2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José
LAPT San José Main Event
Day: 2
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 150
Another Big Showdown
The board reads . Rasmussen ends up as the all in player, pushing out his remaining 49,050 which is matched by Macleod. Rasmussen tables , and it's the winner, as Macleod slips his hand into the muck.
With that big win, Rasmussen has climbed up just over the 150,000-chip mark!
Pace of Play
Now, things have changed considerably. The pace of play has slowed to a crawl, as most of the pots are being won with a single preflop raise. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to reach the money now, as we are just five eliminations away.
Herrada Busto
A Stern Defeat
Stern tabled for top-top, but Gill's had improved to a flush on the river. He delivers the final blow to Stern, who was short stacked for the last five or six levels of his tournament.
The hopes of the Stern family now rest on wife Maria, who is still alive and kicking, sitting with 75,000 in chips.
Bubble Time
With that, we are on the money bubble and will be playing hand-for-hand.
Shortest Bubble Ever
We join the pot as Guillaume Noel is all in holding . Ryan Fee had a big stack and put Noel to the test with .
The board came out , and Fee's hand held, improving to two pair. With that, he eliminates Guillaume Noel on the money bubble before hand-for-hand play even started, much to the joy of the remaining 24 players.
Seats have now been re-drawn, and we're down to three eight-handed tables.
Frazee Hoping in Big Slick
Showdown:
Frazee:
Woodcock:
The dealer spread out the board in Frazee's favor, as she ran out . The all-in player's king kicker held, and he earned a timely double up to right around 80,000.