39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 2b | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-09-2008 14:15 UTC-8

Dunst Doubles a Player Up

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Donnie Peters

Picking up the action on the flop of {K-Diamonds}

, Tony Dunst and Matt Zola got it all in. Zola was short-stacked and on the line with {A-Clubs}

. Dunst held top pair with {K-Spades}

.

The turn was the {A-Diamonds}

and the river the {5-Hearts}

, to give Zola a better pair and the pot to double up.

"What can you do?" said Zola.

Dunst asked to borrow his pen so he could continue taking notes on some key hands at the table. As he began to write on his notepad, Dunst spoke as he wrote, "F***ing a**hole!"

Tags: Matt Zola Tony Dunst

07-09-2008 14:14 UTC-8

Jack Ury Eliminated

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The tournament's oldest player, 95-year-old Jack Ury, has just been eliminated from the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Ury had been playing very tight today and had basically blinded himself down to 700 chips when he decided to push them into the middle.

Ury held {10-Clubs}

, but found himself up against an opponent with {J-Clubs}

. The board ran out {A-Spades}

and Ury was eliminated. The few tables left in the Tropical Room all gave Ury a warm round of applause.

"I can't walk, can't see, can't hear, but I can still play poker!" said Ury. "I'll be back again next year...if I'm still alive!"

See you next year, Jack!

Tags: Jack Ury

07-09-2008 14:14 UTC-8

Somerville Picking Up Chips

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On a flop of {5-Clubs}

, a player was all in for his tournament life against Jason Somerville. Somerville held {7-Spades}

and his opponent held {10-Diamonds}

. The turn of the {4-Diamonds}

and river of the {6-Spades}

gave Somerville a straight. Somerville eliminates a player and moves up to 86,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason Somerville

07-09-2008 14:12 UTC-8

We've Got Controversy

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An extended row just took place on Orange #6 regarding an all-in, and it led to another in a series of curious floor rulings that have taken place. It seems that, with some cards on board, Player 1 bet 10,000. Player 2 then announced that he was all in. Player 1 asked the dealer how much the raise back to him was, and the dealer responded by pulling Player 2's chips into the middle without counting them down.

Player 2 then tabled his hand, and Player 1 tabled his in response without making any declaration as to whether he had called. Player 1's pocket pair was smaller then Player 2's pocket pair. The dealer burned and turned the river. Player 1 did not hit and lost the hand.

As the dealer counted down the stacks, it turned out that Player 2's raise back to Player 1 was 775 chips. When the dealer tried to collect that amount from Player 1, Player 1 protested that he had never called the raise.

A floor supervisor was summoned to the table, who ruled against Player 1. His decision was that, because Player 1 tabled his hand, it should be assumed that he intended to call. A second floor supervisor was summoned to the table, who made the same ruling. Player 1 protested that the dealer never informed him how much Player 2 had. The second floor's response was that it was Player 1's responsibility to find out that information before tabling his hand.

The commotion went on for at least five minutes, all over 775 chips.

07-09-2008 14:10 UTC-8

Matt Graham Chips Up

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After an early hit today, Matt Graham has rebuilt his stack and then some. He just won a sizable pot when all the money went in before the flop with Graham's {Q-Spades}

dominating his opponent's {K-Spades}

. The board ran out {J-Diamonds}

, and though the river gave his opponent a straight it gave Graham a flush and the pot. He's now up to 66,000.

07-09-2008 14:07 UTC-8

Esposito Misses On the River

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Donnie Peters

The board read {J-Spades}

and there was roughly 18,000 in the pot when Lou Esposito bet 12,500 after player checked to him. His opponent then moved all in for 16,925 and Esposito made the call with {A-Spades}

. Esposito was up against {10-Hearts}

.

The river was the {3-Hearts}

and no help to Esposito. He is now down to 48,000.

Tags: Lou Epsosito

07-09-2008 14:05 UTC-8

Somebody Call a Medic

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We caught up this hand on the river, when Nenad Medic was pushing out a call of 10,900 chips on a board of {A-Spades}

. His opponent showed him {J-Hearts}

and Nedic grimaced as he mucked {4-Spades}

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Medic slipped to about 90,000 chips on the hand.

07-09-2008 14:04 UTC-8

Aw Shucks, Says Sheiky

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Not really. But surely some variation of that phrase occurred to Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan after he just took a hit to his stack.

With the board showing {6-Diamonds}

, Sheikhan had called a shorter-stacked opponent's all-in bet. Sheikhan had {7-Diamonds}

, and his opponent held {9-Hearts}

. Sheikhan was ahead, for now.

But the {10-Diamonds}

turn left Sheikhan hoping for a chop. The river brought no nine, however, and he's tumbled down to 35,000.

Tags: Sean Sheikhan

07-09-2008 14:03 UTC-8

Minh Raise

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The hijack raises to 1,500 and Minh Nguyen reraises to 6,300 in the big blind. The hijack calls.

The flop is {7-Spades}

and Nguyen bets 10,000 immediately to put his opponent all in. Despite having a big chunk of his stack already in the pot, the hijack folds. Nguyen is up to 63,000.

07-09-2008 13:59 UTC-8