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

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

06-21-2008 22:10 UTC-7

20-minute Break

[user38449]

The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 10 players go on a 20-minute break.

06-21-2008 22:02 UTC-7

Chris Bell has taken a bit of a hit while Robert Cheung has snuck into the chip lead on around 495,000.

Bell made it 25,000 to go in mid position, and Cheung called him from the button. The flop came down {A-Spades}

, and Bell check-called 45,000 from Cheung. They both checked the {Q-Spades}

turn, and Bell bet out 86,000 on the {9-Diamonds}

river. Cheung called, and took it down with {A-Diamonds}

-- Bell could only muster {10-Spades}

.

Tags: Chris Bell Robert Cheung

06-21-2008 21:51 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user4144]

Still ten remain...

Seat 1: David Kitai -- 125,000
Seat 2: Ben Roberts -- 105,000
Seat 3: Ayaz Mahmood -- 360,000
Seat 4: Michael Greco -- 180,000
Seat 5: Chris Bell -- 400,000
Seat 6: Jan Von Halle -- 475,000
Seat 7: Benjamin Zamani -- 185,000
Seat 8: Robert Cheung -- 330,000
Seat 9: Keith Greer -- 65,000
Seat 10: Lee Watkinson -- 100,000

06-21-2008 21:44 UTC-7

No Show for Greco

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In what was a repeat performance from the previous hand, Michael Greco once again reraised David Kitai preflop and, again, Kitai conceded his hand. On this occasion, however, Greco decided not to show.

06-21-2008 21:40 UTC-7

Greco Finds Kings

[user46392]

David Kitai raised to 22,000 utg, only for Michael Greco to make it 74,000 from mid position. Eventually Kitai folded, and was shown Greco's pocket kings for his trouble.

Tags: David Kitai Michael Greco

06-21-2008 21:38 UTC-7

Cheung Makes the Nuts But Gets Virtually Nothing For It

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Chris Bell raised to 25,000 from mid position, and Robert Cheung called him in the small blind.

They then proceeded to check down the {Q-Clubs}

board, at the end of which Cheung showed {A-Spades}

for the unpaid nut flush, and Bell just mucked.

Tags: Chris Bell Robert Cheung

06-21-2008 21:33 UTC-7

Final Table Beckons

[user4144]

The final ten players have now merged onto one table...

Seat 1: David Kitai -- 170,000
Seat 2: Ben Roberts -- 120,000
Seat 3: Ayaz Mahmood -- 310,000
Seat 4: Michael Greco -- 115,000
Seat 5: Chris Bell -- 470,000
Seat 6: Jan Von Halle -- 474,000
Seat 7: Benjamin Zamani -- 215,000
Seat 8: Robert Cheung -- 230,000
Seat 9: Keith Greer -- 78,000
Seat 10: Lee Watkinson -- 100,000

06-21-2008 21:26 UTC-7

Big Laydown From Mahmood

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Five-handed on Table 61 just as Michael Binger was making his angry exit from Table 56, Ben Zamani limped from the cutoff, and Ayaz Mahmood raised to 36,000 from the button. Robert Cheung reraised the pot from the big blind, Zamani got out of the way, and Mahmood dwelled up for a long time, before folding A-K face up. Cheung claimed afterwards he had A-Q...

06-21-2008 21:26 UTC-7

Michael Binger Eliminated

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No man has left this arena as furious as Michael Binger this World Series, the former main event finalist storming through the ropes and even headbutting the wall as he departed.

The reason for his internal rage was not a bad beat, but a failed coinflip with Chris Bell. With Bell raising it to 24,000 from under-the-gun, Binger made it a total of 82,000 to play. Bell took little time in putting his man all in, and after a brief pause, Binger made what appeared to be a very reluctant call.

However, although he was relieved to be in with a fifty-fifty shot with {A-Hearts}

versus

, Binger missed the {7-Diamonds}

board and was gone in 11th.

As soon as the river hit, Binger lept from his seat in anguish, the pain and frustration of not winning a coinflip at such a crucial stage evident for all to see.

Tags: Chris Bell Michael Binger