Event 19 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

06-12-2007 18:01 UTC-7

Chris Birchby Eliminated in 34th Place ($12,348)

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Mike Matusow raises from middle position to 16,500, Marcus Obser reraises to 50,000, Chris Birchby is all in for 6,000 from the big blind, and Matusow folds. Birchby shows {A-Clubs}

, and Obser holds {9-Clubs}

.

The board comes {8-Spades}

-- Birchby turns the lead with an ace, but Obser rivers a full house to win the pot. Chris Birchby is eliminated in 34th place, earning $12,348.

Tags: Marcus Obser

06-12-2007 17:57 UTC-7

Randall McCallum Doubles Through and Cripples Chris Birchby

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Randall McCallum is all in with K-10 against the pocket queens of Chris Birchby. McCallum catches a king on the turn to win the pot with a pair of kings, doubling up to 105,000. Birchby is knocked down to just 6,000 in chips.

Tags: Randall McCallum

06-12-2007 17:56 UTC-7

Thomas Hover Eliminated in 35th Place ($12,348)

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Shawn Hattery cracks the pocket aces of Thomas Hover with 8-8 -- he flopped a set. Thomas Hover is eliminated in 35th place, earning $12,348.

Tags: Shawn Hattery

06-12-2007 17:52 UTC-7

Denise Molloy Doubles Up

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Denise Molloy (the last female in the field) moves all in from the button for 49,000, and the online player 'The-Toilet' calls from the big blind. Molloy shows {4-Clubs}

, and she's up against The Toilet's {A-Clubs}

. The board comes {Q-Diamonds}

, and Molloy doubles up to about 100,000 in chips.

Tags: Denise Molloy

06-12-2007 17:49 UTC-7

James Ekman Eliminated in 36th Place ($12,348)

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James Ekman moves all in under the gun, and Anders Sebastian calls all in from early position with {K-Diamonds}

. Ekman shows {J-Diamonds}

. The board comes {5-Diamonds}

, and Sebastian's kings hold up to win the pot, increasing his stack to 135,000. Ekman is crippled down to 2,000.

The next hand, Ekman is forced all in from the big blind. John Phan raises from the cutoff to 15,000, Matt Gilsdorf reraises to 50,000, and Phan folds. Ekman wakes up with a real hand, showing {3-Hearts}

, but he's dominated by Gilsdorf's 9-9. Ekman never catches a three, and he's knocked out in 36th place, earning $12,348.

Tags: James Ekman

06-12-2007 17:40 UTC-7

To Tell the Truth, Starring Humberto Brenes and Kido Pham

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Humberto Brenes moves all in under the gun for 89,500.

Kido Pham: "What do you have?"

Humberto: "What do you think I have?"

Kido: "Ace-queen, ace-jack. Ten-deuce?"

Humberto: "Ha!"

Kido: "You know you go to hell if you lie, right?"

Kido Pham folds, and Brenes doesn't show his cards.

Tags: Humberto Brenes Kido Pham

06-12-2007 17:34 UTC-7

Jim Ekman Doubles Through Kido Pham

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Kido Pham raises to 18,000, Jim Ekman moves all in for 38,000, and Pham calls with {A-Hearts}

. Ekman shows A-8, and he'll need to improve to stay alive. The board comes {8-Hearts}

, and Ekman flops a pair of eights to win the pot and double up to over 80,000 in chips.

Tags: Jim Ekman Kido Pham

06-12-2007 17:30 UTC-7

John Phan Busts Two Players; Up to 375,000

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John Phan raises from early position to 25,000, 'Mad Marty' Wilson reraises to 60,000, Jon 'PearlJammer' Turner moves all in from the small blind to 95,000, Phan pushes, and Wilson calls all in. The players show:

John Phan: {J-Spades}

Jon Turner: {A-Diamonds}

Martyn Wilson: {A-Spades}

The board doesn't help Turner or Wilson, and John Phan wins the pot to build his stack to 375,000 in chips, near chipleader Lars Bonding.

Jon Turner finishes in 38th place ($10,485), and Martyn Wilson finishes in 37th place ($10,485).

Tags: John Phan Jon Turner Martyn Wilson