2008 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit)
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$374,505
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,560,400
Entries
332
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Day 2 Begins at 3pm

Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo surged late on Day 1 into the top five in chips
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo surged late on Day 1 into the top five in chips
Action on Day 2 of Event #4, $5,000 Mixed Event will resume at 3pm this afternoon. A little more than one fourth -- 91 of 332 -- of the initial entrants remain alive in the event, chasing down first to the money bubble of 36 players, and then down to the final nine for Wednesday's conclusion.

First place in the event will pay $374,505 and dozens of poker's biggest names remain in the hunt, led by Jon "PearlJammer" Turner, whose 100,200 chip total leads a tightly bunched pack. Here's the top ten for the start of the day, with complete counts for all surviving players available by clicking on the "Chip Counts" tab at right.

Jon Turner 100,200
Ariel Schneller 99,500
Ron Kevin Haeri 92,300
Adam Westell 82,800
Justin Bonomo 73,900

Jay Rosenkrantz 72,500
Jason Dewitt 70,100
David Williams 67,000
Gavin Griffin 65,800
Thomas Keller 63,500

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Almost Ready to Go

Players are being seating and are busily unbagging their chips. Should be just a few minutes before Day 2 of the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em event gets underway.

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 0

Schneller Near Chip Lead

John Pires raised from the hijack seat, Ariel Schneller reraised from the big blind, and Pires called. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}. Schneller bet, Pires raised, and Schneller called. The turn was the {J-Clubs}. This time Schneller checked, Pires bet, and Schneller called.

Both players checked the {2-Clubs} on the river. Schneller showed {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Pires mucked. Schneller is now right around 100,000 in chips and near the chip lead.

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Williams Outwits Dewitt

Williams Likes Eights
Williams Likes Eights
Preflop, David Williams raises in late position and Jason Dewitt calls. The flop is {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Dewitt bets and Williams raises. Dewitt calls. The turn is {Q-Diamonds}. Dewitt bets and Williams raises. Dewitt calls. The river is {2-Clubs}. Dewitt bets and Williams calls. Williams shows 6-6 and takes it down. He's up to 74,000.

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Abdallah Takes Pot from Wroblewski

We picked up the action after the flop came {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{5-Spades}. George Abdallah bet from the small blind, and Anna Wroblewski called from late position. The turn was the {8-Hearts}. Abdallah bet, and Wroblewski called. The river brought the {6-Hearts}, and again Wroblewski called Abdallah's bet.

Abdallah showed A-K for flopped trips, and Wroblewski mucked. Abdallah is up to 27,000, while Wroblewski has fallen to 13,000.

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