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

07-09-2008 13:20 UTC-7

THAY3R Cracks Queens

[user38368]

A player in middle position raises and Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen calls in the cutoff. The button reraises all in for not much more and both call.

The flop is {6-Hearts}

and the MP checks. Rasmussen bets 3,500 on the side and the MP folds.

Rasmussen: {A-Hearts}

Button:

The turn and river are {2-Clubs}

. Rasmussen busts a player and moves up to 65,000.

07-09-2008 13:20 UTC-7

Hellmuth Bluffed

[user67765]

Phil Hellmuth raised it up from middle position before Bobby Law three-bet from the button. Hellmuth made the call and they took a flop of {8-Spades}

.

Hellmuth checked and Law fired out 6,500. Hellmuth made the call. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

and Hellmuth checked again to Law, who fired a second barrel worth 15,000. Hellmuth thought for a moment, saying, "I might lay it down, but I certainly put you on ace-king." He eventually laid down his hand and Law flashed {J-Hearts}

for nothing but imagination!

"Nice. Wow!" said Hellmuth. "You know I've got to take you out now!"

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

07-09-2008 13:21 UTC-7

LOL Donkaments -- sbrugby Is Out

[user75032]

The Main Event ends in Level 6 for Brian Townsend. He raised to 1,300 preflop and was called only by the small blind, Richard Ashby. Ashby checked and then called Townsend's bet of 3,200 on the flop of {2-Hearts}

. On the turn {5-Hearts}

, Ashby checked again. Townsend bet 6,300 before Ashby check-raised to 20,000. Townsend moved all in for about 25,000 total and Ashby called.

Townsend: {A-Clubs}

Ashby:

Townsend's flopped trip twos were behind Ashby's turned flush. The river bricked out {8-Clubs}

, allowing Ashby to drag the pot and knock out Townsend.

07-09-2008 13:22 UTC-7

One Must Be Positive

Shamus

"We've got mammoth chips here!"

Said Ryan Elson, noticing us standing nearby watching the action at his table. Elson finished 24th last year in the Main Event.

Elson entered the day on the short stack with 25,000, at which total he remains at present. Well aware that we're more likely to track the larger stacks, Elson thought he'd do a little advertising for his table.

"We're about to bounce up to the chip lead!" he said. We'll keep an eye on the stacks at Elson's table.

Tags: Ryan Elson

07-09-2008 13:22 UTC-7

If It Wasn't for Bad Luck...

[user37786]

Emanuel Seal raised to 2,000 and Craig Burgess moved in for 11,000. These were the same two who played the hand where quad fives came on the board and they chopped the pot because there was an ace showing. Seal said, "Why do we keep picking on each other?"

"You seem like a nice guy," Burgess said, and when it was folded back around Seal said, "I have no choice, I have to call."

He turned over {A-Spades}

to Burgess' {K-Hearts}

. The board ran {7-Spades}

and Burgess was eliminated.

07-09-2008 13:22 UTC-7

Lee Gets Sick to Get Healthy

[user42991]

Preflop, Bernard Lee called an all-in bet from an opponent in the two seat. Lee held {K-Diamonds}

and his opponent flipped over {A-Diamonds}

.

The flop turned disaster into triumph for Lee when it came {7-Diamonds}

. The turn of the {9-Hearts}

and river of the {4-Spades}

failed to bring a miracle ace and Lee won with the set of kings.

After the hand, when referring to kings running into aces, Lee said, "So sick. Do you know how many times this has happened in the past few months?"

This time it worked out for him, and Lee is up to 50,000 chips.

Tags: Bernard Lee

07-09-2008 13:23 UTC-7

Alan Foster Eliminated

[user67765]

Alan Foster has been eliminated after getting his last chips in with {K-Spades}

to find himself in a race against his opponent's pocket sixes. The board offered Foster no assistance and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Alan Foster

07-09-2008 13:26 UTC-7

Can't Do It

MarcC

Brandon Cantu had just given an opponent a double-up after his pocket queens ran into pocket aces. An ace on the flop meant Cantu was drawing dead by the turn.

Cantu down to 29,500 now.

Tags: Brandon Cantu

07-09-2008 13:30 UTC-7

Casper Hakenkruger Eliminated

[user67765]

Casper Hakenkruger has been eliminated after getting his short stack in the middle holding pocket aces and finding a caller with {Q-Diamonds}

. Things looked good for a double-up until the board ran out {K-Hearts}

to give his opponent a straight, sending Hakenkruger to the exit.

Tags: Casper Hakenkruger

07-09-2008 13:31 UTC-7

Lieu Lays Down a Set

[user25067]

Liz Lieu-- eternally stylish and can lay down sets

An early-position player limped in, the button raised to 5,200, Liz Lieu called from the small blind, Ronnie Lawton called from the big blind, and the EP player folded. The flop was {10-Hearts}

. The action was checked to the button, who bet 13,000. Both Lieu and Lawton called. The turn was the {3-Hearts}

. Lieu checked, Lawton moved all in for 34,000, and the button called all in for 20,000.

"A set any good," wondered Lieu aloud as she pondered her decision.

"Dealer, do not pair the board!" Lieu implored as she mucked her cards.

The button turned up {7-Diamonds}