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

06-08-2008 16:17 UTC-8

Chau Giang Eliminates Jeffrey Tomlinson

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Chau Giang's {J-Spades}

outraced Jeffrey Tomlinson's {A-Diamonds}

and Tomlinson was eliminated. Giang now sits with 82,000.

Tags: Chau Giang Jeffrey Tomlinson

06-08-2008 16:11 UTC-8

Chris Bell is Out

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In keeping with the motif of big pairs running into even bigger pairs, Chris Bell was just eliminated when his pocket queens ran into the pocket aces of [Removed:500]. Ta now sits with 283,000.

06-08-2008 16:08 UTC-8

In the previous post Paul Kobel folded pocket kings because he feared running into aces. That's exactly what happened to Jason Manger, as he found himself all in with KK and crushed by his opponent's AA. He was on his way out of the tournament when he spiked a king on the river to double up to 210,000. Sometimes you run kings into aces and find a way to crack 'em.

06-08-2008 16:04 UTC-8

Paul Kobel Lays it Down

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Paul Kobel raised before the flop and Asger Boye moved all in from the small blind. Kobel thought awhile before folding pocket kings face up, explaining that he'd been knocked out of an earlier tournament by running kings into aces and that wasn't going to happen this time. Boye didn't show his cards and Kobel hung on to his last 74,000.

06-08-2008 15:47 UTC-8

Matthew Brown Doubles Through Jason Mercier

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Mercier tried to eliminate Brown and his short stack with {A-Hearts}

but Brown was armed with {A-Spades}

and locked up the hand when he flopped a set. Brown now has 80,000.

Tags: Jason Mercier Matthew Brown

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

06-08-2008 15:23 UTC-8

We're Back

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Break is over and play has resumed.

06-08-2008 15:09 UTC-8

Lee Watkinson Eliminated

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Lee Watkinson, sitting on just 14,000 in chips, moved all in from the cutoff and was called by Shawn Buchanan. Watkinson turned over pocket twos while Shawn showed K-J. The board was fantastic for Watkinson, as it came {10-Hearts}

giving Lee a set. However, the board ran {A-Diamonds}

to give Shawn a running straight which eliminated Lee from the event.

06-08-2008 15:07 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Now that we've reached the money the eliminations have come fast and furious. Here are the players who busted out just after the bubble:

99th: Matt Sterling
98th: Gregory Sellgren
97th: Joe Davis
96th: Kenna James
95th: David Steicke

06-08-2008 15:05 UTC-8

Mark My Words

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One of our field reporters had stopped by Theo Tran's table when Tran pulled him aside and said, "See that guy there?" while pointing to another player at his table. "I'm gonna get all his chips." The player had just shy of 100,000 and the goal would certainly boost Tran into the chip lead.

Sure enough, a few hands later, Tran had eliminated him.

Preflop, Theo Tran made it 5,500 to go and Mike Collins bumped it to 15,000 from the big blind. Theo called and the flop came {Q-Diamonds}