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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
731
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Rentes Moving Up
Jonathan Tamayo raises on the button and Chris Rentes calls fromt he big blind. The flop comes
and Rentes leads out. Tamayo raises and Rentes reraises. Tamayo calls.The turn is the
and Rentes leads out. Tamayo calls.The river is the
and Rentes leads out again. Tamayo calls.Tamayo mucks when Rentes shows
for two pair.
Binger Finally Loses One
Picking up the action on the flop of
, Nick Binger bets out and Frank Gary raises. Binger called. The turn is the 
and Binger check-calls a bet from Gary.The river brings the
and again Binger check-calls a bet from Gary. Gary turns over for three-of-a-kind to best Binger's 
.
Binger Runs Into Jacks Again
Chris Rentes raises and Nick Binger reraises from the button. Rentes calls from early position. The flop comes
and Rentes leads out. Binger raises.The turn is the
and Rentes bets. Binger raises and Rentes calls.The river is the
and Rentes check-calls another bet from Binger.Rentes showed pocket jacks and beats Binger's
.
Not So Easy Now
Nick Binger may be a mere mortal after all. He has just lost two pots in a row to Frank Gary.
In the first, Binger raised first in from the button and Gary called. The flop came
. Gary check-raised a bet from Binger, and both players put two bets in. On fourth street, the 
peeled off. Gary bet out. Binger shook his head and shotan eye over at his opponent. After a minute or so, Binger slammed his chips and slid his cards into the muck.On the next hand, Binger again opened with a raise, this time from one seat over in the cutoff. Once more, Gary was the only caller. The flop came
. Gary check-called a bet from Binger. The turn came the , and both players checked. The river brought the . Gary checked, Binger bet, and Gary called. Binger tabled , and was bested by the 
of Gary.Nick Binger shipped two pots in a row to Gary, and has been knocked down under the 1,000,000-chip mark. Frank Gary, meanwhile, has chipped up to 411,000.
Binger Gets Some Back
Nick Binger has the button in Seat 4. He comes in raising, and Jonathan Tamayo three bets it from the small blind. Binger calls.
The flop comes
. Tamayo bets, and Binger calls.The turn is the
, and both men check.The last card off is the
. Tamayo checks, Binger bets, and Tamayo forecefully flings the calling chips into the pot. Binger flips over the 
, and he takes down the pot with a flush.
Binger Keeping the Heat On
A Little More Heat on Rentes
Chris Rentes has the button in Seat 1. Action passes to him, and he opens with a raise to 27,000. Jalali folds in the small blind, and Nick Binger thinks for a minute before calling out of the big blind.
The two men see a heads-up flop come down
. Binger checks and Rentes bets 36,000. Binger announces, "Raise," and he bumps it up to 86,000. Rentes quickly folds, and Binger wins another pot with his aggression.
"Cocktails!"
Alex Jalali raises from the button to 23,000. Jonathan Tamayo calls from the big blind. The flop comes
and Tamayo checks. Jalali bets 28,000 and Tamayo raises all in for 109,000 total. Jalali makes the call.Tamayo:
Jalali:
The turn comes the
and the river the 
to double up Tamayo to 273,000. His rail birds scream out "Cocktails!" and slaps fists with Tamayo after his win.
Updated Chip Counts
Frank Gary - 369,000
Jonathan Tamayo - 273,000
Chris Rentes - 250,000
Alex Jalali - 106,000