Chris Elderkin Riding the Waves
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and his opponent held 
. The flop came 
and Elderkin's opponent was drawing thin. No help came on the turn and river and Elderkin moved up to around 25,000 in chips.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
and his opponent held . The flop came and Elderkin's opponent was drawing thin. No help came on the turn and river and Elderkin moved up to around 25,000 in chips.
"Frank" = Chip Leader
Cries of "Yeeaahhh!", "That's how we do it!" and "Ship it! quickly attracted the attention of the tournament directors looking to enforce the new extended celebration rule (aka the "Hevad Khan rule"), which prevents players from going too "over the top" when they win a pot.
On this occasion, the player was given only a warning as one of his opponent's was overheard to comment "That's the worst call I've seen in poker."
The player is now up to around 80,000 in chips - so who is he? Well we asked for his name, and he told us he simply wanted to be known as "Frank."
The Deep Blue Sea
Only the Blue section remains, and as mentioned earlier, we are playing ten rounds or down to 225 players, whichever comes first. At this rate, it may very well be the 225.
Peter Lee Eliminated
Schleger Moves Over 50,000 Chips
and his opponent showed 
. The board helped neither player, the middle-position player is eliminated, and Schleger is now sitting with 52,000 in chips.
Meeker Moving Up
. Meeker held 
, and when the board arrived 
his hand held up to move Meeker to around 32,000 in chips.
4K Mix-up
Two players returned back late from the dinner break during tonight's event to find their tables were no more. Upon tracking down floor staff and trying to determine exactly what happened to their chips, each of the players was directed to the right spot. Or so they thought. It didn't take long for Harrah's staff to quickly remedy the situation, however one player noticed that his chip stack was not what he remembered it to be. By four thousand chips.
Harrah's excellent tournament staff listened to the player's situation and went to surveillance to determine what exactly had happened. Sure enough, the player's count was accurate as the player who had been sitting in his seat had managed to lose four thousand during a hand upon returning. Harrah's tournament staff removed four thousand chips from that player's remaining chips and returned them to their rightful owner.
Note to players: the sky may be watching, but try to be on time.
"Aussie Sarah" Doubles Up
but trailed Bilney's 
.The board ran out
to give Bilney a handy double-up to move back to around 8,000 in chips.
Jin Ju Takes a Hit
big blind checked and Ju bet 2,200. The big blind check-raised all in for 3,875. Ju called and tabled 
. The big blind flipped over . The board bricked out and Jin Ju is now down to 15,500.
Things Are Beginning to Get Interesting
Another factor that will affect overall play is the after-dinner coma. Some people will become fatigued after they have a big meal, and some may even need to take a nap. Of course, you really cannot take a nap while playing at the tables. You could, but you run the risk of being blinded out or missing a potential rush that could build your stack. The after-dinner coma will cause players to misread hands, make bad reads and bad calls, and play substandard poker overall.
There are 400 players remaining in today’s field. We are playing to 225.