Dinner Break
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
457
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Cards Back In The Air
Max Pescatori - 690,000
Greg Hurst - 500,000
Level: 25
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Forza Pescatori!
Picking up the action on the turn when the board read
, Max Pescatori checked over to Kyle Kloeckner. Kloeckner bet out 90,000 and Pescatori called.The river was the
and Pescatori checked again to Kloeckner. This time, he bet 130,000. Pescatori quickly called.Kloeckner showed
and then Pescatori rolled over 
for a better ace high with a six kicker and scooped the pot.
Updated Chip Counts
Kyle Kloeckner - 742,000
Greg Hurst - 450,000
Greg Hurst Eliminated in 3rd Place ($94,599)
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The flop comes
. Kloeckner leads out with a covering bet, and Hurst pushes his last 200,000 or so into the pot. The hands are turned over:Kloeckner:
Hurst:
Hurst needs some help, but the board runs down
, 
, and that's going to do it for him. Kloeckner knocks him out and moves his stack up to 1,300,000.Hurst put on a strong performance today, doubling up early on to give himself some breathing room. He was disappointed, but he will pocket $94,599 for his three-day run.
Pescatori Takes a Big One
Max Pescatori raised from the button to 65,000 and Kyle Kloeckner called. The flop came
. Kloeckner checked and Pescatori bet out 100,000. After some thought, Kloeckner raised to 350,000.Pescatori thought and thought, just as Marcel Luske jumped to the rail to watch the action. Pescatori studied for a few minutes before announcing all in. Kloeckner immediately folded and the Italian scooped the big pot.
Pescatori - 1,500,000
Kloeckner - 670,000
Pescatori Gives Another Jab
It comes
, and both players check. The turn is the 
. Check-check again.The river brings the
. Pescatori leads out with 100,000, and Kloeckner makes the call. Max flips over 
, and it's good enough as his opponent mucks his cards.
Kloeckner Gets Some Back
On the last hand of hold'em, Kyle Kloeckner and Max Pescatori both saw a flop for the minimum. The flop came
and Kloeckner bet out 30,000. Max called.The turn was the
and Kloeckner check-called a bet of 50,000 from Pescatori. The river fell the 
and both players checked.Kloeckner turned up
for a pair of queens. Max tapped the table and then mucked his hand.
Two Houses Standing Strong
Both players saw the flop of
. Kyle Kloeckner checked and Max Pescatori bet 30,000. Kloeckner called. The turn was the 
and it went check, check. The river was the 
and Kloeckner checked. Pescatori bet out 100,000 and Kloeckner called.Both players rolled over full houses, but Kloecker's
was a little better than Max's 
to take the pot.