Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-14-2008 14:36 UTC-7

Williams Eliminates Stern; Moves on to the Sweet Sixteen

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On a flop of {Q-Clubs}

, David Stern passed the first action to opponent David Williams, who fired a bet of 5,700. Stern then check-raised to 16,000, but the bet didn't faze the young Bodog star, as he kicked it up another notch to 40,000. Stern then moved all in over the top of Williams' reraise and Williams made the call, tabling {Q-Spades}

for top two pair. Stern produced a pocket pair of aces.

The {7-Clubs}

fell on the turn, further improving Williams' hand, and the {K-Spades}

on the river ensured a Williams win.

Tags: David Williams

Level: 40

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

06-14-2008 14:24 UTC-7

Selbst Ousts Cantor

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Vanessa Selbst. last year's third place finisher, made quick work of heads up opponent Clifford Cantor, making Cantor the first casualty of Round 4.

The pair got it all in on the turn with the board showing {2-Spades}

; Selbst with {A-Hearts}

and Cantor with {A-Diamonds}

.

The

was the last card to fall off the deck and Selbst's aces held up to earn her a spot in the 'sweet sixteen.'

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

06-14-2008 14:21 UTC-7

Williams Takes an Early Lead

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David Williams has opened up a small lead over heads-up opponent Daniel Stern in the opening minutes of Round 4.

On a board showing {3-Hearts}

, Williams fired a 21,500 bet and Stern made the call. The river brought the {3-Spades}

and both players knuckled the felt, opting to move straight to the showdown, at which time Williams tabled {A-Spades}

for a flush; Stern mucked.

After the hand, David stacked up ~190,000 in chips to Stern's 130,000.

Tags: David Williams

06-14-2008 14:10 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The remaining 32 players have all taken their seats and the cards are in the air. Each player who loses their fourth-round match will earn $21,657 in prize money.

Level: 39

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

06-14-2008 05:54 UTC-7

Day 2 Matchups Set in $10,000 Heads-Up Championship

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Vanessa Selbst's hot 2008 WSOP continues

32 players remain after the opening three rounds of play on Friday in Event #25, $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. The draw of the 32 remaining players took place late last night, with these 16 matchups slated to begin today:

Jason Rosenkrantz vs. Brandon Adams

Emil Patel vs. Michael Banducci

Roman Paradiso vs. Sam Farha

Kenny Tran vs. Erick Lindgren

Thomas Lutz vs. John Patgorski

Gavin Griffin vs. Alexander Kostritsyn

Andy Black vs. Michael McNeil

Alex Jacob vs. Jonathan Jaffe

Brian Roberts vs. Alec Torelli

Scott Montgomery vs. Isaac Haxton

Daniel "Ansky" Stern vs. David Williams

Lyle Berman vs. David Podgurski

Jean-Claude Moussa vs. Robert Mizrachi

Jonas Entin vs. Evan Sofer

Cliff Cantor vs. Vanessa Selbst

Matt Giannetti vs. Michael Mizrachi

All players begin their Round 4 matchups with 160,000 in chips. Action resumes from the Brasilia Room, down the hall from the Amazon Room, at 2pm PDT today.

Tags: Vanessa Selbst