Event 21 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-13-2008 13:38 UTC-8

Hand #2-- Scott Seiver Eliminates Scott Freeman (Ninth Place, $69,714)

Scott Freeman raised to 41,000 and Scott Seiver reraised to 120,000. It was folded around to Freeman who announced all in and Seiver called.

Freeman held {A-Diamonds}

to Seiver's {Q-Spades}

. The

gave Freeman a flush draw to go with his overcards. The turn was the {5-Clubs}

, opening the possibility of the board making a straight for the chop, but the river was the {7-Clubs}

and Freeman was eliminated in ninth place.

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06-13-2008 13:33 UTC-8

Hand #1-- Ben Sprengers

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Ben Sprengers raised in early position to 43,000 and took down the first pot of the day.

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

06-13-2008 13:30 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The cards are in the air, and we're about to find out who's going to have a lucky Friday the 13th and win a World Series of Poker bracelet.

06-13-2008 13:22 UTC-8

Almost Ready

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The players are being introduced to the crowd and we'll begin in just a few minutes.

06-13-2008 12:59 UTC-8

We're not going to start spot-on 2pm, as the cameras and lighting need to be double-checked before the players can take the stage. We've just heard the the players will return in about 15 minutes and we'll start in about a half-hour.

06-13-2008 04:12 UTC-8

Scott Seiver Heads Final Table; 2pm PDT Start

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Scott Seiver's late surge as Thursday's Day 2 session drew to a close has given him the inside track on the bracelet in Event 21, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Seiver has more than twice as many chips as his closest competitor, Rajesh Vohra, to begin the final. Here are the seat assignments, home towns, and starting chip counts for the nine finalists, who will each be chasing after the $755,891 first prize:

Seat 7: Scott Seiver (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 2,512,000
Seat 3: Rajesh Vohra (Lake Worth, Florida) -- 1,040,000
Seat 2: Jacobo Fernandez (Hollywood, Florida) -- 848,000
Seat 9: Dave Seidman (Chicago, Illinois) -- 653,000
Seat 5: Adam Geyer (Austin, Texas ) -- 645,000
Seat 4: Ben Sprengers (Plantation, Florida) -- 441,000
Seat 8: Chuck Sklar (Los Angeles, California) -- 439,000
Seat 6: Scott Freeman (Los Angeles, California) -- 423,000
Seat 1: Anders Henriksson (Stockholm, Sweden) -- 311,000

Play begins at 2pm PDT at the final table. Check PokerNews.com for the latest live updates.

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