Break
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Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 31 players are on a 10-minute break
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Choctaw
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Choctaw
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
808
Level
33
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Nguyen Eliminates Tesfalidet
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mesgana Tesfalidet, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, open-shoved her last 180,000 from early position. The action folded all the way to Huy Nguyen in the big blind who called.
Tesfalidet: 
Nguyen: 
"Come on," Tesfalidet urged the dealer. "Nine."
There was no nine to be found on the 
board however, and Tesfalidet was eliminated from the tournament.
Nguyen is among our chip leaders now with over 850,000 chips.
Cheung Chipping Up
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
A very short-stacked player moved in for his last 72,000 preflop and the action folded to Robert Cheung in the big blind.
"I have two face cards," he said. "I have to call."
"I ain't got any," the short-stacked player joked.
Shorty: 
Cheung: 
Cheung extended his lead with the 
flop and the 
on the turn ended the hand. The 
on the river was only protocol and Cheung is now up to 400,000 chips.
Wood Doubles
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Val Wood moved all in preflop and was called by the player on his immediate left. The hands were opened and looked like this:
Wood: 
Opponent:
The board ran 
, and thanks to the ace on the river Wood doubled to 205,000 chips.
Level: 24
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Hi Mom!
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Bui just pulled in a massive pot with a wired pair of nines, and the only thing he was worried about was his family.
"Tell my wife and kids I said 'hi,'" he told us with a smile.
Bui has a lot to smile about, he's sitting with 720,000 chips.
Shooter Doubles Again
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
and Bobby "Shooter" Hempkins led out for 30,000. An opponent raised to 80,000, Hempkins moved all in for 149,000 and his opponent called.
Hempkins: 
Opponent:
Hempkins was ahead with broadway, but if the board paired his opponent would make a winning full house. The board did not pair with the 
on the river however, and Hempkins won the pot, doubling to 350,000 chips.
Voelzel Busts
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
A short-stacked Gus Voelzel has been eliminated as his set of jacks were run down by an opponent's flush draw that got there on the river. The Austin, Texas native takes home $4,189 for his efforts.
Ship It To Shooter
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Bobby "Shooter" Hempkins moved all in for his last 76,000 preflop and was called by Shallum Lynch in the small blind.
Hempkins: 
Lynch: 
The flop was clean, but the on the turn gave Hempkins the lead. The bricked on the river, and Hempkins doubled to 150,000 chips.
Seiwert Battling Back
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Neal Seiwert suffered a cooler earlier, but he just doubled up to nearly half a million chips.
Seiwert was all in preflop with against an opponent's 
and held when the board ran 
.