Event 13 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-09-2008 15:38 UTC-7

Hand #21-- Brent Hanks

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Duncan Bell called on the button for 30,000 and Brent Hanks checked in the big blind. The flop came {Q-Spades}

and when Hanks checked, Bell bet 60,000. Hanks called and the turn was the {Q-Clubs}

. Both players checked, and when the {10-Spades}

hit on the river Hanks bet 125,000 and Bell folded.

06-09-2008 15:35 UTC-7

Hand #20-- Shawn Buchanan

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Brent Hanks raised to 85,000 and Shawn Buchanan raised to 255,000. It was folded around to Hanks, who mucked.

06-09-2008 15:33 UTC-7

Hand # 19-- Duncan Bell

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Steve Merrifield raised to 79,000 and Duncan Bell called in the big blind. The flop came {9-Spades}

and both players checked. The {J-Clubs}

hit on the turn and Bell bet 150,000. Merrifield rubbed his face before mucking and conceding the pot to Bell.

06-09-2008 15:30 UTC-7

Hand #18-- Shawn Buchanan

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Steven Merrifield limped in the small blind and Shawn Buchanan checked. The flop came {5-Hearts}

, Merrifield checked and Buchanan won the pot with a 34,000 bet.

06-09-2008 15:29 UTC-7

Hand #17-- Nathan Doudney

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Nathan Doudney raised to 100,000 and won the blinds and antes.

06-09-2008 15:27 UTC-7

Hand #16-- Duncan Bell Eliminates Jason Sanders (Sixth Place, $139,770)

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Duncan Bell raised to 100,000 and Jason Sanders called for the last of his chips. Bell's {2-Spades}

were pitted against Sanders' {10-Diamonds}

. The

gave Sanders hope that Bell's pair would be counterfeited, but the {2-Hearts}

hit on the turn giving Bell a boat, and that meant Sanders was out as our sixth-place finisher

06-09-2008 15:24 UTC-7

The three eliminations have all taken place within the first forty minutes of this event and play doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The crowd is lively and everyone seems excited to be here.

The left side of the table appears as if it may crack from all the weight on that side, with Merrified, Hanks, and Buchanan all holding over one million in chips and Bell with almost three million. With the recent crippling of Jason Sanders, that side of the table is certainly under some serious weight.

06-09-2008 15:23 UTC-7