Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-05-2008 20:14 UTC-7

Welcome Back, Theo

Look out players. Theo Tran just dragged a huge pot.

Though he was our overnight chip leader, Theo has had a difficult time getting anything going today, and was in the middle of the pack with 80,000 at the dinner break.

Now he has a bit more.

A player in a late position opened the pot with a raise, and Theo made the call. From the blind, Mark Calzadillas came over the top of both players, moving all in with a big stack. The initial raiser folded, but Tran made the call fairly quickly, showing down {K-Hearts}

. Calzadillas was in big trouble with {K-Clubs}

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When the flop hit, he was already done for. It came {K-Spades}

, making a boat for Theo Tran and leaving Calzadillas drawing dead to a running chop. The turn and river ragged off, and Tran removed Calzadillas from his newfound stack of chips.

After the dust settled, Theo Tran regained the chip lead with a massive 343,000, while Calzadillas was sent off to wait in the cashier's line just behind the player he knocked out moments before.

06-05-2008 20:06 UTC-7

Taft vs. Manole

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Mihai Manole and Tim Taft got it all in preflop, Taft with {A-Spades}

and Manole with cowboys, {K-Hearts}

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He got roped on the flop though, when it came {8-Diamonds}

. The turn and river, {9-Hearts}

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failed to provide the two-out re-suck for Manole, and he sends a portion of his stack to the double-up fund for Tim Taft, who is still alive with 54,000.

06-05-2008 19:57 UTC-7

Woolf Blitzes Two

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Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf just eliminated two players on back-to-back hands.

The first:
John Chadwick went all in from middle position for his last 13,000. Woolf called from the big blind with {a-Hearts}

to Chadwick's {A-Diamonds}

. The board came {3-Diamonds}

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The second:
Eric Liu shoves all in for more than 50,000 on the button and Woolf called with {k-Spades}

. Liu showed {K-Spades}

. The board was {4-Hearts}

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Woolf, who won another pot while this post was being written, is up to 220,000.

06-05-2008 19:55 UTC-7

Campbell Out of Chips

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Sitting on the button, Mark Calzadillas raises first-in to 15,000. James Campbell pushes all in from the small blind for a total 84,000. Calzadillas goes into the tank for an eternity. Finally, he does make the call, tabling {A-Diamonds}

. Campbell shows down {5-Hearts}

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Right on the flop, he falls behind when it comes {A-Clubs}

. The turn and river, {9-Clubs}

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fail to improve his pocket pair, and he heads to the rail.

06-05-2008 19:47 UTC-7

John Phan Eliminates Goldberg

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John Phan raised to 20,000 in early position and Fred Goldberg went all in from the big blind for 46,000. Goldberg quickly turned over {a-Clubs}

and Phan showed {k-Diamonds}

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The flop came {3-Diamonds}

and the turn brought the {5-Diamonds}

and Goldberg was looking good going into the final card.

But the river was the {k-Spades}

and Goldberg was relieved of his chips.

Phan is up to 149,000.

Tags: Fred Goldberg John Phan

06-05-2008 19:45 UTC-7

Not This Time Either

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From mid-position, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf opens with a raise to 17,000. Nancy Todd Tyner makes the call from late position.

The dealer spreads the flop: {4-Hearts}

Woolf checks, and Tyner makes a bet of 20,000, which is enough to take down the pot. She currently sits at 165,000 in chips.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

06-05-2008 19:26 UTC-7

After-Dinner Poker

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We're back in our seats, and so are the players. The dealers have shuffled up, and the cards are in the air once again!

06-05-2008 18:25 UTC-7

The Bell Rings

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We have reached the end of level 14, and the black T100 chips are being raced off. The players are on a 60-minute dinner break, and we'll pick up the action when we return.

06-05-2008 18:24 UTC-7

A River for Carter

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From middle position, Tyler Hamade opened the pot with a raise to 11,000. Action folded around to Keith Carter in the big blind, who was the lone caller.

The flop ran {A-Diamonds}

. Carter checked and Hamade continued out for 21,000. Carter asked for his opponent's count, and then moved all in. Hamade quickly called, and we had a showdown:

Carter: {A-Spades}