Jordan Rich is out ninth. He open-shoved for his last $97k and Donald Nicholson came over the top all-in behind him for $270,000.

Everyone stepped out of the way, putting Rich all-in for his tournament life, and he was in big trouble turning over J 10 against Nicholson's pocket rockets.

The flop hit J 7 6 giving Jordan some outs, but the 3 4 turn and river dashed those. For his ninth-place showing Rich will get $25,952 richer.

Ryan Young just picked up a pot worth over $200k pushing all-in on the flop. The action began with Donald Nicholson pushing in a $30,000 pre-flop raise. Young made it $90k behind him and got the call from Nicholson.

Donnie check-folded Q J 5 flop after Young shoved.

We're into the next level and the blinds are up!

Don Nicholson is making some moves here at the final table.

He picked up the first of two pots joining the action by calling a $22,000 early position raise from Mark Garner. When Garner checked the Q 8 5 flop Nicholson promptly fired out a $33k bet. Garner looked to be counting out a raise but thought better of it, open-folding his A-K.

Nicholson then made a $25k pre-flop bet which was called by chip leader John Devia in the small blind. Nicholson took the pot down again, firing $40k at the 9 4 3 flop.

The cards are in the air from Tunica and a Ben Sabrin raise has taken the first pot.

Here We Go!

It's Tuesday in Tunica folks and that means the final table of the 2008 WSOP circuit event at the Grand Casino Tunica.

Internet problems here at the Grand's event center have left us unable to post anything up till now and have delayed the start of the tournament, but we're more than live now.

The final nine will began play in just a few minutes with John Devia in the chip lead sitting on just under 1 million chips. 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Young will start out next best with a little over $500k.

Giovanni Marcacci isn't far behind either with $465,000 and WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider will begin play with $422,000.

Rounding out the final table are Ben Sabrin with $417,000, Donald Nicholson with over $300k and short stacks Bart Tichelman, 2006 WSOP Main Event 25th-place finisher Mark Garner and 2007 WPT Five Diamond final-table participant Jordan Rich fighting for their tournament lives.

Stay tuned to PL.com and we'll bring you all the action from the banks of the Mississippi as it happens!