2008 World Series of Poker

Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦7♥
Prize
$573,734
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,144,960
Entries
2,304
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

A Hand Made for TV

[user40108]
[user40108]
An early-position player raised to 900 and action folded around to Phil Hellmuth on the button. He checked his cards and then moved all in for just over 10,000. The early-position raiser would have to make the call for his tournament life, and eventually did. The players showed:

Hellmuth: {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}

The flop came {A-Clubs} {J-Spades} {8-Diamonds}. Hellmuth stood up and clenched his fists tightly near his chest and shouted "God!" as he saw the ace. Before he could do anything else, the dealer put the {K-Spades} down on the turn. The table erupted and Hellmuth said, "Well I hit my one outer, but you've still got two." The river blanked, coming the {5-Diamonds}, and Hellmuth stacked the pot. He sent a player home and now has just over 21,000 chips.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth