EVENT #10A/B: MAIN EVENT

Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Cherokee in Cherokee, North Carolina played down to the final 14 players on Sunday, and David Williams (pictured) leads the way heading into the final day of action. The day began with 168 hopefuls looking to claim the lion's share of a massive $1,179,000 prize pool, and of that number, 81 managed to make the money. Over the course of 10 full levels of play, the field was pared down to just 14, and Williams bagged the most chips with 2.165 million.

Williams should be comfortable playing with a big stack, as he finished Day 1A second in the counts, trailing only Aaron Plaisted. Employing a patient style and staying mostly silent throughout Day 2, Williams steadily accumulated chips without involving himself in too many major confrontations. And when he did, lady luck shined on Williams, as evidenced by one of the last hands of the evening. After calling Troy Thornton's preflop shove with   , Williams was trailing badly against   . The flop and turn came safely for Thornton, but the river brought the   to give Williams the win while eliminating Thornton in 15th place.

Despite his chip lead, Williams faces some stiff competition if he hopes to take home a gold ring, a berth in the WSOP Circuit National Championship, and $235,804 in first place prize money. Michael "Tony" Sewell sits with 945,000 - good for ninth in chips of the 14 remaining runners - and Sewell is running hot after taking down his first Circuit ring in this stop's first event. Diana Dinser is also in contention with 1,090,000, trying to become the second woman ever to win a Circuit Main Event title, and the second consecutive woman winner after Michelle Chin accomplished the feat just last week at the Council Bluffs stop.

You can find a find a full rundown of the chip counts for the 14 remaining players by clicking on the "Reports" tab above.

Many accomplished pros weaved their way into the money before falling short, including Ralph Massey (17th), Nicholas Palma (41st), Steve Karp (52nd), and David Bach (65th).

For a complete list of those who secured a cash, along with where they placed and how much they pocketed, check out the "Results" tab above. And to see what prizes the final 14 are playing for, head to the "Prize Pool" tab.

Day 3 action is set to start at noon EST, and you can follow along with all the action by keeping up with the live updates at WSOP.com.

Troy Thornton moves all-in for 306,000 from the hijack position. After getting a count, David Williams calls in the small blind. The cards are flipped.

Williams:   
Thornton:   

The flop comes     and the turn brings the  . The river brings bad news for Thornton. It is the  , giving Williams a set of fives. Thornton is eliminated in 15th place.

David Williams - 1,500,000 (62 BBs)
Troy Thornton - Eliminated

Ralph Massey opens for 50,000 from early position, Martin Roberts flats from the cutoff, Brian Wolter does the same from the button, and Aaron Plaisted defends his big blind.

The flop comes down     and Massey leads out for 140,000. Roberts calls the bet, but Wolter has other ideas, shoving all in for about 500,000. Plaisted quickly folds out, and Massey shoves all in as well, with Wolter just covering him. Roberts decides to get out of the way, and the cards are turned face up.

Massey:   
Wolter:   

Massey is in front with his overpair to the board, but Wolter is drawing extremely live, needing any heart, jack or king to catch up.

Turn:  
River:  

When the heart fills Wolter's flush he jumps around the room hollering to his friends on the rail, fueled by the latest rounds of Fireball he and his tablemates have been downing. Massey, for his part, sits stoically in his seat, counting out the chips before the dealer does and declaring "he covers... good game" like a true professional.

Brian Wolter - 1,300,000 (54 BBs)
Ralph Massey - Eliminated

Table 1:

1. Aaron Plaisted - 175,000
2. Dean Schultz - 600,000
3. Ralph Massey - 600,000
4. Garry Simms - 1,500,000
5. Ryan Jones - 1,700,000
6. Martin Roberts - 850,000
7. Brian Wolter - 400,000
8. Adam West - 900,000
9. Jason Joyner - 300,000

Table 2:

1. Michael Sewell - 700,000
2. David Williams - 1,200,000
3. Nikolai Sears - 900,000
4. Clifford Billups - 1,300,000
5. Erik Gorman - 700,000
6. Peter Vitantonio - 1,000,000
7. Troy Thornton - 525,000
8. Jody Garaventa - 500,000
9. Diane Dinser - 1,000,000

David Williams opens to 60,000 holding the button, and Eric Brelsford three-bet shoves for his last 137,000 out of the small blind.

Michael Sewell four-bet shoves for about 550,000 to isolate the at-risk Brelsford, and Williams cooperates by getting out of the way.

Brelsford:   
Sewell:   

Brelsford says to the table "I win these all the time, don't worry," but when a flop of     is spread across the felt, he has no chance of doing so. Sewell flops the nut flush and sends Brelsford to the payout desk.

Michael Sewell - 745,000 (31 BBs)
Eric Brelsford - Eliminated

The 19 players left in contention are now on a 15-minute break.

Bob Beck flips a coin with Michael Sewell for all the marbles, and it's Sewell with the slight advantage holding    to Beck's   .

Flop:    
Turn:  
River:  

No big cards arrive for Beck and Sewell's pocket pair holds up for the win.

Michael Sewell - 560,000 (28 BBs)
Bob Beck - Eliminated

Noe Hernandez moves all-in from under the gun. Play folds around to Diane Dinser in the small blind. She calls and the player in the big blind folds. The cards are tabled.

Dinser:   
Hernandez:   

The board runs out        .

Neither player has a diamond, so Dinser takes the pot with her ace-king high. Hernandez is eliminated from the tournament in 22nd place.

Diane Dinser - 900,000 (45 BBs)
Noe Hernandez - Eliminated

According to Peter Vitantonio, he opened the pot with    and was called by Tommy Burleson (pictured) and the two players in the blinds. The flop came king high with with one heart and he bet 55,000. Burleson called and the players in the blinds folded.

The turn brought another heart and he jammed all-in and had Burleson covered. Burleson called putting his tournament life at stake with   , which was good enough for top pair and best hand at the time.

The river brought another heart, completing Vitantonio's flush.

Peter Vitantonio - 1,000,000 (50 BBs)
Tommy Burleson - Eliminated

Raymond Hall raises all-in from the hijack position and Eric Brelsford calls from the big blind. The cards are tabled.

Brelsford:   
Hall:   

The board runs out         and Hall is eliminated from the tournament.

Eric Brelsford - 600,000 (30 BBs)
Raymond Hall - Eliminated