2008 World Series of Poker

Event 20 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
95
Prize
$204,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$873,600
Entries
480
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Alex Kravchenko Bests the Draw

On a flop of {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Alex Kravchenko bet from the big blind, a middle-position player called, and the button raised. Kravchenko reraised and the MP folded. The button three-betted it and Kravchenko called.

The turn was {7-Clubs}. Kravchenko checked. The button bet and Kravchenko check-raised. The button called.

The river was {4-Clubs}. Kravchenko bet and the button called. Kravchenko showed {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} for a set to the button's {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} top pair and nut draw and takes the pot.

Shultz Gets Top Two Pair Early

From middle position, a player limped in and Jimmy Shultz raised. The cutoff and the MP called. The flop was {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and the MP player checked. Shultz bet and the cutoff called. The MP folded. The turn was {7-Diamonds}. Shultz checked. The cutoff bet and Shultz called. The river was {10-Diamonds}. Both checked. Shultz showed {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} and took it.

The Disappearing Vivek

Vivek Rajkumar was here at the start of the event, but disappeared for most of level 1. Interestingly, during that absence, the dealer took his chips into the rack and blinded him off from there. When Rajkumar returned with about ten minutes to go, his chips were returned to his place.

Young Phan: Nice Flop

From middle position, Young Phan raised and a late-position player reraised. Phan called. The flop was {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Phan checked. The LP bet and Phan called. The turn was {J-Spades}. Phan checked. The LP bet and Phan check-raised. The LP reraised and Phan four-bet it. The LP called and the river was {10-Diamonds}. Phan bet and the LP called. Phan showed {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} for flopped quads to the opponent's {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and took down a big pot. He's up to 5,300.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/75

Ante: 0

Ten-Handed

With registration approaching 466, the staff is running out of space, and is beginning to seed players throughout existing tables - meaning that some tables are now ten-handed for awhile.

Ramdin's Aces

A middle-position player raised and Victor Ramdin called next to him. The big blind also called. The flop was {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and the BB and MP checked. Ramdin bet and the BB folded. The MP called. The turn was {2-Clubs}. The MP checked and Ramdin bet. The MP called. The river was {4-Clubs}. The MP checked. Ramdin bet. The MP called. Ramdin showed {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} for the flopped set and is up to 4,700.

Tags: Victor Ramdin