Craig McCorkell won his and the United Kingdom's only bracelet at the 2012 World Series of Poker and he has given himself a solid chance of adding a second here in Event #28.
McCorkell is currently armed with 55,000 chips, which are stacked in piles of 40 or even 50. After struggling to count them accurately we asked McCorkell how many he was playing and he told us 55,000. That's good enough for us, and is certainly good for him as it puts him in touch of the chip leaders.
Our intrepid reporter Matt Whitefield has just handed us a slip of paper informing us that Justin Bonomo has busted out.
There was around 11,000 already in the pot on a board, and a player bet 10,000. Bonomo called off his remaining 6,200 and turned over . Unfortunately for Bonomo, his opponent held , which left Bonomo drawing dead. The meaningless was the river card and Bonomo headed for the rail.
We believe that Brendon Rubie has been eliminated from this tournament due to the fact there is a completely different person sat in his seat and judging by how Rocco Palumbo's stack has grown to 48,000 from 27,000 he is the likely executioner.
Darryll Fish has just doubled up when his held against his opponent's when the board ran out . Fish is now up to 4,400 chips, or 11 big blinds if you are that way inclined.
Earlier in the WSOP, Fish took some time out to talk about an interesting hand he played in Event #2, the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Eight-handed that he finished third in. You can check out the article here.
Phil Collins was in position against an opponent, heads up on a flop of . His opponent bet 750, and Collins called. The turn came , and both players checked. Another three came on the river, this time , and Collins' opponent came out with 1,675. Collins quickly called, and his opponent showed . Collins mucked.
World Poker Tour Venice champion Rocco Palumbo opened to 600 from under the gun and the action passed all the way around to Brendon Rubie who was seated on the button. Rubie, who has made the trip from Australia, three-bet to 1,550 and Palumbo called.
The pair saw the dealer spread the flop, a flop that Palumbo check-called a 1,700 bet from Rubie. That was the last of the action as both players checked the arrival of the turn and river, Palumbo mucking before he even saw Rubie's hand. Rubie held , by the way.
If you want to see a trio of talented players flexing their poker muscles then head over to Gold #56 because there you will find Rupert Elder, Matt Giannetti and Eoghan O'Dea seated within close proximity of each other.
Between them, the three young men have $8,777,037 in live tournament winnings, a European Poker Tour title, an Aussie Millions ring, two World Poker Tour titles and two World Series of Poker Main Event final table appearances.
board, and a player bet 10,000. Bonomo called off his remaining 6,200 and turned over 
. Unfortunately for Bonomo, his opponent held 
, which left Bonomo drawing dead. The meaningless 
was the river card and Bonomo headed for the rail.
when the board ran out 
. Fish is now up to 4,400 chips, or 11 big blinds if you are that way inclined.
. His opponent bet 750, and Collins called. The turn came 
, and both players checked. Another three came on the river, this time 
, and Collins' opponent came out with 1,675. Collins quickly called, and his opponent showed 
. Collins mucked.
flop, a flop that Palumbo check-called a 1,700 bet from Rubie. That was the last of the action as both players checked the arrival of the 
river, Palumbo mucking before he even saw Rubie's hand. Rubie held 
