Event 38 - $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-22-2008 15:30 UTC-8

Hand #65 - Bell

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Bell makes it 60,000 from the cutoff to win himself some blinds.

06-22-2008 15:30 UTC-8

Hand #64 - von Halle

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Battle of the blinds between Jan von Halle and Keith Greer.

{6-Hearts}

Von Halle bets 20,000, which gives him the pot.

06-22-2008 15:29 UTC-8

Hand #63 - Bell

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Bell and von Halle see a {8-Hearts}

board without a bet.

Bell shows 10-8, and with nary a heart between them, his pair of eights is good.

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06-22-2008 15:27 UTC-8

Hand #62 - Bell Gets a Walk

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06-22-2008 15:26 UTC-8

Hand #61 - Robert Cheung Eliminted in Sixth Place ($50,100)

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Bell makes it 60,000 to go, and suddenly Cheung raises the pot for 210,000. Back to Bell, who goes into the tank -- then raises. Cheung calls his last 39,000 all in, and they are on their backs.

Cheung: {9-Spades}

Bell:

Board:

And that very dramatic river, accompanied by cheering from the Bell camp, means that Robert Cheung will not be winning his second bracelet today.

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06-22-2008 15:22 UTC-8

Hand #60 - Cheung

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Robert Cheung and Keith Greer battle over a {6-Clubs}

flop from the blinds.

Both check the flop.

Turn = {9-Hearts}

20,000 from Cheung, Keith calls.

River = {9-Clubs}

Both players check, Cheung taking the pot with {10-?}

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06-22-2008 15:19 UTC-8

Hand #59 - Kitai

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Again Kitai raises the pot, and to a second round of Galic cheering, he takes down the blinds.

06-22-2008 15:19 UTC-8

Hand #58 - Kitai

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Kitai makes it 70,000 form the small blind and Bell folds, to disproportionate celebration from the Franco-Belgian railers.

06-22-2008 15:18 UTC-8

Hand #57 - Ayaz Mahmood Eliminated in Seventh ($39,089)

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Ayaz Mahmood and Chris Bell see a cheap flop of {3-Clubs}

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Mahmood pushes all in for 69,000 and is instantly called.

Mahmood = {J-Clubs}

Bell =

Turn =

River =

Another one bites the dust.

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06-22-2008 15:15 UTC-8

Belgium & France Unite

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He may hail from Belgium, but Davidi Kitai has a segment of French fans cheering him on from the rail. These include the likes of Ludovic Lacay and Nicolas Levi of Winamax, the latter of which having finalled in an event himself earlier on in the month.

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