Event 29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 14:52 UTC-7

Jeff King Eliminated

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Jeff King moved the last of his chips into the middle preflop with A-K but ran into the pocket rockets of Lee Childs.

The board offered King no assistance and he was eliminated from the tournament. Childs is now up to 100,000.

Tags: Jeff King Lee Childs

06-16-2008 14:49 UTC-7

Dan Shak Eliminated

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Dan Shak has been eliminated from today's event. Shak moved all in from middle position and was called by Nicholas Levi. Shak showed {K-Diamonds}

and Levi shoed {A-Hearts}

. Levi floped a pair of aces with the flop of {5-Diamonds}

. On the turn, Shak picked up a straight draw when the {J-Spades}

fell. The river fell a harmless {5-Spades}

and as a result, Beth Shak is the only Shak left in today's event.

Tags: Dan Shak

06-16-2008 14:48 UTC-7

Leonid Yanovski Doubles Up

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Leonid Yanovski was all in from the cutoff and was called by a player in the big blind. Yanovski held {J-Hearts}

and his opponent held {A-Spades}

. A

hit the turn which wound up giving Yanovski the hand and allowing him to double up to 26,000 in chips.

Tags: Leonid Yanovski

06-16-2008 14:47 UTC-7

Big Slick x 3

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In preflop raising war Amir Vahedi and Barny Boatman both committed all of their chips while Dustin Pattinson decided to fold holding A-K.

Vahedi flipped {A-Hearts}

and Boatman showed the same hand with {A-Spades}

as all three players held "big slick"!

The board ran out {10-Spades}

and Vahedi and Boatman chop it up!

Tags: Amir Vahedi Barny Boatman Dustin Pattinson

06-16-2008 14:42 UTC-7

Jim Sachinidis Doubles

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A short-stacked Jim Sachinidis has found a double up in a battle of the blinds. The action passed to Sachinidis in the small blind who open-shoved for his last 13,000. Dale Pinchot snap-called in the big blind with {A-Spades}

and was in front of the {K-Hearts}

of Sachinidis.

However the board ran out {3-Diamonds}

to give Sachinidis two pair to double up to about 26,000.

Tags: Dale Pinchot Jim Sachinidis

06-16-2008 14:37 UTC-7

We Are in the Money!! Roberto Romanelo is Our Bubble Boy

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With the elimination of Roberto Romanelo, we have made the money in this $3,000 NL Event.

Romanelo was all in preflop against Alex Zaslavsky. Romanelo held {Q-Hearts}

and Zaslasky held {A-Hearts}

. When the flop hit {4-Spades}

, Romanelo needed running queens to win the hand. When the turn hit the {8-Clubs}

, Romanelo became our bubble boy and allowed everyone else to receive a payday.

Tags: Roberto Romanello

06-16-2008 14:31 UTC-7

Byron Kaverman Doubles

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With all the money in preflop Alex Zaslavsky held {J-Spades}

against the {10-Hearts}

of Byron Kaverman.

However remarkably the flop landed {10-Diamonds}

to give Kaverman flopped quads!

The turn and river were {7-Clubs}

,

and Kaverman jumps to around 105,000 while overnight chip leader Zaslavsky is down to 125,000.

Tags: Alex Zaslavsky Byron Kaverman

06-16-2008 14:27 UTC-7

Stop! Bubble Time!

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We are down to 73. The next player out will get $0. The bubble dance begins.

06-16-2008 14:25 UTC-7

We Are Now Hand for Hand

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With the last elimination, we are down to 74 players and will play hand for hand until two players are eliminated.

06-16-2008 14:24 UTC-7

Joshua Norris Eliminated

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Joshua Norris had been eliminated in unfortunate circumstaces. With all the money in the middle on a board of {9-Clubs}

Norris held {10-Clubs}

for a set of tens up against the {A-Spades}

of Sebastian Segovia for top pair and open-ended straight draw.

They watched anxiously as the {8-Hearts}

fell on the river as Segovia yelled "Straight! Straight! Straight!" as he indeed had made a straight to send a disgusted Norris storming out of the tournament area.

Tags: Joshua Norris