Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-03-2008 14:50 UTC-8

Rutledge Cracks Aces to Double Up

On the second hand back from break, James Akenhead opened from under the gun for 80,000. Joe Rutledge moved all in. Action folded back to Akenhead who snap-called with pocket aces. Rutledge showed {K-Diamonds}

.

A flop of {K-Hearts}

gave Rutledge some life. He didn't improve on the {5-Clubs}

turn. As the river came down, Rutledge pleaded, "King or a jack!" and was rewarded with the {K-Spades}

. "Yeah!" he shouted, clapping his hands and walking in circles. He leaned over the rail to a nearby table in a different tournament and added "I just cracked aces with king-jack!"

Akenhead drops to about 1.3 million chips. Rutledge is up to about 900,000.

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

06-03-2008 14:44 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play resumes.

06-03-2008 14:42 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Here are the remaining players' current chip counts.

James Akenhead - 1,770,000
Aaron Coulthard 1,700,000
Melvin Jones 1,620,000
Mike Ngo - 1,300,000
Theo Tran - 1,130,000
Jeff Wiedenhoeft - 1,060,000
Chris Ferguson - 880,000
Perry Friedman - 757,000
David Bach - 628,000
Joe Rutledge - 552,000
Grant Hinkle - 360,000

06-03-2008 14:28 UTC-8

Players Are on a Break

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Play will resume in 15 minutes.

06-03-2008 14:26 UTC-8

Bach Doubles through Tran

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On the last hand before the break, Theo Tran opened for 80,000. Short-stacked David Bach moved all in for 240,000. Tran went into the tank for about two minutes before making the call with {4-Spades}

. He was racing against Bach's {A-Spades}

, but lost when the board came {A-Hearts}

. Bach moves up to over 500,000 in chips.

06-03-2008 14:21 UTC-8

Minh Nguyen Eliminated in 12th Place ($52,021)

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James Akenhead opened for 67,000 from middle position. Action folded to Minh Nguyen in the big blind, who raised to 200,000. Akenhead immediately pushed all in. Nguyen made the call with {A-Spades}

and was dismayed to see Akenhead turn over pocket queens. The board came out {7-Diamonds}

to send Nguyen to the rail. He collects $52,021 for his efforts.

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06-03-2008 14:20 UTC-8

Josh Engerdahl Eliminated in 13th Place ($41,295)

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Aaron Coulthard raised to 65,000 from the button. Josh Engerdahl put in a sizable reraise from the small blind. Melvin Jones came over the top from the big blind for all his chips. Coulthard passed and Engerdahl called what would end up being all in. It was {A-Clubs}

for Jones and {A-Hearts}

for Engerdahl. Jones made the nuts when the board came {K-Clubs}

. He shook hands with Jones, and congratulated the others as he made his way towards the payout table to collect his $41,295.

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06-03-2008 14:14 UTC-8

Eric Hicks Eliminated in 14th Place ($41,295)

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Eric Hicks' day is over. He moved all in from the big blind after Jeff Wiedenhoeft open-raised from late position for 75,000. Wiedenhoeft called the all in and was ahead with his {A-Spades}

against Hicks' {K-Spades}

. Wiedenhoeft was pumped when the flop came {A-Clubs}

, but looked skywards in agony when the turn came {K-Hearts}

to keep Hicks' chances alive. A harmless {J-Clubs}

hit the river, sending Hicks to the cage to collect $41,295. Wiedenhoeft now has about 400,000 chips.

06-03-2008 14:03 UTC-8

Matthew Kearney Eliminated in 15th Place ($41,295)

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Matthew Kearney raised to 60,000 from under the gun. Next to act was Jeff Wiedenhoeft, and he moved all in for 130,000 total. Aaron Coulthard, who had both men well covered, came over the top for all his chips. Action folded back around to Kearney, who made the call. The players showed:

Kearney: {K-Diamonds}

Wiedenhoeft: {K-Hearts}

Coulthard: {A-Clubs}

There was a side pot between Coulthard and Kearney, with Wiedenhoeft looking to triple up. The board came {K-Clubs}

and Wiedenhoeft's full house was best. Coulthard took down the side pot with his Broadway straight and Kearney was eliminated in 15th place. He'll take home $41,295 for his impressive finish.

Tags: Matthew Kearney