2008 World Series of Poker

Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$628,417
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,693,690
Entries
2,706
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Lunkin Loving It.

Vitaly Lunkin won another pot before he tangled with Brian Olsson again.

Lunkin raised from the cut off before Olsson moved all in and Lunkin called.

Lunkin flipped over {10-Spades} {10-Clubs}.
Olsson flipped over {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades}.

Off to the races as the board came {3-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {5-Spades}.

Lunkin's tens hold up and he personally takes all of Olsson's chips to eliminate him.

Lunkin cruising on 650,000 chips.

Tags: Brian OlssonVitaly Lunkin

Very Lunkin

Vitaly Lunkin moved all in for preflop for 146,000 and found a caller from Brian Olsson.

Lunkin showed {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts}
Olsson showed a dominating {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}

The board was {J-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} to make a suck out straight for Lunkin.

Lunkin up to 305,000
Olsson down to 171,000.

Tags: Brian OlssonVitaly Lunkin

Blair Witched Her Opponent

The flop's already out and reads {4-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}.

Tony Gargano leads out from the big blind for 45,000 before Deb Blair reraises all in for 194,000.

Gargano calls holding {Q-Clubs} {8-Spades} and is ahead of Blair's {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts}.

Runner runner is good this time though as the turn {3-Hearts} and river {J-Hearts} complete the flush for the lucky lady.

Blair up to 475,000 now.
Gargano down to 270,000.

Tags: Deb BlairTony Gargano

Terrell Makes His Move

Ken Terrell has consumed Malyshev Nikolay over the course of three hands. The first hand saw Terrell all in with {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} against Nikolay's {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades}. The board blanked off and Terrell doubled up to 295,000.

Two hands later it was Nikolay who shoved first under the gun with {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}. When the tabled folded around Terrell picked up {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} in the small blind and made the call. Again the board blanked off and Nikolay was eliminated.

After engorging Nikolay's chips, Terrell is up to 510,000

Runner Runner No Help

Harold Akiona raised all in preflop before Frank Simpson reraised in order to get it heads up. It worked as everyone else folded.

Akiona tabled {K-Clubs} {4-Clubs}
Simpson tabled {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts}

The flop was a tasty {9-Clubs} {9-Spades} {3-Spades}!!

The runner runner flush of {J-Clubs} {2-Clubs} couldn't save Akiona and he's out.

Simpson up to 330,000.

Tags: Harold AkionaJason Simpson

Schultz Takes the Lead

Barry Schultz has taken the chip lead by way of a Terry Quinn knock out. It began when Quinn moved all in from middle position with {K-Clubs} {3-Clubs}. Schultz reraised all in with {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} on the button to clear out the blinds.

The board came {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} and Quinn was sent packing.

After stacking Quinn's chips, Schultz has 650,000.

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000