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Sun Jun 01 2008 15:58 PST | Posted by Pojo
Isaac Haxton Eliminated
Isaac Haxton moved all in from early position and was called by the small blind and the big blind. The flop came
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
, the small blind checked, then the big blind led out, which sparked the small blind to shove all in. The big blind called and turned over pocket deuces against the big blind's K-Q. Haxton reluctantly turned over 
and asked the dealer, "Ace-seven any good here?" The dealer chuckled, as did other players at the table. The river was yet another queen to give the big blind a full boat, eliminating Haxton from today's event. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:49 PST | Posted by FerricRamsium
Pham Not Sitting Still
Consistent with his advertised style, David Pham has been very active today in the Tropical Room.
In a recent pot, a player limped to him in the big blind, and the two men saw a cheap flop heads up. The first three cards off the deck were
, and both players checked.
The turn brought the
, and Pham again checked. This time his opponent decided it was time, and bet out 500. Without much delay, Pham put in a check-raise up to 2,150. The other player called, and the river paired the board, 
. Pham again checked, and his opponent thoughtfully pushed his remaining 4,325 chips forward.
Pham, at this point in the hand, had about 5,500 left, and he deliberately counted and re-counted his stack, cutting out calling chips, and then putting them back several times. Finally, after about five minutes of camera time, Pham let it go. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:47 PST | Posted by F-Train
Brenes Goes Out With Class
Humberto Brenes has been eliminated from today's event. His hand of
was no match for the aces of Shaf Holland. After the hand, a different player at the table asked Brenes for his autograph. Brenes graciously complied before exiting the Amazon Room. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:41 PST | Posted by compncards
Andy Black Back in the Black
Andy Black pushed all in preflop for 1,700 and received one call. Black held
and his opponent 
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Sun Jun 01 2008 15:36 PST | Posted by Pojo
Phil Hellmuth and Mekhi PhiferHellmuth Has Exited the Building
Only lasting for thirty minutes, and down to just 575 in chips, Phil Hellmuth made it 500 to go preflop from the big blind. A middle-position player called, as did a late-position player. On a flop of
, Hellmuth shoved all in for his remaining 75. The middle-player position called and the late-position player made it 2,000 more to go. The middle-position player folded and Hellmuth's pocket queens were up against the late-position player's A-7. The turn brought another six, giving Hellmuth's opponent a full house, but the river dropped another ace, giving him quads to eliminate Hellmuth from today's event. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:27 PSTRound: 4 Blinds: 100/200 Ante: 25
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Sun Jun 01 2008 15:26 PST | Posted by Pojo
Record Breaking Event...Officially
All the numbers are officially in and Event #2 of the World Series of Poker has broken all kinds of $1,500-event records. Event #2 broke the record for most players in attendance, outside of the Main Event, with 3,929 players, as well as a record-breaking prize pool with $5,363,085. The top 378 players will be paid, with 378th getting $2,949 and first place taking home a very nice purse of $831,462.
Many had predicted that this year's World Series of Poker would see a significant decrease in attendance, but thus far those predictions couldn't be further off. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:14 PST | Posted by compncards
Black Elimi...Not So Fast
Andy Black was down to his last 900 in chips and pushed all in with
. He received a call from an opponent holding 
. The flop and turn did not help Black, and Black started to leave until a Q hit the river, propelling him to around 2,250 in chips. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:12 PST | Posted by compncards
Robert Williamson III Eliminated
Robert Williamson III pushed all in for 975 and was called by Joey Hendrich. Williamson held
and Hendrich held 
. The board helped neither player and Williamson can now go play in some of the pot-limit Omaha cash games. -
Sun Jun 01 2008 15:07 PST | Posted by F-Train
Jacks in Spades
An early-position player raised to 550. Vivek Rajkumar, in middle position, reraised to 1600. A player behind Rajkumar reraised all in for 3,825. The initial raiser folded but Rajkumar made the call, getting almost 3:1 on his money. The hands:
Rajkumar:
Opponent:
Two jacks on the flop were enough for Rajkumar to take down the pot and knock out his opponent. His stack is now approximately 13,500.
Started 31st May, 2008
