LAPT San José Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 200

11-04-2008 15:39 UTC-5

Cards Back in the Air

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Play has resumed.

11-04-2008 15:49 UTC-5

Alfredo Delgado Del-gone

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Though the details of the hands are unclear, Alfredo Delgado has been eliminated in 24th place, earning himself $9,770 for just squeaking into the money.

Tags: Alfredo Delgado

11-04-2008 15:52 UTC-5

Jason Frazee Out Next

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Jason Frazee and chip leader Brent Sheirbon just tangled up in a big pot, and it resulted in Frazee running out of chips.

The flop showed up {2-Hearts}

, and that's where Frazee got all in. Sheirbon matched the bet, tabling {Q-Spades}

. Frazee was in fantastic shape, having outflopped his opponent holding {A-Clubs}

. The turn was a blank, the {7-Spades}

, but lightning struck on the river, when the {Q-Diamonds}

peeled off, giving Sheirbon the winning full house. He eliminates Jason Frazee, upping his chip lead in the process.

11-04-2008 15:59 UTC-5

Molina No More

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Maurice Molina got it all in with {Q-?}

, and was called down by an opponent holding {9-?}

, who had Molina covered.

Unfortunately for the at-risk player, his opponent spiked a third nine, vanquishing him to the rail sooner than hoped.

11-04-2008 16:10 UTC-5

Aaron Kielesinski opened with a late-position raise to 7,000. Action came around to big stack Joel Micka, and he moved all in, putting the heat on his opponent. Kielesinski quickly called, and he was at risk for the remainder of his chips.

Showdown:
Kielesinski: {9-Clubs}

Micka:

Trouble found Kielesinski on the flop, as the dealer ran out the board of {2-Spades}

. With his pocket pair failing to hold up, Kielesinski is sent to the exit in 21st place. There's reason to celebrate for him though, as he won his seat in a satellite for just seven dollars! Turning that into just shy of $10,000 is no small feat.

Tags: Aaron Kielesinski Joel Micka

11-04-2008 16:17 UTC-5

A New Leader Emerges

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After notching that last knockout, it appears that Joel "JMPRODIGY" Micka has just taken a slight chip lead. He has worked his way up to 240,000, and seems to be the top dog in the room now.

Tags: Joel Micka

11-04-2008 16:19 UTC-5

Hirl-ed to the Exit

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Though the details of the hand are unclear, Mark Hirleman has just been eliminated in 19th position, earning $9,770 for his efforts over the last two days.

Tags: Mark Hirleman

11-04-2008 16:28 UTC-5

Big Stacks Tangle

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We join a pot between two of the big stacks in the room on the flop. The board reads {K-Clubs}

, and there is already right at 100,000 in the pot! On that flop, Brent Sheirbon fires a small bet of 12,000. Facing him is Robert Woodcock, and he opts to raise, sliding out a total of 37,000. Very quickly, Sheirbon announces, "All in," putting the decision right back on his opponent.

Woodcock sinks back in his chair his eyes just visible under the green PokerStars hat he is donning. He rubs his temples with his hands, agonizing for several minutes over his options. Finally, he does indeed release his hand, and Sheirbon pulls in a big pot with no showdown.

After that victory, it is now Brent Sheirbon who holds the chip lead, crossing another milestone up to the 360,000 mark!

Tags: Brent Sheirbon Robert Woodcock

11-04-2008 16:34 UTC-5

Benjamin's Looking for Gorodinsky

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A few minutes ago, Mike Gorodinsky was eliminated in 20th place, amidst a flurry of action.

That's no good for Gorodinsky, but it gets worse. He was in such a hurry to leave that he exited the room immediately, without even picking up his cash. So, Mike, if you're out there, come back to the tournament room. There's nearly $10,000 here with your name on it!