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Finishing what he started, Jordan Morgan has ended this match after getting his opponent all-in on a draw and making his hand hold up past the river. It started with Hawkins limping from the small blind and Morgan raising to $45,000 from the big. He got an insta-call and the flop came 9♣ 8♥ 5♣.

Hawkins led out for $40,000 and Morgan immediately moved in. Hawkins tanked for a few moments before making the call and tabling J♠ T♥ for the open-ender. Morgan was in the lead with 9♦ 2♣ for top pair and after the board finished out 4♠ K♣ it was all over for Terry Hawkins.

The Hawk will receive $108,554 for his trouble while our champion, Jordan Morgan, will take home $206,889, a gold Circuit ring and a seat to next year's WSOP Main Event. PL.com would like to congratulate Jordan as well as all the other players who cashed in this event.

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Jordan Morgan is doing his best bulldozer impression and has just taken down another massive pot, adding to his already commanding chip lead. The hand started with Morgan calling from the small blind and Hawkins checking his option in the big.

The flop came J♠ T♦ 5♥ and after a check from Terry, Morgan bet out $16K. The turn was the T♣ and both players checked. The river was the 8♦ and Terry checked once again, inducing a $65,000 bet from Morgan. Hawkins makes the call and Morgan turns over Q♣ 9♦ for the straight. Hawkins mucks, leaving himself dangerously close to the felt.

Jordan Morgan has taken back the chip lead with this hand after flopping a monster and, despite failing to trap his opponent for all his chips, getting paid off nicely.

It began with Hawkins limping from the small blind and Morgan checking his option in the big. Both players saw a flop of Q♦ 6♠ 4♠ and after a check from Jordan, Hawkins fired $40,000. Morgan made the call and the 7♣ hit the turn. Jordan took the lead and bet out $55,000, getting a call from his opponent.

The 2♥ hit the river and J-Mo checked it. Hawkins opted to do the same and saw he had made a great decision as Morgan turned over pocket queens for top set. With that hand Morgan has gained a decisive edge in this match.

After enjoying a sizable chip lead in the later stages of the evening, Jordan Morgan's throne was usurped by Terry Hawkins when he dispatched Jerry Saucier and paved the way to the heads-up match. Shortly into one-on-one action though, J-Mo has regained some ground.

This hand began with the Hawk firing $40,000 on a flop of J♦ 9♣ 7♠ and getting a call from Morgan on the button. The turn brought the 4♠ and Hawkins fired a second barrel, this time $60K, getting a call from Morgan.

The river was the Q♣ and after a check from Terry, Morgan bet out $225,000. Hawkins thought for a moment before releasing his hand and conceding the pot.

Just a short time into the latest level Jerry Saucier has been sent to the rail. Coming into three-handed play trailing his two competitors in chips, Jerry adopted a shove-every-hand mentality and succeeded in picking up a few sets of blinds and antes before running into bullets from Terry Hawkins in what would be his last hand.

Far from short with more than $350,000, Saucier moved in holding J♣ 3♣ and got a quick call from the Hawk who tabled A♦ A♥. Things were looking grim but the flop offered a glimmer of hope, coming T♠ 7♣ 6♣ and giving Saucier a flush draw. The crowd was on its feet as the dealer finished the board off 7♦ 6♥. High-fives from Hawkins to his crew on the rail followed as Jerry Saucier makes his way to the exit, $63,855 richer.

Following the instructions put forth in that formative hit single, we're ready to get it on here at the Grand Casino where just three players remain at the final table. They've had the last hour and a half or so to refuel for what promises to be a bloody battle for this Circuit ring and the over $200,000 first place prize so stick with us for the duration of this match for all the action as it happens.

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In the latest flurry of eliminations, Gil George has busted from the tournament in fourth place.

George gets all-in under the gun. "I'm going to give you some action," says Terry Hawkins, who shows pocket queens to George's A♠ 9♠.

The board is K♠ Q♣ 9♥ to give Hawkins a set. The turn is the J♥ and the river is the K♥ to seal George's fate with a full house for Hawkins.

George heads home, sadly not a Gil-ionaire, but with $51,084 in tournament winnings.

Of the remaining players, Terry Hawkins has $403,000 in chips, Jerry Saucier has $273,000 and Jordan Morgan has $722,000.

Glyn Banks has been eliminated from this tournament in fifth place.

Big stack Jordan Morgan did the damage in a hand that sees Terry Hawkins get things started with a limp under the gun. Morgan raises to $35,000 from the button and Banks is all-in for about $200,000 from the small blind.

Hawkins folds and Morgan asks for a count before calling with pocket nines. Banks flips up A♦ K♥ and the flop comes J♥ 9♣ 8♣ to give Morgan a set. The turn is the 6♦ which means Banks is drawing dead when the Q♦ hits the river.

This puts Morgan in control of $722,000 of the $1,380,000 chips in play today.

