2008 World Series of Poker
Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event
Day: 3
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/15,000
Ante: 0
Rivera Doubles Up
Tom Dwan raised to 31,000. Anthony Rivera called from middle position and both the blinds, Matt Glantz and Sam Farha also called.
Flop:
Action checked to Rivera, who bet 90,000. Glantz and Farha folded. Dwan asked Rivera how much he had left and then moved all in. Rivera called.
Rivera:
Dwan:
The turn was a four and the river a five. Rivera doubled through Dwan and then some. He now has 600,000 chips. Dwan was bounced down to 360,000
Eli Elezra Doubles Through Tom Dwan
It's been a rocky start for "durrrr." After opening the pot from UTG for 21,000, Eli Elezra moved all in for 76,000 and Dwan made the call.
Elezra
Dwan
The flop was , Dwan flopping two pair. The turn was the , but the river was the and Elezra made a better two pair, queens and deuces to take it down and double up to 164,000.
Level: 20
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Elezra Doubles Through Dwan... Again
On a flop of , Tom Dwan bet, Eli Elezra raised, and the two players got it all in. Elezra was at risk.
Elezra: A-K-J-6
Dwan: A-8-7-3
The turn and river were both queens. Elezra's kicker played and he doubled through Dwan again and now has over 300,000. Dwan is all the way down to 150,000.
Durrrr Loses Another
Tom Dwan raised UTG and Matt Glantz called from the big blind. Each player drew two. Glantz bet and Dwan called.
On the second draw Glantz took one and Dwan two. Glantz led out again, Dwan showed and folded.
Jeff Madsen Doubles Up
Jeff Madsen and Matt Glantz bet and raise to get Madsen all in before the first draw. Madsen drew two and Glantz drew one. Madsen then stood pat for the rest of the hand, while Glantz drew one and then one more.
Before the final hands were revealed, Madsen flipped over 8-7-5-4-2 to show Glantz what he had to beat. Glantz turned over an 8-5-4-3 and needed a deuce or a six to eliminate Madsen. Glantz said, "Sorry buddy" and flipped over an ace to give Madsen a scare.
Madsen doubled up to around 200,000.
In Triple Draw, Sometimes a Pair Wins
With the action folded around to the small blind, Michael DeMichele raised, Tom Dwan three-bet from the big blind and DeMichele called. DeMichele drew two and Dwan drew one. DeMichele checked, Dwan bet and DeMichele called.
On the second draw each player took one. DeMichele checked, Dwan bet (leaving himself only 15,000 behind) and DeMichele called.
On the third draw each player took one. DeMichele checked and with a sly smile and his signature roll-of-the-eyes, Dwan checked behind.
Dwan rolled over 6-4-3-3-2 for a pair of threes. DeMichele mucked, saying he had a pair of sixes. Dwan raked in the pot and increased his stack to 220,000. DeMichele was left with 250,000.
Jeff Madsen Crippled
Tom Dwan raised, Jeff Madsen three-bet and Dwan called. The flop was . Dwan checked, Madsen bet, Dwan raised and Madsen called. The turn was the . Dwan bet and Madsen called. The river was the . Dwan bet all in and Madsen called.
Dwan turned up , and Madsen mucked. He's down to only 29,000 in chips.