2008 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦q♥
Prize
$528,418
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,327,600
Entries
1,012
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
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Minieri in Trouble

[user46392]
[user46392]
A bit of a setback for Dario Minieri. Kevin Song raised to 25,000 prelop, and Minieri made it 100,000. Alon Shahar called behind, and Song folded.

Both Minieri and Shahar checked the {A-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} flop, and saw a {3-Spades} turn. Minieri fired out 90,000, but laid it down when Shahar announced all in, leaving himself with 135,000. Shahar is now on 810,000.

Tags: Alon ShaharDario Minieri

Leo Fernandez Eliminated

[user46392]
[user46392]
No more
No more
Scotty Nguyen raised to 24,000 from the button, and Leo Fernandez shoved for his last 90,000 in total. Call.

Nguyen: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Fernandez, in some hot water with: {A-Clubs} {6-Clubs}

Board, a straightforward: {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {J-Clubs}

Meaning that Fernandez heads for the rail, and we are down to two tables. There is currently a brief pause in the action while they redraw for seats.

Tags: Leo FernandezScotty Nguyen

Fisching for a Double Through

[user4144]
[user4144]
I joined the action with the board reading {J-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts}.

As meticulous and pensive as ever, Seth Fischer paused stoically before betting out 25,000.

His opponent, John O'Shea, initially tried to raise 40,000, but when it was highlighted that he needed to double the bet, he threw in an additional 10,000 into the pot.

Whether that was the clincher or not, I'm unsure, but Fischer didn't hesistate too much in folding.

As a result of that minor hit, Fischer is down to 170,000 and fisching for a double-through.

Michael Skomac Eliminated

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[user4144]
In da hood
In da hood
Bruno Fitoussi raised to 20,000, Michael Skomac pushed all in for 160,000, but so did Frank Rusnak, shoving his entire stack of 295,000 over the line.

With Fitoussi folding, we had a showdown.

Skomac = {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Rusnak = {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Eyes fixated on the felt...

{K-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

Joy for Skomac!

Turn = {2-Clubs}

But then, in the immortal words of Barry Greenstein...

River = {A-Clubs}

It's a cruel game.

Tags: Frank RusnakMichael Skomac

Change of Pace

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[user4144]
As we approach the nitty-gritty (I hope that isn't a phrase exclusive to Britain) and the players begin to realize how much money is at stake, the action is finally beginning to slow down with the super aggressive play less prevalent and players taking longer on their respective decisions. I watched the last hand on table 61, and even Dario Minieri decided not to raise it up!

No Change for Skomac

[user46392]
[user46392]
The action seems to have slowed down considerably since the dinner break, and we are beginning to fear that this could be a late one.

One stack that hasn't seen much change is that of Michael Skomac. He has maintained his stack at roughly the 160,000 level for the past 40 minutes or so since John O'Shea outdrew him to double up. Most recently he has been refusing to get involved, quickly folding his big blind to a preflop raise from O'Shea. Skomac also seems to be expecting a long night, hoarding a cup of coffee and a big bag of jerky underneath his chair for later consumption.

Tags: John O'SheaMichael Skomac

Boyd's Turn to Double Through

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[user4144]
After believing we'd soon be heading to the bar after a short day's work, we've now started seeing the dominance of the double-through over the exit, the latest player to see his stack duplicate being Terry Boyd.

All in with {A-Spades}{3-Spades} against the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} of Alon Shahar, Boyd survived a {2-Spades}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board to see his stack increase to 120,000.

Tags: Alon ShaharTerry Boyd

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