2007 World Series of Poker

Day 2 completed

Posted 06-07-2007 03:52 GMT-7

Jordan Morgan Eliminates Ron Ware AND Richard Ashby

After a flop of K-6-2 Richard Ashby bet and was raised by Ron Ware. Jordan Morgan re-raised and Ashby and Ware committed the rest of their chips. Ashby had Aces and Ware had a flush and low draw but Morgan had flopped a set of kings. The board paired deuces on the river and Morgan's full house scooped the pot , sending Ware out in 10th place and Ashby out in 9th.

So, our final table will be a bit short-handed and will start at 3 p.m. PDT tomorrow.

Tags: Jordan Morgan, Richard Ashby, Ron Ware.

Richard Ashby Doubles Up

Richard Ashby flopped top two pair and no low hand appeared, allowing him to double up through Jordan Morgan. The other players tried without much success to hide the fact that the were hoping Ashby would bust, and some grins and good-natured laughter followed his dragging the pot.

Tags: Jordan Morgan, Richard Ashby.

Not Much Action, But . . .

Jordan Morgan has been getting a massage for the better part of an hour.

And the masseuse looks like a girl with whom I went to high school.

Just thought you'd like to know.

A Little Levity . . . Just A Little

Nine of the ten players at the final table look grim and determined . . . and Bryan Devonshire is keeping up a steady stream of chatter and jokes with some friends hanging out a few feet behind the rail. The play has turned conservative again, as you might expect. One loose call could get you chasing and cost you your entire stack, so caution is the watchword at the moment.

Tags: Bryan Devonshire.

Nothing Decisive, But . . .

Bryan Devonshire won a big pot from Bryan Andrews when the turn and river gave him Aces full and negated the low hand to which Andrews was drawing.

Tags: Bryan Andrews, Bryan Devonshire.

Keeping Things Light

The players have been at it for 12 hours and they're playing for a spot in a WSOP final table, but Bryan Devonshire was able to find the lighter side of things. "Looks just like a home game, right, boys?" he said as the first ten-handed deal was shared out.

Tags: Bryan Devonshire.

One To Go

With Richard Ashby eliminating Benny Wan, Randy Kling was the new short stack and he wasn't able to hang on for very long in the face of these escalating blinds. Kling was eliminated in 11th place and we've consolidated down to one table. One more elimination and our final table will be set and play done for the day.

Tags: Benny Wan, Randy Kling, Richard Ashby.

Benny Wan Eliminated in 11th Place

With only 43K left Benny Wan bet the rest of his chips with , but ran into the of J.R. Riess. Wan didn't catch a Queen or a low hand and was eliminated.

Tags: Benny Wan, J.R. Reiss.

The Chip Counts

Here are the updated chip counts from the break:

Bryan Andrews: 288,000
John Varner: 282,000
Jeff Calkins: 279,000
Jordan Morgan: 226,000
J.R. Reiss: 184,000
Bryan Devonshire: 183,000
Rich Zhu: 182,000
Ron Ware: 168,000
Alex Kravchenko: 130,000
Randy Kling: 103,000
Richard Ashby: 79,000
Benny Wah: 43,000