2008 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,710,070
Entries
2,718
Players Left
2,718
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Hand #51: Peter Nguyen

Shamus
Shamus
John Conroy had the button. It folded around to J.C. Tran, who completed from the small blind, and Peter Nguyen checked his option from the big blind.

The flop was {7-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Tran bet 50,000, and Nguyen immediately announced a raise. He made it a total of 300,000. Tran sat back and smiled beneath his black NY Yankees cap. Nguyen happens to be sporting a black LA Dodgers cap.

Finally, after a minute or so, Tran folded. Nguyen showed a seven as he dragged the pot.

Hand #50: Joe Pelton

Shamus
Shamus
It folded to Joe Pelton who moved all in from the button for 565,000. John Conroy folded from the small blind, and J.C. Tran thought a bit before folding from the big blind.

Hand #49: Joe Pelton

Shamus
Shamus
Rasmus Nielsen had the button. It folded around to Joe Pelton who completed from the small blind, and John Conroy checked from the big blind.

The flop was {J-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, and both checked. The turn was the {A-Hearts}. Pelton bet 150,000, and Conroy folded.

Crowd Builds, Table Thrills

[user38971]
[user38971]
We've only been playing for roughly an hour and a half and we've already had four eliminations. The crowd has nearly tripled from when we started, and we'd like to think it is because this final table has been very action-packed.

Rasmus Nielsen continues to run the table, but as JC Tran picked off a huge pot between the two of them, he, too, has begun frequent preflop raises.

The crowd is much more responsive to raises, and has recently begun applauding after nearly every hand. By the time we lose two more players, this crowd could be out of control.

Hand #47: J.C. Tran

Shamus
Shamus
J.C. Tran had the button. John Conroy again raised to 115,000 -- this time from the cutoff -- and Tran called from the button. The blinds folded.

The flop came {6-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Conroy checked, and Tran checked as well. The turn was the {4-Clubs}. Conroy checked again, and this time Tran bet 150,000. Conroy quickly folded.

Hand #46: John Conroy

Shamus
Shamus
John Conroy, certainly having enjoyed those last two hands, raised to 115,000 from the button. J.C. Tran folded from the big blind, and Peter Nguyen called from the big blind.

The flop came {4-Spades}{J-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Nguyen checked, and Conroy quickly bet 175,000. Nguyen thought a bit, then let it go. Three in a row for Conroy.

Hand #45: John Conroy

Shamus
Shamus
Joe Pelton had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, and John Conroy raised an additional 350,000 from the small blind. J.C. Tran folded from the big blind, and Nielsen gave it up.
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