Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-17-2008 14:56 UTC-7

Astonishing Pace

Even taking into account that this is a six-handed event, the pace of exits has been impressive. However, the average stack with 66 left and the blinds at 800/1600 is currently around 77,000 -- that's 50 big blinds -- so we may well see some tightening up as the prospect of the big money approaches.

06-17-2008 14:54 UTC-7

Bentham Keeping Quiet

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Thomas Bentham, who is sharing a table with Team PokerStars pro and double bracelet winner Bill Chen, is keeping relatively quiet so far today amid the bedlam of other tables, his stack currently hovering around the 60,000 mark.

Meanwhile, across the table is the daunting figure of Alon Shahar and his 265,000 chip-leading stack. Although seemingly invincible throughout the entirety of yesterday's play, I did witness Shahar lose a pot, heavy preflop action being followed by a checked-down {A-Hearts}

board, Shahar mucking as his opponent showed a triumphant {K-Diamonds}

Tags: Alon Shahar Thomas Bentham

06-17-2008 14:54 UTC-7

Astonishing Pace

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Even taking into account that this is a six-handed event, the pace of exits has been impressive. However, the average stack with 66 left and the blinds at 800/1600 is currently around 77,000 -- that's 50 big blinds -- so we may well see some tightening up as the prospect of the big money approaches.

06-17-2008 14:47 UTC-7

Shorr Busts Haver

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James Haver has been eliminated. He got his 16,000 short stack in with pocket threes preflop and was coin-flipping against Shannon Shorr's A-K, but a fateful ace on the flop sent him to the cash desk. Shorr now up to 79,000.

Tags: James Haver Shannon Shorr

06-17-2008 14:44 UTC-7

Sebastian Ruthenberg Eliminated

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Another one bites the dust. This time it's German pro Sebastian Ruthenberg. Once right up there with the chip leaders, but an early fall from grace late in Day1 and a poor start here today have sadly led to his demise.

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06-17-2008 14:42 UTC-7

Roy Vandersluis Eliminated

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We've seen more departures than Paddington Station so far today, the next player to fall from the platform being Roy Vandersluis.

All in preflop with K-J, Vandersluis will have been relieved to have two live cards against the A-Q of Billy Westom, but alas, neither a king nor a knave emerged, and he was also gone.

Tags: Billy Wetsom Roy Vandersluis

06-17-2008 14:40 UTC-7

Early Eliminations

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Eliminations are coming thick and fast. Among those gone so far is George Veach, who shoved {J-Spades}

into Jose Barbero's {A-Diamonds}

only for Barbero to go on to make a flush on the {3-Diamonds}

board to send him to the rail.

Also gone is Paul "Pab" Foltyn, who open-shoved with pocket sixes and got himself called by John Chou holding pocket nines, no help from the board.

Tags: George Veach Paul Foltyn

06-17-2008 14:38 UTC-7

Chris Dombrowski Eliminated

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Second out today is Chris Dombrowski. Short-stacked and looking to make a move, Dombrowski made his gambit with K-T, but was picked off by the A-2 of Kyle Brunside which held up on a raggy board.

Tags: Chris Dombrowski Kyle Brunside

06-17-2008 14:34 UTC-7

Beam Me Up, Scotty

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One player who has yet to arrive is former World Champion Scotty Nguyen... baby. He may already know about the delayed start, but either way, a late entry could prove costly with the short six-handed structure.

Let's hope we hear the jingle-jangling of jewelry and the much loved Scotty chuckle shortly.

Tags: Scotty Nguyen

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200