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

No Limit

We're now on the No Limit half, and blinds have dropped by half compared to the limit game. This is an evening event, so it's a good bet that toward the end of the night, some player's going to forget whether it's limit or no limit and get themselves in trouble!

The Dragon Takes a Hit

A player in the cutoff limped and David "the Dragon" Pham raised to 250 from the button. The CO called. The flop came {Q-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {7-Spades}. The CO checked, Pham bet 350, and the CO called. The turn brought the {2-Hearts} and both players checked.

The river was the {10-Hearts}. The CO bet 850, Pham raised to 3,000, and the CO called, showing {10-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} for two pair. Pham mucked, his stack down to approximately 6,200.

Tags: David Pham

Vanessa Rousso Busts a Player

Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso
On a flop of {3-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Spades}, the small blind player checks and the cutoff bets 1,700. Rousso re-raises to 4,000 and the small blind three-bets it all in. The cutoff folds and Rousso calls, showing {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} to the small blind's {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. The turn and river bring no spade and the small blind player is eliminated. Rousso is up to 18,700 in chips early in this event.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Limit!

We're now back to limit poker. Theoretically, fewer players should bust in the limit half of the game.