Event 4 - $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-04-2007 05:23 UTC-7

Join us from 2pm as we bring you all the action from Day 2 of this event

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

06-04-2007 15:10 UTC-7

Jon Friedberg Was NOT Eliminated

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Somehow we did what no player has been able to do to Jon Friedberg so far--take away his chips. We had him listed as busted out from this event but that's not the case, he's very much alive with 64,000 in chips.

Tags: Jon Friedberg

06-04-2007 15:15 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Takes a Big Pot to Start

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Facing a raise from a player in middle position, Gavin Smith re-raised and was called. The flop came {K-Spades}

and after his opponent bet 10,000 Smith re-raised to 32,500. After thinking it over for a good long while the other player mucked and Smith picked up a big pot to start off his day.

Tags: Gavin Smith

06-04-2007 15:29 UTC-7

Freddy Deeb Busts Out

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Down to his last 19K and facing a raise, Freddy Deeb took his stand with {A-Clubs}

. His opponent called and turned over pocket Jacks, and even though Deeb picked up a flush draw on the turn he wasn't able to hit a club or an Ace to prolong his stay in today's event.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

06-04-2007 15:33 UTC-7

Marco Traniello Takes a Pot from Jean-Robert Bellande

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With the board showing {K-Spades}

, Marco Traniello made a 20K bet that Jean-Robert Bellande gave considerable thought to before mucking his cards.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Marco Traniello

06-04-2007 15:37 UTC-7

Jon Friedberg Wins a Pot from Gavin Smith

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Jon Friedberg called a pot-sized raise from Gavin Smith and they saw a flop of {3-Spades}

, which they both checked. They both also checked the {A-Spades}

on the turn, and when the {8-Clubs}

fell on the turn Friedberg bet 5,000 and Smith called. Friedberg turned over A-J, Smith had A-K, and Friedberg won a cautiously-contested pot.

Tags: Gavin Smith Jon Friedberg

06-04-2007 15:42 UTC-7

Mike Spegal Builds His Stack

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When the player in the cutoff moved in for all his chips Mike Spegal raised the pot again to isolate. Spegal turned over A-K, his opponent had A-8, and after hitting a king on the turn the pot was his. However, it turned out he needed that king--an eight fell on the river to taunt the player Spegal just eliminated.

Tags: Mike Spegal

06-04-2007 15:51 UTC-7

The Reason for Gavin Smith's Success in This Event?

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According to Phil Hellmuth it's... Phil Hellmuth. Phil stopped by Gavin's table to chat and attributed Smith's deep run to Phil keeping Gavin calm while they were playing at the same table.

Gavin responded to Phil's statement... calmly. And with a laugh.

Tags: Gavin Smith Phil Hellmuth

06-04-2007 15:53 UTC-7

Jean-Robert Bellande Keeps Gavin Smith Entertained

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Jean-Robert Bellande and Gavin Smith are sitting back-to-back at adjacent tables and Smith just sweated a hand where Bellande eliminated another player. Bellande called a raise in the small blind and the flop came down {8-Hearts}

. Bellande set the other player all-in and was called, and Bellande's pocket Queens held a big lead against his opponent's A-J, a lead that held up.

Bellande said that he slowly looked at his pocket cards so Smith, turning around, could gather some excitement from looking at his hand.

Tags: Gavin Smith Jean-Robert Bellande