Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

05-20-2008 22:53 UTC-4

Cory Albertson Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,967)

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Cory Albertson moved all in preflop for 60,000 and Timothy Miles made the call.

Miles: {A-Diamonds}

Albertson: {A-Spades}

The board missed both players and Albertson is our 15th-place finisher and will receive $11,967 for his efforts.

Tags: Cory Albertson

05-20-2008 22:50 UTC-4

Suju Abraham Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,573)

donpeters

After being crippled on the last hand, Suju Abraham found himself in the big blind with only 10,000 behind after he paid the blind and ante. He declared, "If you're playing for six, you're playing for 16 boys. I probably won't even look."

Gabe Costner opened up the action from early position with a raise to 18,000. Action folded back to Abraham and he stuck in his remaining 10,000 in chips before standing up. Costner's girlfriend blew him a kiss as he turned over the best hand with {Q-Hearts}

. Abraham showed the {7-Hearts}

.

Abraham improved on a {J-Clubs}

flop, but the turn was the {5-Diamonds}

and the river the {3-Diamonds}

to send Abraham to the rail. He finished in 16th place and received $9,573.

Costner continues to increase his stack and is now over 170,000.

Tags: Gabe Costner Suju Abraham

05-20-2008 22:40 UTC-4

Browne Walkin' Miles

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On a flop of {Q-Spades}

, Timothy Miles bet 20,000 into a 45,000 pot. Mike Browne made the call. The river card of {J-Spades}

was checked around. The river fell the {4-Spades}

. Miles checked and Browne bet 50,000. Miles mucked.

After this pot, Browne moved up to approximately 220,000 and Miles dropped to about 280,000.

Tags: Mike Browne Timothy Miles

05-20-2008 22:40 UTC-4

Battle of the Short Stacks

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In middle position and first in the pot, Suju Abraham raises all in for about 55,000. To his left, Lou Esposito, the defending champion, makes the all-in call, putting his own tournament life at risk.

When the cards are shown, Abraham has {K-Spades}

and is up against the {J-Hearts}

of Esposito.

The community cards come out: {3-Hearts}

, and Esposito survives this battle. His tally is now back up to around 90,000, still well below average. Abraham is crippled, down to just 16,000.

Tags: Lou Esposito Suju Abraham

05-20-2008 22:35 UTC-4

Brice Moves and Doubles Up

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Jason Brice was moved to table 15 seat 3, and pushed all in on the first hand dealt to him. Gabe Costner made the call.

Costner: {Q-Spades}

Brice:

Costner's girlfriend started shouting, "No ace! No ace!"

The flop didn't listen to her as it produced {A-Spades}

.

Costner's girlfriend shouted, "We want a queen!"

Brice: "No! We don't want a queen."

The deck proceeded to produce the {J-Clubs}

on the turn and {K-Hearts}

on the river.

Costner's girlfriend: "That's okay honey. You can get them next time."

After the hand, Brice moved up to around 135,000.

Tags: Gabe Costner Jason Brice

05-20-2008 22:27 UTC-4

Darryll Fish Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,573)

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For most of the last few rounds, Darryll Fish has been half-jokingly complaining about the big stack player on his left, Ed Jatho; the two have been involved in pots together on several occasions.

In this pot, action is folded around to Fish, who takes a stand and pushes his remaining 51,000. His nemesis, Ed Jatho methodically cuts out the call amount and shoots an eye at Fish.

"You gonna bust me, Ed?" asks Fish.

To which Jatho replies, "I call."

Fish utters, "Queen high," as he flips over {Q-Hearts}

. Jatho confidently tables the {A-Spades}

, and has Fish drawing slim.

The flop comes {10-Clubs}

, giving both players a straight draw. The turn brings a sweat card, the {4-Hearts}

, as Fish picks up more outs to a flush draw. However, the river blanks off, as far as Fish is concerned. The {A-Diamonds}

will be the last card Fish sees in this tournament.

Tags: Darryll Fish Ed Jatho

05-20-2008 22:18 UTC-4

Browne Seeks Divine Intervention

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Preflop, Fatolla Shahen raises to 18,000 and receives a call from Mike Browne. The flop is {5-Diamonds}

and Shahen bets 40,000.

Browne goes into the tank for a minute and then raises his hand up towards heaven and says, "What's it you say poker gods? Get out?"
Browne then mucks his cards.

Tags: Fatolla Shahen Mike Browne

05-20-2008 22:13 UTC-4

Costner Gives His Girlfriend Something To Cheer About

donpeters

Gabe Costner calls a bet of 18,000 from Ed Jatho out of the big blind. The players go to a heads-up flop and take the board of {8-Clubs}

.

Costner checks over to Jatho. Jatho strings out five gray chips across the betting line. Costner's girlfriend, Claudia Crawford, can't bear to watch as she turns her back to the action. She mentions that she's more nervous than he is about the tournament. Just as she says that, Costner announces that he is all in and moves his chip stack around his cards and into the middle. Crawford covers her face with her hands as she can't watch.

Jatho thinks before calling and the heads from the crowd snap towards table 15.

Coster: {A-Hearts}

Jatho:

The turn brings the {4-Hearts}

and gives Costner some additional outs. With his girlfriend pacing back and forth on the rail, the dealer slaps the most beautiful card in the deck on the table, the {A-Spades}

. Costner has evaded elimination this time and his girlfriend runs over to give him a hug.

Tags: Claudia Crawford Ed Jatho Gabe Costner