2008 World Series of Poker

Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
57
Prize
$794,112
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,308,800
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Prize Pool and Payouts Announced

The $10,000 buy-in World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em event had a total of 352 entrants that created a prize pool of $3,308,800.

36 places will be paid out in this event with the winner standing to capture nearly $800,000 and the first coveted gold bracelet of the 2008 World Series of Poker. For more information on the payout structure, click on the 'Prizepool and Payouts' link in the right menu.

Level: 4

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 0

Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein
As mentioned earlier, Barry Greenstein has been eliminated. Shawn Keller and Greenstein got the chips all in preflop with Greenstein holding A-K and Keller holding T-T.

When Keller saw he was ahead going to the flop, he jumped up and yelled, "Come on, tens!"

The flop was good to Keller as the {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} fell. The turn was the {9-Hearts} and the river the {3-Diamonds} to eliminate Greenstein from action.

Tags: Barry GreensteinShawn Keller

A Nasty River For Raymer

An early position player raised to 1,200 and 2004 Main Event champion Greg "Fossilman" Raymer made a pot-sized reraise from the cutoff. The original raiser called.

Raymer's opponent checked the {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop and Raymer moved all in for 7,300. His opponent thought and then called the all-in bet showing {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Raymer turned over the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}. The turn brought the {Q-Clubs} and Raymer says, "That's a good card for you, it gives you more outs."

The river brought the {10-Hearts} and Raymer's opponent made a queen-high straight to bust the Fossilman.

Tags: "Fossilman"Greg Raymer

Jamie Gold Makes the Hero Call...

With the board reading {2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} Jamie Gold piled the rest of his chips into a single stack, stood up and with a big grin said, "I'm making the Kenny Tran call. I hope you're bluffing."

Maybe Gold was influenced by the fact that Kenny Tran was standing next to the table watching the hand unfold with Burt Boutin. Unfortunately for Gold his opponent wasn't bluffing--he held the {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for the wheel and Gold was eliminated. As Gold stood up from the table Tran said, "If that call would've worked out it would've ended up in my blog."

Tags: Jamie GoldKenny Tran

Bellande Eliminated

Jean-Robert Bellande moved all in preflop with {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and was called by a dominating {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

Bellande couldn't catch up on the flop of 7-7-T. The turn brought another seven and the river an unhelpful three for Bellande and Bellande has been eliminated after not being able to get much going this tournament.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Johnny World Likes A-7

Howard Lederer
Howard Lederer
With the board reading {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} on the turn, Howard Lederer bet 3,000 from early position, a middle position player called, and John "World" Hennigan moved all in for 6,325. Lederer called and the MP player folded.

Lederer showed {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}, but Hennigan was way ahead with {A-Spades}{7-Spades}. The river was the {5-Clubs} and Johnny World dragged the pot. After the hand, he was up to 18,800 while Lederer slipped to 11,300.

Tags: Howard LedererJohn Hennigan

Big Draw Doesn't Pay For Tomko

Dewey Tomko found himself all in holding the {9-Spades}{8-Spades} on a flop of {J-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}. Tomko's huge draw was up against his opponent's pocket kings, with the king of spades.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Tomko failed to improve. The river was the {J-Diamonds} and Tomko bricks out to be eliminated.

Tags: Dewey Tomko