Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-01-2008 21:09 UTC-8

Voitto Rintala Eliminates Ben Spraggons

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All the money went in after a {7-Diamonds}

flop. Rintala bet 26,000, Spraggons moved all in and Rintala called instantly with {K-Hearts}

. Spraggons held the {A-Spades}

and he was drawing dead after the {10-Hearts}

fell on the turn.

07-01-2008 21:09 UTC-8

Esther Garza Eliminated

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Lars Nielsen moved all in for about 80,000 and when action got to Esther Garza, she called all in blind for her last 35,000. The rest of the table passed and the players showed:

Nielsen: {Q-Spades}

Garza:

Despite the blind call, Garza had a decent hand, and the best one at that. She came up short however as the board ran out {7-Clubs}

. She headed for the payout table while Nielsen chipped up to about 150,000.

07-01-2008 21:15 UTC-8

Lars Sundberg Doubles Through Mimi Tran

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Mimi Tran just took a big hit when she lost a big race with Lars Sundberg. The chips went in preflop and Tran's {A-?}

failed to connect on the {10-Hearts}

board giving Lars Sundberg and his {8-Diamonds}

the win. Tran slips to just under 80,000 chips while Sundberg works with a stack of about 180,000.

07-01-2008 21:19 UTC-8

Didn't Like That Turn Card

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Richard Kirsch raised to 30,000 and Corwin Cole called. The flop came {Q-Hearts}

and Cole called Kirsch's 60,000 bet. The {A-Diamonds}

came on the turn and both players checked. The {2-Diamonds}

fell on the river and when Kirsch fired out a 100,000 bet Cole decided to muck. At which point Richard showed the {A-Hearts}

to show that Cole was wise to hit the brakes after the turn. Kirsch is up to 505,000 and Cole slipped to 485,000.

07-01-2008 21:27 UTC-8

Marco Bernier Doubles Through Brock Mishler

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Marco Bernier and Brock Mishler got all the money in before the flop with Bernier's {K-Spades}

up against Mishler's {J-Hearts}

. Bernier got the help he was looking for when the flop came {A-Clubs}

and when the board ran out {3-Clubs}

Bernier doubled to 190,000.

07-01-2008 21:32 UTC-8

Voitto Rintala Eliminates Hans Erlandsson

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From middle position Voitto Rintala raised to 31,000 and from the big blind Hans Erlandsson moved in for his last 135,000. Rintala called and his {A-Clubs}

was racing against Erlandsson's {8-Clubs}

. A race he won when the flop came {5-Spades}

and Hans couldn't conjure an eight on the turn or river. Rintala is now up to 310,000.

07-01-2008 21:35 UTC-8

Tim Barchie moved all in from under the gun for 85,000. Action folded around to Cody Slaubaugh in the small blind and he pushed all in for 315,000 total. The big blind passed and the players showed:

Barchie: {A-Hearts}

Slaubaugh: {A-Clubs}

Barchie got no help from the {J-Hearts}

board and was eliminated. Slaubaugh is up to 415,000 after the hand.

07-01-2008 21:38 UTC-8

Paulo Nunes Doubles Through Richard Kirsch

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Richard Kirsch raised to 30,000 from the cutoff seat and Paulo Nunes moved all in for 104,000 from the big blind. Kirsch made the call and the players tabled:

Kirsch: {A-Diamonds}

Nunes:

Nunes's sevens held on the {K-Clubs}

board and he doubled up to 221,000 leaving Kirsch with about 340,000.

07-01-2008 21:39 UTC-8

Running Good

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Matt Matros won a big hand against Dan Heimiller that didn't go to showdown and one with Anders Fraulund that did. Fraulund raised to 30,000 and Matros called in the big blind. The flop came {9-Spades}