Day 2 completed
Posted 06-13-2008 05:04 GMT-7
Event 21 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day 2 completed
Day 2 completed
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 21 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
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Official Day 2 Closing Chip Counts Released
Scott Seiver will take a big lead into the Friday final
Scott Seiver -- 2,512,000
Rajesh Vohra -- 1,040,000
Jacobo Fernandez -- 848,000
Dave Seidman -- 653,000
Adam Geyer -- 645,000
Ben Sprengers -- 441,000
Chuck Sklar -- 439,000
Scott Freeman -- 423,000
Anders Henriksson -- 311,000
The $5,000 NLHE final gets underway on Friday at 2pm PDT, and PokerNews will be on hand with the latest news from the scene.
That's a Wrap!
Play has, somewhat quickly, come to a conclusion here inside the Amazon room. Make sure to join us tomorrow at 2pm PDT for the epic conclusion of this $5,000 NL Hold'em Championship event.Tomorrow looks to be very promising with internet professionals occupying the majority of seats at the table. Scott Seiver dominates the field with around 2.5 million in chips. Our live coverage will began at 2pm PDT so make sure to check back then to see who will take home the bracelet.
Jorge Arias Eliminated
Jorge Arias
The flop of
looked promising for Jorge, but the 
on the river sealed his fate.
And Then There Were Ten
The players have redrawn for seats at a single table, and we'll play ten-handed until one more player is eliminated.Scott Seiver Eliminates Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi
flop. Seiver bet 175,000, Mizrachi moved all in and Seiver instantly called, turning over 
for the set that led Mizrachi's 
. The board ran out 
and Mizrachi was eliminated in 10th place. Seiver now has over 2.3 million.
Scott Freeman Eliminates Jon Van Fleet
Jon Van Fleet
to Van Fleet's 
. The 
didn't seem to offer Freeman much help but when the paired the board it opened the possibility that Van Fleet's pocket pair could be counterfeited. And that's just what happened, the 
hit on the river, meaning Freeman's ace played. And that meant Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet was out in 11th place.
Scott Seiver Eliminates Rayan Nathan in 13th Place
Rayan Nathan
, Arias checked from the small blind and Seiver bet 60,000. Nathan raised to 130,000, Arias folded, and Seiver made the call. The turn was the 
, Seiver checked, and when Nathan went all in for his last 219,000 Seiver called. Seiver turned over 
and that ace on the turn was what gave him the lead over Nathan's 
. The river was the and that meant the end of Nathan's night.
Rajesh Vorha Bullies His Way to a Big Pot
Rajesh Vorha
Action Has Slowed
We're down to 13 players, the stacks are fairly deep, and the players seem to be treading carefully before getting too involved in a pot. There's been some trading of chips back and forth, but no decisive blows landed of late.Photos
- Scott Seiver, winner 2008 WSOP event #21
- Scott Seiver, 2008 WSOP $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Champion
- Scott Seiver receives his first WSOP bracelet
- Scott Seiver is surrounded by friends moments after winning
- Scott Seiver
- Dave Seidman
- Scott Seiver
- Dave Seidman
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