Event 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-03-2009 13:00 UTC-12

Francois Safieddine Doubles Up

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Clint Miller raised from the cutoff and Francois Safieddine immediately reraised all in from the button. Miller called and showed {K-Diamonds}

while Safieddine showed {A-Clubs}

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When the board ran out {9-Hearts}

, Safieddine's kicker played and he increased his stack to 51,000.

06-03-2009 12:43 UTC-12

Alex Jacob Eliminated

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Alex Jacob was on a nice run in the early stages of today's play, but it took just one hand for things to turn around.

Jacob raised to 5,000 from under-the-gun and was re-raised by Mark Salinaro in late position. Jacob then shoved for approximately 40,000 more and was instantly called by Salinaro who showed {A-Clubs}

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Jacob showed {K-Hearts}

and took the lead on a flop of {K-Diamonds}

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on the turn gave him a commanding lead, but the {A-Diamonds}

on the river gave the hand to Salinaro and sent Jacob packing.

06-03-2009 12:37 UTC-12

Do's Day is Done

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Asian Poker Tour star Quinn Do is a recent casualty from today's event. In a hyper-aggressive blind battle, Bob Flowers raised to 5,000 from the small blind, before Do shoved all in from the big blind for 23,500. Flowers made the call.

Do: {J-Diamonds}

Flowers:

The flop was {2-Clubs}

giving Do the lead with his pair but Flowers picked up the flush draw. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

, giving Do two pair, but completing the flush for Flowers. Needing to fill up on the river to survive, Do watched the {9-Diamonds}

brick on the river to bring his tournament to an end.

Tags: Bob Flowers Quinn Do

06-03-2009 12:29 UTC-12

Payout Information

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Since the money bubble burst, the field has been dropping away regularly as they look to double up or bust out trying. We're now down to 208 players remaining.

Don't forget that the full list of payouts for those players recently eliminated can be located on out Prizepool and Payouts page.

06-03-2009 12:20 UTC-12

Jacob Rockets Ahead

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Alex Jacob has just collected a nice pot after eliminating another opponent.

In a raised pot, we caught the action on the flop of {J-Hearts}

. Jacob was in the tank facing a 11,000 chip bet from his opponent. After several minutes of thought he announced he was all in, as his opponent shrugged, looked down at his remaining 12,000 chips and made a pot-committed call.

Jacob: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}

and river the {J-Spades}

and Jacob takes it down to send his opponent to the cashier as he moves up to over 80,000 in chips.

Tags: Alex Jacob

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

06-03-2009 12:01 UTC-12

Trond Eidsvig Crippled - Then Eliminated

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Greg Gugger shoved all in preflop for 19,500 with {A-Clubs}

and got called by Trond Eidsvig with {K-Hearts}

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Gugger took the lead on a flop of {6-Hearts}

and solidified his position when the {Q-Spades}

appeared on the turn. The {6-Diamonds}

on the river sealed the deal, leaving Eidsvig with just 900 chips. Gugger climbed to 46,000

Eidsvig was eliminated a few hands later when he shoved all in with {A-Hearts}

and got called by Linda Transue who held {J-Spades}

. A board of {9-Hearts}

didn't provide enough help, and Eidsvig was sent to the rail.

06-03-2009 11:54 UTC-12

Chip Leader Suffers Flesh Wound

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Overnight chip leader Victor Greeley has just taken a hit in a battle of the blinds. The small blind limped before Greeley popped it up to 6,200 to go from the big blind. The small blind then moved all in for 35,600 with Greeley making the call.

Greeley: {K-Spades}

Small Blind: {Q-Diamonds}

The board fell {7-Spades}

and Greeley's opponent doubles through.

Tags: Victor Greeley

06-03-2009 11:51 UTC-12

Michael Pesek Makes a Huge Call

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Michael Pesek raised to 5,200 from the button and got called by a player who had limped in middle position.

When the flop came {K-Spades}

, the middle position player shoved all in for 32,000 and Pesek tanked for nearly two minutes before making the call with {A-Diamonds}

. His opponent showed {Q-Spades}

for the spade flush draw, but couldn't improve when the board ran out {7-Hearts}

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Pesek now has 95,000.

06-03-2009 11:38 UTC-12

Pay Jump

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We've already lost 46 players since play resumed after the last break. That means we've also made our first pay jump of the day, meaning the remaining players are guaranteed to receive at least $2,895.