Banks heads home with $38,313 in prize money.

Brian Rutland has been eliminated from the tournament in sixth place after meeting with Jerry Saucier pre-flop.

Play is folded to Rutland in the small blind and he raises it to $29,000. Saucier makes it an additional $40,000 to go and Rutland is all-in. With $103,000 in chips, Saucier just has him covered and the pair show their hands: A♦-Kh for Rutland and A♣ 8♦ for Saucier.

Despite Rutland's cry for no eight, it would be the door card on a T♠ 8♣ 3♣ 8♥ 9♠, sending him off the floor and out the door.

Rutland cashes $31,928 for his sixth-place finish in the WSOPC championship.

Jeff Cohen has been eliminated from this tournament in seventh place.

He gets all-in pre-flop with pocket sixes against Glyn Banks's pocket eights. As the board rolls out K♦ 7♦ 3♥ T♣ 5♦, the Banks cheering section chants for an eight. An eight does not come and yet Banks still wins the pot.

Cohen heads home with $25,542 in prize money following today's festivities.

One player limps and the action is folded to Glyn Banks who moves all-in for $130,000 from the small blind. Brian Rutland also pushes from the big blind and the limper gets out of the way.

Banks shows A♠ K♣ to Rutland's pocket queens and the board finishes 6♠ 5♥ 2♥ 7♥ K♦, pairing Rutland's king on the river to earn him the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Rutland stack is chopped to $192,000 while Banks is looking at $286,000 in chips.

Jordan Morgan calls from the small blind and Glyn Banks checks from the big blind. The flop is Q♦ 7♠ 3♣ and Morgan checks. Banks bets out $7,500 and Morgan calls to see the Q♣ on the turn and bet $14,500. Banks calls and the river is the 5♥.

Morgan bets $42,500 and Banks calls. Morgan shows Q♠ 3♦ for a full house and Banks has Q♥ 9♥ for trips. Morgan scoops it and it's a big one worth more than $135,000.

Steve Hyvonen, a force to be reckoned with early in Day 2, has been eliminated from this tournament in eighth place.

The hand that caused his demise saw Terry Hawkins limp in and Hyvonen follow suit. Jerry Saucier makes it $12,000 to go from the big blind. Hawkins folds but Hyvonen calls to see the K♣ Q♦ 7♥ flop.

The cards move Hyvonen to open shove and Saucier to call in a flash. Hyvonen shows J♠ T♠ for an open-ended straight draw to Saucier's Q♥ 7♣.

Hyvonen receives $19,157 for his eighth-place finish.

Just like that, Mark Garner is eliminated in ninth place.

Garner is shortstacked with just $48,000 in chips when he open shoves from middle position. The action is folded to Brian Rutland who calls with A♠ K♦ to Garner's A♥ T♦.

The board isn't kind to Garner and after it rolls out K♣ J♠ 2♠ 2♥ 5♠, he is eliminated.

For his ninth-place finish Garner leaves the Grand Casino with $12,771 in prize money.

Glyn Banks has claimed a big pot worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $116,000.

Brian Rutland min-raises to $8,000 from under the gun and gets a call from Mark Garner in the hijack. From the big blind Glyn Banks pops it to $34,000 total and gets a call from Rutland and a fold from Garner.

The flop is T♥ 5♣ 3♦ which is checked to the 7♣ on the turn. Banks leads out for $20,000 and Rutland calls to see the 8♠ on the river. Two checks later, Glyn Banks takes down the pot with A♣ K♠ and Rutland shows A-Q a second before mucking.

Gil George has doubled through Mark Garner and is looking a little healthier with $92,000 to his name.

The action is folded to Garner, who is on the button. He raises to $13,000 and George goes all-in from the big blind for $44,000 total. Garner calls with A♠ T♣ to George's A♥ 3♥.

The board arrives 6♥ 5♣ 2♣ 4♥ Q♠ to give George the inside straight.

Terry Hawkins scoops a pot after seeing a flop of J♠ 8♥ 6♥ with four other players. Hawkins bets $10,000, Rutland calls and the two other players get out of the way. The turn is the 7♦ and Hawkins leads out again for $10,000. Rutland calls to see the 9♥ on the river and Hawkins throws out another $20,000 bet for a call from his opponent.

Rutland shows J-T for a straight but with A♥ 3♥, Hawkins has rivered a flush. 

Brian Rutland bets $8,500 from under the gun and gets two callers: Jeff Cohen from middle position and Jordan Morgan from the small blind.

The flop comes A♣ 7♦ 2♣ and Morgan checks. Rutland bets $13,500 to receive a fold by Cohen and a call from Morgan. The turn is the K♥, which Morgan checks. Rutland throws out $20,000 and Morgan calls to see the 5♥ on the river.

Morgan checks, Rutland bets $30k and Morgan calls to learn that Rutland has pocket fives and has rivered a set on a two outer. Morgan flashes A-Q before mucking his hand.