2008 World Series of Poker
Event 22 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Mark Goodwin Eliminated
Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated
Shannon Elizabeth check-called bets on the turn and river against Farzad Rouhani on a board of .
Elizabeth had flopped a set of jacks with her but Rouhani showed for a Broadway straight to eliminate Elizabeth from the tournament just short of the money stage.
Talk From the Floor
Level: 14
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Ivey Eliminates Kollmann
PokerNews Cup Austria Champion Erich Kollmann raised it up from early position and Phil Ivey made the call from the blinds. The flop came A-8-7 and Ivey checked to Kollmann who fired his last chips into the middle. Ivey made the call with and was well ahead of Kollmann's . The turn and river arrived 7-9 and Kollmann is eliminated as Ivey jumps to 145,000 chips.
It's ironic that Ivey is chip leader in this event as the same time that Daniel Negreanu has just won the bracelet in the $2,000 Limit Holdem event. Of course these two have a famous prop bet over the number of bracelets won in this series. Will this news be motivation for Ivey in today's event?
Berry Johnston Eliminated
Froehlich Forces Fold From Schneider
Eric Froehlich completed and then fired on each street with a board of against Tom Schneider who called with until 6th street where he decided to give up the pot.
Froehlich had dropped a few chips recently but rebounds with this pot to about 42,000 with Schneider now down to 45,000.
No Dough For Cong Do
Cong Do has been eliminated by JJ Hazan when Do made a 6-5 low but Hazan squeezed an ace out on the river to make a 6-4 low to eliminate Do just short of the money.