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

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

06-13-2008 23:50 UTC-7

Plucky Chris Bjorin

[user4144]

Plucky Chris Bjorin, who's harder to remove than gum on your shoe, has just doubled up to 200,000 and looking more and more likely to creep onto that final table.

All in against Dustin Dirksen, Bjorin needed to avoid a king with {10-Clubs}

against

. The

flop was a nice one, but the {10-Spades}

turn was even nicer, Dirksen drawing dead before the {2-Hearts}

river.

Dirksen -- 450,000
Bjorin -- 200,000

Tags: Chris Bjorin Dustin Dirksen

06-13-2008 23:47 UTC-7

Sealey is Undone

[user46392]

Conor "Sealey" Tate raised to 27,000 from the button, and Blair Hinkle reraised to 80,000. Tate moved in instantly, and just as quickly, Hinkle called.

Tate: {A-?}

Hinkle:

Board:

Hence Sealey has come unstuck, and has hit the rail.

Tags: Blair Hinkle Conor Tate

06-13-2008 23:38 UTC-7

Tang Gone as Well

[user46392]

Ricky Tang, also crippled by Lenoble in his three-way all-in bonanza, is now OUT. Lenoble raised all in with pocket nines on the cutoff, and small blind Tang called with 10-6 offsuit.

Board: {Q-Hearts}

.

06-13-2008 23:30 UTC-7

Wheldon Eliminated

[user46392]

Indeed, Wheldon won the side pot in that monstrous hand -- which was an ante-sized 1,000. He did manage to double up to a whopping 2,000, but he got his last shrapnel in with 5-8 offsuit, didn't hit, and is now OUT.

06-13-2008 23:28 UTC-7

Three-Way Dance

[user4144]

Wow! This is more jam-packed with action than a Die Hard box set.

Three-way all-in.

Ricky Tang = {A-?}

Graham Wheldon = {10-?}

Rick Lenoble = {8-?}

Board =

Tang takes yet another hit and is down to the felt, as is Wheldon, whilst Lenoble survives to win a monster pot and shoot up to circa 500,000 in chips.

Tags: Graham Wheldon Rick Le Noble Ricky Tang

06-13-2008 23:23 UTC-7

Dirksen Doubles

[user4144]

Dustin Dirksen has doubled up to a Jeffreys-threatening 560,000 in chips.

The major hand involved neighbor Ricky Tang as the two players clashed in a battle of the blinds encounter.

Folded round to the small blind, Dirksen limped, only for Tang to make it 30,000 more from the big blind. Dirsken re-popped to 250,000 all in and Tang called.

Tang = {J-Diamonds}

Dirksen =

Board =

Tang crippled.

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Ricky Tang

06-13-2008 23:18 UTC-7

Bircheff Eliminated

[user46392]

Loudest player in the tournament, Dylan Bircheff, has been eliminated.

He got it all in preflop with {J-Clubs}

against Stephane Tayar's {J-Hearts}

-- the board a king-less {A-Diamonds}

.

Bircheff pounded his fist on the table, telling the whole table he loved them. "I played so good, I had to make a move sometime."

Shouting something at volume about the bracelet, he headed for the cash desk. "I'll be back next year!" he warned.

Tayar is currently on 295,000.

Tags: Dylan Bircheff Eliminated