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06-20-2008 14:24 UTC-8

Bluffing the Devilfish

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Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott raised it up to 650 preflop and Michael Mizrachi called. On the {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Hearts}

{6-Spades}

flop, Mizrachi pushed all in for 750 and the Devilfish folded, showing {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

face up.

"You wanna see?" asked The Grinder.

Mizrachi showed {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{J-Diamonds}

Tags: David Ulliott Michael Mizrachi

06-20-2008 14:29 UTC-8

No For Yeh

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Philip Yeh is among the recently departed, as are Katja Thater and Jon Little.

06-20-2008 14:31 UTC-8

David Gent Eliminated

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Big Slick versus pocket tens. No improvement.

Tags: David Gent

06-20-2008 14:37 UTC-8

Quads for Murphy

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John Murphy has had some good fortune, flopping a set of deuces and then rivering quads (though they were all in on the flop) to knock out two players with one proverbial stone.

Tags: John Murphy

06-20-2008 14:40 UTC-8

Quads for Nguyen

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Scotty Nguyen, down to just 500, went all in with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{2-Diamonds}

and got himself called by an opponent holding {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{6-Spades}

.

Flop: an unbelievable {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{A-Diamonds}

Turn: an even more unbelievable {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

River: entirely irrelevant

Nguyen still in the game, on 1,250.

06-20-2008 14:46 UTC-8

Knaves for Griffin

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Gavin Griffin has doubled up his short stack to 2,600 with {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

against an opponent's {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

, neither of them hitting anything on the {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{10-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{3-Spades}

.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

06-20-2008 14:47 UTC-8

Aken to Get Ahead

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James Akenhead is up to 7,000 after triumphing all in preflop with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

versus

{A-Spades}

{4-Spades}

and an ensuing {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

{10-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

board.

Tags: James Akenhead

06-20-2008 14:49 UTC-8

Elezra From Minieri

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On a

{K-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

{3-Clubs}

{2-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

board, Eli Elezra check-called a bet from recent bracelet winner Dario Minieri before showing {Q-?}

{Q-?}

{9-?}

. Minieri mucked.

Elezra now on 13,800, Minieri drops to 7,000.

Tags: Dario Minieri Eli Elezra

06-20-2008 14:52 UTC-8

Table of Doom

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The new table of doom and certain death now involves the following line up:

Paul 'Pab' Foltyn
Chad Batista
David Levi
Allen Cunningham
Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger

06-20-2008 14:54 UTC-8

Chad Brown Doubles Up

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Should look happier

Chad Brown has doubled up to 12,850 with A-K against pocket nines, an ace on the flop to keep him in the game.

Tags: Chad Brown

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