2008 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$528,418
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,327,600
Entries
1,012
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Anthony Roux Eliminated

Anthony Roux has left fellow countryman Bruno Fitoussi to fly the French flag, Roux's last waltz coming against former pace-setter Cory Albertson.

Our field reporter joined the action on the {4-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop with Roux moving in for his final 28,000 with {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. With the pot already brimming with circa 120,000 in chips, Albertson felt obliged to call with {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

However, Albertson was both shocked and elated to find he was ahead, his king high looking to avoid a club or an eight to survive.

A {7-Spades} turn and {5-Spades} river were no good, and Roux was gone.

Tags: Anthony RouxCory Albertson

Pillai Eliminated

Shankar Pillai, a bracelet winner last year, won't be repeating the feat in this event. He raised to 9,000 from the button, was reraised to 24,000 by Frank Rusnak in the small blind, and then went all in for another 25,000. Call.

Pillai: {A-?} {10-?}
Rusnak: {A-?} {Q-?}

Board: a no-nonsense {2-?} {4-?} {Q-?} {A-?} {Q-?}

Pillai is OUT, and Rusnak has 358,000.

Tags: Frank RusnakShankar Pillai

Minieri Causing Headaches

Dario Minieri must have shares in Tylenol the amount of headaches he's been causing his table of late, raising, reraising and generally being as much of a menace as is humanly possible.

On multiple occasions, his tablemates have asked him what he keeps raising with, and although Minieri was initially accommodating in his replies, he has now stopped answering them as they never believe him anyway.

Minieri currently has 260,000.

Tags: Dario Minieri

Augustine Eliminated

Scott Augustine is no more, a victim of Michael Skomac and his purple hoodie, which he likes to wear draped off his head like a cape.

Skomac raised to 8,500 from the cutoff, and Augustine went all in for 42,000 from the small blind. Call.

Skomac: {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}
Augustine: {8-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}

Board: {A-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} to give Skomac a flush to boot.

Tags: Michael SkomacScott Augustine

Cooler for Boyd

Brendan Keenan raised to 9,500 from the button, Terry Boyd made it 19,500 from the small blind and Steven Pierson pushed all in from the big blind. Keenan folded, but Boyd called.

Boyd = {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}
Pierson {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

A cooler of North Pole proportions deals out the cruelest of blows, the {K-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} board keeping Pierson alive.

"Sorry, dude," said Pierson meekly in the aftermath.

Tags: Steven PiersonTerry Boyd