01-31-2010 17:58 UTC+11

Birman Scores Chips

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Paul Birman moved his stack into the middle preflop with {a-Hearts}

{a-Hearts}

{k-Diamonds}

and found himself flipping for his tournament life against an opponent's pocket queens.

Birman fell further behind on the flop of {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{10-Spades}

{6-Clubs}

but the

{k-Hearts}

spiked on the turn, which held up after the {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

blanked out on the river to see him double up.

Birman is up to 25,000 in chips after that hand.