2008 World Series of Poker

Event 40 - $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$151,896
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
238
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
13,000 / 25,000
Ante
0
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Wrong Wheel

Shamus
Shamus
A short-stacked Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler got all of his chips prior to the first draw against John Phan. Three draws later, Phan showed 8-7-5-4-2. Kessler had ended up with A-5-4-3-2, and he is out.

Just afterwards, Phan took two hands in succession against a short-stacked Kyle Kloeckner and eliminated him as well. Phan is up to 21,000.

Tags: Allen KesslerJohn Phan

A Long Drought

[user75032]
[user75032]
There are plenty of dubious records to hold in sports like baseball: lowest career batting average, minimum 2,500 at bats (Bill Bergen, .170); most errors in a season (John Gochnauer, 98); and longest losing streak (Philadelphia Phillies, 23 in a row). We may have discovered the poker equivalent.

David Sklansky claims to hold the record for longest time between bracelets. He can't think of a single player who won a bracelet before Sklansky's last bracelet in 1983, who is still playing and hasn't won a bracelet since. That's 25 years since Sklansky's last bracelet.

"A very interesting record," said Sklansky. Do you see why?

Tags: David Sklansky

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

Third Time Not the Charm

Shamus
Shamus
George Danzer raised from the button, Phil Hellmuth reraised from the blinds, and Danzer reraised all in with the last of his chips. Hellmuth called.

On the first draw, Danzer drew two and Hellmuth one. Same story on the second draw. On the third, Danzer took one, and Hellmuth stood pat.

On that final draw, Hellmuth had a smooth eight -- 8-5-4-3-2. Danzer had a 7-7-6-3-2 and had thrown back a seven in hopes of catching a four or five. He bricked, though, and is out. Hellmuth is up to 17,800.

Tags: George DanzerPhil Hellmuth

Sigi Stacks E-Dog

Shamus
Shamus
A short-stacked Erick Lindgren raised and got called by Sigi Stockinger from the big blind, who then drew two cards. Lindgren stood pat.

Stockinger checked, Lindgren bet, and Stockinger called. Stockinger then took one card, and Lindgren again stood pat. Stockinger checked, Lindgren bet, and this time Stockinger check-raised. Lindgren thought a moment, then made the call with the last of his chips.

On the third draw, Stockinger stood pat, and Lindgren drew one card.

"What do I gotta beat?" asked Lindgren. "8-7" said Stockinger. Lindgren mucked before even looking at Stockinger's cards. Stockinger was telling the truth, as he showed 8-7-6-5-2. "Guess I should have waited to see your cards," Lindgren chuckled as he stood up.

Stockinger is up to 23,500.

Tags: Erick LindgrenSigi Stockinger

The Razor Cuts Both Ways

[user75032]
[user75032]
Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windshield. This time John Phan was the bug and Chau Giang was the windshield. Phan raised before the first draw, only to see Chau Giang pop him with a reraise from the big blind. Phan check-called through all three draws, taking two cards, then one card, then one card, while Giang stood pat. After Phan called the final bet, he saw the bad news: Giang had been dealt a pat "number two."

After the hand, Giang is up to 23,000.

Tags: Chau GianJohn Phan

Griffin Rebounds

Shamus
Shamus
Gavin Griffin had lost three hands in succession, and a considerable amount of chips. Then the following hand took place.

Mark Seif raised, Gavin Griffin reraised, and Seif called. Both drew one card. Seif checked, Griffin bet, and Seif called. On the second draw, both took one card again. Again, Seif check-called Griffin's bet.

Both stood pat on the third round, and again Seif check-called. Griffin turned over a "number two" -- 7-6-4-3-2 -- and Seif mucked.

Griffin is back up to 14,400.

Tags: Gavin GriffinMark Seif

Chen Up

Shamus
Shamus
Bill Chen raised and a late position player called. Both drew two cards. Chen bet, and was called. Both then drew one card, and both checked. Both stood pat on the third draw, and both checked again.

Chen showed 10-7-4-3-2, and his opponent mucked in disgust, suggesting a narrow loss. Chen is up to 28,700.

Tags: Bill Chen

Wattel Chips Up

[user75032]
[user75032]
Mike Wattel wants in on the big dance. After opening the pot with a raise, he called a player's all-in reraise. He drew two, two, and then one to make an 8-6. His opponent drew two, one, and stood pat. We didn't get to see the hand his opponent made, but it doesn't matter -- he's headed for the exit, and Wattel now has 14,500 in chips.

Tags: Mike Wattel

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