Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,344
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Straight Flush for Phan
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against an opponent's 
, but in the end he improved further, making an extraordinary straight flush on the 
board.
Lee Runs Good
Board: J-5-7-Q-Q
Hamby Makes the Century
Smith Puts the Brakes on Preston
Brake:
Smith:
Board:
Flush for Lucas
board, Lucas bet out 20,000 with 
and was called by 
.Lucas now on 185,000.
Huang Tough
First, he eliminated Ernest Bennett -- Yue raised to 10,000 with pocket nines, Bennett went all in for 25,000 total, and Huang called. The K-2-3-8-5 board changed nothing, and Huang raced ahead.
Then a few hands after that, he took a massive pot off overnight chip leader Dustin Dirksen. Huang raised 10,000 from the cutoff and Dirksen called from the big blind. They saw a
flop and Huang bet 15,000. Dirksen called. Huang bet another 20,000 on the 
turn and went all in for 69,000 on the 
river, and each time Dirksen called. Huang turned over 
for the flopped nuts, and Dirksen mucked.
Mount Dylan Erupts
As seems customary with any of his showdowns, Bircheff rises from his seat, walks around and shouts out random motivational phrases to himself.
As the final card is dealt, he positively erupts, shouting, punching the air and generally refusing to confine any tensions he may have.
His recent encounter followed a similar pattern, and again it wasn't until the hand was reported that we actually found out who'd won.
It was Tom Braband who was all in, his A-K looking to hit against Bircheff's nines. However, no ace or king emerged, the third nine on the turn of a 7-5-2-9-8 board giving Bircheff the set, the hand, and a notch on his poker bedpost.
Bircheff is now on 80,000.
Hicham Chami Eliminated
Alessandro Dalbello =
Board =
Dalbello up to 111,000.
Sealey Seals the Deal
He raised to 11,100 preflop, and Paul Smith to his direct left made it 30,000. A short-stacked Charles Dolan called all in, and Tate reraised all in -- Smith asked for a count, and was told it was around 40,000. Smith called.
Dolan:
Smith:
Tate:
Tate scooped the lot, Dolan was eliminated, and Smith had to pay up, but it turned out the dealer had miscounted the chips. Eventually the floor ruled that Smith had to pay the extra chips regardless -- he looked rather sour as he said, "1,000 more?" holding up a single yellow chip. But then he laughed as he handed it over to Tate.