2008 World Series of Poker

Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$911,855
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
805
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Instincts Don't Fail Failla

On a flop of {2-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, Bertrand Grospellier bet 37,500, and Will Failla called. The turn was the {8-Clubs}. Grospellier bet 113,000, Failla raised all in for about 36,000 more, and Grospellier called.

Grospellier: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Failla: {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}

"Black and low! Black and low!" said Failla, walking over to where his supporters stood. The river was the {J-Spades}, and Failla had zoomed up to 390,000.

"Know your opponent," said Failla. "I was waiting all day for that, bro'."

Grospellier has slipped to 270,000.

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierWill Failla

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Silly Farber, Tricks Are for Trickett

On a flop of {10-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}, David Farber checked over to Samuel Trickett. Trickett bet out 11,000 and Farber called.

The turn was the {7-Clubs} and Farber checked again. Trickett bet 25,000 and Farber called.

The river was the {10-Hearts}, pairing the board with tens. This time Farber didn't check, but instead moved all in. Trickett made the call.

Trickett showed {6-Clubs} {5-Clubs} for a flush and Farber mucked his hand, then exited over to the payout table.

Tags: David FarberSamuel Trickett

Dombrowski Sails Home With Fours

Tom Lutz raised to 12,000 from early position, and Chris Dombrowski raised all in with his stack of 69,500 from the button. Lutz thought for awhile, then made the call.

"I don't have much of a hand," said Lutz, turning over {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. Dombrowski showed {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}.

The flop came {J-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{A-Spades}, and Lutz's hand suddenly looked a lot better. The {J-Hearts} on the turn reduced Dombrowski's chances down to just a couple of outs. The {6-Diamonds} on the river sealed it, and Dombrowski was eliminated.

Lutz is up to 455,000.

Tags: Chris DombrowskiTom Lutz

Vlassis Runs Into Kings

Christo Vlassis raised under the gun to 11,000. It folded to Keith Hawkins in the cutoff. Hawkins made it 34,000 to go. After everyone else folded and it got back to Vlassis, he announced that he was all in. Hawkins made the quick call.

Hawkins: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}
Vlassis: {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}

The flop came down {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs} and it was just a matter of formalities in dealing the turn the {6-Diamonds} and the river the {7-Hearts} to send Vlassis to the rail.

Tags: Christo VlassisKeith Hawkins

They Killed Kenney!

Jesper Petersen raised to 15,000 from under the gun, Bryn Kenney pushed all in for about 80,000, and Petersen made the call.

Kenney showed {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, while Petersen had {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. The board came {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, and Kenney was eliminated. Petersen, meanwhile, has chipped up to 407,000.

Tags: Bryn Kenney

Big River for Liu

We picked up the action on the flop between David Farber and J.J. Liu.

The flop was {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {2-Hearts} when Farber led out for 15,000. Liu made a raise all in for for 37,000 and Farber called.

Farber held pocket deuces and flopped a set against Liu's {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs}. Liu would need some running hearts or an ace to win the hand.

The turn came the {Q-Spades} and then just like that, the river landed the {A-Diamonds} to give Liu the best hand and double her up to around 80,000.

Tags: David FarberJJ Liu

Do I Detect Sarcasm?

Edward Ochana raised to 10,800 from the button, and Elliot Smith reraised all in to 89,500 from the blinds. Ochana tanked, then made the call.

Smith showed {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}, while Ochana showed {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. "Ace-eight," said Smith. "Wow, you're awesome."

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}, and Smith's flush carried the day. Smith is up to 179,000.

Tags: Edward OchanaElliot Smith

Big Open-Shove for Evdakov Doesn't Work

Nikolay Evdakov moved all in for 91,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to the button, Jason Gray, and he made the call.

Gray: {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}
Evdakov: {K-Spades} {J-Spades}

A few players at the table were amazed by the hand and the dealer ran the flop, {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {3-Clubs}. Evdakov still needed help to win the hand.

The dealer burned and turned the {5-Hearts}, giving Gray a flush draw and eliminating some outs from Evdakov.

The river was the {5-Clubs} and Gray's hand held up. He has eliminated Evdakov and moved up to 415,000.

Tags: Jason GrayNikolay Evdakov

From A to Z for Andrey Zaichenko

Andrey Zaichenko just experienced the ups and downs of no-limit hold'em in two successive hands.

We picked up the first one on the river. The board showed {A-Hearts}{7-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. With the pot already large, Joe Commisso made a 75,000 bet and Zaichenko called. Commisso showed {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, and Zaichenko mucked. Commisso was up to 470,000, while Zaichenko had slipped to 70,000.

On the next hand, Zaichenko pushed all of his chips in from the cutoff with {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and was called by Philip Sparta who held {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}. Zaichenko had Sparta covered. The flop came {5-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{5-Spades}, giving Zaichenko quads and a lock on the hand. Sparta is out, and Zaichenko is back up to 140,000.

Tags: Andrey ZaichenkoPhilip Sparta