2008 World Series of Poker

Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
6♥6♣
Prize
$507,563
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,344
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
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Cruel Game

[user46392]
[user46392]
Perhaps it's because it's Friday 13th, but the deck has been particularly cruel and/or entertaining today, depending on how you look at it.

Some recent showdowns:

Mark Brockington doubled up with {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} against Steve Pestal's {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}. Of course he was ahead when they got the chips in, but the board came down as follows: {A-?} {10-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts}.

Also Dan Hill holding {9-?} {9-?} was eliminated by Scott Bohlman holding {J-?} {J-Clubs} -- again, ahead when the chips went in, but the board came down a teasing {5-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {6-Spades} {8-Clubs}.

Hamby Makes Early Push

[user4144]
[user4144]
Straight from the off, we have an all-in, Patrick Stemper's preflop raise of 4,200 being followed by an all-in for over 30,000 from Jared Hamby the next seat down.

Stemper, still carrying his backpack on his shoulders as if guarding the crown jewels, glanced at his opponent's chips briefly, before eventually opting for the fold.

Tags: Jared HambyPatrick Stemper

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

New Surroundings

[user4144]
[user4144]
Good morning all. We've brushed off the cobwebs and wiped away the sleep from our eyes to rejoin this $2,000 no limit hold'em freezeout here in the Rio. However, instead of being in the familiar surroundings of the Amazon Room, day two will be taking place in the Brasilia Room. This doesn't mean we hopped on a plane and headed for South America, but simply trundled down the hall a few yards and into a separate room that is being used when the Amazon Room is positively heaving.

Although it's simply a miniature version of the main room, our final eleven tables are the only form of poker currently taking place in here, making it a rather serene atmosphere and a refreshing change from the constant hustle and bustle of the Amazon Room.

Glancing over at the tournament directors, who look braced and raring to go, it would seem as though they are just moments away from saying those immortal words...

Day 2 Seating Assignments

[user33020]
[user33020]
Fresh bottles of water to start Day 2 play
Fresh bottles of water to start Day 2 play
With 134 players still in the field, these are the official seating assignments for today's second day of Event #23, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em:

(Table 1)
Seat 1: Mark Brockington -- 11900
Seat 2: Vivek Rajkumar -- 76600
Seat 3: Allan Le -- 73800
Seat 3: Michael Bernstein -- 24000
Seat 4: Dan Stir -- 14200
Seat 6: Blair Hinkle -- 75900
Seat 7: Brent Dornburg -- 16800
Seat 8: Steve Pestal -- 51000
Seat 9: Ricky Tang -- 39900

(Table 2)
Seat 1: Matthew Molinari -- 26800
Seat 2: [Removed:326] -- 70800
Seat 3: Randy J Coble -- 48800
Seat 4: Jon Friedberg -- 30200
Seat 5: Derek Buonano -- 13300
Seat 6: Kent Washington -- 53600
Seat 7: Joseph Bolnick -- 19600
Seat 8: Gregory Alston -- 26900
Seat 9: Dylan Linde -- 19300

(Table 3)
Seat 1: Patrick Madden -- 19500
Seat 2: Robert Zorlu -- 13700
Seat 4: John Lewis -- 2200
Seat 5: Russell Carson -- 84900
Seat 6: Phil Hellmuth -- 8900
Seat 7: Ron Linden -- 7200
Seat 8: Frank Howerton -- 61500
Seat 9: Dan Rome -- 32000

(Table 4)
Seat 1: Kevin Hanson -- 17700
Seat 2: Brad Sellnow -- 50700
Seat 3: Charles Dolan -- 57000
Seat 4: Danny Ryan -- 18500
Seat 5: Loyal Sprague -- 60500
Seat 6: Michael Schwartz -- 7700
Seat 7: Bill Gazes -- 36100
Seat 8: Court Harrington -- 10800
Seat 9: Joshua Norris -- 30000

(Table 5)
Seat 1: Greg Buonocort -- 48500
Seat 2: Motoyuki Mabuchi -- 30600
Seat 3: Jose Paz -- 9800
Seat 4: Al Contarino -- 31800
Seat 5: Mike Sica -- 25600
Seat 6: Ernest Bennett -- 12400
Seat 7: Chris Hammett -- 58400
Seat 8: Hoa Hoang -- 48100
Seat 9: Brock Parker -- 29200

