2008 World Series of Poker

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

Sculpture Tilt

Matt Matros and Amnon Filippi showed down on a board of {10-Spades}{Q-Spades}{K-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} with 20,000 in the pot. Matros had {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} to {Q-?}{Q-?} for Filippi.

Filippi lost, and destroyed his elaborate chip sculpture in the process.

Tags: Amnon Filippi

When All Else Fails...

Hellmuth Mucks Bullets
Hellmuth Mucks Bullets
In middle position, Phil Hellmuth limped in and Ray Henson checked in the big blind. The flop was {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Henson checked. Hellmuth bet and Henson check-raised. Hellmuth three-bet and Henson folded.

"When all else fails," Hellmuth said while mucking his hand, "limp in with aces."

He's at 9,500.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Baker Takes Chips from ESPN Sportscaster Mike Patrick

Holy Cow
Holy Cow
In the cutoff, ESPN football play-by-play announcer Mike Patrick limped in. Joseph Sanders raised on the button and David Baker called from the big blind.

The flop was {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Baker and Patrick checked. Sanders bet and both called.

The turn was {6-Spades}. It was checked to Sanders who bet again. Both called.

The river was {9-Clubs}. Baker led out and both folded.

Mike Patrick now has 22,000. Joseph Sanders has 37,000 and David Baker has 51,000.

Tags: Mike Patrick

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

Negreanu's Seesaw

In middle position, Daniel Negreanu raised and Babak Razi reraised next to him. Negreanu called. The flop was {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} and Negreanu checked. Razi bet and Negreanu called. The turn was {9-Clubs} and Negreanu checked. Razi went all in for his last 300 and Negreanu called.

Razi: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Negreanu: {A-?}{J-?}

The river was {6-Hearts} and Negreanu lost the hand.

Soon after, Negreanu raised under the gun and Derek Lerner reraised from middle position. Negreanu called.

The flop was {5-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Negreanu checked and Lerner bet. Negreanu check-raised and Lerner called.

The turn was {10-Diamonds} and Negreanu checked. Lerner bet. Negreanu called.

The river was {9-Hearts} and Negreanu bet. Lerner called with {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}, but Negreanu had {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for two pair and took it. He's up to 40,000.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Steve Likes Eights

Steve Conigliaro raised in middle position and Peter Ferderber reraised in late position. Conigliaro three-bet and Ferderber called.

Conigliaro bet every street and Ferderber called, on a board of {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. Conigliaro showed {8-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Ferderber mucked. Conigliaro is up to 51,000 to 10,000 for Ferderber.

Tags: Steve Conigliaro