Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

06-06-2008 18:43 UTC-7

Cards Are Back in the Air

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Play resumes.

06-06-2008 18:23 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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Tournament staff are coloring up chips while players break. Play will resume in twenty minutes.

06-06-2008 18:23 UTC-7

Avery Cardoza and Mikey Stotz Duke it Out

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One-time chipleader Avery Cardoza and Mikey Stotz are doing battle on Table 10.

Stotz raised to 11,000 under the gun and was re-raised by Cardoza on the button to 22,000. Stotz called and the flop came 10-5-5. Both players checked.
The turn was a jack and both players checked again.
After Stotz checked the river — a 10 — Cardoza fired 45,000 into the pot. Stotz though for a bit before making the call with A-Q. Cardoza showed 9-8 and Stotz dragged the pot.

Two hands later, a similar situation, Stotz called Cardoza's big bet only to see that Cardoza made a pair of aces on the river.

Cardoza moved up to 215,000 and Stotz fell to 135,000.

06-06-2008 18:16 UTC-7

Zachary Clark Out

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Zachary Clark's day is over. His {Q-Clubs}

was no match for the last remaining woman in the field, Stephanie Klempner, who held pocket kings. All the money went in on a queen-high flop, but the turn and the river couldn't save Clark. He earns $11,135.

Klempner now has 105,000 chips. Don't count her out just yet.

06-06-2008 18:12 UTC-7

Play Finally Slowing Down

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It's hard to believe it took this long, but it seems that players can finally sense how close they are to a big payday. Many have slowed down and are playing more cautiously, both preflop and on the flop.

06-06-2008 17:55 UTC-7

Fegan Running Hot

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Fresh off his elimination of Richard Lee, Andrew Fegan knocked out another player.

Fegan and Thomas Patzner were all in preflop, Fegan with J-J and Patzner with 9-9.

The flop came Q-8-10 and Fegan called out for Patzner to hit his set.

The nine came on the turn and the river was a king, giving Fegan a straight and moving his stack to about 415,000.

Patzner is gone in 25th place, taking home $8,604.

06-06-2008 17:50 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Richard Lee is out. His {A-Hearts}

was overtaken by Andrew Fegan's {Q-Diamonds}

when Fegan flopped a flush draw and filled it on the river.

Christian Closson is also out. He got all in preflop and was in the lead with {A-Spades}

against Nathan Templeton's {8-Diamonds}

, but Closson's hand didn't improve and Templeton's did -- when Templeton flopped a seven.

Lee and Closson each earn $8,604.

06-06-2008 17:48 UTC-7

Tablemates Bullying Rep Porter

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Rep Porter lost another chunk of his stack, trying to lead out to take a pot and getting re-raised. On this occasion, Jason DeWitt bet preflop and after a flop of {8-Diamonds}

but when the {6-Clubs}

fell on the turn, Porter bet 50,000 into a pot of about 70,000. DeWitt went into the tank before going all in, sending Porter into the tank for almost five minutes. Porter folded and his stack dropped to 75,000. DeWitt is up to 384,000.

06-06-2008 17:33 UTC-7

Last Woman Standing

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Stephanie Klempner is the lone remaining female in the today's field. She has been somewhat short-stacked for most of the day but has made the most of her cards and her position. With five tables remaining, it's still anyone's tournament. If Klempner can manage to pick up a timely double, she may be in a position to go deep.