Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

06-23-2008 02:41 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play resumes.

06-23-2008 02:27 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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Play will resume in 20 minutes.

06-23-2008 02:26 UTC-7

Habib Khanis Doubles Up

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Habib Khanis moved all in for 64,000 from early position. With the action folded all the way to the big blind, Mike Glasser decided to call the additional 44,000.

Khanis: {J-Clubs}

Glasser:

Khanis flopped a flush when it came down {Q-Clubs}

. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

, the river was the {K-Spades}

and Khanis' stack grew to 200,000.

06-23-2008 02:24 UTC-7

Woo's Table Talk Induces a Check

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With the action folded around to the small blind, David Woo called and Edward Salazar checked his option. The flop was {K-Spades}

. Woo bet 20,000, Salazar raised to 50,000 and Woo insta-called. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

and both players checked. The river came the {3-Spades}

. Woo checked, and Salazar reached for one of his stacks of orange 5,000-denomination chips.

"What are you going to bet? 75? 100,000? I'll call anything," Woo said as Salazar cut down his checks and stacked them back up repeatedly.

"You raise the flop check the turn and now you're going to bet the river? What's going on here?" Woo said as he continued to prattle at his opponent.

Salazar ultimately decided to check. Woo turned up {A-Clubs}

, Salazar mucked, and Woo won the pot.

Tags: David Woo Edward Salazar

06-23-2008 01:57 UTC-7

Mario Delis Elimianted in 15th Place ($29,331)

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Mario Delis got the rest of his chips in preflop vs. David Woo. Unfortunately Delis ran his {A-Spades}

into Woo's {A-Clubs}

. The board ran out {Q-Clubs}

. Delis could not improve and he was eliminated in 15th place, collecting $29,331 for his performance.

Tags: David Woo Mario Delis

06-23-2008 01:51 UTC-7

Dan Lu Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,905)

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Action folded to Sebastian Segovia in the cutoff seat and he raised to 56,000. Dan Lu moved all in from the small blind for about 350,000 and Curtis Early three-bet from the big blind for his whole stack of 450,000. Segovia passed and the players showed:

Lu: {A-Clubs}

Early:

The flop hit both players as it came {A-Diamonds}

but Early's kicker still played. The turn and river came the {5-Clubs}

and

respectively and Early's hand was best.

Dan Lu was eliminated in 16th place and will take home a paycheck of $21,905. Early climbs to just over 900,000 in chips on the hand.

06-23-2008 01:47 UTC-7

Polcari Chips Away at Woo

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David Woo raised to 50,000, Michael Polcari raised to 125,000 from the button and Woo called. The flop was {J-Spades}

. Woo led out for 75,000, Polcari moved all in and Woo folded.

After the hand, Polcari was up to 950,000 while Woo slipped to 830,000.

06-23-2008 01:40 UTC-7

Giovanni Nervo Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,905)

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Thom Werthmann opened for a 45,000 raise, Giovanni Nervo moved all in for 216,000, Mike Glasser moved all in for 263,000 behind him and Werthmann folded.

Nervo: {8-Spades}

Glasser:

The board ran out {Q-Spades}

and Glasser's pocket jacks held up to eliminate Nervo in 17th place. He'll take home $21,905.

06-23-2008 01:25 UTC-7

James Paras Doubles Through Curtis Early

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Action folded to James Paras in the cutoff seat and he raised to 52,000. When action hit Curtis Early in the small blind, he moved all in for 495,000. Paras called for his tournament life and the players showed:

Paras: {A-Spades}

Early:

Early failed to improve and doubled Paras up to 535,000 chips. Early was left with just 258,000.