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

06-02-2008 18:08 UTC-7

Bach Hearing the Music

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From our reports coming from the tournament floor, David Bach has been the most active player in the room today so far.

In a recent hand, his {9?} {9?} flopped a set and busted a fellow big stack who held {A?} {A?} . All the money got in preflop after a series of raises and re-raises before Bach cracked his opponent and sent him to the rail.

Now, it's Bach's turn for rockets. Jean Harlan moved all in from middle position, for 11,000 chips. Bach woke up with the {A-Spades}

, and made the call. His opponent held {A-Diamonds}

, and did manage to pair on the flop of {K-Spades}

. However, the additional help did not come when the {6-Clubs}

and

peeled off on the next two streets, allowing Bach to rake in another pot and claim another victim.

David Bach is our chip leader by quite a decent margin, sitting with 255,000. He is the only player above 200,000.

Tags: David Bach

06-02-2008 17:46 UTC-7

Maybe He's at the Table of Death

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To hear Gavin Griffin tell it, the field in today's event is pretty tough.

"I've got Jesus at my table," he said. "And this guy plays good. And this guy plays good. And this guy plays good," he added, pointing to seats at his table in rapid succession. "I thought the $1,500 events were supposed to be soft!"

Tags: Gavin Griffin

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-02-2008 17:45 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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Players are back from their break and cards are in the air.

06-02-2008 17:25 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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Play will resume in twenty minutes.

06-02-2008 17:25 UTC-7

Doubling into the Break

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Mark Vos, holding {A-Diamonds}

, doubled up via Bill Sindelar on a board of {K-Hearts}

. Vos now has about 64,000 chips.

Tags: Mark Vos

06-02-2008 17:24 UTC-7

Traniello Busts

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Robert Herman limped in from under the gun. Action folded to John Morrell in the small blind, who raised to 4,200. Marco Traniello shoved from the big blind for about 8,000. Herman immediately came over the top of Traniello, folding Morrell. Traniello, with {J-Clubs}

, was far behind Herman's {K-Hearts}

. The board came nine-high, sending Traniello to the line snaking through the room from the cashier's cage.

Herman's stack increased to about 43,000.

Tags: Marco Traniello

06-02-2008 17:22 UTC-7

Miracles Do Exist

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Matthew Rousu goes all in for his tournament life from the cutoff with {K-Hearts}

. The call comes from the small blind player, Benjamin Hamnett, who is miles ahead with {K-Diamonds}

.

How quickly things can change.

When the dealer spreads the flop, it shows {10-Hearts}

, giving Rousu the nut straight. Hamnett is left drawing to a chop or runner-runner, and the {7-Diamonds}

do not get him there. After the hand, Rousu is up to 31,800.

06-02-2008 17:16 UTC-7

Racing in the Desert

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Seated in middle position, Matthew Piggott puts in a raise to 4,000. From the button, Linh Nguyen puts the rest of his chips in the pot, approximately 18,000 total. Piggott makes the call, and tables {8-Clubs}

, while Nguyen shows down {A-Diamonds}

.

The flop is a dry desert for Nguyen, {2-Hearts}

, but the turn and river look much more like the oasis that he needed. The fourth street {A-Clubs}

puts him ahead, and the {K-Clubs}

on fifth lock it up for Nguyen, who doubles up to about 40,000.

06-02-2008 17:11 UTC-7

One Up, One Down

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A double-up always makes life look a little better. Kenny Tran got his stack in preflop against Ashley Mayhew. Tran tabled {A-Diamonds}

; Mayhew was behind with {A-Spades}

. A nine-high board was no help to Mayhew. Tran is now at 26,000.

At a different table, Todd Brunson got his own stack in holding ace-queen. Unfortunately his opponent had two of the other three aces. To add insult to injury, the case ace hit the flop. Brunson is out of the tournament.

Tags: Kenny Tran Todd Brunson