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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
The flop came
. Phan bet 30,000 into the dry side pot, prompting the cutoff to fold. Phan showed 
, and his lone remaining opponent 
. Phan's hand held up, and another player hit the rail.Phan is up to 150,000.
The flop came 10-J-8. The turn was a four, and Pacheco was still behind. But a king came on the river, giving Pacheco the Broadway straight.
His opponent, not realizing the king had in fact taken the hand away from him, turned to Pacheco, shook his hand, and said "Sorry" before sitting back down. Whoops. He soon was back up and heading over to the payout desk.
Pacheco is up to 170,000.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
On the first, Friedberg called a short-stacked player's all-in with pocket eights. His opponent showed A-6, and Friedberg's hand held up.
On the second, he found himself in a blind-vs.-blind battle with another shortie. The table folded around to Friedberg, who raised to 20,000 from small blind. The big blind called with his last 18,000. Friedberg showed
, while his opponent had 
. The board came 
, and Friedberg had claimed another victim.He's now up to 180,000.
When the king came out, the player stood up and shouted, then clapped his hands in triumph. A member of the staff came over and issued a warning for excessive celebration, but no penalty.
So far this summer we haven't witnessed too much wild behavior at the tables -- although the Main Event is still to come. And we've seen very few instances of the so-called "Hevad Khan" rule actually being enforced.
Meanwhile, Khan himself has been very calm today at his table -- just as he has at every event at this year's WSOP.
and the race was on. The flop came 
and though Men had his opponent covered, it wasn't by much. The flop meant Nguyen would be down to almost 15,000 and Men was visibly upset after seeing a flop that could cost him the tournament. However, the 
fell on the river and Men let out a loud "Yes!" and followed it up with a slight "suck, and resuck" statement. After the hand, Men is among the chip leaders with 210,000.
and Mueller led out for 37,500 after his opponent checked. Mueller's opponent check-raised all in for 130,000 and Mueller went into the tank for five minutes before making the call. Mueller showed 
and his opponent turned over pocket nines. The pair of tens held up for Mueller, who's now up over 220,000. The
on the river ended up winning the hand for Tim Croston, who held K-Q. Croston won the main pot, while Mueller crippled the table chipleader.
. The blinds checked, Nguyen bet 17,000, and just the player in the small blind called.The turn was the
. The SB checked, Nguyen pushed all in, and after tanking for awhile the SB made the call.Nguyen showed
for two pair, while the SB showed . The river was the 
, and the SB was eliminated. Nguyen has moved up to 240,000.