2008 World Series of Poker

Event 14 - $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$415,856
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,485,200
Entries
158
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Minh Ly Eliminated in 4th Place ($118,816)

Minh Ly - 4th Place
Minh Ly - 4th Place
A short-stacked Minh Ly was able to double up once through Alexander Kostritsyn but eventually the cards went against him. All of the chips were in on 3rd street with the boards running out:

Ly: ({8-Clubs}{8-Spades}) {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{J-Spades}{Q-Spades} ({7-Hearts})
Kostritsyn: ({9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}) {10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} ({8-Hearts})

Kostritsyn made a straight to eliminate Ly after a courageous tournament effort in 4th place for a collect of $118,816.

Tags: Minh Ly

Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Jacked

Betting was capped three way between Alexander Kostritsyn, Minh Ly, and Fu Wong. On fourth street, Ly got out the way when Kostritsyn caught a pair of jacks on board and double bet. Ly made the call. Both fifth and sixth street were bet by Kostritsyn and Wong followed him with a call all the way.

On seventh, Kostritsyn bet blind showing {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {3-Spades}. Wong made the call showing {5-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades} {8-Clubs}. Kostritsyn looked underneath and shook his head and Wong asked, "You missed your draw?" Kostritsyn shook his head and the crowd cheered as Wong flipped over ({A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {6-Clubs}) for a pair of aces.

Kostritsyn starts complaining to the rail about how Wong called him down with just aces and three spades.

After the hand, Wong is sitting with 1,400,000 in chips

Tags: Fu Wong

Ly Hangs Tough

Minh Ly was forced to fold on 6th street in a big pot with Alexander Kostritsyn. The action was 3-bet on 3rd street, then checked through to 6th street where Ly bet out with {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} but was raised by Kostritsyn with {4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}. In a decision that was virtually for his tournament life Ly folded his hand and saved his last 90,000.

He was able to recover some chips back in the next hand against Eric Brooks. Brooks completed with the {K-Clubs} and Ly raised with the {A-Hearts}. Brooks made the call.

On 4th Ly spiked a repeat {A-Diamonds} while Brooks hit the {6-Clubs}. Ly put his last 22,000 chips into the middle, and although Brooks was getting a discount, Ly's hand looked too big and Brooks laid it down.

Ly is now back to about 160,000 but will still need some more help to get back into contention for the title.

Tags: Minh Ly

The True Grind of the Game

We seem to be at the grinding portion of this stud final table. In a lot of stud games, there are many hands where someone with the high card showing will make a raises and everyone will just lay down. This happens a lot in the portions of a tournament where the stacks are relatively deep. With the exception of Minh Ly, we are at that portion of the game. In the case of Minh Ly, the other players are beginning to show him more respect for his raises as they do not want to give such a dangerous player a lot of chips this late in the game.

Level: 23

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Ly Surviving; Kostritsyn Bets Out Of Turn Again

Minh Ly had called the bets of Alexander Kostritsyn through until 5th street. Ly held {2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Kostritsyn showed {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} but before 6th street was dealt Kostritsyn fired out a bet.

Ly then caught a {2-Clubs} to pair up as Kostritsyn found the {10-Hearts}. Ly's pair was the best hand so he was first to act, resulting in Kostritsyn's bet being a bet out of turn - his second time on this final table.

Ly decided to bet out which meant that Kostritsyn was given the option to take back his bet since the action in front of him had changed. After some discussion with the tournament director and other players Kostritsyn laid down his hand, to give Ly the pot as he moves to about 275,000 chips.

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 5th Place ($92,825)

Erik Seidel - 5th Place
Erik Seidel - 5th Place
Erik Seidel completed with the {K-Hearts} before Minh Ly raised it up showing the {A-Clubs}. Seidel made the call. Minh Ly bet each street with Seidel putting the last of his chips in on 6th street. The boards ran out:

Seidel: ({5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}) {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{A-Hearts} ({7-Spades})
Ly: ({A-Spades}{5-Clubs}) {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts} ({Q-Clubs})

Ly had the ace in the hole for a pair of aces as Seidel squeezed his last card but couldn't find any help. Seidel misses his 9th bracelet, eliminated from the tournament in 5th place for $92,825.

Tags: Erik Seidel

2008 Aussie Millions Revisited

Erik Seidel and Alexander Kostritsyn have been going at each other on the felt over the past twenty minutes. First Seidel doubled through Kostritsyn, but in hands since then Kostritsyn has had the better of Seidel.

Kostritsyn made aces-up with a board of ({A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}) {5-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{9-Hearts} against Seidel who mucked with {3-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

A few moments later Kostritsyn forced Seidel out of another hand with a check-raise on 5th street.

Of course this is not the first time these two have battled it out at a major international final table. They went heads up at the 2008 Aussie Millions in January this year. In that contest it was Kostritsyn who came out of top and took down the title, with Seidel finishing runner-up. These two are building quite a rivalry, and at the moment it looks like today's battle may go the same way as the Aussie Millions, unless Seidel can make yet another comeback sometime soon. He is now down to about 200,000 chips.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynErik Seidel