2008 World Series of Poker

Event 3 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♠4♠
Prize
$214,131
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
713
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Let Battle Commence

[user4144]
[user4144]
Yesterday we witnessed some real drama as 713 hopefuls were whittled down to 63 in double quick time, the likes of TJ Cloutier, Phil Ivey and Greg Raymer all falling by the wayside as Tom McEvoy, Eugene Todd and David Singer led the way for the pros.

The latter of those three achieved a quite incredible feat in that he cashed in two events in the same day, his credible 353rd place finish in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'Em Freezeout being swiftly followed by a second in-the-money finish here in the Pot Limit event. What's more, he's sitting pretty in third place with a quite magnificent 123,600.

However, the honour of top dog goes to Robert Workman whose meaty 146,800 stack means that he heads into Day 2 as the current chip leader. Thankfully (us updaters need our beauty sleep), play doesn't commence till 2pm, but be sure to join us when that starting whistle blows for what should be another day of fast paced, frantic action.

See you there!

De-Bagging

[user46392]
[user46392]
Good morning (2pm definitely counts as morning in the Amazon Room) and welcome back to Day 2 of our super-mega-high-speed pot limit bonanza! Chips are being tipped out of their sealed baggies as I type, which suggests to me that we'll be kicking off on time, in around 25 minutes. It should be nuts...

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

Serious Business

[user4144]
[user4144]
As we perch in the corner of the room awaiting the inevitable sequence of double-ups and exits, my initial observation is that the atmosphere is rather more serene than before, players clearly enjoying their good night's sleep, not to mention the more manageable 2pm start, and 100% focused on the issue in hand. With the money starting to rise, nobody wants to make a mistake, and it certainly tells as players begin to take more time over their decisions.

Meanwhile, the tension is at maximum volume on the two adjacent tables, the neighboring $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout being played to a conclusion with chief carrot/cucumber chopper Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson being one of those remaining 18.

I Came Back Today for That?

[user46392]
[user46392]
And we've had our first elimination already. Coming back today one of the super-short stacks, Ronnie Hofman stuck his last 7,000 in from the small blind with a respectable {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} but was short enough to get himself called by Jacobo Fernandez holding a rather less respectable {K-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} (Fernandez had already raised from late position, and it wasn't much more to call). A {2-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {K-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} board later, and Hofman was gone.

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And indeed we've had our second exit too -- George Bronstein, in circumstances unknown.

Tags: George BronsteinJacobo FernandezRonnie Hofman

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