Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-14-2008 16:08 UTC-7

Hand #26 - Dirksen

[user46392]

It folds to small blind Bjorin, who calls. Dirksen on the big blind checks. They see a flop.

{Q-Clubs}

Bjorin checks, and Dirksen bets around 50,000. Bjorin calls.

{5-Clubs}

Bjorin bets around 100,000, and DIrksen moves all in. Bjorin passes.

06-14-2008 16:16 UTC-7

Hand #27 - Steicke

[user4144]

Next hand, Hinkle raises it up to 65,000 and Steicke defends his big blind.

{9-Diamonds}

Steicke leads out for a bet of 96,000. Hinkle removes a handful of orange chips from the tip of his stack and makes the call.

Turn = {6-Hearts}

Again, Steicke leads out, this time for 173,000. Hinkle lays it down.

06-14-2008 16:18 UTC-7

You will probably have heard of "shuffle up and deal" and, if you're British, "toad in the hole", but when our announcer started off proceedings, and the post-break action for that matter, with "fire in the hole", there were a few raised eyebrows to say the least.

Speaking to the announcer during the break, he was keen to confirm that his catchphrase was all his own work, although yet to be patented, which I feel is a mistake.

"It's all in the delivery," he claimed. "It's the pause that makes it."

06-14-2008 16:19 UTC-7