2008 World Series of Poker

Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♣
Prize
$636,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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Day 2 of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys Begins at 2 pm

[user37786]
[user37786]
The players were gambling it up yesterday during the first two hours of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys event. Players were shoving with any two cards--when they could be bothered to even look at them. We had tables with as many as five players at a time moving in blind, all trying to either build up a massive stack or lead the field in shouting out "Rebuy!" when they busted yet again.

Play settled down when the rebuy period drew to a close and the cream started to rise to the top. Phil Ivey enters play today as our chip leader, followed closely by Amit Makhija, who's coming off a final-table appearance in Event #1, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship. Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, John Juanda, and many other well-known players remain in the hunt, so please join us when play resumes this afternoon at 2pm PST,

Close to Liftoff

[user37786]
[user37786]
The players are unbagging and stacking their chips and we're just a few minutes away from the start of play. There are 106 players remaining in today's field dispersed over 12 tables. Play will begin shortly.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

First Elimination of the Day

[user38971]
[user38971]
David Baker made it 4,200 to go preflop on the first hand at table #8. Carl Perazzola moved all in for his remaining chips and Baker made the call. Perazzola showed pocket nines and was up against Baker's A-10. Baker spiked a 10 on the flop and Perazzola was unable to improve, eliminating him from the event.

Negreanu's First Elimination

[user38971]
[user38971]
Daniel Negreanu made it 3,800 to go preflop from late position. Roy Thung moved all in from the big blind. Negreanu made the call and showed pocket queens while Thung held A-K. The board came {2-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}, offering no help to Thung, eliminating him from today's event.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Early Double Up

[user38971]
[user38971]
Luke Staudenmaier made it 4,300 to go from late position. Lyric Duveyoung raised to 14,300. Staudenmaier pushed all his chips into the middle and Duveyoung made the call. Duveyoung showed {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and found himself up against Staudenmaier's pocket nines. The flop came {10-Spades} {10-Clubs} {J-Clubs}, giving Duveyoung a straight draw, which came out on the turn when the {Q-Hearts} fell. The river was of no help to Staudenmaier and after the hand Duveyoung was up to 40,000.

Tags: Luke StaudenmaierLyric Duveyoung

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