. Arguan showed down 
.The board came all rags as it ran
, and Hicks takes all of Arguan's checks. Arguan walks away with $24,133 for his efforts, and can now make his way to the nearest bed to catch up on some sleep.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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 / 3929
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. Arguan showed down .The board came all rags as it ran
, and Hicks takes all of Arguan's checks. Arguan walks away with $24,133 for his efforts, and can now make his way to the nearest bed to catch up on some sleep.
. He was a 3-to-1 underdog to Ferguson's 
. The board came 
to allow Ferguson's inspired run to continue.On the following hand, David Bach raised to 44,000 from early position. Ryan D'Angelo, on the button, reraised to 144,000. Bach called the raise and then bet his last 55,000 on a
flop. D'Angelo made the call, only to see the bad news: his 
was far behind Bach's pocket kings. There was no help for D'Angelo from the turn or the river.Bach and Ferguson now have approximately 420,000 in chips each.
. Boyer moved all in for 108,000 and Friedman, after thinking for about 20 seconds, made the call. The players showed:Boyer:
Friedman:
Right before calling, Friedman said, "I'm not sure if this is an awful call or a great call." It turned out to be a great call as, when the turn and river blanked, he sent Boyer home and now has about 511,000 in chips.
which were overcards to the 
of Hinkle. The flopped giving Boyer the best hand and the win. He climbs to about 206,000 while Hinkle slips to roughly 188,000.
, not realizing that his opponent is not fully all in.After taking some camera time, McNiff musters an, "I guess so," and tosses his last chip into the pot, coyly tabling
.The dealer spreads the community cards:
. The turn is the , and lightning strikes on the river as the 
falls, giving Akenhead a set, and eliminating Evan McNiff.After doubling up, James Akenhead now stands at 720,000.
Ferguson:
Cefalu:
The flop was fairly harmless for Ferguson coming
. Although Cefalu picked up an inside straight draw, he was still ahead in the hand. Neither man expressed emotion when the hit the turn. The on the river however had Cefalu grinning and Ferguson hiding his disappointment behind his almost trademark statuesque poker face.
was behind Hicks' and never caught up.Jeppesen busted a few hands later when she raised preflop to 45,000 and Melvin Jones called. Jeppesen pushed all in for 240,000 on a
only to be shown the bad news -- Jones had flopped a set of nines and had her 
crushed. The board ran out 
to send Jeppesen to the rail.There are no women remaining in the field.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
A floorperson informed the players that we will be playing at least one more full level tonight. At that time, the staff will assess where we are in terms of players remaining and make a decision as to what to do.
"I know everyone's getting tired," he said.
