2008 World Series of Poker

Event 6 - $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Thang Luu
Winning Hand
4k37
Prize
$243,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,249,500
Entries
833
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Katja Recovers

In a quick burst of hands Katja Thater has recovered the chips that she lost recently.

In the first hand Thater held {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} on a board of {2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} to scoop and double up.

Shortly thereafter, her {3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs} was too good for her opponent's {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades} on a board of {5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} and she doubled up once again.

Thater now sits with over 6,000 chips.

Tags: Katja Thater

My, My, Miss American Pie

She Hath Returned
She Hath Returned
To the delight of most of the gentlemen in her section, Shannon Elizabeth has returned. Earlier she seemed to have taken a bad beat and was nowhere to be seen for the last level or so. She currently sits with 5,300 in chips.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 0

Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated

On a board of {J-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {4-Spades} , Shannon Elizabeth put in her last 1,000. She received one caller. Elizabeth turned over {4-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} for the nut full house. Unfortunately for the guys in her section, her opponent held the only hand that could beat her when he turned over {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} for quad fives.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth

The Pace Slows

As the clock ticks past 2 a.m. local time it appears some weary players are now thinking about simply surviving to come back tomorrow and fight another day. The action has slowed on most tables with only around 30 minutes of play left on the opening day of this event.

Men the Master Still Having Dealer Issues

Men "The Master" Nguyen and Allen Kessler were involved in a pot to the river. Nguyen was all in on a board of {8-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} and Kessler called. Kessler showed {A-Spades} {2-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {5-Hearts} for a low and Nguyen showed {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} for a set of eights.

Apparently the dealer misread Nguyen's hand and went to try and muck it. Nguyen gets angry and stops the dealer and says "Don't touch my cards. You try to kill my hand. I have two pair."

Nguyen's issues with dealers in today's event continues.

Tags: Men Nguyen

The Master Eliminated

After being down to as low as 225 in chips at one point, and then clawing his way back up the leaderboard, Men 'The Master' Nguyen has finally been dealt his last Omaha hand for this event.

Nguyen and Allen Kessler took a flop of {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Kessler let out with a bet of 500. Nguyen raised to 1,000 and Kessler raised once again to put Nguyen all in. He made the call and the cards were flipped.

Kessler: {3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Nguyen: {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The turn arrived the {10-Hearts} and river {A-Diamonds} and Kessler made the wheel for the low and a six-high straight for the high hand to scoop the pot and eliminate a courageous Nguyen from the tournament.

Tags: Men NguyenThe Master