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09-27-2008 22:13 UTC+1

Shane Warne, the Michael Jordan of Cricket, Eliminated

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Shane Warne

World-famous cricketer Shane Warne has just been eliminated from the Main Event by professional poker player Farzad Bonyadi.

On a board showing {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

{8-Clubs}

{A-Diamonds}

, Bonyadi led out with a 6,000 bet into an approximately 8,000 pot, effectively putting Warne to a decision for all of his chips. Warne made the call and tabled {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

, only to see that he was well behind Bonyadi's {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

.

A jack on the river filled Bonyadi up, and Warne quickly exited the tournament area.

After the hand, Bonyadi stacked up almost 47,000 in chips.

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Shane Warne