Players Return from Break
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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
192
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Level: 11
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Players Take a 20-Minute Break
Chris Bell Eliminated by Sam Farha
With the board reading
on the turn, Chris Bell checked from the big blind, Sam Farha checked from UTG, Tom Schneider bet 8,000 from the cutoff, Bell moved all in for 41,200, Farha called and Schneider folded. Bell
Farha
The river was a brick for Bell, the
, and Farha's nines held up to eliminate him. Farha is now sitting on 177,000.
Evan Sofer Eliminated by Doyle Brunson
On a flop of
, Evan Sofer moved all in and Doyle Brunson called. Sofer turned up 
while Brunson showed 
. The turn was the 
, the river was the and Doyle's aces and fours with a jack kicker bested Sofer's aces and fours with an eight kicker.
Top 5 in Chips
Johnny Chan 145,000
Tom "durrrr" Dwan 136,000
Tom Schneider 132,000
Gus Hansen 126,000
Greg Raymer Eliminated by Gus Hansen
Greg Raymer's pair of sevens were no match for Gus Hansen's aces and fours, and the 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion was eliminated.
After the hand, Hansen was up to 126,000.
Christoph Niesert and Joseph Michael Eliminated by Eli Elezra
In a huge hand that involved Katja Thater, Christoph Niesert, Joseph Michael, and Eli Elezra, the action was capped on third. Betting occurred on all streets, led by Niesert. Three out of the four players made it all the way to the end with Michael being all in after fifth. Thater folded on fifth after a long debate.
After the last card, Niesert checked to Elezra with Michael all in. Niesert only had about 1,600 left and Eli debated on whether to put him in. The pot stood over 100,000 at the time. Elezra finally decided to bet, and Niesert called. Eli turned over the wheel, A-2-3-4-5 and scooped the entire pot. He eliminated both Niesert and Michael on the hand.
After the hand, Niesert claimed to have pocket kings, as did Thater. Doyle Brunson chimed in and mentioned that he had a king as well and that one of the other two were lying. The table had the dealer check the deck and only four kings were found. Thater put her head down on the table in disgust, as Doyle and Eli laughed about the hand.
Matt Hawrilenko Eliminated
Matt "Hoss_TBF" Hawrilenko moved all in preflop from early position and found a caller in Bill Chen.
Hawrilenko
Chen
The flop was
, pairing Hawrilenko's ace, but giving Bill Chen a flush draw, and the turn filled it when the 
fell. The river was the 
, and after staying alive for nearly two levels on an extreme short stack, Hawrilenko finally succumbed and hit the rail.
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