04-24-2007 12:47 UTC-8

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Eliminated

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Cliff Josephy

Cliff Josephy raised under the gun to 9,000, and Jaime Ligator called from late position. The flop came {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

, Josephy checked, Ligator bet 14,000, and Josephy called. The turn card was the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

, and both players checked. The river card was the {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

, Josephy bet 26,000, Ligator moved all in, and Josephy called.

Ligator showed pocket jacks ( {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{J-Spades}

) for top set, and Josephy showed pocket eights ( {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

) for second set. The chips were counted down, and Josephy was left with just 1,200 in chips.

The next hand, Josephy was forced all in from the big blind, and Ben Johnson raised to 8,500 from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, Johnson took the side pot, and they showed their cards. Johnson had {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

, and Josephy flipped over his cards, seeing them for the first time -- {4-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{2-Diamonds}

.

The board came {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

{2-Clubs}

{9-Diamonds}

{8-Clubs}

, and Johnson won the pot with two pair to eliminate Cliff Josephy.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Jaime Ligator JohnnyBax