Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-20-2008 23:36 UTC-8

Christopher Goo Eliminated

Christopher Goo was eliminated after getting all his chips in the middle preflop against Tom Braband. Braband held pocket queens while Goo held {K-Clubs}

. The pocket queens held up for Braband and Goo was eliminated.

06-20-2008 23:34 UTC-8

Here's the seating chart for our two remaining tables:

Table 1
Jeremy Schofer
Craig Douglas
John MacDonald
Cody Slaubaugh
John Shipley
Bryan Micon
Doug Middleton
Justin Wald

Table 2
Rick Solis
Chance Steed
Aaron Kanter
Danny Wong
Owen Crowe
Jesper Hougaard
Tom Braband

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

06-20-2008 23:30 UTC-8

Players Are Back From Break

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Cards are in the air!

06-20-2008 23:17 UTC-8

Players Are On a Break

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Players have gone on a twenty minute break.

06-20-2008 23:17 UTC-8

Cody Slaubaugh Eliminates Dan Bowman

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Cody Slaubaugh raised to 32,000 from early positon and Dan Bowman made the call in the big blind. The flop came {5-Diamonds}

and Bowman led out for 70,000. Slaubaugh raised to 270,000, Bowman moved all in, and Slaubaugh made the call, slapping his pocket sevens down when he saw Bowman's {A-Spades}

. The

fell on the turn and the {10-Diamonds}

on the river and Bowman was eliminated. Slaubaugh is up to 782,000.

06-20-2008 23:06 UTC-8

Thomas Gabriel Eliminated

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Thomas Gabriel was eliminated after raising preflop to 32,000. Jesper Hougaard bumped the bet to 85,000 and Gabriel moved all in. Jesper called, showed pocket aces and Gabriel was in need of help with his pocket nines.

The help never arrived for Gabriel and he was eliminated in 19th.

06-20-2008 22:59 UTC-8

And Then There Were Two

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We are down to eighteen remaining players in the field. Play will continue down tonight until only nine remain.

06-20-2008 22:52 UTC-8

Duncan Bell Eliminated

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Duncan "Pumper" Bell, who already has a WSOP bracelet this season, has been eliminated from today's field. Preflop, Duncan was all in holding pocket eights but ran into Jesper Hougaard holding pocket tens. The tens held up for Jesper, who's now up to 800,000.

06-20-2008 22:47 UTC-8