Peter 'Nordberg' Feldman - chip leader

The final nine players will return at 2pm Thursday to continue play. Here they are with their chip counts and final table seat assignments, and what they are playing for. In addition to the prize money, the eventual winner will get a $10,000 seat at the 2007 WSOP Main Event, $1,000 for travel expenses, and the gold WSOP Circuit Championship ring.

	Ron Faltinsky - 10th place

Ron Faltinsky got all in with pocket 3s against Gavin Griffin's AT. Gavin caught an Ace on the turn to send Ron home.

Ron Faltinsky finished in 10th place, earning $13,870.

That's if for today. They are counting and bagging chips now, so the final counts will be posted shortly.

Here is the lineup for the final table of 10. They will continue playing until one more player is eliminated.

	Tim 'Dr. Hope' Anders - 11th place

Tim moved his chips all in up front and got called by Gavin Griffin. Tim's A7 was trailing Gavin's AQ. No help for Tim and he was done.

Tim 'Dr. Hope' Anders finished in 11th place, earning $13,870.

The final 10 players are drawing for seats and moving to the final table.

	Jordan Smith - 12th place

Jordan got his last chips in with AQ, only to run into the pocket Aces of Gavin Griffin. Once again, the Aces held up and Jordan was busted.

Jordan Smith finished in 12th place, earning $13,870.

	Matt Graham - 13th place

Gavin Griffin got his chips all in and got action from Jerry Renfroe. Gavin's pocket Kings were ahead of Jerry's pocket Tens. The flop was innocuous, but the turn was a Ten, giving Jerry the lead with a set and leaving Gavin drawing slim. Then the two-outer King landed on the river to give Gavin the higher set and the double-up, leaving Jerry with less than 25K.

Matt got his chips all in with AQ only to run into the pocket Aces held by Peter Feldman. The Aces did their job.

Matthew Graham finished in 13th place, earning $12,136.

Danny Wong got all in with pocket Aces against Davidson Matthew's pocket Kings. Again the Aces did their job and Danny doubled up.

	Weikai Chang - 14th place

Weikai moved his last chips in with A5 and got called by Peter Feldman with AT. No miracle for Weikai and he was busted.

Weikai Chang finished in 14th place, earning $12,136.

Level 12: Blinds 2K/4K with 500 antes. Play has resumed.

Current chip counts:

	Steve Wong - 16th place

Steve Wong got his chips in pre-flop and got two takers. On the flop of Q 8 6, Davidson Matthew moved in and shut Shane Schleger out. Davidson held QT suited for top pair. Dteve held T9 suited for the gutshot draw, but the last two cards were K 3 and no help for Steve.

Steve Wong finished in 16th place, earning $10,402.

	Charles Swope - 15th place

Charles raised to 15K and Jerry Renfroe moved all in -- Charles called, showing pocket 8s. Jerry was ahead with pocket Kings. No help for Charles on the board and he was busted.

Charles Swope finished in 15th place, earning $12,136.

Yoon Kim moved all in with pocket Tens and was called by Davidson Matthew who held A K . Board came T 8 3 3 3 and Yoon doubled up with the full house.

End of level and the final 14 players are on dinner break until 7:45pm.

	Joe 'Obiwan' Sebok - 17th place

Shane Schleger opened for 9K and Joe moved all in for a bit over 34K. Shane called, showing K6 off. Joe held QJ suited. A King on the flop sealed Joe's fate.

Joe Sebok finished in 17th place, earning $10,402.

	Richard Clink - 18th place

Play has resumed with the final 18 players in their new seats.

Richard got his last chips in pre-flop with KJ offsuit against Shane Schleger with pocket Tens. Board came 9 7 4 9 6 and Shane's pair held up.

Richard Clink finished in 18th place, earning $10,402.

	Barry Greenstein - bubble boy

Barry moved his last chips in from the cutoff with J9 offsuit and Peter Feldman came over the top for 80K from the button. All folded and he showed pocket 9s, leaving Barry looking for one of three Jacks. No hooks materialized on the board however, and Barry was busted.

