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

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

06-20-2008 19:31 UTC-8

Slaubaugh Flops a Boat

Cody Slaubaugh made it 21,000 to go preflop and Matt Tully moved all in for 30,000 total. Slaubaugh instantly calls and turns over aces against Tully's A-9. The flop ran {3-Clubs}

and Tully was eliminated.

06-20-2008 19:15 UTC-8

Duncan Bell Going for Bracelet #2

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Duncan "Pumper" Bell, who won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event earlier in the World Series, is deep into this tournament as well. He has around 130,000 in chips at the moment, and according to Bell he's managed this without having to show down a single hand all day.

06-20-2008 18:52 UTC-8

Battle of the Short Stacks

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Jimmy McNutt's {A-Spades}

fell behind Sean Chen's {K-Spades}

after the

flop, but McNutt spiked the {A-Diamonds}

on the river to double up to 26,000 and leave Chen with about a blind's worth of chips.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

06-20-2008 18:35 UTC-8

Players Are Back From Break

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Cards are in the air!

06-20-2008 17:22 UTC-8

Players Are On Break

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We are now on dinner break, play will resume in one hour.

06-20-2008 17:17 UTC-8

C.K. Hua Eliminates Mark Kelly

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All the chips went in before the flop and Hua's pocket sixes held on against Kelly's {A-Hearts}

. Kelly was eliminated and Hua is up to 130,000.

06-20-2008 17:13 UTC-8

Jesper Hougaard Eliminates Gerard Limber

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After Hougaard raised to 8,500 Limber moved in for his last 38,400 and Hougaard called with {K-Spades}

. Limber had the lead with {A-Clubs}

but lost it after the {J-Hearts}

flop. The turn and river brought running nines and Limber was eliminated. Hougaard now has 235,000.

06-20-2008 17:08 UTC-8

Danny Wong Wins a Controversial Three-Way Pot

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A strange hand led to the elimination of two players and Danny Wong's elevation to chip leader. Mustafa Ali raised to 20,000 under the gun and Jose Lopez tossed his cards in front of him. It was pointed out that he'd folded out of turn, so he retrieved his cards, and when it was his turn to act - he moved all in.

Which caused considerable consternation at the table. Ali wanted Lopez's hand declared dead (and several other players agreed) but the floor ruled that his hand was retrievable and he could act on it. There was some more discussion back and forth and finally it was ruled that Lopez was all in and action could resume.

It was at that point that Danny Wong announced he was all in, causing even more commotion. As reporters and spectators gathered close Ali stood up, sat down, stood up, and tried to decide what to do.

The clock was called and Ali ultimately chose to call, and saw that Wong indeed had a monster hand, {A-Clubs}

. Ali's

needed help and Lopez was in bad shape with {J-Spades}

. The board ran out {4-Hearts}

, Ali and Lopez were both eliminated, and Danny Wong now sits with nearly 575,000 chips.