, Doyle Brunson shoved all in holding pocket jacks and was called by David Benyamine who tabled 
for the lead. The turn and river blanked out
, 
and Benyamine doubled through to steal the chip lead away from Doyle.
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
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2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
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, Doyle Brunson shoved all in holding pocket jacks and was called by David Benyamine who tabled for the lead. The turn and river blanked out
, and Benyamine doubled through to steal the chip lead away from Doyle.
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, putting Michael Mizrachi to a decision for all of his chips. Mizrachi called and showed a 
. As the dealer spread the flop, a six showed in the door giving Huck the lead, which turned out to be all he'd need as the board did not improve for the man they call "The Grinder."Huck Seed is the first player into the quarter finals where he awaits the winner of the David Benyamine v. Doyle Brunson duel.
and was instanly called by Orel Hershiser who held 
. The board filled out 
giving Deeb a baby flush to keep him alive in the tournament. After the hand, Orel still has a 3-1 chip advantage.
and was given action by Orel Hershiser who tabled a pocket pair of jacks. The board blanked out ace-high and Hersh's jacks held up to win the match, earning him a spot in tomorrow's quarterfinals. The win also enabled Orel to add more ink to his ball, with the addition of Freddy Deeb's autograph. With three down and three to go, Orel continues to look solid against some of the world's top poker pros. The winner of the Scott Fischman v. Andy Bloch match is on deck.
to Fischman's 
. Fischman survived the flop of 
, and held the only club, but the 
on the turn gave Bloch additional outs for a flush. The river delivered the 
and proved fatal to Scott Fischman's championship aspirations.Bloch will face Orel Hershiser in the quarterfinal of the Hearts portion of the bracket.
David made a standard raise from the button holding a poacket pair of jacks. Doyle then countered by moving all in over the top of Benyamine's bet, and David made the call. When it was time to table the cards, Doyle flipped over the
, in major trouble against Benyamine's jacks.The board eventually blanked out eight-high and Benyamine's jacks were good enough to send Doyle to the rail. Brunson received a warm round of applause from the crowd in his exit.
Now guaranteed a minimum payday of $75,000, Benyamine will face off against 4-time NBC Heads-Up money winner Huck Seed in tomorrow's quarterfinals.
Who will move on to tomorrow? We will find out shortly. Stay tuned!
Table 1:
Jonathan Little
v.
Greg Raymer
Table 2:
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow
v.
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Table 3:
Phil Ivey
v.
J.C. Tran
Feature table:
Gus Hansen
v.
Phil Laak