Barry Greenstein finished in 19th place, earning $0.

The clock is paused as the final 18 players draw for seats and move to the final two tables.

After Peter Feldman opened for 9K, Steve Wong moved in his last 24K. Peter called, showing A3 suited; Steve was ahead with pocket 6s. Board was K 7 3 J K and Steve doubled up.

Yoon Kim's last 12,500 chips went in and were matched by both Erik Cajelais and Matt Graham, who checked down the board of T 8 8 6 K. Matt and Erik both show AQ; Yoon held KT for top two pair and he tripled up.

Weikai Chang got his last chips in with pocket Jacks against Barry Greenstein's pocket Tens. The Jacks held up and Weikai doubled up.

Level 11: Blinds 1,500/3K with 400 antes. Play has resumed. Here are the latest chip counts:

Weikai Chang limped under-the-gun as did Gavin Griffin from the cutoff. Peter Feldman checked his option and the flop was 9 3 6 . Checked to Gavin, who bet 2K. Peter folded and Weikai called. Turn was 7 and again Weikai checked, Gavin bet 4,500 and Weikai called. River was J and this time Weikai lead with 9K, which was about one-third of what Gavin had left. Gavin thought about it for a couple of minutes, then called. Weikai showed K Q for King-high (busted flush draw). Gavin pulled up a weed, showing 6 4 for a pair of 6s and took the pot.

End of level 10 and 19 players are taking a break.

Erik Cajelais raised to 6K from the middle and Joe Sebok made it 24K straight from the small blind. Erik called and the flop was 7 8 6 . Joe bet 40K and after a couple minutes, Erik called. Turn was 7 and Joe moved all in; Erik called immediately. Joe's pocket Queens were in bad shape against Erik's T 9 for the flopped straight. River was 6 and Erik doubled up, dragging the huge pot, leaving Joe with only about 50K. Erik is still stacking chips, but he's probably close to 250K now.

Charles Swope raised to 7K up front and was called by Weikai Chang. Flop was T Q 2 and they managed to get all the chips in the middle. Charles was out front with pocket Queens for top set; Weikai held A J for the flush draw, needing a heart that didn't pair the board. Last two cards were 5 4 and Charles doubled up through Weikai.

Gavin Smith wants the world to know he's got about 80K.

Still 19 players, still hand-for-hand.

After Peter Feldman opened for 5K, Gavin Griffin moved his last 17K in. Peter thinks for a bit, then calls with K6 offsuit. Gavin's AT offsuit was ahead and the board didn't change that. Gavin doubled up.

With the board showing A Q 7 Q, Jordan Smith bet 14K. Davidson Matthew went into the tank for a few minutes, standing up, sitting down, then finally raised another 24K. Jordan said "you must have a Queen" and mucked his AK face up. As Davidson was dragging the pot, he said "no, I had Kings" and mucked his hand without showing.

Juan Carlos Alvarado got all in with J8 on a flop of J 9 2. He had top pair and was ahead of Shane Schleger's 98 for middle pair, but the last two cards came 7 9 and Shane made trip-nines to bust Juan Carlos in 21st place.

Winn moved his last chips in with pocket 5s only to run into Ron's pocket 9s.  No help from the board and Ron Faltinsky busted Winn Robertson in 20th place. Play is now hand-for-hand with 19 players remaining.

Gavin Smith sends a shout-out to Bill Edler, who is sweating him long-distance from Las Vegas via PokerPages.com.

Scott Dlugos got his chips in with AQ, but ran into the pocket Aces of Peter 'Nordberg' Feldman. The Aces held up and Scott gets the rest of the day off.

In a three-way all-in, Steve Diano held A5 suited and the shortest stack. Davidson Matthew held AJ off, and Tim 'Dr. Hope' Anders held pocket Tens. Board was 7 3 3 5 7 and Tim nearly tripled up, sending Steve Diano to the rail.

21 players remain. 3 more to go before the money.

	Peter 'Nordberg' Feldman - chip leader

Level 10: Blinds 1K/2K with 300 antes. Play has resumed. Here are the chip counts as of the break:

End of level 9 and players are taking a 15 minute break.

