still in his seat, not giving any additional information away to Lee. After a minute or so passed, Lee suddenly began to slide a small stack of chips toward the middle, but ultimately just used them to fold his hand.

Tournament emcee Jody Reynolds has just introduced our nine finalists to a full house of spectators, signaling that play will start momentarily.

Canadian real estate investor Doug Lee is the only player at today's final table to win a WSOP Circuit Championship ring. His 1st place finish in 2005 at the Rio Hotel and Casino here in Las Vegas grossed Lee $695,790 along with his championship ring. Doug prides himself on staying physically fit by participating in a melody of different racquet sports and being a world traveler. Starting chips: 324,000

Known as "ZeeJustin" online, poker pro Justin Bonomo has been making final tables with increasing regularity. Not only has the 22-year-old pro from Los Angeles had success in past World Series of Poker events, he has also made final tables on both the World and European Poker Tours as well. Interestingly enough, his biggest cash to date came here at Caesars Palace when he earned $163,693 for a fifth-place finish in the 2007 Caesars Palace Classic. Starting chips: 272,000

Thomas Hover brings the expeirence of two previous World Series of Poker Cirucuit events final tables with him today. The 60-year old professional gambler has four cashes in World Series of Poker Circuit events, but has yet to take home any championship hardware . Starting chips: 407,000

24-year-old Ben Fineman enters today's final table its chip leader. According to his bio sheet, he's "won every race for the past two days." Fineman has already had a successful circuit stop, as he took down a preliminary event just last week. The Las Vegas resident and graduate of Boston University plays poker full time. Starting chips: 828,000