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

06-27-2008 23:49 UTC-7

Caution! Final Table Ahead

donpeters

Just as play slowed down immensely as we approached the money bubble, the same seems to be happening again. Players are trying harder and harder to ensure themselves the best possible opportunity to reach the final without any big blunders.

As most players tip-toe along, it seems Bertrand Grospellier and Samuel Trickett are just running over their tables.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Samuel Trickett

06-27-2008 23:41 UTC-7

Eddy Scharf Eliminated in 22nd Place ($26,106)

Shamus

Davidi Kitai raised to 20,000, and Eddy Scharf reraised all in behind him. Kitai called.

Kitai had a pair of eights, and Scharf A-10. The flop brought an ace, but it also contained an eight. Scharf couldn't catch up, and he was eliminated in 22nd.

Tags: Edurad Scharf

06-27-2008 23:37 UTC-7

Ups and Downs for Ochana

Shamus

Edward Ochana just won a 200,000-chip pot off of Bertrand Grospellier after flopping a king-high straight. Grospellier was down to 840,000 after that one.

Soon after, Ochana raised to 22,000 from middle position, and Jimmy Wong raised all in to 131,000 from the small blind. Ochana called, turning over {K-Hearts}

. Wong showed {A-Spades}

.

The board came {2-Spades}

, and Wong doubled up to 280,000. Ochana now sits at 445,000.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Edward Ochana Jimmy Wong

06-27-2008 23:25 UTC-7

Magnus Persson Eliminated in 23rd Place ($26,106)

Shamus

Magnus Persson pushed all in from the button for 53,000, and Joe Commisso called him from the small blind. Commisso showed {A-Spades}

and Persson {Q-Diamonds}

.

The board came {3-Diamonds}

, and Commisso's ace high was good enough. Persson is out in 23rd.

Tags: Magnus Persson

06-27-2008 23:22 UTC-7

Kitai Doubles Through Ware

Shamus

Steve Ware raised to 22,000 from the cutoff, and Davidi Kitai reraised to 102,000 from the big blind. Ware asked for a count of Kitai's chips, then reraised enough to put him all in. Kitai quickly called, and Ware exhaled, clearly not thrilled that Kitai had called.

Kitai showed {Q-Diamonds}

, and Ware {A-Diamonds}

. The board ran out {J-Diamonds}

, and Kitai had doubled all of the way up to 487,000. Ware has fallen to 171,000.

Tags: Davidi Kitai Steve Ware

06-27-2008 23:16 UTC-7

We're Back

donpeters

Cards back in the air.

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

06-27-2008 23:04 UTC-7

Keith Hawkins Eliminated in 24th Place ($26,106)

Shamus

In a hand from right before the break, Keith Hawkins raised to 1,600 from under the gun and the table folded back to Bertrand Grospellier in the big blind who shoved all in. Hawkins then called with his remaining 100,000 or so.

Grospellier: {A-Hearts}

Hawkins:

The flop came {9-Spades}

and Hawkins went from way ahead to way behind. The turn and river -- {7-Clubs}

-- brought him no help, and Hawkins was eliminated in 24th.

Meanwhile, Grospellier is now up over a million.

Tags: Keith Hawkins

06-27-2008 23:00 UTC-7

Break Time

Shamus

Players are taking a 20-minute break while staff races off the T500 chips.

06-27-2008 22:59 UTC-7

Kline Eliminated

donpeters

On the hand after Christopher Kline was crippled by Eddy Scharf, he got all in with Jason Gray. Gray held pocket sevens and Kline was looking to double back up with pocket eights... but then there was the flop.

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}

and all Kline could say was, "Are you kidding me?"

Tags: Christopher Kline Jason Gray