2008 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit)
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$374,505
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,560,400
Entries
332
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Double Flush

Phil Laak
Phil Laak
On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Phil Laak bets from the big blind and Lederer raises. Laak reraises and Lederer calls.

The turn is {2-Diamonds}. Laak bets, Lederer raises and Laak calls.

The river is {2-Spades}. Laak checks, Lederer bets and Laak calls. "That didn't go well," Laak says.

Laak shows {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Lederer shows a better {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. "I should have check-folded the river," Laak says. He's down to 16,000, and Lederer is up to 40,000.

Tags: Howard LedererPhil Laak

A Sign That It Might Be Getting Late

Near the end of the limit round, Ted Forrest raised from middle position, Jay Rosenkrantz reraised from the button, and Forrest called. The flop came 9-6-9 and Forrest checked.

Rosenkrantz then asked Forrest how much he had, to which Forrest leaned back and held up both hands, revealing his chips. Rosenkrantz then surprisingly bet 6,000, obviously a bit more than is allowed here in the 600/1,200 round of LHE. The table laughed, Rosenkrantz's bet was corrected to 1,200, and Forrest folded.

Tags: Jay RosenkrantzTed Forrest

No Shooting Stars . . . Yet

The fun continues over at Hellmuth's table. After the verbal sparring between him and another player had gone on for a while longer, Marcel Luske had an idea.

Luske got up and went over to ask the security guard if he had a gun with which he could shoot them both. Not sure what the guard responded, but it seems to have quieted down over there.

Tags: Marcel LuskePhil Hellmuth

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Another Gabe K Out

Gabe Kapler raises to 1,200 and Adam Westell reraises to 3,500. Kapler calls. The flop is {2-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Kapler checks. Westell bets 12,000 and Kapler goes into the tank for about five minutes, finally going all in for 15,575. Westell calls with {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} to Kapler's {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The turn and river are {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Kapler is out. Westell is up to 86,000.

Tags: Adam WestellGabe Kapler

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

Wroblewski Drags Pot

A late position player raised to 1,125, Berry Johnston called from the small blind, and Anna Wroblewski called as well from the big blind. The flop came {K-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Johnston and Wroblewski checked, the LP player bet 2,200, Johnston check-raised to 5,000, Wroblewski called, and the LP player folded.

The turn came {J-Clubs} and both checked. The river was the {J-Spades}. Johnston checked, Wroblewski bet 10,000, and Johnston folded.

After the hand, Wroblewski had 30,000 and Johnston 29,000.

Tags: Anna WroblewskiBerry Johnston