Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-19-2008 01:07 UTC-7

One Table... But Not the Final Table

[user25067]

Our 10 remaining players have consolidated to a single table. We'll continue playing until we lose one more. Here's the new lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Dean Bui 217,000
Seat 2: Justin Hoffman 150,000
Seat 3: Jose Luis Velador 2,050,000
Seat 4: Joesph Georges 870.000
Seat 5: Utsab Saha 964,000
Seat 6: Jae Chung 720,000
Seat 7: Shane Stacey 653,000
Seat 8: Osmin Dardon 487,000
Seat 9: Anthony Signore 701,000
Seat 10: Ken Hughes 176,000

06-19-2008 01:16 UTC-7

Ken Hughes Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,594)

[user40108]

Joseph Georges raised to 55,000 from middle position. Ken Hughes reraises all in from the big blind for 170,000 total. Georges thinks for about a minute and a half and then tossed out the call. The players show:

Georges: {A-Hearts}

Hughes:

The flop came {10-Hearts}

giving Georges a flush draw and a backdoor straight draw to go with his overcard. The turn bricked, coming the {7-Spades}

but the river {Q-Hearts}

prompted cheers from all around. The supporters of all those who had just made the final table let out some applause as did Georges himself. Ken Hughes on the other hand, was not applauding. He was eliminated in 10th place and will take home $34,594 for his impressive finish.

06-19-2008 01:19 UTC-7

Play Concludes For the Evening

[user40108]

The action today was fast and furious and the final table aspirations of some 156 players were lost in the chaos. We started the day with 165 players, all with their sights set on making their mark on the poker world. After almost nine full levels of play, only nine remain.

We saw a changing of the guard today as Andy Garza, who began the day as our chip leader, slowly lost ground and was later eliminated in 38th place. Picking up where Garza left off was a player by the name of Jose Luis Velador. By mid-day, Velador had amassed a huge chip lead. He took his big stack, and a little luck, and ran it into one of the the most dominant stacks in recent memory. At one point, he had over three times more chips than his closest competitor.

Will Velador be able to maintain his lead and emerge the victor? Or will one of the other eight finalists be the last player standing? Join us tomorrow at 2:00pm PDT as the final nine players return to battle for a coveted WSOP bracelet, their place in history, and $573,734.

As always, official chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they become available.

06-19-2008 01:30 UTC-7

Official Final Table Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

[user25067]

Action will recommence at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Seat 1: Dean Bui 211,000
Seat 2: Justin Hoffman 138,000
Seat 3: Jose Luis Velador 1,898,000
Seat 4: Joseph Georges 1,086,000
Seat 5: Utsab Saha 961,000
Seat 6: Jae Chung 716,000
Seat 7: Shane Stacey 640,000
Seat 8: Osmin Dardon 660,000
Seat 9: Anthony Signore 636,000

Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Completed