2008 World Series of Poker

Day 2 completed

Posted 06-14-2008 04:47 GMT-7

Official Chip Counts Confirmed

As previously reported, the chip counts for the nine finalists in Event #23, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, have now been verified by WSOP staff. Join us for a 2pm PDT final in this event.

Final Table Chip Counts

Andrew Jeffreys -- 1,051,000
Blair Hinkle -- 1,030,000
Dustin Dirksen -- 867,000
David Steicke -- 611,000
Mark Brockington -- 552,000
Daniel O'Brien -- 465,000
Stephane Tayar -- 323,000
Chris Bjorin -- 247,000
Dominik Kulicki -- 241,000

Dalbello Bubbles Final Table

Alessandro Dalbello, down to just 100,000, open-shoves under the gun. Two seats to his left, David Steicke calls. Everyone else folds.

Dalbello:
Steicke:

Everyone is already making sympathetic noises as the board is dealt out, even before the almost inevitable outcome is secured.

Board:

The queen plays, and Dalbello becomes our final table bubbler, eliminated in tenth place.

Tags: Alessandro Dalbello, David Steicke.

Hinkle Doubles Through

Mayhem here, as two of today's most aggressive players clash with just ten players remaining.

Andrew Jeffreys limps in the small blind, Blair Hinkle makes it 42,000, Jeffreys comes over the top for 200,000 total, Hinkle pushes all in for 260,000 more and Jeffreys calls.

Jeffreys =
Hinkle =

Flop =

Both players' eyes remain focused on the board.

Turn =

"Diamond, diamond," chants Jeffreys.

River =

Hinkle quietly celebrates with his team of railers, one of whom is James Mackey, as Jeffreys storms off for a cigarette and, I imagine, a moment or two alone to regain his composure.

Tags: Andrew Jeffreys, Blair Hinkle.

Tayar Goes Over the Top

Dirksen raises to 65,000, and Tayar goes all in behind him for a total of 246,000. Dirksen snorts, "Man, I'm done raising." Meanwhile, Jeffreys is standing up and apparently undergoing some real emotional turmoil. "Do you want a call?" he inquired, and was met with the standard shrug of the all-in. Eventually he folded -- afterwards he said he was holding A-10. Dirksen folded too, Tayar raked in the chips, and they continued.

Tags: Andrew Jeffreys, Dustin Dirksen, Stephane Tayar.

Double-Up for Brockington

A tense moment as Mark Brockington is all in preflop for 195,000 with against Dustin Dirksen's . Dirksen is a little worked up, talking to the deck as the dealer prepares to deal the board. "Come on, put a ten down there," he says. But the deck doesn't hear him.

Board: ("Diamond?" suggests Dirksen hopefully)

Brockington doubles up to 400,000, and they play on.

Tags: Dustin Dirksen, Mark Brockington.

Dirksen Shows No Fear

If there's one person that doesn't fear big stacker and table bully Blair Hinkle, it's the ever-active Dustin Dirksen.

With Dirksen raising it up to 52,000 preflop, Hinkle made it 100,000 and Dirksen called.

On the flop, Hinkle bet out 175,000 and Dirksen again flat-called.

The on the turn led to a check from Hinkle, followed by a bet from Dirksen of 225,000.

Thinking he was behind, Hinkle made the fold, but was briskly shown .

Tags: Blair Hinkle, Dustin Dirksen.

Vital Double-Up for Tayar

With just ten players remaining, Stephane Tayar has avoided that unwanted final table bubble by finding pocket kings and reraising Chris Bjorin's initial raise of 55,000 all in for 110,000.

Bjorin called with sevens, but quickly accepted defeat as a third king hit the flop.

Tags: Chris Bjorin, StephaneTayar.

Bullets Take Niergarth Down

Andrew Jeffreys raises to 50,000 preflop, Nick Niergarth pushes all in for 360,000 and Jeffreys snap-calls.

Jeffreys =
Niergarth =

Board =

Niergarth out; Jeffreys increases his lead to 1,300,000.

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Meanwhile, Dominik Kulicki has 333,000