$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 827

Brian Altman opened to 175,000 from the hijack then picked up calls from Michael Foley and Jason Hill in the blinds. Foley checked the flop and Hill moved all in for 585,000. Altman folded and Foley called after a minute.

Foley:
Hill:

Hill was ahead with flopped top pair and he earned his double after the turn and river completed the board.

Jason Hill – 1,650,000 (20 bb)
Michael Foley – 4,050,000 (50 bb)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 827

Brian Altman opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Kevin Schaffel moved all in for 360,000 from the hijack. The rest of the table released and chip leader Altman called.

Altman:
Schaffel:

Altman was ahead for another knockout and Schaffel was unable to catch up on the board. The 2009 WSOP November Niner was eliminated in eighth place for $28,966.

Brian Altman – 6,050,000 (76 bb)
Kevin Schaffel – Eliminated in 8th place ($28,966)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 827

Main Event players took their second break of the day and cards are back in the air with Brian Altman and Michael Foley holding most of the chips.

Seat 1: Kevin Schaffel – 390,000 (5 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Foley – 4,155,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3: Jason Hill – 960,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Mike Linster – 1,955,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Dafney Adisson – 1,230,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 5,380,000 (67 bb)
Seat 8: LaVann Williams – 1,030,000 (13 bb)
Seat 9: Kammar Andries – 1,440,000 (18 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $241,898 + Gold ring
2nd: $149,480
3rd: $110,107
4th: $82,171
5th: $62,124
6th: $47,573
7th: $36,892
8th: $28,966

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 827

While the rest of the table was going on break, David Gunas shoved all in from the hijack for his last 75,000 and LaVann Williams called in the cutoff. Kammar Andries raised to 300,000 from the button and Michael Foley raised again to 700,000. William quickly folded and Andries tossed his into the muck with a flourish.

Gunas:
Foley:

Foley was far ahead and Andries let out an exclamation after the flop. It was no help to Gunas and he was eliminated after the turn and river.

Michael Foley – 4,155,000 (69 bb)
David Gunas – Eliminated in 9th place ($23,024)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 827

Brian Altman opened to 135,000 from under the gun and Dafney Adisson defended in the big blind to the flop. Adisson immediately moved all in for 830,000 and Altman thought for a minute.

He announced fold and then showed queens as Adisson pulled the pot.

Dafney Adisson – 1,200,000 (20 bb)
Brian Altman – 3,600,000 (60 bb)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 827

Brian Altman opened to 135,000 from the button and David Gunas three-bet to 370,000 from the small blind. LaVann Williams folded his big blind and Altmas called to the flop.

Gunas continued for 225,000 and Altman called. Both players checked the turn and Gunas checked the river. Altman bet 700,000 and Gunas quickly called. Altmas tabled trip nines for the big pot.

Brian Altman – 3,450,000 (58 bb)
David Gunas – 1,500,000 (25 bb)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 827

LaVann Williams opened to 115,000 from the under the gun and Kammar Andries called. Jason Hill moved all in for 720,000 from the hijack to get a fold from Williams and call from Andries.

Andries:
Andries:

It was another race and Hill celebrated his queens holding for the double on the run out.

Jason Hill – 1,555,000 (30 bb)
Kammar Andries – 1,820,000 (36 bb)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 827

Dominique Mosley open-shoved for 285,000 from early position and the move made it around to Kevin Schaffel in the small blind. He reshoved for 720,000 and Michael Foley folded his big blind.

Schaffel:
Mosley:

Mosley was dominated and Schaffel made trip jacks on the board to send him out in tenth place.

Kevin Schaffel – 1,105,000 (22 bb)
Dominique Mosley – Eliminated in 10th place ($18,521)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 827

Dominique Mosley opened to 100,000 from middle position and LaVann Williams moved all in for 650,000 from the button. The blinds released and Mosley called.

Williams:
Mosley:

Williams big pair put him in the lead and it stayed that way on the flop. Williams made a set on the turn but Mosley picked up some gutshot outs. The river was a blank and Williams doubled.

LaVann Williams – 1,350,000 (33 bb)
Dominique Mosley –  350,000 (8 bb)

$1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 827

The first break has come and gone with ten players remaining and nine of them trying to catch Brian Altman at the top of the counts.

David Gunas is now sporting his traditional “money cape” at the final table. We first saw it when he won his first WSOP Circuit ring during the series at Hollywood and again when he finished second in Event 4 last week.