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

Kostritsyn Makes a Mistake but Still Wins the Hand

Alexander Kostritsyn was in a pot with Minh Ly that Ly bet and Kostritsyn called on fifth and sixth streets. After sixth street, the boards were as follows:

Ly: {7-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {7-Clubs}
Kostritsyn: {3-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {3-Clubs}

As the river card was being dealt, Kostritsyn bet out of turn. He was then informed that Ly was high with a pair of sevens. Kostritsyn tried to quickly take the bet back but the dealer would not let him. Kostritsyn was informed that if Ly bet out, Kostritsyn would be allowed to take the bet back if he wanted to. Ly was paying attention to this whole exchange and had the look on his face of "do I look like I want to bet now?" Ly finally checked so that the "bet" would come from Kostritsyn and then begrudgingly called the bet.

Kostritsyn turned over ({3-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}) for a set of three's. Ly did not look surprised as he mucked his cards.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynMinh Ly

Erik Seidel Doubles Up Again

Erik Seidel was all in on third street against David Oppenheim.

Seidel: ({5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}){9-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts} ({5-Spades})
Oppenheim: ({K-Spades} {Q-Hearts}){10-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {K-Clubs} (X)

Seidel showed a full house with his river card of the {5-Spades} and Oppenheim mucked his river card.

After the hand, Seidel moves up to 70,000 in chips

Tags: Erik Seidel

Another Double Up For Seidel

Erik Seidel completed with the {5-Clubs} and Fu Wong raised with the {K-Hearts}. Seidel then re-raised and Wong made the call.

On 4th street Wong bet out after hitting the {8-Diamonds} and Seidel made the call with the {Q-Hearts}.

On 5th street Wong bet the {A-Diamonds} and Seidel tossed his last 10,000 into the middle on the {4-Spades}. The cards were revealed and the boards ran out as follows:

Seidel: ({10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}) {5-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{9-?} ({3-Spades})
Wong: ({4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}) {K-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} (X)

Wong needed help on the river and squeezed his card but couldn't pair up as Seidel's pair of tens held. Seidel is now up to about 150,000 and back in contention, in another remarkable comeback for Seidel in this tournament.

Tags: Erik SeidelFu Wong

Kostritsyn's Super Stack

Kostritsyn's Super Stack
Kostritsyn's Super Stack
Alexander Kostritsyn now holds around half of the chips in play after recent pots against David Oppenheim, Fu Wong and Eric Brooks.

He has been relentlessly aggressive all day and is catching the cards to match it - a lethal combination.

Kostritsyn stack is ballooning out onto the table and is over the 1.5million chip mark, with Minh Ly the next biggest stack on around 400,000.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

Kostritsyn Gets a Lesson from Ly

A typical school of thinking in poker is, "Aggressive poker is winning poker." Another saying that can apply in limit games is "speed kills." Alexander Kostritsyn was in a hand with Minh Ly just now where he completed the bet showing the {8-Hearts}. Ly reraised with the {8-Diamonds}.

On fourth, Kostritsyn caught the {8-Clubs} for a pair on board and made a double bet. Minh Ly, who caught a {Q-Diamonds}, beat him into the pot for the call. Fifth street came the {5-Hearts} for Kostritsyn and the {A-Hearts} for Ly. Kostritsyn bet and Ly called.

On sixth street Ly caught the {A-Spades} and immediately bet out with his hand. Kostritsyn, who caught the {3-Clubs}, looked back at his hand, shook his head slightly and mucked his hand. Ly had a sly grin on his face as he takes down the pot.

Tags: Minh Ly

Seidel Doubles Once More

Erik Seidel has survived again, this time doubling through chip leader Alexander Kostritsyn.

Kostritsyn played his hand aggressively, but Seidel was having none of it, re-raising on 3rd street and getting it all in by 6th street.

Seidel: ({6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}) {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades} ({Q-Hearts})
Kostritsyn: ({8-Hearts}{7-Spades}) {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{2-Hearts} (X)

Kostritsyn took a shot at knocking out Seidel, and had some outs on the river, but couldn't hit as Seidel survives yet another all in confrontation to move to close to 300,000 chips.

Level: 21

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Jim Paluszek Crippled

Jim Paluszek and Fu Wong bet every street in a hand to the river. With the board of {K-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {4-Hearts} , Wong bet into Paluszek's board of {5-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} . Paluszek made the call and Wong showed ({A-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}) for the nut flush.

Paluszek is down to 20,000 after the hand.

Tags: Jim Paluszek