. Friedberg's opponent held 
for an overpair but Friedberg had 
for a set of eights.The turn brought the
and river 
and Friedberg made a full boat to move to around 16,000 in chips.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3,929
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. Friedberg's opponent held for an overpair but Friedberg had for a set of eights.The turn brought the
and river and Friedberg made a full boat to move to around 16,000 in chips.
but ran into pocket kings. Thing looked bad for Elderkin when the board landed 
but the miracle 
on the river gave him the pot and sent another opponent to the rail.Elderkin now sits with 35,000 to be one of our chip leaders.
. Nguyen held 
but was in deep trouble as his opponent showed 
.The turn was the
and river a meaningless 
to send "The Master" home.
Chris Vaughn checked to his opponent, who bet 1,700. Vaughn raised to 4,500 and his opponent quickly reraised for all of his chips, about 15,000. Vaughn took off his headphones and studied the board. "You don't have a set, do you?" he asked. "Jacks?" His opponent did not respond.After a few more minutes of thought, Vaughn made the call and tabled
. His opponent showed 
for a two-overcard flush draw. He did not improve and Vaughn scooped the pot. Several hands later, Vaughn knocked a different player out when his aces held against that player's kings. He currently has approximately 40,000 chips.
Munoz: Q-Q
Raymer:
The flop of
gave Raymer the pair that he needed but the third queen gave Munoz a set and left Raymer drawing thin. The turn was the and river to eliminate the 2004 World Champion from today's field.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
. The cutoff led out for 6,000 and Lisandro called his remaining chips. The players showed:Lisandro:
Opponent:
Lisandro's pair trailed the top pair top kicker of his opponent and the turn and river missed him completely. The disappointed Aussie stood up and headed for the rail some 45 minutes before the scheduled dinner break.
, Levi made a bet of 925 and the cutoff raised to 3,500. Levi called. The turn was the 
and Levi checked. The cutoff bet 6,000 and Levi check-raised all in for 11,000 more. The cutoff folded.After the hand Levi is up to 28,000 in chips.
