Hellmuth Eliminated
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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 35 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
381
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Quads Are Good
Filippi, meanwhile, is up to 13,500 in chips.
Kessler Straightens Out Two Opponents
, Allan Kessler raised after one opponent bet 
and another opponent called with 
. Three players went to the river, where Kessler turned over 
as his starting hole cards for a made straight on fifth street. Both other players mucked, allowing Kessler to scoop a large pot.He is up to 7,900 chips.
"I Can Beat That... Barely."
Ivey: x-x /
Opponent 1: x-x /
Opponent 2: x-x /
On the river, both side pot players checked. Opponent 2 turned over a single pair of aces. "I can beat that," said Ivey, who was already out of his chair. Opponent 1 then turned over two pairs, 5s and 3s.
"I can beat that," Ivey repeated. He opened two pair, 5s and 4s. "Barely." He sat back down with about 1,500 chips.
Ralph Scoops and Runs
( X ). The hand saw four players seeing fourth street before Chip Jett bet 300 and was raised by Ralph Perry who made it 600 to go. The action was enough for Jett and another player to fold. Perry's remaining opponent called bets by Perry to the river, only to muck with
showing. After the hand, the table was broken and Ralph took his new-found fortune elsewhere.
Pescatori Walks the Plank
, and Hennigan three-bet showing 
. The first player folded, but Pescatori called all the way to the river. Hennigan had aces and nines, a hand that Pescatori could not beat. That left Pescatori with just 25 chips; he went out a few hands later.
The Power of a Well-Disguised Full House
against his opponent's board of 
. At the showdown, Brenes' opponent opened 
in the hole for a straight to the nine. Not to be outdone, Brenes opened 
for a full house, tens full of twos.Brenes is now up to 5,700.
Level: 4
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
When You Can't Beat Their Board...
on his board; his opponent showed 
. Ivey did not call a river bet, but he lost a significant portion of his stack.Meanwhile, at a different table, Perry Friedman is on life support with just 550 remaining chips after he failed to improve on a pair of aces. His opponent held the other two aces, and two queens to go along with them.
Hellmuth Playing with Royalty
in front of him, as he asked his opponent on seventh street, "are kings good?". After a reply of "no" from his opponent Hellmuth squeezed his last down cards and revealed (
) , and remarked, "kings and queens?" only to have his opponent muck sheepishly. Hellmuth doubled up to 2,600 after the hand.