Event 51 - $1,000 S.H.O.E Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-03-2007 02:50 UTC-7

Dao Bac Wins a Monster

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Bac just took down an enormous pot with a Broadway straight against two opponents, moving into the chip lead in the process.

After the hand, Bac stood right around 250,000 chips.

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07-03-2007 02:44 UTC-7

Michael Craig Surging

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Michael Craig just took down a huge three-way pot, making eights full of fours against David Duran and Pat Poels.

Craig now has almost 200,000 chips and has moved to the top of our leader board.

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07-03-2007 02:33 UTC-7

We're Back

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The players have returned from break and the new game is Seven Card Stud high only.

07-03-2007 02:16 UTC-7

Color Up and 15-Minute Break

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Dealers are coloring up the purple 500 chips, after which the players will go on a 15-minute break.

07-03-2007 02:09 UTC-7

Doug "Rico" Carli Eliminated

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Doug had been short-stacked for quite some time, but survived long enough to record a 12th-place finish, worth $7,507.

The cash was Doug's fifth of the 2007 WSOP.

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07-03-2007 02:02 UTC-7

Michael Craig Shares the Wealth

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Craig just gave out a couple of copies of the recently-released poker strategy book he edited, called: "The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition." The book features segments written by a number of well-known pros, including but not limited to, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Ted Forrest, and Andy Bloch.

"I learned a lot editing this book," Craig said.

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07-03-2007 01:49 UTC-7

Leibold Steals One from Maesano, Silencing the Brazilian's Entourage

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Just before the game switched to Stud 8-or-Better, Imre Leibold took a very large Omaha 8-or-better pot away from Juliano Maesano on the river.

Maesano's pocket aces led the entire way, as the board filled out {4-Spades}

. Imre held pocket queens and spiked a third one on the river to make a set, giving him the checkmark for the hand.

Juliano's fans grew silent as Leibold raked in the massive pot. Here's how both players stood after the hand:

Leibold: 90,000
Maesano: 140,000

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07-03-2007 01:43 UTC-7

New Game

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For the next half hour, players will be playing Seven Card Stud 8-or-better, with the following limits:

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Limits: 600-1200

07-03-2007 01:39 UTC-7

12 Players Remaining

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There are currently 12 players remaining -- six each on two tables, and the average chip stack is $121,666.

07-03-2007 01:36 UTC-7

Davis Busts Two

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Raymond Davis eliminated both Matt Matros and Lucky Liu from the tournament on the same hand; the board brought three jacks and Davis, holding A-K, had the top kicker combination.

Matros had fewer chips than Liu to start the hand, which means Matros will receive 14th place, and Lucky Liu will take lucky number 13. Both players received $6,842 in prize money.

After winning the hand, Raymond Davis upped his chip stack to 150,000.

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