The board came all rags as it ran , and Hicks takes all of Arguan's checks. Arguan walks away with $24,133 for his efforts, and can now make his way to the nearest bed to catch up on some sleep.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
The board came all rags as it ran , and Hicks takes all of Arguan's checks. Arguan walks away with $24,133 for his efforts, and can now make his way to the nearest bed to catch up on some sleep.
On the following hand, David Bach raised to 44,000 from early position. Ryan D'Angelo, on the button, reraised to 144,000. Bach called the raise and then bet his last 55,000 on a flop. D'Angelo made the call, only to see the bad news: his was far behind Bach's pocket kings. There was no help for D'Angelo from the turn or the river.
Bach and Ferguson now have approximately 420,000 in chips each.
Boyer:
Friedman:
Right before calling, Friedman said, "I'm not sure if this is an awful call or a great call." It turned out to be a great call as, when the turn and river blanked, he sent Boyer home and now has about 511,000 in chips.
After taking some camera time, McNiff musters an, "I guess so," and tosses his last chip into the pot, coyly tabling .
The dealer spreads the community cards: . The turn is the , and lightning strikes on the river as the falls, giving Akenhead a set, and eliminating Evan McNiff.
After doubling up, James Akenhead now stands at 720,000.
Ferguson:
Cefalu:
The flop was fairly harmless for Ferguson coming . Although Cefalu picked up an inside straight draw, he was still ahead in the hand. Neither man expressed emotion when the hit the turn. The on the river however had Cefalu grinning and Ferguson hiding his disappointment behind his almost trademark statuesque poker face.
Jeppesen busted a few hands later when she raised preflop to 45,000 and Melvin Jones called. Jeppesen pushed all in for 240,000 on a only to be shown the bad news -- Jones had flopped a set of nines and had her crushed. The board ran out to send Jeppesen to the rail.
There are no women remaining in the field.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
A floorperson informed the players that we will be playing at least one more full level tonight. At that time, the staff will assess where we are in terms of players remaining and make a decision as to what to do.
"I know everyone's getting tired," he said.