2008 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$528,418
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,327,600
Entries
1,012
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Hachem in Trouble

Joe Hachem has suffered a rather bad beat, betting out 2,100 on an {8-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {9-Diamonds} flop and then calling his opponent's all-in raise. Hachem was thoroughly ahead, holding {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} to his opponent's {J-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}, the turn and river came down {A-Diamonds} and {J-Diamonds} respectively to give his opponent a flush and knock Hachem down to just 1,500.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Good Start For Greenstein

Barry Greenstein is up to 19,000 after eliminating a fellow player. Raising it up to 500 under-the-gun, Greenstein received one call from the button.

Greenstein then bet 700, 1,200 and 3,000 respectively on each street of a {J-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{J-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts} board only for his opponent to move all in on the river for a total of 4,650.

Greenstein called the additional 1,650, his {A-Spades}{2-Spades} triumphant against his opponents {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Hachem Eliminated

Joe Hachem is now OUT. Holding {K-Spades} {J-Hearts}, he hit top pair on the {10-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} flop and checked it. When he made top two pair on the {J-Spades} turn, he bet 400 and then reraised all in to his opponent's raise -- however his opponent was holding {6-Hearts} {6-Spades} for a set, and Hachem didn't improve on the {4-Hearts} river to hit the rail.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Back-in Black

The Mad Monk
The Mad Monk
Black is always worth backing, but particularly so now after he trebled through from the button. All in preflop with aces versus pocket eights, Black survived a scary 9-6-5-x-x board to stay alive.

Tags: Andy Black