Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-14-2008 15:58 UTC-7

Hand #20 - Andrew Jeffreys Eliminated in Eighth Place ($63,598)

[user46392]

Bjorin raises to 75,000 on the cutoff, and small blind Steicke reraises to 225,000. Big blind Jeffreys now unexpectedly moves all in for 646,000. Bjorin folds, but Steicke calls.

Jeffreys: {K-Hearts}

Steicke:

Board: a decisive {10-Clubs}

Steicke takes down a 1.391 million pot, and knocks out the overnight chip leader Jeffreys in eighth place.

06-14-2008 15:52 UTC-7

Hand #19 - Steicke

[user4144]

The action folds round to Dirksen who makes up the small blind, Steicke checks the big.

{K-Clubs}

Dirksen checks. Steicke takes his time before betting out 60,000. Dirksen quickly calls.

Turn = {4-Clubs}

Dirksen checks again, and so does Steicke.

Both players check down the {6-Spades}

river, Steicke snapping up the pot with a pair of kings, eight kicker.

06-14-2008 15:49 UTC-7

Hand #18 - Dirksen

[user46392]

It folds around to Hinkle, who raises to 60,000. Small blind Dirksen is the only caller.

They both check the {Q-Diamonds}

flop; Dirksen bets out 80,000 on the {10-Clubs}

turn, and Hinkle passes.

06-14-2008 15:46 UTC-7

Hand #17 - Bjorin

[user4144]

Hinkle raises it up to 60,000. Bjorin calls and we're heads up to the flop.

{J-Hearts}

Bjorin checks, Hinkle announces all in and Bjorin insta-calls.

Hinkle = {J-Diamonds}

Bjorin =

Turn =

River =

Bjorin earns himself a timely double-up.

Tags: Chris Bjorin

06-14-2008 15:44 UTC-7

Hand #16 - Brockington

[user46392]

Bjorin raises to 75,000 UTG and it folds around to big-blind Brockington, who calls.

Flop: {5-Diamonds}

Brockington checks to Bjorin, who bets 100,000. Brockington thinks about it for a while before pushing all his chips in the middle -- a total of 321,000, to cover Bjorin, who has just 174,000 behind. Bjorin folds, and Brockington takes the pot.

06-14-2008 15:40 UTC-7

Hand #15 - Hinkle

[user4144]

As you may have guessed by the title, play has resumed, or "fire in the hole" as our announcer claims, with the action starting with Brockington.

He passes, but Dirksen raises, to the sum of 50,000. He receives two callers: Hinkle from the button and O'Brien in the big blind.

{J-Spades}

Checked to Dustin who bets out 120,000. Hinkle reaches for chips and makes the call. O'Brien steps out of the way.

Turn = {A-Hearts}

Dustin checks, Hinkle slides 230,000 across the felt, which is enough to take the pot.

Tags: Blair Hinkle Dustin Dirksen

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

06-14-2008 15:28 UTC-7

Break Time

[user4144]

Players are now on a short ten-minute break.

Not sure you can get a short ten-minute break though, it's ten minutes, period.

06-14-2008 15:24 UTC-7

Hand #14 - Steicke

[user4144]

Steicke dips into his pyramid of orange chips and makes it a total of 50,000. Hinkle makes the call. Kulicki passes in the big.

{3-Clubs}

Hinkle leads out for 65,000. Steicke calls.

Turn = {10-Clubs}

Hinkle, staring intently at the board, glances back down at his chips before leading out again, this time for 130,000. Green chips involved this time - a sure sign of action.

Steicke, however, pulls out three columns of orange chips (worth 5,000 apiece) and raises it up to 430,000.

Hinkle gives it up. Steicke shows {A-Clubs}

for the bullets. Pow pow.

Tags: Blair Hinkle David Steicke

06-14-2008 15:18 UTC-7

Hand #13 - Bjorin

[user46392]

It folds around to Bjorin, who open-shoves for 108,000. Dirksen calls to his left. Small blind Jeffreys considers it for a while, before passing, looking like he's in pain while he does so. Big blind Hinkle also considers the call for some time -- and then goes all in for 1.4 million. Dirksen folds.

Bjorin: {10-Hearts}

Hinkle:

Board: an incredibly exciting but ultimately fruitless {5-Diamonds}

Bjorin doubles up, and his face displays some emotion for the first time today -- he smiles broadly as he rakes in the chips.