2008 World Series of Poker

Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$219,508
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
731
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Dan Druff Does Some Work

Limit Hold'em:

Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles was all in on the money bubble with just 600 chips. As we speak, he is now sitting with an impressive 68,000, less than an hour later!

In his latest confrontation, he took on Chris Hughes. Witteles raised the action to 4,000, and Hughes re-popped it from the small blind. Witteles called. The flop brought {9-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {Q-Spades}. Hughes bet, Witteles raised, Hughes three bet, and Witteles capped the action. Chris Hughes called the fourth bet, putting himself all in. Good news for him as he tabled {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} and watched Witteles roll over {J-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}.

The turn was a useless {2-Clubs}. The river, however, spelled the end for Hughes. The {J-Diamonds} came, making Witteles trip jacks and cracking the overpair. Hughes will head to the rail while Witteles chips up, now closing in on the top of the leader board after being dangerously low a short time ago.

Wilson Sent Home

Limit Hold'em:

The flop came {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} after a lot of preflop action between Kevin Wilson, Michael Chu, and Nicolas Ragot. Wilson was all in preflop.

The turn came the {Q-Clubs} and the river the {4-Spades}. Ragot check-called a bet from Chu on every street.

At the end, Chu turned up pocket aces and both the other payers mucked, sending Wilson to the rail.

Tags: Kevin WilsonMichael ChuNicolas Ragot

'Ruff'ing People Up

No-Limit Hold'em:

Rolf Slotboom shoved all in for 3,700 and then Jason Ruffinelli reraised all in for about 15,000. Richard Redmond called all in.

Slotboom: {7-Spades} {3-Hearts}
Ruffineli: {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}
Redmond: {A-Diamonds} {8-Spades}

The flop came a monster for Ruffinelli, {Q-?} {4-?} {4-?}. The turn and river came {5-?}, {7-?} to send both Slotboom and Redmond home.

Michael Guzzardi chimed in, "You waited all this time to push with that?!?!" and smiled to Slotboom as he packed up his bags and went on his way.

Tags: jason RuffinelliMichael GuzzardiRichard RedmondRolf Slotboom

Nam Le Picked Off

No-Limit Hold'em:

The board read {A-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} when Alex Jalali checked to Nam Le. Le decided to move all in for 39,700. Jalali asked for a count and then realized he had Le barely covered.

After some thought, Jalali made the call and showed {A-Diamonds} {9-Hearts}. Le was running a bluff and held {6-Hearts} {3-Clubs}. Le was picked off and sent home.

Tags: Alex JalaliNam Le

That's One Way to Win a Race

No-Limit Hold'em:

Frank Gary moved all in for about 10,000, and Greg Debora looked him up from the small blind, putting in the call. The hands were turned over:

Debora: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Gary: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}

The two were off to the races, and Frank Gary came out on top in the most unconventional manner. The board astoundingly ran out {6-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {7-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {6-Spades}. The quad sixes on the board counterfeited Debora's overpair, and let Gary's {A-Clubs} play as the winning kicker.

Frank Gary raked in a survival pot worth 22,000 chips, and after the hand, even he was amazed. "I thought this only happened online," he said with a half-chuckle. Debora isn't in much of a laughing mood now, though, as he lost a sizable chunk of his chips on that race.

Level: 12

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Levi Dead On the Turn

Limit Hold'em:

David Levi and Jonathan Tamayo were involved in some heavy raising back and forth when the flop came {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}. The turn then came the {7-Clubs} and Levi put his last 4,000 in after Tamayo bet.

Tamayo turned up {A-?} {A-?} to have Levi's {K-?} {Q-?} drawing dead. The river was a meaningless card and Levi was sent home.

Tags: David LeviJonathan Tamayo