2008 World Series of Poker

Event 48 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$770,540
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$4,216,940
Entries
2,317
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Wong vs Wretchy

Norris Wong raised from the cutoff and Dan "Wretchy" Martin defended from the big blind. We're not sure of the exact action but we assume that Martin felt Wong was on a steal, reraised from the big blind and was then committed to call a push and hope he had live cards with just {Q-?}{7-?}. However Wong wasn't stealing as he tabled {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {K-?}{8-?}{5-?}{9-?}{8-?} and Wong doubled to 120,000, leaving Martin with only 68,000.

Tags: Dan MartinNorris WongWretchy

Joey Lovelady Eliminated

On a flop of {3-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts}, Joey Lovelady check-raised a 35,000 bet from Eric Crain. He moved all in for over 100,000 chips. Crain called.

Crain: {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades}
Lovelady: {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}

The turn fell the {8-Spades} and the river {8-Clubs} to give Crain a full house and eliminate Lovelady.

Crain moved up to 494,000 chips after the hand.

Tags: Eric Crain

Blanchar Busted

Richard Blanchar has been eliminated after first being crippled in a hand with Denys Drobyna.

All the chips went in on the flop of {7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{A-Diamonds} with Drobyna holding {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Blanchar on the flush draw with {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. The turn and river bricked to leave Blanchar on life support.

Next hand Blanchar was all in with {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and although he spiked a pair on a board of {K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} he found himself out-kicked by the {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} of Alan Cutler.

Cutler moves to 158,000 while Blanchar is eliminated.

Tags: Alan CutlerDenys DrobynaRichard Blanchar

Morgan No More

Jason Morgan moved all in from the cutoff with pocket sixes but ran into the pocket nines of Sverre Sundbo who made the call on the button.

The board fell {2-Spades}{8-Spades}{J-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-Spades} to eliminate Morgan as Sundbo continues his giant-killing ways today to move up to 258,000.

Tags: Jason Morgan

John Bird Flying High

John Bird called an all in bet from another player. Bird held {Q-?} {Q-?} against his opponent's {A-?} {10-?}. The flop and turn helped neither player, but a {Q-?} on the river sealed the deal for Bird.

After the hand, Bird moved up to 125,000. Bird started the day with only 16,500 but has chipped up nicely since that point.

Tags: John Bird

More Eliminations

The following players will receive $5,903:

91 Robert Hatcher
92 Frederic Rusconi
93 Helge Stjernvang
94 Erica Schoenberg
95 Thomas Quaade
96 Matthew LaGarde
97 Kenneth Ashton
98 Karim Jomeen
99 Matt Widdoes

The following players will receive $5,060:

100 Jacobo Fernandez
101 Paul Evans
102 Kevin O'Brien
103 Sarah Bilney

"Wretchy" Claims Victim

Frederic Rusconi moved all in preflop for his last 25,000 but Dan "Wretchy" Martin made the call. Rusconi held pocket deuces but would need some love from the board with Martin tabling pocket kings.

The board landed {7-?}{8-?}{9-?}{A-?}{10-?} and Martin's kings hold to jump to 157,000 and send Rusconi to the rail.

Tags: Dan MartinFrederic Rusconi

Eliminations

The following players will receive $5,060

104 David Worthman
105 Florian Langmann
106 Ian McDonald
107 Gerald Watterson
108 Edward Sabat
109 Jason Sanders
110 Jeffrey Wycoff
111 Loenid Ioffe
112 Michael Neaderbaomer
113 Mark Lowe
114 Tronde Eidsvig
115 Gerald DeNicholas
116 Paulus Valkenburg
117 Johan Dunder
118 John Millett
119 Jan Oyen