2008 World Series of Poker

Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$573,734
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,144,960
Entries
2,304
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Mike Allis Eliminated by George Lind

George Lind opened for 22,000, Mike Allis shoved from the big blind for 65,000 and Lind made the call.

Allis {A-Spades} {7-Diamonds}

Lind {K-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}

The flop was {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {8-Clubs} making Allis trip aces. The turn was the {5-Clubs}, opening up a flush draw for Lind, and he hit it on the river when the {10-Clubs} came down. Allis was eliminated while Lind is now up to 470,000.

Andy Garza Eliminated

Andy Garza, who started the day as the chip leader, has just been eliminated. He took his {A-Spades} {9-Clubs} up against the {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} of Shane Stacey and came up short when the board ran out {7-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {9-Spades}. Stacey soared to just over 775,000 chips after the hand.

Ray Henson Doubles

Ray Henson made it 18,000 to go from the hijack, Jamel Maistriaux moved all in from the big blind and Henson called.

Henson {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

Maistriaux {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {2-Spades} {4-Spades} {J-Hearts} and Henson's hand held up to double him to 200,000. Maistriaux was left with only 30,000.

Robert Jarman Eliminated

Utsab Saha opened for 22,000, Robert Jarman moved all in for 45,000 from the small blind and Saha called.

Jarman {10-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}

Saha {J-Clubs} {7-Spades}

Saha hit a jack on the flop, Jarman could not improve and he hit the rail.

Jesse Maupin Cripples David DeSilva

Jesse Maupin moved all in for 34,000 and David DeSilva called from the big blind.

Maupin {K-Clubs} {6-Clubs}

DeSilva {10-Spades} {10-Hearts}

The flop was {J-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {3-Spades}, but the {K-Hearts} fell on the turn, giving the lead to Maupin. The river was the {5-Spades} and Maupin doubled up to 80,000 while DeSilva was left with only 25,000.

Chip Counts at Dinner Break

Here's a list of the updated chip counts as of the dinner break for our 32 remaining players:

Jose Luis Velador 1,320,000
Shane Stacey 750,000
George Lind 526,000
Donny Carlton 360,000
Utsab Saha 328,000
Dean Bui 305,000
Ronnie Jackson 250,000
Osmin Dardon 241,000
Joseph Georges 235,000
Ray Henson 235,000
Ken Hughes 229,000
Court Harrington 220,000
Scott Sitron 211,000
Anthony G Signore 180,000
Tim Hebert 176,000
Brian Rissman 175,000
Jae H Chung 170,000
Zeph Baer 120,000
Morgan Machina 118,000
Justin Hoffman 110,000
Scott Bergman 110,000
Andrew Hoffman 100,000
Scott Kahler 82,000
David DeSilva 80,000
Jesse Maupin 78,000
Joel Nichols 77,000
Joseph O'Neil 68,000
Jamel Maistriaux 57,000
Richard Lyndaker 45,000
Yong Ho Harrison 25,000
Steven Fager 23,000
Randy Komatsu 1,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Randy Komatsu Eliminated

With just one chip (1,000) remaining, Randy Komatsu was all in in the ante in the first hand of play after dinner break. Action folded around to Andrew Hoffman on the button and he raised to 25,000. Jesse Maupin moved all in from the big blind for about 78,000 and Hoffman made the call. The players showed:

Komatsu: {5-Spades} {4-Clubs}
Hoffman: {K-Spades} {10-Clubs}
Maupin: {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}

When the dust settled, the board read {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {2-Spades} and Maupin's aces were best. He eliminated Randy Komatsu and left Hoffman with just 20,000 chips. Maupin climbs to approximately 160,000 after the hand.