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

06-02-2008 19:32 UTC-7

Cream Rising to the Top

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As we approach the dinner break in about 15 minutes, play is slowing down. Currently 168 players remain in the tournament. David Bach, with 288,000 in chips, is the chip leader by far. Several other players are poised for a deep run, including Ryan D'Angelo, John Carlson, Evan McNiff, and Pat White.

Tags: David Bach Ryan D'Angelo

06-02-2008 19:31 UTC-7

Nuanmanee Khamsy Eliminated

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Nuanmanee Khamsy won't see the dinner break. She finally made a stand holding {Q-Clubs}

moved all in for her last 7,800 from middle position. The small blind looked her up holding {6?}{6?} and when Nuanmanee failed to improve, she joined the thousands of others to fall painfully short of a WSOP bracelet.

06-02-2008 19:27 UTC-7

Troy Miller Eliminated in Painful Fashion

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Troy Miller was just sent home when his {A-Clubs}

came up short against the {A-Spades}

of Frank Sinopoli. The board ran out {Q-Hearts}

giving Sinopoli the flush and sending Miller to the rail. Sinopoli now commands a stack of about 125,000.

06-02-2008 19:25 UTC-7

Travis Green Doubles Up with Aces

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Travis Green doubled up to 36,000 when he took his {A-Spades}

up against the {A-Clubs}

of Steven Peasley. The board came clean for Green and he doubled up to approximately 36,000.

06-02-2008 19:10 UTC-7

Mabuchi's Cowboys Ride Again

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From early position, Motoyuki Mabuchi raised preflop. He got one customer from middle position for a flop of {K-Hearts}

. Mabuchi led out for 8,000 but his customer decided he had enough and folded. Mabuchi offered his opponents a free glimpse of {K-Spades}

as he sent his cards into the muck. His stack now stands at about 66,000.

06-02-2008 19:06 UTC-7

More Controversy for D'Angelo

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Hot on the heels of his one-orbit penalty, Ryan D'Angelo has been involved in another dispute on Green #1. D'Angelo has his stack of over 200,000 chips spread in a large pyramid in front of his seat. On his big blind, his cards were dealt to the tip of the pyramid near the center of the table. D'Angelo turned away from the table for a moment. When he turned back, there was a raise to him but the dealer had already mucked his hand.

A floorperson was called, who ruled that D'Angelo's hand was dead.

"But I'm in the big blind," D'Angelo protested. "I haven't acted yet."

"I'm sorry," the floorperson responded. "The dealer killed your hand."

"So dealers can just kill hands now?"

"He made a mistake," said the floorperson. "I will instruct him to be more careful in the future due to the size of your stack, but your current hand is dead."

Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

06-02-2008 19:01 UTC-7

D'Angelo Creeping Up

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Ryan D'Angelo is making a move at chip leader David Bach. His stack has been growing exponentially in the last few orbits, despite his one-round penalty.

Just moments ago, a player moved all in in front of him for about 14,000, and D'Angelo made the call with {7-Hearts}

. His opponent held {6-Hearts}

, but fell behind quickly and headed out when the board ran {K-Hearts}

.

D'Angelo is currently in second place with 237,000 in chips.

06-02-2008 18:55 UTC-7

Always a Tough Beat

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Pushing your kings into aces is always a rough way to go out of a tournament. That's exactly what happened to Robert Fitzgerald. He came over the top of an early-position raise for all 45,000 of his chips, only to watch in dismay as Michael Hartzheim called from the small blind and tabled aces. The board was no help to Fitzgerald. His day is over.

Hartzheim moved up to 116,000 in chips.

06-02-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Win a Pot, Win a Penalty

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From early position, Ryan D'Angelo opened the pot with a raise to 4,000. Action folded to the small blind, who reraised all in to 20,000. Not seeing that the big blind still had cards and was yet to act, D'Angelo instantly called the raise and opened his hand to reveal two kings. The big blind protested that he hadn't acted yet.

A floorperson was called over to the table, who ruled that the big blind should be allowed to act despite the fact that D'Angelo's hand was open. The big blind then folded. The dealer ran out the board between D'Angelo and the small blind, with D'Angelo winning the hand.

D'Angelo, who is among the chip leaders in today's event, was given a one-orbit penalty by the floor after the hand was completed.

Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300