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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,144,960
Total Entries
2,304
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 2,304
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McCormack:
Opponent:
It was a race situation and McCormack pulled ahead as the flop came
. The turn was a blank as it fell the 
. There were just two cards in the deck that could send McCormack home, but unfortunately for him, the 
that hit the river was one of them. He was eliminated just a few spots off the money.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
to his opponent's 
. The flop was 
, but the 
spiked on the turn and Smithson took the lead. The river was the 
and Smithson eliminated his opponent, increasing his stack to 22,000.
, holding against his opponent's 
. The 
on the turn sealed his fate and he was eliminated.
was in great shape against and held up on the 
board. Machina is now up to 12,000.
With 261 players remaining and 62 more eliminations to go before the bubble, making the money is definitely on the mind of a strong portion of this field. Play has certainly turned more careful since we returned from the dinner break, with many players treading conservatively to preserve the stacks they worked so hard (or lucked out) to build.
