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against his opponent's 
and couldn't connect with a board of 
. That hand left him with just 100 chips. He got them in with 
against an opponent's 
. Neither player improved.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 2b
against his opponent's and couldn't connect with a board of . That hand left him with just 100 chips. He got them in with against an opponent's . Neither player improved.
. The small blind checked, Caldwell bet 1,300, the small blind moved all in and Caldwell made the call. Caldwell's
was up against the small blind's 
and held up through the 
turn and the 
river. "Schecky" is now up to 35,000.
Young:
Johnson:
The flop was
giving Young a gutshot to Broadway and still two overcards. Johnson had a gutter himself and still the best hand.The turn was the
and then the river the 
, giving Johnson his straight and the best hand.Young was eliminated and Johnson moved up to 102,000 on the hand.
, and his opponents held and 
respectively.Board:
Hershler hit his king on the river, but unfortuantely, it completed another player's flush, and Hershler is out the door.
and after his opponent checked, Henrik led out with a small bet. His opponent laid the hand down, with Henrik showing pocket aces. Talk about a rough flop for rockets!Henrik is sitting with 55,000 after the hand.
Heads up, the flop came down
, and both players checked. The turn brought the . Michelle checked, Homme bet 5,000, Michelle raised to 10,000, and Homme called.Fifth street was the
. Michelle asked Homme, "Will you call 15 or 20?" He said nothing, and Michelle bet out 20,000. Homme tanked for about three minutes before making the call.Michelle flipped over
, and Homme mucked his hand. Hers was the winner, and she has moved up to right arond the 100,000-chip mark.
All three players were all in preflop with Hughes having the biggest stack. They showed:
Hughes:
Large:
Filippi:
The board ran out
and the pocket nines of Ryan Hughes were best. He eliminated two players and chipped up to just over 70,000 in the process.
and Law checked over to Vengrin who led out for 2,500. Law then raised enough to put Vengrin all in and he snap-called.Law:
Vengrin:
Vengrin was in front with top pair as Law attempted to complete his straight draw. The turn was the
and river the 
to give Vengrin the pot and a double-up to 31,000 chips.
, and it looked like his reign was about to end when he was called by a player holding . But in what was perhaps one last moment of divine intervention, the board ran out and the two players chopped the pot, much to the delight of the spectators gathered around the feature table.But Yang's reprieve would be short-lived. He got his money in good with
to his opponent's , but the flop came 
and there was no miracle forthcoming. As the crowd chanted "Jack, jack, jack!" the board ran out 
and Jerry was eliminated.He walked around the table and shook each player's hand and said, "Good luck to everyone," and he received a big round of applause when his elimination was announced to the crowd. And so, there will be a new champion crowned this year.
, an under the gun opponent moved all in for around 21,000 chips. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman made the call and had the opponent covered. Shulman held
and her opponent held . The turn fell the and river the 
and Shulman moved down to 13,200 after the hand.