Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-19-2008 00:42 UTC-7

Bubble Boy

[user66118]

Jeff Burdsall lasted 16 levels in Event #33, but he is headed home with no paycheck. He and David Benyamine went to work in a pot, and all the money got in right off the bat. The hands ran out as follows:

Burdsall: ( {A-?}

)

Benyamine: ( {A-?}

)

Benyamine drew well, hitting his wheel on sixth street and scooping up the pot, along with Burdsall's hopes of a final table. He will get no cash for his efforts, but Burdsall certainly proved himself in this pro-heavy field.

06-19-2008 00:37 UTC-7

In the Money!

[user66118]

We have found our bubble boy. Details of the hand are coming shortly.

With the field having been narrowed to 24 players, we have combined to three tables, and seats have been redrawn. As far as we're aware, the plan is still to play down to the final eight players before we leave for tonight.

06-19-2008 00:18 UTC-7

Play Slows

[user66118]

With just one more elimination to go before the money hits, the tournament is now being dealt hand for hand.

06-19-2008 00:17 UTC-7

Smith Bites the Dust

[user66118]

J.W. Smith has been eliminated just before the money bubble. His hand read {A-Diamonds}

. Barry Greenstein was unimpressed though, as his hand ran out {8-Hearts}

, making him the winning full house.

06-19-2008 00:16 UTC-7

No Comeback for Thompson

[user66118]

A few minutes ago, Frank Thompson lost a big pot and was crippled down to just 300 chips, less than an ante. On the next hand, he quintupled up to 1,500, then tripled up to 4,500, and then doubled up once more to 9,000. It was the start of a massive comeback.

Unfortunately, Thompson was just eliminated in a three-way pot with Hasan Habib and Kirill Gerasimov. Habib made trip kings to steal the high pot. Thompson held {A-?}

for his shot at the low, but Gerasimov had him beat with his {A-?}

. Thompson's money gets divided up between the other two players, and he is headed to the exit shortly after midnight.

06-19-2008 00:14 UTC-7

Tehan Eliminated

donpeters

Joe Tehan found himself all in along with Cyndy Violette as Robert Beveridge had them both covered. Beveridge made a high with two pair, queens and nines, while Violette made a low with {A-?}

. Tehan couldn't best either of his opponents' hands and was eliminated just out of the money.

Tags: Cyndy Violette Joe Tehan Robert Beveridge

06-19-2008 00:12 UTC-7

Lederer Wins a Huge Pot

donpeters

Howard Lederer, Steve Sung, and Allen Cunningham were just involved in a massive pot.

Lederer: (X) (X) {5-?}

(X)
Sung: (X) (X) {K-?}

(X)
Cunningham: (X) (X) {Q-?}

(X)

With over 50,000 in the pot on fourth street, Lederer bet out. Sung raised and then Cunningham reraised. Lederer and Sung called.

On fifth, Lederer bet out and both players called. The same action happened on sixth and on seventh, all three players checked their options.

Lederer showed ( {K-?}

) (

) (

)

for two pair. Sung and Cunningham both checked to verify that they didn't have a low and then mucked their holdings. Lederer scooped the massive pot and is now at 190,000.

Tags: Allen Cunningham Howard Lederer Steve Sung

06-19-2008 00:04 UTC-7

No Good For Nygaard

[user66118]

William Kohler just knocked out Vegard Nygaard after a heads-up battle. All of the money got in on sixth street after a raising war on the prior street. Kohler held {2-?}