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

A-6 Greater Than A-8

On a turn of {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, Marwan Abdel-Al bet under the gun. Randy McKay raised all in for 2,000 and Abdel-Al called.

Abdel-Al {A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
McKay {A-Spades}{8-Spades}

The river was the {9-Spades} and the straight finishes off McKay. Abdel-Al has 17,500.

Buchman Hammered by Thor

In late position, Eric Buchman raised and Thor Hansen reraised in the cutoff. Buchman three-bet and Hansen called.

The flop was {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Buchman bet and Hansen called. The turn was {8-Diamonds}. Buchman bet and Hansen called. The river was {K-Clubs}. Buchman bet and Hansen called.

Buchman showed {A-?}{Q-?} to Hansen's {A-?}{K-?}. Buchman is down to 42,000 and Hansen is up to 11,000.