Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-30-2008 15:50 UTC-7

Hand #41: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

John Conroy had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-30-2008 15:55 UTC-7

Hand #42: J.C. Tran

Shamus

J.C. Tran raised to 105,000 from the button, and Rasmus Nielsen called from the big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}

. Nielsen led out for 150,000, and Tran sat motionless for several seconds. He rechecked his cards, then made the call.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}

. Nielsen peeked up at Tran, then counted out and pushed forward a bet of 325,000. Tran again took his time. And again he made the call.

The river was the {7-Spades}

. Now Nielsen was the one taking some time to consider his decision. His body language seemed to indicate he wasn't crazy about that board. Finally, he checked. Tran checked as well.

Tran showed {9-Diamonds}

for nines and sevens, and Nielsen folded.

06-30-2008 15:57 UTC-7

Hand #43: J.C. Tran

Shamus

Peter Nguyen had the button. J.C. Tran raised to 105,000 from the cutoff, and Nguyen called. Rasmus Nielsen also called from the small blind, and Joe Pelton folded from the big blind. Our first three-way flop.

The flop came all babies -- {4-Spades}

. Nielsen checked, Tran bet 175,000, Nguyen folded, and Nielsen folded as well. Tran showed {A-Hearts}

as he dragged the pot.

06-30-2008 16:00 UTC-7

Hand #44: John Conroy

Shamus

Rasmus Nielsen had the button. It folded to Joe Pelton in the small blind who completed, and John Conroy checked in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}

. Pelton bet 70,000, and Conroy pushed all in for 420,000. Pelton called.

Pelton {A-Spades}

Conroy

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}

. The river was the {8-Spades}

, giving Conroy the straight and he doubles up over 800,000.

06-30-2008 16:02 UTC-7

Hand #45: John Conroy

Shamus

Joe Pelton had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, and John Conroy raised an additional 350,000 from the small blind. J.C. Tran folded from the big blind, and Nielsen gave it up.

06-30-2008 16:05 UTC-7

Hand #46: John Conroy

Shamus

John Conroy, certainly having enjoyed those last two hands, raised to 115,000 from the button. J.C. Tran folded from the big blind, and Peter Nguyen called from the big blind.

The flop came {4-Spades}

. Nguyen checked, and Conroy quickly bet 175,000. Nguyen thought a bit, then let it go. Three in a row for Conroy.

06-30-2008 16:07 UTC-7

Hand #47: J.C. Tran

Shamus

J.C. Tran had the button. John Conroy again raised to 115,000 -- this time from the cutoff -- and Tran called from the button. The blinds folded.

The flop came {6-Spades}

. Conroy checked, and Tran checked as well. The turn was the {4-Clubs}

. Conroy checked again, and this time Tran bet 150,000. Conroy quickly folded.

06-30-2008 16:08 UTC-7

Crowd Builds, Table Thrills

[user38971]

We've only been playing for roughly an hour and a half and we've already had four eliminations. The crowd has nearly tripled from when we started, and we'd like to think it is because this final table has been very action-packed.

Rasmus Nielsen continues to run the table, but as JC Tran picked off a huge pot between the two of them, he, too, has begun frequent preflop raises.

The crowd is much more responsive to raises, and has recently begun applauding after nearly every hand. By the time we lose two more players, this crowd could be out of control.

06-30-2008 16:09 UTC-7

Hand #48: Joe Pelton

Shamus

Peter Nguyen had the button. All folded to the short-stacked Joe Pelton, who appreciated getting a walk in the big blind.

06-30-2008 16:10 UTC-7

Hand #49: Joe Pelton

Shamus

Rasmus Nielsen had the button. It folded around to Joe Pelton who completed from the small blind, and John Conroy checked from the big blind.

The flop was {J-Diamonds}

, and both checked. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

. Pelton bet 150,000, and Conroy folded.