$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 400

08-08-2008 20:29 UTC-3

The Rich Get Richer

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Alexandre Gomes has been chipping up by leaps and bounds tonight. He is the big chip leader, and we pick up the action at his table with him involved in another big pot.

Gomes had raised preflop and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came out {J-Clubs}

. Action checked to the raiser, and Gomes obliged with a bet of 17,200. His opponent check-raised all in for about 160,000 and Gomes made an immediate call. He turned over {K-Spades}

and clapped his hands in jubilation when his opponent tabled {9-Spades}

.

The turn and river were blanks -- {2-Hearts}

and

-- and Gomes needed two arms to drag all those chips toward him. With that pot, he has increased his chip lead by a big margin, and he now sits with more than 450,000.

Tags: Alexandre Gomes

08-08-2008 20:53 UTC-3

Bo Knows Poker

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From middle position, Ferrero Fulvio opened with a min-raise to 10,000. Bo Sehlstedt called from the small blind, as did the big blind, and it was three-handed to the flop.

It showed up {6-Hearts}

, and all three men checked.

The turn brought the {Q-Clubs}

. Sehlstedt announced, "All in," and moved his stack of 47,100 forward. The big blind ducked out, and action was back on Fulvio. He went into the tank for a couple minutes, counting out his chips and looking distraught. Finally, he stacked his chips, shrugged his shoulders and made the call, putting himself all in for his last 32,700.

Sehlstedt: {A-Clubs}

Fulvio:

Fulvio needed to dodge all the clubs and aces left in the deck to stay alive, and the {8-Spades}

on the river was a safe card for him. He more than doubled up, climbing to 98,000 while Sehlstedt was crippled all the way down to just 15,000.

Tags: Bo Sehlstedt Ferrero Fulvio

08-08-2008 21:03 UTC-3

Bo Sehlstedt Eliminated

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A few hands after losing the majority of his chips, Bo Sehlstedt has been eliminated in 23rd place. He ran his {K-?}

into his opponent's {K-?}

and the board failed to bail him out when it came {8-?}

.

Tags: Bo Sehlstedt

08-08-2008 21:15 UTC-3

Quick Break

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The clock has been paused while the black T100 chips are raced off.

08-08-2008 21:25 UTC-3

Edward Sabat Eliminated

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Just before the break, Edward Sabat became involved in a pot for his tournament life.

Under the gun, he limped into the pot and he and both the small and big blind went to the flop. It brought {A-?}

with two diamonds. Action was checked to Sabat, and he pushed out a small bet of 6,000. The small blind called, and it was heads up to the turn.

Fourth street was the {5-Spades}

. This time, the small blind led out with a bet of 7,000, prompting Sabat to move all in for 60,000. Instantly, his opponent made the call, flipping up {3-Diamonds}

. Sabat confidently tabled {K-Spades}

.

Trouble found Sabat on the river though. The {8-Diamonds}

peeled off, making his opponent a diamond flush and sending Sabat to the exit a touch earlier than he would have liked.

Tags: Edward Sabat

08-08-2008 21:26 UTC-3

Play Resumes Again

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With the black chips removed from play, and just 20 runners remaining, the cards are back in the air.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

08-08-2008 21:29 UTC-3

The Proverbial Two Birds

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This hand also occurred just before break.

A player under the gun limped into the pot, and further down the line, an opponent moved all in for 23,000 chips. Action came to Carter Gill, who looked down at {8-?}

, and he moved all in over the top for about 120,000. Everyone ducked out, but when the betting came around to the limper again, he instantly called, having both men covered. He showed down {A-?}

, while the short-stacked all-in tabled {6-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}

. The two aces held up, and two players, including Carter Gill, were eliminated.

Tags: Carter Gill

08-08-2008 21:42 UTC-3

Benjamin Ropes Some Chips with Cowboys

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From early position, Daniel Benjamin raised to 15,000. Folded around to Veronica Dabul, she moved all in, and Benjamin made the call for his last 59,500.

Benjamin: {K-Spades}