Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

07-01-2007 18:48 UTC-7

Back From Break

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The players have returned from break and cards are in the air.

07-01-2007 18:16 UTC-7

Break Time

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We're going to take a 15-minute break after we color up the light-blue 500 chips, so it'll be around 20 minutes before we resume play.

07-01-2007 17:35 UTC-7

Greg "FBT" Mueller Wins a Huge Pot

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After seeing his stack dwindle through much of the day Greg "FBT" Mueller has made a big comeback the last hour or so. He just won a big hand where he raised to 16K under the gun and another player came over the top for 60,000. Mueller called with {K-Diamonds}

, while the other player held {A-Diamonds}

. Mueller's Kings held up on the {7-Clubs}

board and he now sits with 180K.

Tags: Greg 'FBT' Mueller

07-01-2007 17:31 UTC-7

Shannon Shorr Increases His Stack

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After a short-stacked player moved in for 16,000 Shannon Shorr moved in the last of his 50K. It was folded around and the other player showed {J-Diamonds}

to Shorr's pocket Sevens. The flop came {7-Diamonds}

and Shorr's set pretty much settled things. He now has 75,000.

Tags: Shannon Shorr

07-01-2007 17:28 UTC-7

Mads Wissing Andersen Is Eliminated

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Mads Wissing Andersen came into Day Two as the chip leader, but after struggling to get anything going he was eliminated after a three-hand roller coaster.

On the first he lost a race with {A-Clubs}

against

that left him with just 7,000. Then he tripled up with {K-Spades}

against the two blinds. But he was still in push-mode and looked to be in good shape to double up when he held {A-Clubs}

against another player's {A-Diamonds}

But a six hit on the flop and another on the turn, and Andersen's day was done.

Tags: Mads Wissing Andersen

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

07-01-2007 16:37 UTC-7

Glenn Hughes Eliminated

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You may remember Glenn Hughes from the 2004 World Series of Poker asking--no, DEMANDING--in a very loud voice for the dealer to give him a tournament-saving card. It worked at least one time that I recall, and Hughes made the final table that year, finishing 5th.

A big crowd just gathered around Hughes' table as he was all-in against Leandro Pimentel. Hughes had {K-Hearts}