Event 26 - $1,500 Razz Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-13-2008 19:00 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

[user40108]

Play will resume in 20 minutes.

06-13-2008 18:57 UTC-7

Andy Bloch Triples Up

[user40108]

We caught up to this hand towards the end, but Andy Bloch was all in on third street. The players showed:

Bloch: ( {6-?}

) (

)

(

)
Opponent 1: (X) (X) {6-?}

(X)
Opponent 2: (X) (X) {4-?}

(X)

Bloch, with his strong hand, showed first and his opponents mucked. He is now up to just over the starting chips with 3,100.

Tags: Andy Bloch

06-13-2008 18:53 UTC-7

No Showdown Required

[user40108]

Winning a pot typically requires some sort of showdown. There are exceptions to the rule however.

Showing (X) (X) {A-?}

against the (X) (X) {3-?}

of his opponent, Shawn Sheikhan bet every street. His opponent quickly called each of his bets.

When they were dealt their river cards, Sheikhan bet again. He got a quick call and as soon as the chips came to rest, Sheikhan turned over his up cards and tossed his hand into the muck. The dealer pushed the pot to his opponent, who mucked his hand as well.

06-13-2008 18:40 UTC-7

Kenna James Gets Involved

[user40108]

Kenna James just took down a nice pot. With the exception of fourth street, where both players checked, the action had whomever was in the lead betting with the other calling. The players showed:

James: ( {A-?}

) (

)

(X)
Opponent: ( {3-?}

) (

)

(X)

With the {8-?}

low, James took the pot and is now up to 3,200 chips.

Tags: Kenna James

06-13-2008 18:33 UTC-7

Turner Takes a Step Back

[user22113]

Razz can be a a frustrating game.

Jon Turner was betting a good looking board of:

(X) (X) {A-?}

(X)

But he was not getting credit from his opponent, who called down showing:

(X) (X) {10-?}

(X)

Turner showed {2-?}

for the jack low, while his opponent showed {6-?}

(X) for the ten low, good enough to win the hand.

"PearlJammer" slid down to 2,625 in chips.

06-13-2008 18:31 UTC-7

David Levi and James Van Alstyne Tangle

[user40108]

Pros David Levi and James Van Alstyne just played a hand to the river.

Van Alstyne: (X) (X) {5-?}

(X)
Levi: ( {2-?}

) (

)

(

)

Van Alstyne bet every street through sixth and Levi called the whole way. Both player checked the river and after seeing Levi's hand, Van Alstyne mucked.

06-13-2008 18:24 UTC-7

Berry Johnston Gets Bluffed

[user40108]

Up against a player showing (X) (X) {A-?}

, Berry Johnston finally gave up his hand to the fifth street bet of his opponent. The opponent showed {A-?}

for two pair as he mucked.

06-13-2008 18:20 UTC-7

David Matthew Eliminated

[user40108]

David Matthew was just eliminated when he lost two big pots in a row. The first hand had Matthew's {10-?}

came up short against the {9-?}

of his opponent. There was heavy betting on every street and Matthew was left with just 455 chips.

Not long after, Matthew was all in and by seventh street showed {7-?}