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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,687,410
Entries
1,236
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Sorry Mikey
. Stotz turned over 
.The window was the
, but the rest of the flop brought two more hearts for Fuller's flush.The turn brought the
and Stotz started jumping up and down, calling for the board to pair or a jack to hit.The river was the
and Stotz was eliminated in 15th place.
Recent Eliminations
into Jared Okun's pocket queens. Blumlein caught an eight on the flop, but Okun caught a queen on the turn to seal the deal.Jason DeWitt is also out. He got in a preflop raising war with Nathan Templeton and wound up with his whole stack in the middle in bad shape: his
against Templeton's 
. Both players paired their kickers, Templeton on the flop and DeWitt on the river. Templeton's pair of kings won the hand.
Tom Braband's Tens Don't Hold Up
and Porter showed 
.The flop came
and Braband was still ahead, but the landed on the turn and Braband needed some help.The
came on the river, Braband put his hands on his head and headed to the rail, eliminated in 18th place.
Redraw Completed
Cardoza Eliminated; Play Pauses
to war against Devin Porter's 
and lost on a board of 
. His two pair was second best to Porter's trips. Porter is now up to 188,000.Now that we are down to the final three tables, play has paused while players redraw for seats.
A Stay of Elimination
Kesselman went all in with pocket fours on a board of 7-5-5-9 and was called by Jared Okun who had trips. After a river king, Kesselman had just 1,500 left.
"I live," said Kesselman shouting across the room, celebrating his two remaining chips.
Kesselman's celebration was short-lived.
On the next hand, Kesselman was all in with 8-2 against pocket kings.
Kesselman, who won a bracelet in pot limit hold'em in 2006, was eliminated in 20th place.
Play Slows to a Crawl
Wait, we just heard someone scream. More to come...
Short Stacks Going Home
against Thomas Fuller's 
. Not a bad place to be; at least he had two live cards. Unfortunately for Marquez an ace hit the flop, and the tun 
was not enough to save him. He is out of the tournament.Fuller increased his stack to 155,000.
Last Woman is Out
. Templeton turned a king to send Klempner to the rail in 22nd place. The $11,135 should provide some solace for her.Only men remain in today's field.