Event 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-19-2008 18:06 UTC-7

Triple Up Raga

Shamus

Frank Vizza raised to 17,000 from under the gun, and Ravi Shankar called from middle position with his remaining 12,000. Then Dario Alioto bumped it up to 75,000 from the cutoff. Vizza got out of the way.

Shankar showed {A-Hearts}

and Alioto {A-Spades}

.

The flop was {A-Clubs}

, and Shankar was in trouble. However, the {J-Diamonds}

on the turn gave him Broadway, and the river {7-Clubs}

meant he'd tripled up.

Shankar is up to 45,000 and Alioto is at 102,000.

Tags: Dario Alioto Ravi Shankar

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-19-2008 17:55 UTC-7

Clonie Gowen Eliminated in 34th Place ($16,849); Steven Ware Eliminated in 35th Place ($16,849)

Shamus

Double knock-out for Benjamin Hamnett. Hamnett had both Clonie Gowen and Steven Ware covered, and all the money went in preflop.

Hamnett {7-Diamonds}

Gowen

Ware

The board came {5-Diamonds}

, giving Hamnett the straight. Gowen had more chips than Ware when the hand began, so she finished a spot ahead of him. Both receive the same $16,849, though.

Tags: Clonie Gowen Steven Ware

06-19-2008 17:50 UTC-7

Rami Boukai Eliminated in 36th Place ($16,849)

MarcC

Rami Boukai moves his last 15,000 into the pot preflop and finds three callers.

The board comes {8-Clubs}

.

Frank Vizza turns over {5-Hearts}

which is good to eliminate Boukai, our first finisher in the money.

Tags: Frank Vizza.Rami Boukai

06-19-2008 17:45 UTC-7

We're in the Money

Shamus

Kyle Kloeckner raised to 12,000 from the button, Daniel Makowsky called from the small blind, and Django Young called as well from the big blind.

The flop came {8-Spades}

. Makowsky checked, Young bet 34,000, Kloeckner raised to 100,000, and Makowsky folded. Young made the call, putting the rest of his chips in to do so.

Young {A-Diamonds}

Kloeckner

The turn brought the {7-Hearts}

, giving Young two pair. But the river was the {6-Spades}

, giving Kloeckner the runner-runner straight and making Young the bubble boy.

Kloeckner has increased his chip lead, and is now up to 680,000. The next nine players to bust will each receive $16,849.

Tags: Django Young Kyle Kloeckner

06-19-2008 17:37 UTC-7

Patience, Patience . . .

Shamus

Jerrod Ankenman just raised from the button, and Patryk Hildebranski -- on the short stack with about 40,000 -- spent a minute or so debating whether or not this was going to be the hand on which he gambled.

Finally he mucked, and Ankenman showed A-A-x-x. Ankenmann has about 315,000.

Players are gathering around Table No. 62 now. Developing . . .

06-19-2008 17:26 UTC-7

Still Waiting

MarcC

We've seen another four hands played at each table without a sniff of an all-in, therefore no bubble bursting as yet.

06-19-2008 17:13 UTC-7

Watching and Waiting

Shamus

We've played six hands since we've gone to hand-for-hand play, and the bubble remains intact. Each hand is taking a few minutes to complete.

Often when the other four tables have finished their hands, players from those tables wander over to the last active table to watch. The tourney director has asked players not to crowd too much around those trying to make the tough decision whether or not to risk it all just one away from the cash.

06-19-2008 17:06 UTC-7