2008 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matt Graham
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$278,180
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,123,395
Entries
823
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Negreanu Can't Steal This One

From under the gun, Daniel Negreanu raised and both the blinds called. The flop came down {A-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}. Both players checked to Negreanu and he bet. The small blind folded, but the big blind called.

The turn was the {9-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was the {K-Diamonds} and it checked around again. The big blind showed a massive pair of fours with {5-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} to win the hand.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

You Fold That?

On a board showing {A-?} {J-?} {J-?} {8-?} {K-?}, a raising war occurred between Grant Levy and another player. After his opponent made three bets, Levy capped it. Levy's opponent then open-folded {K-?} {J-?} for jacks full. Levy then showed {A-?} {A-?} and players at his table wondered how anyone would fold that hand on the river.

Tags: Grant Levi

Nam Le Catches Up on the Turn

A player under the gun raised, a middle-position player reraised, and then Nam Le raised again. The first player folded and the middle-position player called.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts}. The player bet, Le raised, the player raised all in, and then Le called. Nam held pocket eights and was behind on the flop to his opponent's {A-Spades} {J-Clubs}.

Nam was able to have some good fortune and spike a third eight on the turn, the {8-Clubs}. The river was the {4-Hearts} and Le sent the player home with his full house.

Nam Le is up to 3,500.

Tags: Nam Le

John Hennigan Eliminated

The betting was capped preflop between John Hennigan, Eric Riukin, and another player. Hennigan was all in.

On a flop of {2-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}, Riukin bet out and his opponent called. The same action occurred on the turn of the {4-Spades} and the river of the {Q-Hearts}.

Before Riukin could show his hand on the river, Hennigan mucked his hand. Riukin showed {K-Hearts} {K-Spades} and his other opponent mucked

Tags: John Hennigan