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

06-04-2007 19:36 UTC-7

Marco Traniello Wins a Huge Pot

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With the board showing {6-Clubs}

Marco Traniello pushed all-in and was called by John MacCarthy. Traniello had a nine to fill in the straight while MacCarthy had top pair with Q-10. Traniello now has 402,000.

Tags: John MacCarthy Marco Traniello

06-04-2007 19:41 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Eliminates Joe Navran in 16th Place

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Gavin Smith raised to 20,200 and, on the button, Joe Navran moved in for 40,200. Smith called with {A-Spades}

while Navran had pocket Eights. The flop was about as bad for Navran as possible-- {4-Spades}

, giving Smith top pair and the flush draw. Navran was drawing dead to the eight of clubs, but even that faint hope was dashed when Smith made his flush on the turn.

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06-04-2007 19:52 UTC-7

Nick Binger Doubles Up Through Gavin Smith

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Nick Binger raised to 25,000 and Gavin Smith called in the big blind. They checked the {3-Hearts}

flop, but when the {2-Spades}

hit on the turn, fireworks.

Smith bet the pot, 54,000. Binger took a long, long, LONG time deciding what to do. He separated out the amount needed to call, thought it over some more, looked at the chips he'd have left, thought it over some more, and then raised an additional...seven thousand.

Smith picked up his cards and faked tossing them in the muck, as if he'd refuse to call such a tiny raise, and turned over {K-Spades}

. Binger had A-K and when Smith didn't catch a Queen he doubled up.

Tags: Gavin Smith Nick Binger

06-04-2007 19:55 UTC-7

Chip Counts Coming

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The action has been fairly quick of late and we're working to get an updated chip count as we speak.

06-04-2007 20:04 UTC-7

Johnny Mack Triples Up With the Worst Hand

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Sick hand here. Marco Traniello raised to 24,000 and Bill McNamara raised to 72,000. Before they could figure out if he was covered John MacCarthy announced all-in. It turned out he had exactly 1,000 less than McNamara, and once that was straightened out Traniello called. Here are the hands they showed down

Traniello: JJ
McNamara: KK
MacCarthy: A7

The flop of {3-Hearts}

kept McNamara in the lead, but MacCarthy hit an Ace on the turn and that held up to give him the pot and the triple-up.

McNamara thought he only had a single yellow chip left, but it was pointed out that he'd won another yellow chip from Traniello in the side pot since his kings beat Marco's jacks. "I've got two chips, can I have two chairs?" he quipped.

Tags: Bill McNamara John MacCarthy Marco Traniello

06-04-2007 20:09 UTC-7

William Hill Eliminates Robert Gerstenzang in 16th Place

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In a battle of the blinds William Hill set Robert Gerstenzang all-in, and Robert called with {K-Clubs}

. He had Hill's {K-Spades}

dominated, and the {A-Diamonds}

flop didn't seem too ominous. But the {4-Diamonds}

on the turn opened up a diamond draw for Hill, and that's what knocked Gerstenzang out when the {7-Diamonds}

hit on the river.

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06-04-2007 20:14 UTC-7

Bill McNamara Is Eliminated in 15th Place

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Bill McNamara's two chips didn't survive their first venture into the pot. He tossed them in after he was dealt A-9, and three other players limped along. Eric "Rizen" Lynch ended up taking the pot when his QJ paired on the flop.

Tags: Bill McNamara Eric "Rizen" Lynch

06-04-2007 20:16 UTC-7

Jeff Langdon Eliminates Stephen Jones in 14th Place

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After the two players saw a Queen-high flop, all the money went in the middle and Stephen Jones found that his Q-J was outkicked by Jeff Langdon's K-Q. No Jack was forthcoming and Jones was eliminated in 14th place.

Tags: Jeff Langdon Stephen Jones