2008 World Series of Poker

Event 38 - $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$244,546
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$1,101,100
Entries
605
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Drama for Filippi

Amnon Filippi was all in a few moments ago with nines versus eights, and although an eight on the flop appeared to deal a crushing blow, running cards for the rivered straight saved his bacon and kept him alive.

Filippi now on 5,600.

Tags: Amnon Filippi

Double Up for Pab

Speaking of coolers, this one could have taken place at the North Pole, online pro Paul 'Pab' Foltyn now riding high after triumphing in a set over set encounter.

With all the chips flying in on a turn of a {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} board, Paul Foltyn held {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} against his unfortunate opponent's {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}. Foltyn now on 13,400 and one of the early pace-setters.

Tags: Paul Foltyn

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Bracelet Winners in Abundance

Two players who have just recently sat down include David Singer and Dario Minieri. Minieri is wearing his new bracelet with some pride.

Meanwhile, one of this year's bracelet winners who definitely won't be repeating the feat in this tournament is Blair Hinkle -- he's just now busted out.

Medic in the House

Another bracelet winner who has arrived fashionably late is Nenad Medic. He managed to go all in on his first hand -- he and his opponent ended up chopping the pot though, both holding A-K on a king-high board.

Tags: Nenad Medic

Late Arrivals

Where's my popsicle?
Where's my popsicle?
Seated at the table with no chips before him, I initially thought that Allen Cunningham had been eliminated and was refusing to move, much like a disgruntled child who'd been told he couldn't have a popsicle.

However, it wasn't a sit-down protest in the end, but merely one of a number of late entrants awaiting the arrival of their chips. Also striding in fashionably late are Hit Squad members Chaz Chattha and James Akenhead, the latter of those having finished second in Event #2 for over half a million dollars.

Tags: Allen CunninghamJames Akenhead