Event 38 - $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-20-2008 20:59 UTC-7

Amnon Filippi Eliminated

[user4144]

When I joined the hand, there was several thousand in the pot with Amnon Filipi (early position) and Trevor Lawson (button) heading into their second post-dinner battle.

However, it would be one that Lawson would win, his all in to Filippi's leading bet on a {K-Hearts}

flop being quickly called, Lawson showing {A-Diamonds}

, Filippi

.

Turn = {7-Spades}

River =

Filippi stormed off as an elated Lawson quietly clenched his fist in victory.

Tags: Amnon Filippi Trevor Lawson

06-20-2008 21:08 UTC-7

Desperate Double-Up for Rousso

[user46392]

A very short-stacked Vanessa Rousso has doubled up to 7,200. She pushed all in from the big blind to a raise from the small blind, and found herself very far behind when he called, holding {5-Clubs}

to the small blind's {Q-Spades}

. However, the {7-Hearts}

board was a good one for her, and she stays in the game, although still dangerously low on chips.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

06-20-2008 21:15 UTC-7

Roux Takes a Knock

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Anthony Roux raised it up preflop, the small blind pushed all in and Roux called. On a {6-Clubs}

board, Roux's {10-Spades}

lost out to {A-Clubs}

which turned a straight.

Tags: Anthony Roux

06-20-2008 21:16 UTC-7

Schleger Building His Stack

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Shane Schleger is up to 26,000 after calling an opponent's bets on the turn and river of an {8-Hearts}

board. When the opponent announced that he could only boast the {9-Clubs}

, Schleger turned over {A-Spades}

to beat his opponent's kicker, which he mucked.

Tags: Shane Schleger

06-20-2008 21:18 UTC-7

Watkinson Maintains Big Stack

[user4144]

Lee Watkinson and opponent got it in on the flop of a {4-Clubs}

board, Watkinson's {6-Clubs}

holding up against {A-Hearts}

to see his stack increase to 62,000.

Tags: Lee Watkinson

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

06-20-2008 21:33 UTC-7

Blake Cahail Eliminated

[user4144]

Blake Cahail has been eliminated from today's event.

06-20-2008 21:35 UTC-7

Mahmood Chip Leader

[user46392]

Ayaz Mahmood is our current chip leader after winning two enormous hands in quick succession.

He check-raised and then called his opponent all in on the {Q-Hearts}

flop. The opponent held {K-Hearts}

, but he was drawing thin against Mahmood's {Q-Spades}

. Duly the {7-Clubs}

turn and

river did nothing for him, and Mahmood was up to 55,000.

Then, just a few hands later, Mahmood and his newly acquired pile of chips tangled with another big stack. The board read {2-Spades}

and Mahmood flipped over {6-Spades}

for the flush. His opponent said he had two pair, but mucked. Mahmood now on an enormous 100,000, the average stack around 25,000.

Tags: Ayaz Mahmood

06-20-2008 21:40 UTC-7

Jack on the River

[user4144]

Neil Channing has just taken out a short-stack on the table in front of me, and in dramatic circumstances too.

With Channing open limping from early position with {J-Clubs}

, a couple of other players limped in late only for the big blind to make it 2,400 more to play.

Channing, having limped to raise, decided to bump it up to 7,200. Folded round to the big blind, who, without too much deliberation, decided to push all in for a total of 10,000.

At this point, Channing's opponent revealed {K-Diamonds}

face up, not quite realizing that Channing was yet to call. However, after assessing the pot odds and his current relationship with the poker gods, Channing gave him a spin for the extra 2,800.

The flop was a harmless one...

{A-Hearts}

as was the turn...

{10-Diamonds}

but on the river a special guest joined the party...

{J-Spades}