Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-04-2008 00:40 UTC-7

Hand #85 - Grant Hinkle

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Mike Ngo has the button in seat 4. Grant Hinkle raises to 225,000 from the cutoff seat, winning the blinds and antes.

06-04-2008 00:35 UTC-7

Aaron Coulthard is Eliminated in 6th Place ($211,841)

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Hand #84 -

Aaron Coulthard has the button in Seat 3. James Akenhead opens the pot for 225,000. Coulthard reraises all in from the button for 855,000. Action folds back to Akenhead who makes the call. Coulthard's tournament is on the line. Their hands:

Coulthard: {K-Clubs}

Akenhead:

The crowd rises to its feet and starts to call for "Ace!" or "Jack!" Neither comes on the {8-Diamonds}

flop. Coulthard is in bad shape. When the turn comes {Q-Diamonds}

, he is on life support. People start randomly calling out "Four!" (the crowd is getting punchy). The river comes down {9-Spades}

to eliminate Coulthard in 6th place. He cashes a total of $211,841.

Players are on a brief break while ESPN conducts an interview with Coulthard.

06-04-2008 00:29 UTC-7

Hand #83 - Chris Ferguson

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Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. Chris Ferguson raises to 225,000 from late position, winning the blinds and antes.

06-04-2008 00:28 UTC-7

Hand #82 - Grant Hinkle

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James Akenhead has the button in Seat 9. Action folds to Grant Hinkle, who raises to 300,000 from the small blind. Aaron Coulthard folds and Hinkle wins the pot.

06-04-2008 00:27 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Average stack is 1,965,000.

Grant Hinkle - 3,650,000
Chris Ferguson - 1,800,000
James Akenhead - 1,750,000
Mike Ngo - 1,650,000
Theo Tran - 1,300,000
Aaron Coulthard - 1,200,000

06-04-2008 00:26 UTC-7

Hand #81 - Grant Hinkle

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Chris Ferguson has the button in seat 8. Action folds around to James Akenhead and he calls from the small blind. Grant Hinkle raises an additional 200,000 from the big blind. Akenhead calls and they see a flop of {K-Spades}

. Akenhead checks and Hinkle bets 250,000. Akenhead folds and Hinkle wins the pot.

06-04-2008 00:23 UTC-7

Hand #80 - Theo Tran

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Theo Tran has the button in Seat 7. Aaron Coulthard opens the pot for 225,000. Tran then moves all in for 1,300,000. Everyone else folds and Tran wins the pot.

06-04-2008 00:22 UTC-7

Hand #79 - Chris Ferguson

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Mike Ngo has the button in seat 4 and raises to 250,000. Chris Ferguson thinks for about 45 seconds and then pushes out his entire stack for an additional 1,200,000. Ngo quickly folds and Ferguson shows pocket aces.

06-04-2008 00:19 UTC-7

Hand #78 - Grant Hinkle

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Aaron Coulthard has the button in Seat 3. James Akenhead opens the pot for 220,000. Hinkle, on his immediate left, reraises to 600,000. Akenhead has no stomach for that raise and folds. Hinkle wins the pot.

06-04-2008 00:16 UTC-7

Hand #77 - Aaron Coulthard

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Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. Aaron Coulthard raises to 225,000 from the small blind, winning the blinds and antes.