Dirksen Arrives
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Dustin Dirksen has made an appearance here at RunGood Poker Series Council Bluffs. He's been active early and had his starting stack ran up to 27,000 but recently took a small hit when a player shoved in early position for 3,075 and Dirksen called with 
. His opponent had 
and that player flopped a jack to double up.
Dirksen has more than $1.3 million in tournament cashes including a $400,000 score for sixth at the PCA in 2009. He also has nosebleed cash experience from the old online days, so he's certainly a player to watch.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
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, and his opponent sighed an announced a call after about 15 seconds.
, Elizabeth Hunter had 
, an early-position player had 
, and Darren Attebery had 
flop after two players checked, and the hijack shoved all in for 14,825 more. The other two players folded.
and saw he was actually ahead of 
. The 
turn left him needing help on the river, and he his the nut straight when the 
fell.
flop for 4,000, and both checked the 
river, the big blind checked and Phan bet 7,000. The big blind called and flipped 
but Phan had 
, turning top two against a player who made aces and nines on the river with 
. We didn't see when the money went in.
