Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-06-2007 19:24 UTC-7

Kevin Petersen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($16,212)

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Shane Schleger limped on the button, Kevin Petersen moved all in for 51,000 from the small blind and Schleger called. Schleger held the {K-Diamonds}

while Petersen had the {9-Hearts}

. The flop was the {A-Diamonds}

-- safe enough for Petersen, but the turn was a J and the river a ten, giving Schleger the runner-runner straight, and Petersen was eliminated.

Tags: Kevin Petersen Shane Schleger

06-06-2007 19:26 UTC-7

Michael Binger Doubles Through Brandon Lee

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Michael Binger moved all in from the small blind and Brandon Lee called. Binger had the {A-Diamonds}

and Lee the {K-Clubs}

. Binger paired his ten on the {10-Spades}

flop, but Lee had a flush draw. The turn and the river were both sixes, neither of spades, and Binger doubled up.

Tags: Brandon Lee Michael Binger

06-06-2007 19:31 UTC-7

Ken Weiner Eliminated in 22nd Place ($16,212)

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Jason Strasser raised to 35,000, Michael Gracz re-raised to 100,000 from the button, Ken Weiner moved all in from the small blind for slightly less than the amount of Gracz's raise, and Strasser folded. Weiner showed the {A-Spades}

and was dominated by Gracz's {A-Clubs}

. The flop was {Q-Spades}

, the turn was the {K-Hearts}

and the river was the {7-Hearts}

. No help for Weiner and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Jason Strasser Ken Weiner Michael Gracz

06-06-2007 19:35 UTC-7

Dinner Break

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Players are on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9 p.m. PDT.

06-06-2007 19:50 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Here are the chip counts for the 21 remaining players as of the dinner break:

1. Amir Vahedi 640,000
2. Michael Chu 560,000
3. Robert Aron 400,000
4. Shane Schleger 400,000
5. Jason Strasser 350,000
6. Sorel Mizzi 350,000
7. Michael Gracz 330,000
8. Tommy Vu 300,000
9. Michael Binger 220,000
10. Kurt Paseka 200,000
11. Mark Newhouse 200,000
12. Dolph Arnold 180,000
13. Arnold Spee 170,000
14. Jan Von Halle 160,000
15. Marcello Del Grosso 160,000
16. Barry Cales 150,000
17. Gioi Luong 145,000
18. Todd Witteles 130,000
19. Brandon Lee 100,000
20. Joshua VanDuyn 85,000
21. Vinny Vinh 20,000**

** Vinny Vinh is still M.I.A. and is about to be blinded out of the tournament.

06-06-2007 21:07 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

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Players have returned from dinner break and cards are in the air. Blinds remain at 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante for another 20 minutes.

06-06-2007 21:08 UTC-7

Brandon Lee Eliminated in 21st Place ($16,232)

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06-06-2007 21:13 UTC-7

Vinny Vinh Eliminated in 20th Place ($16,232)

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Vinny Vinh's stack has been blinded off, and he'll finish in 20th place. Not bad for a guy who never arrived to play Day 2.

Tags: Vinny Vinh

06-06-2007 21:24 UTC-7

Gioi Luong Eliminated in 19th Place ($16,232)

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Gioi Luong moved all in for 114,000 and Barry Cales called from the big blind. Luong tabled the {A-Spades}

while Cales showed T-T. The flop was {Q-Clubs}

, the turn the {Q-Diamonds}

, and the river the {3-Hearts}

. The tens held, Luong's hand did not improve and he was eliminated.

Gioi Luong may not be a household name, but he's one of the most successful tournament players in Southern California. He has close to $2 million in lifetime tournament winnings with over 100 recorded cashes in the last four years alone.

Tags: Gioi Luong