Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-06-2008 18:12 UTC-7

Play Finally Slowing Down

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It's hard to believe it took this long, but it seems that players can finally sense how close they are to a big payday. Many have slowed down and are playing more cautiously, both preflop and on the flop.

06-06-2008 18:16 UTC-7

Zachary Clark Out

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Zachary Clark's day is over. His {Q-Clubs}

was no match for the last remaining woman in the field, Stephanie Klempner, who held pocket kings. All the money went in on a queen-high flop, but the turn and the river couldn't save Clark. He earns $11,135.

Klempner now has 105,000 chips. Don't count her out just yet.

06-06-2008 18:23 UTC-7

Avery Cardoza and Mikey Stotz Duke it Out

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One-time chipleader Avery Cardoza and Mikey Stotz are doing battle on Table 10.

Stotz raised to 11,000 under the gun and was re-raised by Cardoza on the button to 22,000. Stotz called and the flop came 10-5-5. Both players checked.
The turn was a jack and both players checked again.
After Stotz checked the river — a 10 — Cardoza fired 45,000 into the pot. Stotz though for a bit before making the call with A-Q. Cardoza showed 9-8 and Stotz dragged the pot.

Two hands later, a similar situation, Stotz called Cardoza's big bet only to see that Cardoza made a pair of aces on the river.

Cardoza moved up to 215,000 and Stotz fell to 135,000.

06-06-2008 18:23 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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Tournament staff are coloring up chips while players break. Play will resume in twenty minutes.

06-06-2008 18:43 UTC-7

Cards Are Back in the Air

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Play resumes.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

06-06-2008 18:49 UTC-7

Last Woman is Out

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New Yorker Stephanie Klempner's day is done. She moved all in preflop with pocket jacks and was called by Nathan Templeton, who held {K-Spades}

. Templeton turned a king to send Klempner to the rail in 22nd place. The $11,135 should provide some solace for her.

Only men remain in today's field.

Tags: Stephanie Klempner

06-06-2008 19:07 UTC-7

Short Stacks Going Home

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The short stack of Mikey Marquez is no more. He got his last chips in with {9-Clubs}

against Thomas Fuller's {A-Hearts}

. Not a bad place to be; at least he had two live cards. Unfortunately for Marquez an ace hit the flop, and the tun {9-Hearts}

was not enough to save him. He is out of the tournament.

Fuller increased his stack to 155,000.

06-06-2008 19:08 UTC-7

Play Slows to a Crawl

[user22113]

A few short stacks have been sent packing, but what was a wild and crazy 18 hours of preflop all ins and eliminations has slowed some.

Wait, we just heard someone scream. More to come...

06-06-2008 19:17 UTC-7

A Stay of Elimination

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Eric Kesselman lived — then he was out.

Kesselman went all in with pocket fours on a board of 7-5-5-9 and was called by Jared Okun who had trips. After a river king, Kesselman had just 1,500 left.

"I live," said Kesselman shouting across the room, celebrating his two remaining chips.

Kesselman's celebration was short-lived.

On the next hand, Kesselman was all in with 8-2 against pocket kings.

Kesselman, who won a bracelet in pot limit hold'em in 2006, was eliminated in 20th place.