Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-06-2008 03:47 UTC-7

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 11th Place ($36,096)

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Omaha-8:

Tom Dwan raised from the button, Ali Eslami raised all in from the big blind and Dwan called.

Eslami: {A-Diamonds}

Dwan:

The flop was {10-Hearts}

, and Dwan flopped a flush with a redraw to a straight flush. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

, the river was the {2-Clubs}

and Eslami was eliminated in 10th place. He'll take home $36.096 for his performance.

Tags: Ali Eslami Tom Dwan

06-06-2008 03:53 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Matt Glantz 975,000
Tom Dwan 610,000
James Mackey 490,000
Michael DeMichele 360,000
Jeff Madsen 300,000
Sam Farha 260000
Gus Hansen 240,000
Anthony Rivera 210,000
David Oppenheim 190,000
Eli Elezra 93,000

06-06-2008 03:56 UTC-7

Hansen Slips

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2-7 Triple Draw:

Michael DeMichele's 8-6-4-3-2 bested Gus Hansen's 8-6-5-4-3 in a sizeable triple draw pot. DeMichele is now up to 480,000 while Hansen has fallen to 120,000.

Tags: Gus Hansen

06-06-2008 03:56 UTC-7

Players Take a 20-Minute Break

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Level: 19

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-06-2008 04:15 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

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Cards are back in the air. We'll keep playing until two more players are eliminated and we've reached our final table of eight.

06-06-2008 04:23 UTC-7

Gus on Fumes

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Limit hold'em:

Eli Elezra opened for a raise from the button, Gus Hansen three-bet from the small blind and Elezra called. The flop was {J-Spades}

. Hansen bet, Elezra raised all in and Hansen called.

Elezra: {A-Spades}

Hansen:

The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

, the river was the {7-Clubs}

and Elezra won the pot with ace high. Hansen was left with only 24,000.

Tags: Eli Elezra Gus Hansen

06-06-2008 04:25 UTC-7

Gus Hansen Eliminated in 10th Place ($45,120)

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Limit hold'em:

Gus Hansen raised all in from the button and Sam Farha called from the big blind.

Hansen: {Q-Clubs}

Farha:

The board ran out {7-Spades}

and Farha won the pot with nines and sevens, eliminating Hansen in 10th place.

Tags: Gus Hansen Sam Farha

06-06-2008 04:28 UTC-7

DeMichele Passes 600K

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Limit hold'em:

Michael DeMichele opened for a raise from UTG, Sam Farha three-bet from the button and DeMichele called. The flop was {8-Diamonds}

. DeMichele checked, Farha bet and DeMichele called. The turn was the {Q-Hearts}

. DeMichele check-called another bet from Farha. The river was the {10-Diamonds}

. DeMichele checked, Farha bet, DeMichele raised and Farha called.

DeMichele turned over {10-Clubs}

for tens full of eights and Farha mucked. After the hand, DeMichele was up to 600,000.

Tags: Michael DeMichele Sam Farha

06-06-2008 04:35 UTC-7

Eli Elezra Gets a Chip Infusion

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Don't mess with Eli-- he will flop a flush on you

Limit hold'em:

Eli Elezra raised on the button, Michael DeMichele three-bet from the small blind, Sam Farha called from the big blind and Elezra called. The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. DeMichele bet, Farha called and Elezra called. The turn was the {7-Diamonds}

. DeMichele checked, Farha checked, Elezra bet, DeMichele called and Farha called. The river was the {5-Spades}