Joseph Dibiasi is still our chip leader here in Event #18 where we have only 31 players remaining.
Dibiasi opened from under the gun to 12,000 and Samer Al-Shurieki called from the big blind. The would not have been out of place on a Valentine's Day card but Al-Shurieki showed it no love and he checked. Dibiasi tested the waters with a 20,000 bet and it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
Dibiasi is now on 400,000 chips; the Canadian looks extremely comfortable as we approach the business end of this tournament.
Dominik Nitsche has moved tables and he cannot be too enthralled about his new seat. To his right is Kyle Cartwright who is a regular on the WSOP Circuit where he has three championship rings. To Nitsche's left is the legendary Phil Ivey, who is short-stacked, but even if Ivey only had a single chip in his stack you still wouldn't want him on your left!
Tamer Kamel raised it up to 13,500 preflop. Joseph Dibiasi called on the button. They took a flop of . Both players checked. The turn came the . Kamel checked and Dibiasi bet 48,500. Kamel called and the river was a brick. Kamel checked again, and Dibiasi decided to set Kamel all in.
Kamel went deep into the tank and appeared really flustered. He finally said "call" and flipped up his for top set. Dibiasi could only muster up .
Dibiasi got set back to 220,000, while Kamel doubled to 410,000.
James Cooper's tournament has ended and in cruel circumstances too.
Cooper got his stack into the middle as an 82% favorite with his crushing the of Adam Sanders. Cooper's kings kept in front as the flop came into view but they were left desperately needing a third king when the became the turn card. The river failed to alter anything and Cooper and his shiny L.A. Lakers hat exited the tournament area.
"Is that how you win tournaments?" asked Sanders to Shannon Shorr.
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flop and Sanders continued for 20,000. The player in the cutoff folded and Cartwright called.
turn and both players checked the 
river.
and Sanders had 
for the better pair.
and counterfeited the eights of Rogers to give Ivey the win and leave Rogers short-stacked.
would not have been out of place on a Valentine's Day card but Al-Shurieki showed it no love and he checked. Dibiasi tested the waters with a 20,000 bet and it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
was showing when Daniel Idema and Casey Long were all in.
river gave Idema trip jacks and Casey Long was eliminated in 30th place.
. Both players checked. The turn came the 
.
became the turn card. The 
river failed to alter anything and Cooper and his shiny L.A. Lakers hat exited the tournament area.
