Painful Runners Eliminate Roy
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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
We Have a Jennifer Tilly Sighting
, Tilly's opponent pushed all in against Tilly and she was forced to fold. Her opponent showed A-Q. After the hand Tilly is down to 680.
Justin Bonomo Eliminated
. The blinds checked and Bonomo bet 375. Lieu passed and the small blind raised to 800. The big blind passed and Bonomo made the call. It was heads up to the turn, which brought the . After a check from the big blind, Bonomo bet 900 and the big blind pushed. Bonomo called for his tournament life and the players showed:Bonomo:
Opponent:
The river fell the
, missing Bonomo and eliminating him. He joins the handful of other notables sent home very early in day 1b.
Chop It Up
. One player bet 150 and Black was the only caller. The turn came 
and Black again called a bet, this time of 200. When his opponent checked the 
river, Black quickly fired out 300. His opponent called just as quickly. Black flipped over the ; his opponent showed the . Black then revealed the 
; his opponent opened the 
. Black grinned mischievously as the dealer declared a chopped pot and pushed Black's share of the pot to him.
Girl Power
Jerry Yang Eliminated
and after the player in early position checked, Yang pushed all in for his remaining 400 in chips. The late-position player called while the early-position player folded. Yang turned over 
, while his opponent showed 
. The turn was the and Yang was eliminated after the river brought the 
.
An Interesting Announcement from the Floor Staff
An announcement was just made that, in addition to cash prizes, players can also earn Player of the Year points for various different Player of the Year races, not including the WSOP Player of the Year. It will be interesting to see if this drums up any additional interest in the evening tournaments.
Mortensen Making Moves
"Man, do you have aces?" questioned the player, but Mortensen was motionless. The former eventually laid down his hand and Mortensen makes some early progress to now sit with 4,500 in chips.
Chiu Likes the Dark
David Chiu led out for 125, was raised, and without counting, grabbed a few chips and reraised. His opponent called and the fell on the river. Chiu shoved all in for 2,400 and his opponent folded. Chiu had been playing the entire hand in the dark, and while scooping up the pot laughed, "I knew what he had. I don't know what I had."
Another Familiar Face