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

06-08-2008 17:23 UTC-8

Color Up and Break

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06-08-2008 17:22 UTC-8

Pete de Best was facing a raise from Jason Mercier when he looked down and saw pocket aces. de Best raised to 31,200 and Mercier moved all-in. De Best called and showed his rockets while Mercier turned over A-K. Mercier failed to improve and after the hand de Best is up to 180,000.

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06-08-2008 16:45 UTC-8

Jimmy Tran Lives To Fight Another Day

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After calling an 11,000 reraise from the player in the small blind, Jimmy Tran and his opponent checked the {6-Hearts}

flop. The

turned and after the small blind checked, Tran bet 17,000, leaving himself about 35,000 behind. The small blind then pushed, and Tran laid his hand down. And it was apparently the right fold--his opponent showed {A-Spades}

.

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06-08-2008 16:44 UTC-8

Selbst Cracks Kings

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Vanessa Selbst called an all-in from a player preflop. Selbst held A-9 while her opponent had pocket kings. The board ran {2-Spades}

, giving Selbst a straight on the turn. After the hand Selbst is up to 232,000.

06-08-2008 16:41 UTC-8

Liu Continues to Climb

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Liz Lieu raised preflop from middle position for 8,000. Both the small blind and big blind called and the flop came {A-Clubs}

. Both the blinds checked to Lieu, who led out for 19,000 and the small blind pushed all in for his remaining 1,000 or so. The big blind folded and Lieu called, showing A-10 while her opponent showed pocket kings. Lieu's pair of aces held to the river and after the hand she's up to 132,000.

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06-08-2008 16:38 UTC-8

Tran Cools Off

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Theo Tran, who had been running incredibly hot today, raised preflop from middle position to 8,500. Both the button and the big blind called the raise and the flop came {K-Spades}

. Everyone checked around to the button, who moved all-in for 23,600. Everyone else folded and Theo made the call. Theo turned over {Q-Diamonds}

while his opponent showed {K-Diamonds}

. Theo was unable to improve and is down to 135,000 after the hand.

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06-08-2008 16:38 UTC-8

Craig Gray Doubles Through Theo Tran

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Gray moved all in from the small blind and Tran called in the big with {A-Clubs}

, dominating Gray's {A-Hearts}

. Tran's hand held up until the river, when Gray spiked the {4-Diamonds}

to stay alive and double up. He now has 83,000 while Tran slipped to 220,000.

Tags: Craig Gray Theo Tran

06-08-2008 16:34 UTC-8

Kobel's Heated Table Manner Gets Penalty and Elimination

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In a prior hand, a new player who had just arrived at the table called for a clock on bracelet winner Paul Kobel who was involved in a large pot with another player. Kobel, apparently upset over the clock issue, began to insult and belittle the player for several minutes after that hand concluded. On a later hand, Kobel had moved all-in but before anyone had called, a tournament director arrived to issue Kobel a penalty that would take place after his current hand resolved.

Kobel's all-in was called and Kobel showed pocket tens which ran into another players pocket queens. The queens held up and Kobel was eliminated from the event.

Tags: Paul Kobel

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

06-08-2008 16:22 UTC-8