2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Horseshoe Southern Indiana

$5,150 Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$143,064
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$397,400
Entries
84
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

$5,150 Championship Event

Day 3 Completed

Samuel Oberlin Wins!

Samuel Oberlin takes home a princely sum of $143,064, plus the Circuit gold and diamond ring, as well as the $10,000 buy-in to the 2009 World Series of Poker. Congratulations!

That will do it for PokerNews here in Elizabeth, IN. Thanks to Harrah's and the tournament staff and dealers at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana. The next Circuit stop is the Horseshoe Hammond, the first major event in the Chicagoland area. See you there!

Tags: Samuel Oberlin

Jerry Martin Eliminated in 2nd ($79,480)

The event finished after three big hands:

Hand #1:

Jerry Martin raises to 38,000 and Samuel Oberlin calls. The flop is {Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Samuel checks. Jerry bets 65,000 and Samuel check-raises to 165,000. Jerry immediately goes all-in and Samuel folds. Jerry is up to 845,000.

Hand #2:
Samuel raises to 40,000. Jerry calls. The flop is {6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Samuel bets 65,000. Jerry calls. The turn is the {K-Spades} and both check. The river is the {2-Clubs} and Samuel bets 115,000. Jerry calls. Samuel shows {A-Spades}{8-Spades} and Jerry mucks. Jerry's down to 593,000.

Hand #3:
Jerry limps in and Samuel raises to 40,000. Jerry calls.
The flop is {4-Clubs}{J-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Samuel bets 85,000. Jerry goes all-in and Samuel insta-calls with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} to Jerry's {J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. The turn and river are {8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} and Jerry Martin collects $79,480 for a runner-up finish.

Tags: Jerry Martin

Samuel Oberlin Takes the Lead

On a flop of {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, Samuel Oberlin checks and Jerry Martin bets 16,000. Samuel raises to 52,000 and Jerry calls.

The turn is the {A-Diamonds} and Sam leads out for 76,000. Jerry calls.

The river is the {Q-Hearts} and Sam bets 166,000. Jerry folds.

Jerry is down to 565,000 and Sam has 695,000.

Len Ashby Eliminated in 4th ($31,792)

Len Ashby raises to 34,000 in the small blind and Jerry Martin calls in the big blind.

The flop is {K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades} and both players check. The turn is {3-Spades} and Len bets 40,000. Jerry min-raises to 80,000 and Len goes all in. Jerry calls.

Len: {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Jerry: {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The river is {4-Spades} and Len goes out in fourth.

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000