Richard Clink doubled through Ron Faltinsky when his pocket Kings made a full house to beat Ron's AQ suited, which turned into a flush by the river. Richard doubled up to about 60K.

Three players take the flop for the minimum: 7 3 2 . Shane Schleger bet 5K and Gavin Smith and Todd Witteles both called. Turn was a blank and after a flurry of action, all three players were all-in. Gavin held A T for the nuts; Shane was second with Q 4 ; and Todd was a solid third with 9 8 . All three had flopped flushes and two were drawing dead. Gavin tripled up to nearly 100K. Shane took the side pot and Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles took the long walk to the rail.

Jeff Stoff was busted by Weikai Chang.

Ron Faltinsky doubled up through Joe Sebok. They got all in preflop, Joe had pocket Queens (again) and Ron had AK. A King hit the river to give Ron the huge pot.

Chris Bonita has departed.

Vegard Nygaard busted out in 28th place and the final 27 players did a re-draw for seats at the final three tables.

Once play resumed, Charles Swope doubled up through Chris Bonita and then Jeff Stoff doubled up through Steve Wong when his pocket 9s held up against Steve's AJ.

Joe Sebok busted Thomas Hover. They got all-in pre-flop; Joe had pocket Queens and was ahead of Tom's AK.  Board came A 3 2 Q 2 and Joe made Queens-full to snap Tom's Aces up.

26 players remain.

	Erick 'e-dog' Lindgren - busted

Erick Lindgren got his last chips in under-the-gun with AQ. Unfortunately for Erick, Jerry Renfroe called with AK. No help for Erick and he was busted.

Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger raised to 4,800 and Steve Diano came over the top for 14K straight. Shane moved all-in and Steve called, showing pocker Queens. Shane held AK and needed help...which he got with a King on the flop. With that double-up, Shane was up to about 165K.

These guys are wasting no time getting their chips in. Since play has resumed:
Erik Cajelais busted Don Fryer, and
Tom Hover busted Tim White.

29 players remain.

Level 9: Blinds 800/1,600 with 200 antes. Play has resumed. Here are the chip counts from the break:

Maynard Lundstrum was felted by Jerry Renfroe. 31 players remain.

Allen Kessler moved his last chips in with pocket 8s, only to run into a player with pocket Queens. Matt Lombardo has also departed.

32 players remain.

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Roberta DeLeon, the only woman to survive Day 1 and return today, has finally busted out.

34 players remain. 18 will get paid.

The action is fast and furious now. John Sullivan, Chris Bonita, Joseph Ochoa, Mack Lee, and John Thomas Sandberg have all busted out. Table 15 has broken an 35 players remain at 4 tables. Average stack is a bit over 51,700.

Glenn Uchibori moved in from the small blind with AQ and Joe Sebok called from the big blind with KT. Joe flopped two pair and Glenn was unable to pull out the miracle Jack for the straight and he was busted.

Derek Harrington got all in pre-flop with pocket Jacks against Danny Wong's pocket Kings. A Jack on the flop was good news for Derek, but the final board read T J 7 Q 9 and Danny made the King-high straight to send Derek to the rail.

Phil Plantier was felted courtesy of Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger.

40 players remain.

Level 8: Blinds 600/1,200 with 200 antes. Cards are in the air.

Just a couple of hands in, Chris Ferguson (small) and Barry Greenstein (big) get their chips all in from the blinds. Chris was ahead with A K; Barry held K J and was dominated, but the board came 4 A K 5 3 and the third diamond on the turn spelled the end of the day for Chris. He stood up, shook hands, and said "Taxi!"

Kaelaine Minton Reporting

Kaelaine won the 2007 World Poker Open Media Tournament at the Goldstrike in Tunica, besting a field of 50 to win the event and the WPO gold bracelet!

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As we head into day two of this $5,000 buy-in event, there are 43 players remaining, listed below in order of chip count:

Play resumes today at 12:00 PST, and PokerPages' own Kaelaine Minton will continue to bring you live coverage... real live coverage, not just boring chip counts. Get it? Goood.

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