Event 18 - $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-10-2008 16:08 UTC-7

Galfond Still Alive...

...but for how long? He moved all in from the small blind for 12,000. Doyle Brunson called from the big blind. Both players drew one card. Galfond's jack-eight was enough to take the pot and double him up to 25,000 chips. With only 10 big blinds in his stack, Galfond will need to work some magic if he wants to continue playing much longer today.

Tags: Doyle Brunson Phil Galfond

06-10-2008 16:06 UTC-7

Layne Flack Doubles Through Michael Mizrachi

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Layne Flack opened for a raise to 5,000 and action folded to Michael Mizrachi. Mizrachi calmly stared at his chips and then tossed 18,000 into the center. Flack made a quick call and stood pat. Mizrachi drew one and then bet 32,000. Flack, only having 21,300 behind, called all in for the last of his chips. Flack showed {J-?}

and Mizrachi mucked. Flack doubled to about 83,000 while Mizrachi slips to roughly 49,000.

06-10-2008 16:05 UTC-7

Bechtel Can't Hold onto Chips for Long

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From the cutoff, Jim Bechtel was first in for 6,000. Carlos Mortensen, who made a miraculous comeback from a stack of just 700 chips yesterday, reraised all in from the big blind for 17,000. Bechtel made the call.

Mortensen stood pat. Bechtel drew two.

Mortensen opened a 9-7 after the draw was completed, prompting Bechtel to fling his cards into the muck. Mortensen is now up to over 41,000 but is still in short stack territory.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Jim Bechtel

06-10-2008 16:02 UTC-7

Chris Ferguson Outdraws Sheikhan

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Action folded around to Chris Ferguson on the button and he opened for a raise to 6,000. Shawn Sheikhan reraised to 21,000 from the small blind. The big blind passed but Ferguson came along for the ride. Ferguson drew one while Sheikhan stayed pat. Sheikhan checked and Ferguson bet 30,000, prompting a quick fold from Sheikhan. Ferguson climbs to 120,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson Shawn Sheikhan

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 600

06-10-2008 15:59 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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David Peat and Eli Elezra are both out.

As if playing yesterday and today wasn't punishment enough, Shawn Sheikhan was overheard talking to Peat about trying to get a deuce-to-seven game up at the Bellagio tomorrow.

06-10-2008 15:55 UTC-7

Jim Bechtel Doubles Up and Then Some

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Jim Bechtel raises to 6,000 from the cutoff seat. Carlos Mortensen calls from the small blind as does Tom Dwan from the big blind. After the draw, Mortensen bets 9,000. Dwan calls, but Bechtel has bigger plans. He pushes his entire stack of 42,100 out. To make the call, Mortensen would be all in. He thinks for over three minutes before finally folding. Dwan takes his time as well, but eventually calls. Bechtel shows an {8-?}

low and Dwan mucks. Bechtel more than doubles up and is now commanding a stack of approximately 100,000.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Jim Bechtel Tom Dwan

06-10-2008 15:54 UTC-7

Tony G Rides Again!

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Tony G started the day on the short side, but he's been moving up the leaderboard. After Stephen Wolff raised to 6,500, Tony G reraised to 20,000. Wolff moved all in and Tony G called all in for less.

Wolff stood pat. Tony G peeked at his cards a second time and carefully discarded just one card. The dealer replaced it with a new one.

"What do I need to beat, Steve?" Tony G asked.

"Not much," replied Wolff. "Jack."

"I'm the favorite then!" said Tony G. Slowly he squeezed out his cards. "I got it." He happily turned over an 8-6 to scoop the pot.

06-10-2008 15:50 UTC-7

Todd Brunson Eliminated

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The deck was not kind to Todd Brunson once the rebuy period ended. After amassing a stack of close to 200,000 in the first three levels, it was all downhill from there. He got his last 21,000 all in before the draw against David Grey. Grey stood pat with a J-9-8-7-3. Brunson, who actually had a better hand with J-9-7-6-3 but didn't know it, elected to draw one and discarded his jack. He paired nines and is out of the tournament.

Tags: David Grey Todd Brunson

06-10-2008 15:45 UTC-7

Flack Doubles Through Tony G

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Layne Flack still has a chip and a chair. After Tony G raised to 4,000 before the draw, Flack moved in for his last 7,700. Tony G made the call. On the draw, Flack stood pat while Tony G drew one. Flack turned over a Q-10(!) which was enough to win after Tony G paired eights.

After the hand, Flack was still very short, with only about 19,000. Tony G is also short with 57,000.