06-01-2009 20:31 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

[user75032]

Everyone's favorite cheery American, Bill Chen, is out of the tournament. Chen lost a sizable pot to Mel Judah, calling all the way with {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{J-Clubs}

{K-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

. We never got to see Chen's hand; he mucked at showdown when Judah opened {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

{Q-Diamonds}

in the hole for two pair, aces and queens. Chen went out a short time later.

A few tables away, Tony G was all in on sixth street after leading every street against Shawn Sheikan. Sheikhan started with buried queens, {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

, and took a shot to eliminate the G despite a board of {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

{6-Clubs}

. The G was on a draw that never got there: {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{7-Clubs}

{6-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

. At showdown, Tony G's pair of sevens was no match for the pair of queens held by Sheikan. As a result, he's out.