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07-11-2008 15:53 UTC-8

Mike Blocksidge Eliminated-- Kings, then Aces Cracked

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Mike Blocksidge

Robert Ford and Mike Blocksidge got into a preflop raising war, Ford ending up all in with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{Q-Clubs}

vs. Blocksidge's {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

. The flop was {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{3-Clubs}

, the turn was the {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

, but the

{A-Clubs}

spiked on the river to snap off Blocksidge's kings. He was crippled to only 25,000 while Ford raked in the 980,000 pot.

On a subsequent hand, Blocksidge open-shoved for the rest of his chips and Brandon Becker called. Blocksidge held {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{A-Diamonds}

to Becker's {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

. It just wasn't Blocksidge's day, as the flop came down {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{J-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

, Becker hitting two pair. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

, the river was the {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

and Blocksidge was eliminated. Becker is now up to 390,000.