2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Minh Nguyen Eliminated in 12th Place ($52,021)
Bach Doubles through Tran
Players Are on a Break
Updated Chip Counts
James Akenhead - 1,770,000
Aaron Coulthard 1,700,000
Melvin Jones 1,620,000
Mike Ngo - 1,300,000
Theo Tran - 1,130,000
Jeff Wiedenhoeft - 1,060,000
Chris Ferguson - 880,000
Perry Friedman - 757,000
David Bach - 628,000
Joe Rutledge - 552,000
Grant Hinkle - 360,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Rutledge Cracks Aces to Double Up
A flop of gave Rutledge some life. He didn't improve on the turn. As the river came down, Rutledge pleaded, "King or a jack!" and was rewarded with the . "Yeah!" he shouted, clapping his hands and walking in circles. He leaned over the rail to a nearby table in a different tournament and added "I just cracked aces with king-jack!"
Akenhead drops to about 1.3 million chips. Rutledge is up to about 900,000.