Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

05-20-2008 14:25 UTC-4

15-Minute Break

[user38449]

The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 45 players go on their first 15-minute break of the day.

05-20-2008 14:23 UTC-4

Lizka Run Over by a Boat

donpeters

Chuck Kelley raises from early position and gets a calls from Daryll Fish in middle position before Eli Lizka calls all in. Fatolla Shahen also calls from the blinds.

The flop comes {7-Clubs}

and Shahen checks to Kelley. Kelley bets out 8,000 and Fish quickly folds behind. Lizka stands up and awaits his fate as he watches Shahen make the call.

The turn is the {Q-Hearts}

and Shahen checks again over to Kelley. This time Kelley bets 15,000. Shahen thinks for a minute before raising the minimum to 30,000. It's another 15,000 to Kelley and he thinks for a minute before folding.

Shahen turns the {K-Spades}

for a monster full house and Lizka is disgusted as he turns over the {A-Clubs}

and is drawing dead.

Lizka is eliminated while Shahen skyrockets his stack to 119,000.

Tags: Chuck Kelley Daryll Fish Eli Lizka Fratolla Shahen

05-20-2008 14:23 UTC-4

Costner Cuts Cutler

[user66118]

After a series of preflop raises and re-raises, Joe Cutler and Gabe Costner get all their chips in the middle in a coin-flip situation. Cutler tables {J-Diamonds}

, while Cutler holds {A-Spades}

.

The board comes down {10-Diamonds}

, and Cutler is eliminated just before our first break of the day.

Tags: Gabe Costner

05-20-2008 14:12 UTC-4

Michael Andrews Eliminated

[user42991]

In a prior hand Michael Andrews had been crippled down to only the size of the ante. He was then all in for the size of the ante. Drew Hart made it 10,000, trying to isolate Andrews, but Devin Jarreau made the call.

On a flop of {A-Spades}

Jarreau went all in. Hart insta-called and showed {A-Hearts}

. Jarreau was on a flush draw with {10-Spades}

. Andrews had the {A-Clubs}

.

The turn was the {K-Clubs}

and the river fell the {6-Spades}

. After making his flush Jarreau yelled, "Yes! I felt it!"

After the hand Hart was crippled to around 10,000.

Tags: Devin Jarreau Drew Hart Michael Andrews

05-20-2008 14:11 UTC-4

Allen Kessler Eliminated by Ed Jatho

[user38449]

Tournament pro Allen 'Chainsaw' Kessler has just been eliminated from the tournament by Ed Jatho of Abita Springs, LA.

According to Kessler, he open-shoved from early position holding {A-Spades}

and Jatho made the call with 'the Doyle Brunson,' ( {10-Hearts}

), leaving himself with just ~8,500 behind. The board ultimately ran out 5-7-8-2-2 giving Jatho trip deuces to knock Kessler out of the tournament.

On his way out the door, Kessler engaged Jatho in a bit of a verbal tussle, which prompted Jatho to fire back, "I'll see you at the final table; you'll be watching from the rail."

Tags: Allen Kessler

05-20-2008 14:09 UTC-4

Sabat Is Out

donpeters

Edward Sabat and Dana Diephouse get it all in preflop. Diephouse shows {K-Spades}

and Sabat shows {A-Spades}

.

The flop is a big one for Diephouse as he hits two pair with {K-Hearts}

. The turn and river are no help for Sabat and he is eliminated from play.

Diephouse is going strong, with around 45,000 chips.

Tags: Dana Diephouse Edward Sabat

05-20-2008 14:03 UTC-4

Recent Eliminations

donpeters

John Ryan, Simon Nguyen, and Jeff Coutroulis have been eliminated from action.

Tags: Jeff Coutroulis John Ryan

05-20-2008 14:02 UTC-4

A Rockstar Sings His Last Song

[user66118]

Tom Sartori has been eliminated from the tournament. With a raise and a call in front of him, Sartori pushed in with 8-8 and was called by the J-J of Michael Cohen.

The board came 9-3-4-10-3, and offered no help to Sartori, who heads back to his day job a little earlier than planned.

Tags: Tom Sartori

05-20-2008 14:02 UTC-4

Schanbacher and Coutroulis Clash Big

donpeters

Action folds to Jeff Coutroulis in the small blind who raises to about 4,000. Jack Schanbacher re-raises from the big blind to 12,000. Coutroulis wastes little time is shoving his chips into the middle in a very forceful fashion, proclaiming, "I feel like I'm going to win this one!"

Schanbacher tanks for a minute before calling with the {A-Spades}

after saying, "I don't think I can fold here." Coutroulis confidently turns over the {9-Hearts}

and is ahead. The pot is huge, over 70,000 chips.

The flop is clean for Coutroulis, {5-Diamonds}

, but the turn is the {A-Hearts}

and Schanbacher takes the lead. The river is the {3-Diamonds}

and Coutroulis is immensely crippled.

Players at the table seemed stunned by the hand and Coutroulis paces around in shock, saying, "After two days, why's it got to happen like that?!"

Tags: Jack Schanbacher Jeff Coutroulis

05-20-2008 13:56 UTC-4

Short Stack

[user66118]

One of the smallest stacks remaining, Joseph Brooks, has the action folded around to him in the small blind, and he puts his remaining 6,500 chips into the center. The big blind, Suju Abraham, makes the call with {10-Hearts}

. Brooks is a slight favorite with the {K-Diamonds}

.

However, the board comes {A-Diamonds}

, and Abraham's two pair knocks out Joseph Brooks.