Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Jun 26, 2008

Gus Hansen Triples Up

Stud:

Gus Hansen, who has been on a virtual roller-coaster ride since this tournament began, was all in on third street in a pot with Ted Forrest and Allen Cunningham. Forrest made a wheel and ended up taking the side pot which was worth about 50,000 in chips but Hansen took down the main pot when he tabled ( {A-Spades}

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Hansen now sits on about 27,000 in chips.

Jun 26, 2008

Rob Hollink Takes Another Pot from Patrick Bueno

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Omaha-8:

With the board reading {J-Diamonds}

Rob Hollink bet on the river (as he had on the earlier streets) and Patrick Bueno called (as he'd done on the earlier streets). Hollink showed {A-Hearts}

for a straight he made on the river and took down another tidy pot.

Jun 26, 2008

Lee Markholt Triples Up

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Razz:

Lee Markholt caught a seven on sixth street to make a seven low, good enough to beat Jim Bechtel and "Miami" John Cernuto in a three-way pot. The good news is that Markholt tripled up. The less good news is that he still has just 17,500.

Level: 9

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Jun 26, 2008

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play resumes.

Jun 26, 2008

Wait...Who?

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You'd think with a field of just 148 players, there would be considerable diversity when it comes to the names of these players...you'd be wrong. Believe it or not, it's easy for a bit of confusion to overcome the most veteran of reporter when the field you are covering includes the following:

Two Brunsons, two Mizrachis, two Hansens and a Hanson, two Trans,
two Perrys, a Harman and a Harmetz, two Allens, a Gray and a Grey, two Andys, a Tad, a Ted and a Todd, two Bills and a Billy, a Williams and a Williamson, two Darios, nine Davids, three Gregs, a ZeeJustin and SteveZ, two Joes and a Joey, six Johns and a Johnny, two Matts, three Toms and a Thomas, a Mark a Marc and a Markus, three Michaels, four Mikes and a Mickey, two Raymonds, two Roberts and a Rob, three Phils, a Philippe and a Filippi, a James, a Jim and a Jamie, a Woo and a Wong, a Chan and a Chen, a Sheikhan and a Sherkhan, an Antanas and an Antonius, an Alex and an Alexander, a Barry and a Bari, two Sextons, two Steves and a Stephen, and a Forrest, an Ivey, a Huckleberry and an Appleman.

Jun 26, 2008

Players Are on Dinner Break

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Play will resume in 60 minutes.

Jun 26, 2008

Tim Phan Eliminated

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Razz:

Brandon Adams: (X-X) {2-?}

(X)

Tim Phan: (X-X) {5-?}

Kenny Tran: (X-X) {A-?}

On fourth street Adams bet, Phan raised, Tran folded Adams reraised and Phan called. On fifth, Phan committed his last 5,500 in the dark and Adams called.

Adams showed {A-?}