Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-04-2008 23:49 UTC-7

Clonie Gowen Eliminated

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Jamie Rosen made it 20,000 to go preflop and Clonie Gowen moved all in for her remaining 75,000. Rosen made the call and showed {A-Hearts}

while Gowen turned over {Q-Hearts}

. The board came {3-Spades}

and Gowen was eliminated. After the hand, Rosen is up to 615,000.

Tags: Clonie Gowen Jamie Rosen

06-04-2008 23:49 UTC-7

Phi Ngyuen Eliminates Nam Le

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Nam Le raised to 23,000 and Phi Nguyen called from the cutoff. The flop came {K-Clubs}

, Le led out for 32,000, Nguyen raised to 84,000, and Le moved in for 200,000. Nguyen called and showed {A-Spades}

, while Le was unlucky to hit the flop with his {A-Hearts}

. A deuce and a four closed out the hand and Le was out in 15th place.

Tags: Nam Le Phi Nguyen

06-04-2008 23:55 UTC-7

Alan Jaffray Busts Ray Coburn

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Under the gun Ray Coburn raised to 20,000 and Alan Jaffray made the call. They both checked the {9-Diamonds}

flop, but when the {9-Clubs}

turned the fireworks started. Coburn bet 45,000, Jaffray raised to 130,000, Coburn moved all in and Jaffray called. Coburn rolled over {K-Clubs}

while Jaffray had {A-Clubs}

for an open-ended straight draw and an overcard. Jaffray caught the {5-Hearts}

on the river to make his straight and eliminate Coburn in 14th place. Jaffray, our chip leader, has 1,040,000.

Tags: Alan Jaffray Ray Coburn

06-05-2008 00:07 UTC-7

We currently only have thirteen players left in the field today with play continuing until we reach the final table of nine. Play has been very typical of a tournament in its final stages, with many players moving all in and picking up blinds and others simply trying to hang on.

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

06-05-2008 00:18 UTC-7

Lyric Duveyoung Eliminates Alan Sass

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From the cutoff Lyric Duveyoung raised to 25,000 and Alan Sass reraised to 75,000. Duveyoung pushed all in and Sass called for his last 240,000. His {K-Clubs}

was way ahead of Duveyoung's {7-Diamonds}

, but Lyric hit his set on the {A-Diamonds}

flop and eliminated Sass while building his stack to upwards of 700,000.

06-05-2008 00:23 UTC-7

Michael Banducci Eliminates Adam Levy

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The two players traded raises until Levy was all in, and his {A-Diamonds}

dominated Banducci's {K-Diamonds}

. The

flop seemed innocuous but the {4-Hearts}

gave Banducci a flush draw and the {7-Hearts}

hit on the turn to give Banducci the flush and the pot. He now sits with 740,000 while Adam "Roothlus" Levy is our 12th place finisher.

Tags: Adam Levy Michael Banducci

06-05-2008 00:35 UTC-7

Play Has Tightend Up

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The tournament has slowed to a bit of a crawl here as we only have two players left before the final table is reached. In these situations players tend to play tighter and since we are only awaiting two eliminations, big hands are few and far between. We'll continue to update on the big developments once they happen. For now, players are doing a lot of blind stealing and walking.

06-05-2008 00:41 UTC-7

Call it in the Air

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Michael Banducci raised to 21,000 and Lyric Duveyoung called. Phi Nguyen then raised to 91,000, prompting Banducci to move all in. Duveyoung got out of the way and Nguyen pondered what to do. He got out a coin, flipped it, and when he saw how it landed he decided to muck.

Standing on the rail was Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy, who shouted, "Show the Jack-Nine!" Banducci instead tossed his hand into the muck.

06-05-2008 00:46 UTC-7

Randy Haddox Doubles Through Michael Banducci

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And it was a close-run thing at that. Haddox raised to 33,000 and Banducci reraised to 130,000. Haddox moved in for his last 240,000 and Banducci called. Banducci's pocket sixes held up against Haddox's A-K until he spiked the {A-Diamonds}

to stay alive. He now has 540,000.

Tags: Michael Banducci Randy Haddox