Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-02-2008 14:59 UTC-7

Hand #10 – Farzad Rouhani

Shamus

The button is with David Daneshgar in Seat 8. Farzad Rouhani raised to 80,000 from middle position, and everyone folded. He's already boosted his stack up close to a million here after starting with just 212,000.

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

07-02-2008 14:56 UTC-7

Hand #9 – Farzad Rouhani

[user67765]

The button is with Jeff Courtney in Seat 7. Farzad Rouhani opened the action from middle position with a raise to 67,000. Jeff Courtney flat called on the button, as did David Daneshgar from the small blind.

The three players took a flop of {3-Spades}

. Daneshgar checked to Rouhani who fired out a continuation bet of 270,000. Courtney then moved all in, Daneshgar folded and Rouhani made the call.

Courtney: {K-Diamonds}

Rouhani:

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}

to give Courtney trip queens. However the river landed the {8-Spades}

to give Rouhani the nut flush to double up!

07-02-2008 14:50 UTC-7

Hand #8 – Matt Matros

Shamus

The button is with Scott Sitron in Seat 5. Matt Matros raised to 65,000 from middle position, claiming the blinds and antes.

07-02-2008 14:49 UTC-7

Hand #7 – Andrey Zaichenko

[user67765]

The button is with Andrey Zaichenko in Seat 4. The action folded to Farzad Rouhani in the cutoff position who opened with a raise to 67,000. From the button, Andrey Zaichenko then moved all in over the top. The blinds stepped aside and Rouhani asked for a count. It was an additional 397,000 to make the call.

He stood and contemplated the decision for several minutes and appeared set to make the call but eventually decided to fold his hand as the pot went to Zaichenko.

07-02-2008 14:43 UTC-7

Hand #6 – Scott Sitron

Shamus

The button is with Farzad Rouhani in Seat 3. Corwin Cole raised to 60,000 from middle position, and Scott Sitron called from the big blind.

The flop came {K-Spades}

. Both checked. The turn was the {7-Spades}

. Both checked again.

The river was the {K-Hearts}

. Check-check. Sitron showed pocket treys, and Cole mucked.

07-02-2008 14:40 UTC-7

Hand #5 – Dan Heimiller

[user67765]

The button is with Matt Matros in Seat 2. David Daneshgar raised to 61,000 and the action passed to Dan Heimiller in the cutoff who deliberated before announcing a reraise to 275,000. The blinds folded and Daneshgar asked for a count of Heimiller’s remaining stack before eventually giving up his hand.

07-02-2008 14:36 UTC-7

Hand #4 – Voitto Rintala Eliminated in 9th Place ($57,712)

Shamus

The button is with Dan Heimiller in Seat 1. Down to his last 46,000 (after posting his ante), Voitto Rintala moved all in from middle position. Jeff Courtney called behind him, and it folded around to Farzad Rouhani in the big blind. Rouhani thought for a while, then pushed in the needed 22,000 to make the call.

Rouhani checked in the dark. The flop came {5-Diamonds}

and Courtney checked. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

. Rouhani bet 40,000, and Courtney called.

The river was the {5-Clubs}

. Rouhani moved all in for 114,000 total, and Courtney folded. Rouhani turned over {Q-Hearts}

for quad fives. Rintala showed his pair of sixes, and hit the rail in 9th.

Tags: Voitto Rintala

07-02-2008 14:30 UTC-7

Hand #3 – Scott Sitron

[user67765]

The button is with Corwin Cole in Seat 9. Scott Sitron opened with a raise to 60,000, before Voitto Rintala announced a reraise all in for 544,000 in total. The action folded back to Sitron who snap-called.

Sitron: {Q-Hearts}

Rintala:

The board ran out {4-Clubs}

and Sitron doubled up to over 1 million, leaving Rintala crippled with less than 50,000 chips.

07-02-2008 14:25 UTC-7

Hand #2 – Corwin Cole

Shamus

The button is with David Daneshgar in Seat 8. The table folded around to Corwin Cole who raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Dan Heimiller folded his big blind, and Cole took the pot.