(Table 6)
Seat 1: Steven Krupnick -- 37800
Seat 2: Daniel Deveau -- 23600
Seat 3: Allen Bari -- 15700
Seat 4: Lee Biars -- 6300
Seat 5: Matthew Ehrlich -- 103400
Seat 6: Alex Michaels -- 27300
Seat 7: Joshua Moskow -- 20700
Seat 8: Daniel O'Brien -- 72700
Seat 9: Remy Biechel -- 36900

(Table 7)
Seat 1: Dan Hill -- 24500
Seat 2: Yue F Huang -- 23300
Seat 3: Eric Celeste -- 43100
Seat 4: Brandon Marz -- 13500
Seat 5: Badih Bounahra -- 59600
Seat 6: David Campbell -- 15200
Seat 7: Katelyn Tupper -- 36000
Seat 8: Scott Bohlman -- 46300
Seat 9: Andrew Lee -- 20800

(Table 8)
Seat 1: Vincent Van Brengel -- 42500
Seat 2: Yves Grenon -- 78900
Seat 3: Mark Graffius -- 51100
Seat 4: George Veach -- 52200
Seat 5: Graham Wheldon -- 20700
Seat 6: Bryan Pope -- 26100
Seat 7: Robert Perry -- 24600
Seat 8: Matt Sterling -- 53000
Seat 9: David Chicotsky -- 104000

(Table 9)
Seat 1: Senovio Ramirez III -- 46700
Seat 2: Stephane Tayar -- 70400
Seat 3: TJ Yurakanin -- 77300
Seat 4: Maria Mayrinck -- 51200
Seat 5: Phan Nguyen -- 17300
Seat 7: Andrew Gordon -- 46500
Seat 8: Alessandro Dalbello -- 9400
Seat 9: Matthew Lagarde -- 72300

(Table 10)
Seat 1: David Steirman -- 48000
Seat 2: Andrew Jeffreys -- 164500
Seat 3: Eric Lucas -- 52200
Seat 4: Terry Stewart -- 70900
Seat 5: Paul Smith -- 72700
Seat 6: David Steicke -- 44300
Seat 7: Alan Myerson -- 53500
Seat 8: Ed Pellegrini -- 9400
Seat 9: Jesse Hunter -- 31400

(Table11)
Seat 1: Doug Smith -- 17100
Seat 2: Robert Chorlian -- 9800
Seat 3: Ken Krouner -- 46500
Seat 4: Corwin Cole -- 27400
Seat 5: Patrick Stemper -- 86200
Seat 6: Jared Hamby -- 32200
Seat 7: Robert Suer -- 61900
Seat 8: Nick Niergarth -- 89900
Seat 9: Young Phan -- 38100

(Table 12)
Seat 1: Dylan Bircheff -- 52900
Seat 2: Scott Preston -- 18500
Seat 3: Rick Lenoble -- 22800
Seat 4: Tim Phan -- 31200
Seat 5: Dane Lomas -- 39500
Seat 6: Skip Richardson -- 19100
Seat 7: Thor Hansen -- 17000
Seat 8: Ken Justin -- 24500
Seat 9: Tom Braband -- 68000

(Table 13)
Seat 1: Nadim Shabou -- 47100
Seat 2: Will Failla -- 23000
Seat 3: Chris Bjorin -- 32200
Seat 3: Lamar Wilkinson -- 26100
Seat 4: Barry Greenstein -- 82100
Seat 5: Duane Remington -- 32000
Seat 6: Earl Coggin -- 50500
Seat 7: Simon Lindqvist -- 9500
Seat 8: David Barnes -- 58700
Seat 9: Dominik Kulicki -- 38100

(Table 14)
Seat 1: Takamori Maruyama -- 32200
Seat 2: Dustin Dirksen -- 170200
Seat 3: Hjalti Jacobsen -- 24600
Seat 4: DNR -- 50000
Seat 5: Dean Schneider -- 27800
Seat 6: Binh Ta -- 38300
Seat 7: Conor Tate -- 23000
Seat 8: Michael Ellis -- 28000
Seat 9: Kai Paulsen -- 35200

(Table 15)
Seat 1: Doug Kim -- 28400
Seat 2: Preston Brake -- 11900
Seat 3: Charibeh Issa -- 25900
Seat 4: Phillip Fedeniuk -- 43100
Seat 5: Glen Bean -- 118400
Seat 6: Chris Dombrowski -- 22300
Seat 7: Akbar Mahmood -- 30500
Seat 8: Arlan Goldberg -- 35600
Seat 9: Hicham Chami -- 47700
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