Down to Four Tables at the Sportsman

Young Zimnan Ziyard was just eliminated by Matthew Gilbert, bringing the total number of players remaining at the Sportsman Casino down to just 36. He got it all in with {A-Hearts}

preflop, and Gilbert took him on with {5-Clubs}

. "Coinflip!" could be heard buzzing at the back of the room, and you know that however many chips players start with, and however long the clock, this kind of situation is still going to bust a goodly proportion of them.

So, with a tense Gilbert saying, "Low, low, come on, nice and low," the flop brought {2-Diamonds}

. Pretty low. But now the fourth deuce wasnt such a great low card any more...so he was happy to see the following {6-Spades}

, giving the table a little thump but immediately shaking the hand of his opponent. Zimnan Ziyard headed slowly for the door, pursued by a particularly persistent camera with one of those mics on a stick. He said he was "gutted," but proceeded to good-naturedly give his opinion on what was one of his first major tournament appearances, it sounded like from behind the filmers.

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)

Down to Four Tables at the Sportsman