2008 World Series of Poker
Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 3
Cards Back in the Air
Fizzy Lifting Drink
Updated Chip Counts
Gary - 692,000
Binger - 489,000
Chips Evening Out Again
Nick Binger has the button, and he lets his hand go. Jonathan Tamayo raises from the small blind, and Frank Gary comes along with the extra bet.
The flop shows up . Tamayo bets and Gary calls.
Fourth street: . This time Tamayo passes it over, and Gary obliges him with a bet. Tamayo smooth-calls.
The river: . Both players check. Frank Gary tables king high, and it's the winner as Tamayo mucks his cards.
None of our three players can seem to pull away from the field here deep in the final table.
Nick Binger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($84,814)
Frank Gary has the button and folds. Nick Binger raises from the small blind and Jonathan Tamayo reraises out of the big blind. Binger reraises, making it four bets. Tamayo caps the action and Binger calls.
The flop is and Binger and Tamayo get all in for Binger's last 69,000.
Binger:
Tamayo:
The turn is the and Binger will need a three on the river to stay alive. As the railbirds cheer for a three to pop off, the river is the and Binger is eliminated in third place. He'll earn almost $85,000 for his efforts.
As he exits, Binger makes his way over to his group of friends and mentions that he really wanted first place. His friends hand him a glass of freshly-poured champagne and congratulate him anyway. He smiles and moves on to his interview.
Updated Chip Counts
Tamayo - 1,399,000
Gary - 794,000
Heads-Up
Frank Gary gets a walk on the first hand of man-to-man play.
First Decent Pot Goes to Tamayo
Frank Gary raises and Jonathan Tamayo calls. The flop is . Both players check and the turn is the . Tamayo bets and Gary calls.
The river is the and Tamayo bets again. Gary pauses for some time to think before he makes the call.
Tamayo turns up and Gary mucks.
Gary With a Big Double
Frank Gary raises to 112,000. Jonathan Tamayo reraises all in and has Gary covered. Gary makes the call for his last 430,000.
Tamayo:
Gary:
The flop is , giving Gary two pair and Tamayo a gutter. The turn is the and the river is the . Gary has successfully doubled up and the players are just about dead even in chips.