2008 World Series of Poker

Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♣
Prize
$636,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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The Bubble Has Been Burst!

[user38971]
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Harrah's tournament floor staff has just announced that the money has been reached! Shockingly, we've eliminated 34 players within the first hour and a half of the event today, and expect bust outs to come vapidly now that the money has been reached.

Time Warp

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[user38971]
With the slowdown during the hand-to-hand segment, Harrah's tournament staff have graciously added another ten minutes back to the clock. We currently have 20 minutes left in this round.

Jason Gray Goes Out on the Bubble

[user37786]
[user37786]
The bubble has burst, and here's how the hand went down. Jason Gray and Luke Staudenmaier got all the money in preflop, with Gray holding {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} and Staudenmaier {K-Diamonds} {3-Hearts}. "I knew he was restealing," Gray said about his call.

The flop came {4-Spades} {8-Clubs} {5-Clubs}, and one of Gray's friends on the rail said, "That's a good flop." Silence fell over the crowd because of the possible karmic implications of that statement.

And on the turn...the {K-Spades}.

Gray didn't catch his nine on the river, and he was eliminated in 73rd place, on the bubble, in today's event.

Tags: Jason GrayLuke Staudenmaier

Juanda Survives

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John Juanda moved all in preflop for his remaining 29,600 and was called by David Baker. Juanda showed {7-Clubs} {6-Clubs}, while Baker held pocket deuces. Juanda managed to flop a seven, which was good enough by the river, and doubled up through Baker. After the hand, Juanda is up to 60,000.

Tags: David BakerJohn Juanda

Mistaken Identity

[user37786]
[user37786]
Keeping track of all the players in a poker tournament can be a wee bit confusing. Tables break, people move all over the room, and players whose names are famous in online circles aren't always instantly recognizable in person. That's no excuse for getting things wrong, but sometimes mistakes are made.

We are using a new system to track players so we can more accurately report hands and chip counts. According to our info the player who busted was Jason Gray. However, as I walked through the room, I thought I saw Jason Gray sitting in front of his chips. Confusion reigned, we did some rapid cross-checks, and one of our reporters spoke to Sam Simon who said that the guy who'd busted had been a really nice guy and that, yes, it was Jason Gray. We said that we thought we saw Gray still sitting with chips.

That's when Simon said, "Maybe you're thinking about his twin brother..."

Yes, Jason's brother Craig is also playing in today's event, and he's sitting with a very healthy stack. So apologies for the brief delay in reporting the hand, as you can see the situation was, ah, a bit confusing.

Tags: Craig GrayJason GraySam Simon

Marco Johnson Shows Restraint and Survives

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With the board reading 10-A-4-K-8 Marco Johnson was staring down a 35,000 bet from Jonathan Aguiar. "That was a sick turn card," Johnson said before making the call. Aguiar rolled over pocket aces to Johnson's pocket kings. That left Johnson with 65,000 but he said, 'I'm glad I didn't get it all in preflop, now I feel like I'm on a freeroll."

Tags: Jonathon AguiarMarco Johnson

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