Graham Frustrated
and then his 
bested by 
. He seems a little frustrated by the two hands as he shakes his head with a disgusted look on his face.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
and then his bested by . He seems a little frustrated by the two hands as he shakes his head with a disgusted look on his face.
Play Slows
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Bellande Moves On
. The river was the 
and Bellande bet out and Chu called, leaving himself with only 1,000 behind.Bellande turned up
for two pair and Chu held 
. Chu commented on how Bellande comes from behind in every hand to get there and take the pot. Bellande clapped his hands together in excitement, but Chu was quick to alert him that he still had 1,000 left and it wasn't over.On the next hand, the two players were all in blind, with Chu on the line and holding
. Bellande held 
.The board ran out
and Bellande's pair of sevens were good enough to get him to the final table.
Storylines
The table with Matt Graham, Jonathan Tamayo, Stefan Rapp, and Duane Graff Jr. is still four handed with very little action and each player just trying to hang on and grind it out.
Eric Rivkin and Brandon Wong have grown closer to even in chip stacks now. Wong had Rivkin down early, but Rivkin has battled back.
Wong Comes Back Strong
. Berger bet all in and Wong made the call.Berger:
Wong:
The turn came the
and the river came the 
to give Wong the comeback win.Wong was down to 2,000 chips and made an amazing comeback to get the win against Berger and move on to the final table.
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Good Times on Survivor - Hansu
They both seem to be enjoying themselves. Bellande currently holds over a 20 to 1 chip lead.
Survivor - Hansu
"Who's the survivor now! Bobby, you weren't!"
Bellande has 258,000 chips.
John Kranyak Advances
On a flop of
, the betting was again capped between the two players. The last bet was enough to put Stranzinger all in.Kranyak:
Stranzinger:
Kranyak had aces and Stranzinger a gutshot draw. The turn of the
helped neither player and the river card of the gave Kranyak three aces and the victory.Kranyak is our second player to advance to the final table.
Joe De Niro is the First to Advance to the Final Table
, Sol Mammon bet out and Joe De Niro raised enough to put Mammon all in. Mammon made the call.De Niro:
Mammon:
The turn fell the
, helping neither player. The river card of the 
gave De Niro the table win and will propel him to the final table.De Niro will be the first player to advance to the final table today. He will have a long wait as all the other tables still have to play down to a winner.