Event 21 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-12-2008 13:30 UTC-8

Other Eliminations

In addition to Dmitri Nobles, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf and Thomas Hover have also been eliminated.

06-12-2008 13:32 UTC-8

Chris McCormack was all-in preflop from the small blind and was called by Rajesh Vohra. McCormack showed A-Q and was up against Vohra's pocket kings. McCormack flopped an ace and Vohra failed to improve. After the hand, McCormack is up to 79,000.

06-12-2008 13:34 UTC-8

Jacobo Fernandez Doubles Through C.K. Hua

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After a

flop C.K. Hua checked and Jacobo Fernandez bet 14,000. Hua check-raised to 40,000, essentially putting Fernandez all in, and when Fernandez committed the last of his chips he found that his {A-Spades}

dominated Hua's {K-Clubs}

. The board ran out {4-Diamonds}

and Fernandez doubled to 85,000, while Hua fell to 19,000.

Tags: C.K. Hua Jacobo Fernandez

06-12-2008 13:37 UTC-8

Michael Mizrachi Eliminates Layne Flack

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After an early-position player raised to 4,600 Layne Flack moved all in for his last 39,000. From the big blind Michael Mizrachi moved all in as well, and when the original raiser folded Flack saw that his A-Q was behind Mizrachi's pocket kings. Flack flopped a queen but didn't improve from there and his tournament came to an end, while Mizrachi increased his stack to 145,000.

Tags: Layne Flack Michael Mizrachi

06-12-2008 13:38 UTC-8

Eric Lynch Eliminated

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For the second time already today, pocket aces have been cracked. Eric Lynch managed to run pocket aces into pocket kings, with all the chips getting in the middle on a flop of {K-Clubs}

. With his opponent flopping a set, Eric was drawing for help which failed to come.

06-12-2008 13:46 UTC-8

Adam Geyer Eliminates Nathan Mullen

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David McCollum raised to 5,200 and Adam Geyer called. Nathan Mullen then moved all in and after McCollum folded Geyer made the call. His pocket threes were racing Mullen's {A-Diamonds}

, and when Mullen's hand didn't improve he was eliminated. Geyer is now up to 85,000.

Tags: Adam Geyer Nathan Mullen

06-12-2008 13:52 UTC-8

Humberto Brenes Eliminates Farzad Bonyadi

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After Farzad Bonyadi raised Humberto Brenes reraised enough from the big blind to set Bonyadi all in and he thought a good bit before making the call. He held {9-Clubs}

to Brenes' {A-Clubs}

, but the

flop gave Brenes the lead and Bonyadi didn't catch the nine he needed. He's out, and Brenes is now up to 125,000.

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Humberto Brenes

06-12-2008 13:54 UTC-8

Jacobo Fernandez Eliminates C.K. Hua

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After doubling up against C.K. Hua just a few hands ago Jacobo Fernandez just finished the job and eliminated Hua. Fernandez raised to 4,300 in late position and from the small blind Hua moved all in for his last 19,000. Fernandez called and his {3-Spades}

were pitted against Hua's {A-Diamonds}

, and when the flop came 3-8-7 Fernandez and his set were well ahead. Hua picked up a straight draw when a Jack hit the turn but a four fell on the river and Hua was eliminated. Fernandez is up to 90,000.

Tags: C.K. Hua Jacobo Fernandez

06-12-2008 14:01 UTC-8

Alex Melinkow Eliminates Brian Rast

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Alex Melinkow raised to 4,200 and Brian Rast called in the big blind. The flop came K-5-3 and Rast shoved for his last 12,000. Melinkow called and his {9-Clubs}

led Rast's 5-4. Another trey fell on the turn and a deuce on the river and Rast was eliminated. Melinkow's stack is now at 258,000.

Tags: Alex Melinkow Brian Rast

06-12-2008 14:03 UTC-8

Greg "FBT" Mueller Eliminated

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Greg Mueller was eliminated after a flop of {J-Clubs}

fell and Mueller pushed all in for his remaining 20,000. Mueller turned over A-Q and was up against his opponent's K-J for top pair. Mueller failed to improve and was eliminated.