2008 World Series of Poker

Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,096,095
Entries
803
Players Left
2
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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Randy Holland Eliminated in 13th ($11,070)

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Razz

Sam Silverman: x-x/{9-?}

Phil Hellmuth: x-x/{8-?}

Randy Holland: x-x/{5-?}

On fourth, Silverman bet {10-?}, Hellmuth called {J-?}, and Holland moved all in with {10-?}.

On fifth, Silverman bet {K-?}, Hellmuth called {2-?}, and Holland hit {K-?}.

On sixth, Silverman bet {6-?}, Hellmuth folded {10-?} and Holland hit {3-?}.

On seventh, Silverman showed 3-4-5-6-9 while Holland held 2-4-3-5-10 and was eliminated.


After the hand, Hellmuth said of Silverman's play, "He was raising as an underdog. I haven't seen a hand played so badly all day."

Doubling the Shortstack

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Though we had two bust out hands back to back, which took place on each of the remaining two tables, we haven't seen too many big swings in the last several hands.

Though some of the pots have been aggressive, chipstacks haven't really swayed drastically, with the exception of Lonnie Heimowitz, who's been a shortstack since before the last break. Lonnie was down to 15,000 and doubled up three times. He still doesn't have very many chips left, but he's put his money in with the best of it and taken it down each time.

Level: 22

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Another Double Up for Lonnie

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Lonnie Heimowitz has had yet another double up, this time during the hold'em round. Lonnie, who has been a shortstack for awhile now, continues to double up with this most recent one being his fifth. Still shortstack, Lonnie has only 40,000 but refuses to be eliminated.

The Phil Hellmuth Show

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And oddly enough, Phil's not necessarily starring. As mentioned earlier, Phil's family has arrived and special seats were designated for his mother, father, and wife to be able to watch. Since then, two more spectators in his family have arrived and also been given seats. Most recently, the ESPN film crew has arrived to get some coverage of Phil as he continues to reign as chip leader. A final table in this event will put Hellmuth that much closer to getting a twelfth bracelet.

It should be noted, that while Phil may be slightly chatty at the table, he has been very calm and collected throughout the day. While everyone surrounding the event may be trying to give Phil all of their attention, he seems much more focused on the tournament than his surroundings.

A New Chip Leader Emerges

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Tommy Hang, who took 3rd place in this year's $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em event, has just taken over the chip lead after surpassing the 500,000 mark. Top three chipleaders are as follows:

Tommy Hang: 510,000
James Schaaf: 410,000
Phil Hellmuth: 405,000

Lonnie Heimowitz Eliminated in 10th Place ($22,031)

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Omaha 8


Preflop, Victor Ramdin raised and Lonnie Heimowitz moved all-in. Victor called and showed {3-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} while Lonnie held {A-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {Q-Spades}.

Flop: {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

Lonnie managed to flop top and bottom pair, but Victor picked up a flush draw. The {10-Clubs} on the turn missed both players and also guaranteed there would be no low. The {5-Hearts} on the river gave Victor the flush and eliminated Lonnie from today's event.

The Final Nine

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Now that we're down to the remaining nine players, the floor staff has decided to seat everyone at the same table and if the need arise, to use community cards during the stud variants. Once the final eight are reached, a redraw will occur.
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