2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 13)
Date:
Saturday, June 07, 2008 to Monday, June 09, 2008
Buy-In:
$2,500
Prize Pool:
$3,213,100
Entrants:
1,397
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:56:32
Hand #73-- Duncan Bell Wins the $2,500 No-Limit Hold-em Tournament.
Merrifield raised to 155,000 and Bell called. The flop came 
, Bell bet 150,000 and Merrifield raised to 500,000. Bell said all in and Merrifield called...
To find that his 
were crushed by Bell's 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, giving Duncan Bell the victory and the bracelet. Surrounded by his large and rather rowdy group of friends Bell couldn't bear to watch as the final card was shown, but when it was and the win assured he shook hands with Merrifield and circled back to the table to pose for photographs.
As our runner-up Merrifield wins $428,949, while Duncan "Pumper" Bell wins $666,777--and the gold WSOP bracelet.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:49:35
Hand #72-- Merrifield
Bell called and Merrifield checked. The flop came 
and both players checked. The 
turned and Merrifield bet 95,000. Bell folded.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:47:42
Hand #71-- Bell Gets a Walk
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:47:08
Hand #70-- Bell
Bell raised to 175,000 and Merrifield folded.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:46:23
Hand #69-- Bell
Merrifield raised to 175,000 and Bell called. The flop came 
and Bell bet 175,000 to take the pot.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:44:30
Hand #68-- Bell
Bell raised to 175,000 and Merrifield folded.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:42:36
Hand #67-- Duncan Bell Doubles Through Steve Merrifield
Merrifield raised to 175,000 and Bell called. The flop came 
and Bell bet 200,000. Merrifield called and the turn was the , Bell bet 525,000 and Merrifield asked how much Bell had left. He thought it over a bit before announcing all in.
Bell made the call and showed 
for top pair and Merrifield 
. The hit on the river and that won the pot for Bell.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:37:53
Hand #66-- Bell
Bell raised to 150,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:37:10
Hand #65-- Bell Gets a Walk
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:36:39
Hand #64-- Merrifield
Bell called from the small blind and Merrifield checked. The flop came 
and both players checked. Merrifield bet 85,000 after the 
turned and took the pot.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:35:26
Hand #63-- Bell Gets a Walk
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:35:03
Hand #62-- Steve Merrifield Wins a Huge Pot
Bell raised to 175,000 and Merrifield called. The flop came 
, Merrifield bet 270,000 and Bell called. The turn was the , Merrifield bet 475,000 and Bell again called. The river was the , Merrifield pushed a tower of chips for a 1 million bet and Bell made the call. Merrifield showed the for the pair on the river and Bell couldn't beat it. He won the nearly 2 million pot.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:30:02
Hand #61-- Bell Gets a Walk
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:29:26
Hand #60-- Steve Merrifield
Bell raised to 120,000 and Merrifield reraised to 420,000. Bell called and they saw a 
flop and Merrifield checked. Bell also checked and the 
fell on the turn. Merrifield checked and Bell also checked. The 
hit on the river, Merrifield checked, Bell checked, and Merrifield showed to take down the pot.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:43
Hand #59-- Duncan Bell Gets a Walk
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:04
Hand #58-- Duncan Bell
Bell called and Merrifield checked,and they saw a 
flop, both players checked and the came on the turn. Bell bet 60,000 and Merrifield folded.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:24:38
Hand #57-- Duncan Bell
Merrifield raised to 120,000 and Bell called. The flop came 
and Bell bet 125,000. Merrifield raised 225,000 more and Bell called. The turn was the and Bell bet 500,000. Merrifield mucked.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:21:26
Hand #56-- Duncan Bell
Bell raised to 95,000 and Merrifield called. The flop came and when Merrifield checked Bell bet 150,000, enough to win the pot.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:19:56
Heads Up
The battle between Steve Merrifield and Duncan Bell for the bracelet has commenced.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:09:26
Some Consolation
Nathan Doudney took a tough beat on the river on his knockout hand, but last night he was down to 29,000 and all in against three other opponents. Had he lost that hand he would've won $38,236. But he didn't lose--he won that hand, and survived six other all in bets today to finish in 3rd for $260,261. That's a difference of $222,025, which, one could say, ain't too shabby.
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:07:34
Brief Pause
We're heads up, which means the cash and the bracelet have to be brought up and placed just so on the table. There may be a brief delay.
