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The final day of the WSOP Circuit championship event at Caesars Indiana should prove interesting because Chad "Lilholdem" Batista, a spirited and outgoing 25-year-old pro, will start with a big chip lead of 388,000, more than 100,000 over his nearest challenger. This is only the second land-based tournament for Batista, an online player who once won two PartyPoker million guarantee tournaments in a month. His first was the preceding event here, a $2,000 no-limit tournament, where he finished fourth.

Day two ended when Hilbert Shirey's A-K held up to knock out John Hegele, who had Qs-10s. The third and final day will start at 1:55 p.m.

Two other players who made that final table, Thomas Fuller and Edward Corrado, will also be playing tomorrow.

Seats and Chip Counts:

Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Seat
Chad Batista	Coral Springs, FL	388,000	5
Robert Arthur	Columbus, OH	286,000	8
Joel Casper	Chicago, IL	217,000	3
Ed Corrado	Naples, FL	206,000	4
Hilbert Shirey	Winter Havel, FL	166,000	1
William Brown	Fillmore, IN	149,000	6
Hoyt Lance	Ringgold, GA	112,000	7
Thomas Fuller	Boulder, CO	89,000	2
Douglas Carli	Alliance, OH	78,000	9

Payouts:

1.			$262,002
2.			137,471
3.			80,865
4.			64,692
5.			48,519
6.			40,433
7.			32,346
8.			24,260
9.			16,173
10.	John Hegele	Beckley, WV	12,938
11.	James English	Tamarac, FL	12,938
12.	Bangolore Subbaro	Ashland, KY	12,938
13.	Dean Schultz	Atlantic City, NJ	11,321
14.	Robert Eberle	Louisville, KY	11,321
15.	Mikhail Volosen	Huntington Valley, PA	11,321
16.	John Short	Pearl Rive, LA	9,704
17.	Scott Gullett	Prospect, KY	9,704
18.	Greg Chew	Waynesville, OH	9,704

For more information, please contact: 
Max Shapiro -- WSOP Media Director at (323) 356-3303
Or visit our official website:  www.worldseriesofpoker.com

World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah's Entertainment – Jack Effel
Caesars Indiana  Poker Room Manager – Jimmy Allen