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

06-10-2008 15:14 UTC-7

Evdakov Doubles Up

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Ten minutes into the day, Nikolay Evdakov doubled up. He stood pat with a made 8-7 against David Peat, who drew one and did not connect. After the hand, Evdakov's stack increased to 130,000, and Peat fell into Death Watch territory, with 29,000.

Tags: David Peat Nikolay Evdakov

06-10-2008 15:14 UTC-7

Jim Becthel Puts the Pressure On Early

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Phil Ivey raised to 5,000 from early position and got looked up by Jim Bechtel, Carlos Mortensen and Tom Dwan. Mortensen drew one card as did Bechtel. Ivey and Dwan opted for two cards. Action checked to Bechtel and he bet 17,000. No one could call and Bechtel took the pot without a showdown, climbing to over 100,000 chips.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Jim Bechet Phil Ivey Tom Dwan

06-10-2008 15:12 UTC-7

Notes from the Field

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You'd think, with over $500,000 on the line, that everyone would show up on time. You'd be wrong. Both David Benyamine and Eli Elezra were late arrivals for today's restart, getting to their seats about five minutes after play started.

Phil Ivey is already working on his first massage of the day.

And Mike Matusow is singing. When David Benyamine took his seat at Matusow's table, Matusow broke into a sing-song of: "David Benyamine, over here! When you give your chips away, please give them to me."

Today should be an interesting day.

06-10-2008 15:11 UTC-7

Lyric Duveyoung Doubles Through Chris Ferguson

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Details are scarce but Lyric Duveyoung just doubled up through Chris Ferguson. Come showdown Ferguson had a {9-?}

but came up short against the {8-?}

of Duveyoung after Duveyoung drew just one card.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 500

06-10-2008 15:00 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Cards are in the air. The button will start in Seat 7 at each table.

06-10-2008 14:55 UTC-7

Players Return

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After finishing up play around 3am last night, the 39 survivors of Day 1 have returned twelve hours later and are taking their seats at the tables. As soon as all of the chips are unbagged, we'll be underway. Expect play to commence in about five minutes.

06-10-2008 07:31 UTC-7

A 3pm PDT Start Time

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It's a mid-afternoon restart for the 39 surviving players in Event #18, $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys, on Tuesday. Despite the specialized nature of the game, if you're looking for star power, this is the place to be.

Tom "durrrr" Dwan leads the pack into Day 2 action, stacked at 238,900 chips, but the field is formidable. Here's a complete list of all remaining players:

Tom Dwan 238,900
Mike Matusow 174,500
Tom Schneider 153,500
Chris Ferguson 149,000
Stephen Wolff 138,900

Yan R Chen 136,700
Doyle Brunson 135,000
David Benyamine 132,200
Michael Binger 131,300
Phil Ivey 122,300

Jeffrey Lisandro 120,400
Chad Brown 117,200
Michael Mizrachi 116,900
Lamar 'Wil' Wilkinson 103,200
Nick Schulman 97,700

Shahram 'Shawn' Sheikhan 95,100
Erick Lindgren 94,800
David Peat 94,200
David Grey 92,100
Robert Mizrachi 86,500

Brandon Adams 86,400
Jim Bechtel 86,000
Eli Elezra 82,800
Phil Galfond 74,800
Jon Turner 72,400

Steve Sung 69,000
Carlos Mortensen 67,800
Philippe Rouas 66,000
Howard Lederer 60,200
Barry Greenstein 57,900

Dario Alioto 57,200
Nikolay Evdakov 56,800
Mickey Appleman 49,000
Todd Brunson 38,900
Layne Flack 38,500

Lyric Duveyoung 32,900
Mark Dickstein 32,800
Dan Harmetz 32,000
Tony 'G' Guoga 19,000

Tags: Chris Ferguson Doyle Brunson durrrr Mike Matusow Phil Ivey Tom Dwan