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Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:43 PM Local Time
Luis Velador seized a dominant chip lead on Day 2 and almost never had to look back. He had all eight of his opponents on the ropes for most of today, until Anthony Signore mounted an impressive comeback, pulling nearly even in chips with Velador on Hand # 107, when his
bested Velador's
with a lucky ace on the turn.
Velador is a familiar face at Los Angeles area casinos, where he has a long list of cashes and five tournament victories to his credit in a variety of poker disciplines including limit hold'em, Omaha 8 or better, Stud 8 or better and, of course, no-limit hold'em.
The soft-spoken Velador was humble in his win, and has "big plans" to celebrate tonight with all of his friends who railed him here today.
Congratulations to Luis Velador on his first WSOP bracelet!
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:33 PM Local Time
Hand #148 -
Anthony Signore has the button. He moves all in and Velador calls.
Signore
Velador
The flop is
, and Velador flops two pair. The turn is the
, the river is the
and Luis Velador is our champion, banking $573,374 for his victory.
Anthony Signore is our runner-up, earning $366,387.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:29 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he limps in. Signore checks his option.
The flop comes
and both players check.
The
hits the turn and Signore checks. Velador bets 100,000 and Signore folds. Velador wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:28 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He completes the small blind and Velador checks his option. The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
. Velador bets 100,000 and Signore folds.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:27 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he calls. Signore moves all in and Velador folds.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:26 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He moves all in and Velador folds.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:25 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he raises to 150,000. Signore immediately moves all in and Velador folds.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:24 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He raises to 100,000 and Velador calls. The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
and they both check again. The river is the
. Velador bets 125,000 and Signore calls.
Velador shows
for two pair and wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:22 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he calls. Signore checks his option.
The flop comes
and Signore bets 55,000. Velador folds and Signore wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:22 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He raises to 100,000 and Velador calls. The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
. Velador bets 150,000, Signore folds and Velador wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:21 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He raises to 100,000 and Velador calls. The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
. Velador bets 150,000, Signore folds and Velador wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:20 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he limps in. Signore raises to 150,000 and Velador calls.
The flop comes
. Signore checks and Velador bets 200,000. Signore makes the call.
The turn is the
. Both players check.
The
hits the river and Signore bets 200,000. Velador calls and Signore shows
for top two pair. Velador flashes the
as he mucks. Anthony Signore wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:18 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He limps in and Velador checks. The flop is
. Velador checks, Signore bets 100,000 and it's good enough to take it down.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:17 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he limps in. Anthony Signore raises to 150,000 and Velador folds. Anthony Signore wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:16 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He limps in and Velador checks. The flop is
. Velador checks, Signore bets 100,000 and Velador folds.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:14 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he raises to 150,000. Signore moves all in for roughly 1,300,000 and Velador lays it down. Anthony Signore wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:13 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He gives Velador a walk.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:13 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he limps in. Anthony Signore raises to 180,000 and Velador makes the call.
The flop comes
and Signore leads out for a bet of 250,000. Velador gives up the hand and Signore wins the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:11 PM Local Time
Anthony Signore has the button. He gives Velador a walk.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:10 PM Local Time
Luis Velador has the button in Seat 3 and he raises to 125,000. Signore makes the call and they head to the flop.
The flop comes
. Signore pushes out a bet of 200,000. Velador quickly calls.
The turn brings the
. Signore checks and Velador bets 400,000. Signore mumbles something to himself and then double checks his hand. He eventually makes the call.
The
hits the river and Signore slowly counts out a bet of 600,000 before pushing it out. Velador instantly says "all in."
Signore gives a concerned look and then throws his hand away. Luis Velador wins a pot worth over 2,600,000 without a showdown.