Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-27-2008 14:44 UTC-7

The Goldberg Variations

Shamus

Michael Goldberg just took two hits to his stack in rapid succession.

On the first, the board showed {5-Clubs}

, Steven Weusten bet his last 21,000 and Goldberg called. Weusten showed {A-Spades}

for trips, while Goldberg held {Q-Clubs}

. The river was the {6-Diamonds}

, and Weusten was up to 122,000.

Shortly afterwards, Goldberg found himself competing for a big pot versus Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. On a board showing {A-Spades}

, Goldberg checked, Grospellier bet 21,000, Goldberg check-raised to 45,000, and Grospellier called.

Goldberg showed {10-Clubs}

for the rivered flush, but Grospellier had {Q-Clubs}

-- similar to the hand with which Goldberg had just lost, and good enough for a better flush here. Grospellier is way up to 260,000, while Goldberg has fallen to 55,000.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Michael Goldberg Steven Weusten

06-27-2008 14:47 UTC-7

Batista Out

donpeters

From late position, Chad Batista raised. Richard Ashby moved all in from the button and Batista called.

Batista held pocket eights and Ashby held {A-Clubs}

.

The flop contained the other big, red king and the board ran out {K-Diamonds}

. Batista was eliminated on the hand and Ashby moved up to 65,000.

Tags: Chad Batista Richard Ashby

06-27-2008 14:48 UTC-7

Tom Runs Into a Bigger Pair

donpeters

In preflop action, Phillip Tom moved all in with pocket sixes and was called by Alex Jacob's pocket nines. The nines held for Jacob and Tom was eliminated just out of the money.

Tags: Alex Jacob Phillip Tom

06-27-2008 14:52 UTC-7

A Liu-Liu of a Sequence

Shamus

Elliot Smith raised on the button, and J.J. Liu reraised all in from the big blind. Smith called. Liu showed {A-Clubs}

, while Smith had {A-Spades}

.
Not such a great spot for Liu. However, the board ran out {2-Diamonds}

, giving Liu a wheel. "Sorry," said Liu to Smith, shaking her head.

Just after, Liu raised from the button and Joe Le moved in against her from the big blind with Q-J. Unfortunately for Le, this time Liu had pocket rockets. Her hand held up and she's catapulted up to 121,000.

Tags: J.J. Liu

06-27-2008 14:54 UTC-7

Quads for Mercier

donpeters

Jason Mercier has been looking healthy here today. From under the gun, Mercier raised to 4,200. The cutoff, Jesper Petersen, reraised to 15,000. After the blinds folded, Mercier moved all in for 40,000 total and Petersen called.

Mercier: {K-Diamonds}

Petersen:

The flop was a whopper for the EPT San Remo winner Mercier, {K-Spades}

, ending Petersen's chance right there.

The turn and river came the {5-Clubs}

then the

and Mercier is up to around 89,000.

Tags: Jason Mercier Jesper Petersen

06-27-2008 14:55 UTC-7

Hand for Hand

Shamus

With 79 players remaining, we are just one off the money. All tables are now playing hand for hand until the cash bubble bursts.

06-27-2008 15:02 UTC-7

Bubble Intact

Shamus

James Burgoine just avoided becoming the bubble boy -- for now, anyway. He shoved his last chips with {A-Hearts}

and got called by Michael Goldberg, who held {A-Diamonds}

. Fortunately for Burgoine, a trey flopped and his hand held up.

Still hand for hand.

Tags: James Burgoine Michael Goldberg

06-27-2008 15:02 UTC-7

Wrong Seat Much?

donpeters

Bryan Pope stood up from his chair during hand for hand play and when he came back, sat down at a different table. Pope didn't realize he was at another table until he went to grab his chips after a minute and realized that the stack wasn't his.

06-27-2008 15:06 UTC-7

Greedy Gray

Shamus

No sitting around waiting for the bubble to burst for Jason Gray. Gray raised from middle position with {J-Hearts}

, a player in the blinds reraised him with {A-Spades}

, Gray reraised all in and was called.

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}

, and Gray survives. He's up to 85,000.

Tags: Jason Gray

06-27-2008 15:14 UTC-7

Time Stands Still

Shamus

We're still hand for hand. Staff has paused the tourney clock for now, so even though we've been playing over an hour, Level 11 continues, with blinds of 800/1,600 and 200 antes.