Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-17-2008 18:33 UTC-7

Fischer Doubles Up

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Seth Fischer moved all in from the cutoff for 65,000 and Paul Smith called, albeit after dipping into the think tank.

Fischer = {A-Hearts}

Smith =

Board =

"Nice hand," congratulated Paul.

"I thought I had enough for a fold there," replied Fischer.

Fischer -- 155,000
Smith -- 62,000

Tags: Paul Smith Seth Fischer

06-17-2008 18:27 UTC-7

Kenneth Smaron is OUT. A player raised to 10,800 UTG and Smaron reraised to 37,500 on his immediate left. Kevin Song went over the top for 90,000 from the cutoff, enough to cover Smaron, who called all in.

Smaron: {J-Diamonds}

Song:

No help from the board, and Smaron is no more.

06-17-2008 18:27 UTC-7

Keven Stammen Eliminated

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Leo Fernandez raised to 51,000 from the button with {A-Clubs}

, Keven Stammen pushed all in from the small blind for 138,000 with {Q-Diamonds}

. Stammen called.

Board = {5-Clubs}

Fernandez now on 480,000 and possible chip leader.

Tags: Keven Stammed Leo Fernandez

06-17-2008 18:19 UTC-7

Randall Brueckner Eliminated

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Bill Chen is now up to 215,000 after calling Randall Brueckner's open shove of 45,000. Chen showed {A-Diamonds}

, Bruekner {J-Clubs}

.

flop meant Brueckner required a king for the gutshot, but it didn't arrive, Chen taking the pot, and Brueckner taking leave.

Tags: Bill Chen Randall Brueckner

06-17-2008 18:14 UTC-7

Haglund Eliminated

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Down to just 30,000, Gary Haglund shoved from the button with A-7 but ran into big blind Leo Fernandez' pocket queens, no help for him from the board.

Tags: Gary Haglund Leo Fernandez

06-17-2008 18:14 UTC-7

Zachary Clark Eliminated

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Zachary Clark ran {A-Clubs}

into the

of Dario Minieri and was unable to improve on an {8-Clubs}

board. Down to 26.

Tags: Zachary Clark

06-17-2008 18:09 UTC-7

Cooler for Boyd

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Brendan Keenan raised to 9,500 from the button, Terry Boyd made it 19,500 from the small blind and Steven Pierson pushed all in from the big blind. Keenan folded, but Boyd called.

Boyd = {A-Diamonds}

Pierson

A cooler of North Pole proportions deals out the cruelest of blows, the {K-Hearts}

board keeping Pierson alive.

"Sorry, dude," said Pierson meekly in the aftermath.

Tags: Steven Pierson Terry Boyd

06-17-2008 18:03 UTC-7

Augustine Eliminated

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Scott Augustine is no more, a victim of Michael Skomac and his purple hoodie, which he likes to wear draped off his head like a cape.

Skomac raised to 8,500 from the cutoff, and Augustine went all in for 42,000 from the small blind. Call.

Skomac: {10-Clubs}

Augustine: {8-Diamonds}

Board:

to give Skomac a flush to boot.

Tags: Michael Skomac Scott Augustine

06-17-2008 18:02 UTC-7

Minieri Causing Headaches

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Dario Minieri must have shares in Tylenol the amount of headaches he's been causing his table of late, raising, reraising and generally being as much of a menace as is humanly possible.

On multiple occasions, his tablemates have asked him what he keeps raising with, and although Minieri was initially accommodating in his replies, he has now stopped answering them as they never believe him anyway.

Minieri currently has 260,000.

Tags: Dario Minieri

06-17-2008 17:56 UTC-7

Pillai Eliminated

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Shankar Pillai, a bracelet winner last year, won't be repeating the feat in this event. He raised to 9,000 from the button, was reraised to 24,000 by Frank Rusnak in the small blind, and then went all in for another 25,000. Call.

Pillai: {A-?}

Rusnak:

Board: a no-nonsense {2-?}

Pillai is OUT, and Rusnak has 358,000.

Tags: Frank Rusnak Shankar Pillai