2008 World Series of Poker

Event 12 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,201,200
Entries
880
Players Left
2
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Taylor Rakes a Monster

Vinny Vinh, Teddy 'Iceman' Monroe, and Brendan Taylor all came into the pot as it was capped preflop.

{Q-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {6-Hearts} hit the board and both Vinh and Monroe checked to Taylor, who bet 15,000. Vinh raised and Monroe folded followed by a Taylor call.

The turn was the {A-Clubs} and both player checked.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and Vinh fired a bet across the table. Taylor made the call and turned {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} for a set of queens.

Vinh slammed his cards into the muck and claimed to have a set of sixes. With this pot Taylor is upto 480,000.

Tags: Vinny Vinh

Right Back In the Game

Markus Golser is second to act and raises it up to 30,000. It's a raise into the big blind of Vinny Vinh who makes the call before the flop comes...

{10-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} Vinh checks to Golser who continues his aggression with a 15,000 bet. Vinh calls so we head to the turn...

{10-Diamonds} Vinh check calls a 30,000 bet from Golser this time and that only leaves Golser 6,000 back that goes in the middle before the river comes...

{8-Hearts} Vinh had called the bet before the river had come and he knew his {Q-?} {3-?} was no good against Golser's {K-?} {10-?}.

Golser now up to 170,000 chips. Quite a comeback in a short space of time.

Tags: Markus GolserVinny Vinh

Golser Triples

Under the gun Brendan Taylor raised preflopand Markus Golser called for his remaining 27,000 chips and was all in. Ali Eslami also made the call and we saw the flop come {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} {J-Spades}. Taylor bet and Eslami let his hand go.

Taylor turned over {K-Hearts} {10-Spades} and Golser {J-Hearts} {9-Clubs}.

The turn and river were no help to Taylor and Golser tripled his stack.

Tags: Brendan Taylor

Niesert Out

Christoph Niesert seems to have gotten the short end of the stick after Vinh's gift to Golser.

On the very next hand, Neisert was all in preflop. Jimmy Shultz and Zac Fellows checked down as the board came {5-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}.

Fellows tabled {K-Spades} {8-Spades} and both Niesert and Schultz mucked.

Niesert finished in 8th place.

Tags: Jimmy Shultz

Vinny Does Golser a Favor

Vinny Vinh raises again to 30,000 before Golser calls all in for his last 19,000. Jimmy Shultz calls from the small blind to create a 22,000 side pot before we see the flop...

{Q-Spades} {4-Spades} {3-Hearts}. Both players check so we head to the turn...

{10-Clubs}. Both players check again so we see the river...

{4-Clubs}. Shultz checks to Vinny who bets 30,000. Shultz mucks, thinking Vinh must have a made hand, but Vinh turns over {7-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for eight high. A very grateful Golser takes the main pot with {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} for king high. Apprently Shultz folded A-J which would have won the lot and knocked out Golser!

Golser Crippled

It's folded around to Vinny Vinh on the button who raises it to 30,000. Markus Golser calls before we see a flop...

{6-Spades} {9-Hearts} {K-Spades}

Golser checks to Vinh who bets 30,000. Golser calls so we head to the turn...

{6-Clubs}. Golser check-calls a 30,000 bet from Vinh this time before the river comes...

{Q-Clubs}. For the last time, Golser check-calls a 30,000 bet from Vinh. Vinh flips over {6-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for two pair and the pot. Golser gives a wry smile and releases his cards. He's not smiling inside though as he only has 19,000 left after that pot.

Tags: Markus GolserVinny Vinh

Current Seating

The seating at the final table is as follows:

1. Vinny Vinh
2. Teddy 'Iceman' Monroe
3. Markus Golser
4. Ali Eslami
5. Brendan Taylor
6. Jimmy Shultz
7. Chung Law (9th place)
8. Christoph Niesert
9. Zac Fellows

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante: 0

Vinny's At It Again

Zac Fellows raises it to 24,000 before Vinny Vinh reraises to 36,000 from the next seat. It's folded back around to Fellows who makes the call before the flop comes...

{K-Spades} {9-Clubs} {3-Diamonds}

Fellows check-calls a 12,000 bet from Vinh before the turn...

{J-Clubs}. Fellows checks again to face a 24,000 bet from Vinh. He responds by raising to 48,000 before Vinh bumps it up to 72,000. After a pause Fellows makes the call before the river is revealed...

{J-Spades}. Fellows checks once more before Vinh bets 24,000. Fellows mucks and Vinh takes down yet another pot.

He asks the rail if they want to see his hand and they respond in cheers but he mucks saying 'Vinny Vinh can't show you that hand because he had king four!'

Vinh is now up to 650,000.

Tags: Vinny VinhZac Fellows

"Everybody Has to go to Work"

The deck seems to be warming up to Vinny Vinh as he rakes a huge pot from Brendan Taylor.

Vinh made it two bets to go preflop and Taylor called from the big blind. The flop came {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} and Taylor checked to Vinh. Vinh bet and Taylor made the call. The turn brought the {5-Spades} and this time Taylor check-raised Vinh.

After much thought, Vinh called and the river was the {3-Diamonds}. Taylor led out and Vinh called.

Taylor turned {A-Hearts} {6-Clubs} for trips and Vinh turned {A-Spades} {7-Hearts} for the straight. "Everybody has to go to work," Vinh quipped as he stacked the massive pot.

Vinh is up to 425,000

Tags: Vinny Vinh