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

06-09-2008 01:21 UTC-8

Jason Mercier Eliminated

Jason Mercier was eliminated when he raised preflop and Steven Merrifield reraised. Mercier quickly moved all in and Merrifield made the call. Mercier showed pocket fours and was up against Merrifield's pocket eights.

Mercier failed to improve and was eliminated.

06-09-2008 01:34 UTC-8

Duncan Bell Triples Up

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In perhaps the biggest hand of the tournament, Duncan Bell raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and [Removed:500] moved all in for 390,000. Yuri Shapiro went all in from the small blind and Bell made the call. Here were the hands:

Bell: {K-Diamonds}

Ta:

Shapiro:

With Bell calling for his kings to hold up they did just that, as the board ran out {J-Spades}

to triple Bell up to over 1 million. Shapiro was left with just 49,000 and Ta around 60,000.

06-09-2008 01:35 UTC-8

Yuri Shapiro Eliminated

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Yuri Shapiro, who became short-stacked on a previous hand, called after Brent Hanks put him all in preflop. Hanks showed pocket threes while Shapiro held A-9. Hanks spiked a three on the flop and Shapiro was eliminated.

06-09-2008 01:39 UTC-8

[Removed:500] Eliminated

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[Removed:500] was all in preflop for 86,000 and was called by Nicolas Levi. Levi held {5-Spades}

while Ta held 10-7. Ta flopped a 10, but Levi rivered a queen.

06-09-2008 01:59 UTC-8

Players Are on a Break

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06-09-2008 02:23 UTC-8

One to Go

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We're back from break and we'll play until one more player is eliminated. Or until the sun expands and engulfs the solar system. Whichever comes first.

06-09-2008 02:36 UTC-8

Raise, Fold, Raise, Fold...

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There hasn't been much to report on here inside the Amazon Room as most play around the table consists of one player raising and everyone else folding around. There's been the occasional reraise, which has led to folds and nothing more. We haven't seen a flop in over thirty minutes of play, but as soon as we do, we'll report it.

06-09-2008 02:42 UTC-8

Push and Shove

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On the button Adam Katz raised to 62,000 and Duncan Bell surveyed the situation for about a minute before announcing raise. He carefully measured out 227,000 and pushed it into the middle of the pot, and about 30 seconds later Katz announced he was all in.

As the crowd gathered around the table edged closer, Bell flipped over one of his cards--the {A-Clubs}

--as he pushed them into the muck.

06-09-2008 02:54 UTC-8

Chop it Up

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Under the gun Nicolas Levi went all in for 280,000. "OK, I'll be the hero," Adam Katz said as he made the call. He continued, "I know everyone's rooting for me."

But there's a large French contingent rooting Levi on and he said, "Not everyone here is rooting for you."

The action was folded around and before Katz showed his cards he said he had A-Q. "Ace-queen?" Levi asked, and as the players showed their cards he added, "That sounds good to me."

Yes, both players had A-Q, neither player flopped a flush draw and by the time the turn card was placed on the table the pot was gonna be chopped up. And about 50 sleepy people groaned in unison.

06-09-2008 03:01 UTC-8