2008 World Series of Poker

Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$483,688
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
192
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Eli Chops to Survive

Omaha-8:

Sam Farha raised, Michael DeMichele called on the button and Eli Elezra called from the small blind. The flop was {9-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} and the action was checked around. The turn was the {7-Clubs}. Eli bet all in for 38,000, Farha called and DeMichele called. The river was the {2-Hearts}. Farha bet and DeMichele called.

Farha showed {A-Hearts} {3-Spades} {J-Spades} {K-Spades} for the nut low, Elezra showed {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} for a pair of queens for high and they split the pot. Elezra had 145,000 after the hand.

Tags: Eli ElezraSam Farha

Mackey Tops a Million

Omaha-8:

Sam Farha opened for a raise, Eli Elezra called on the button and James Mackey called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {7-Hearts}. Mackey led out, Farha raised, Elezra folded and Mackey called. The turn was the {K-Hearts}. Mackey bet, Farha raised, Mackey re-raised and Farha called. The river was the {8-Clubs}. Mackey bet and Farha called.

Mackey rolled over {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} for a full house, Farha mucked, and Mackey scooped the pot, increasing his stack to 1.1 million.

Tags: Eli ElezraJames MackeySam Farha

Sam Farha Eliminated in 6th Place ($85,728)

Sam Farha - 6th Place
Sam Farha - 6th Place
Razz:

Anthony Rivera brings it in with a {J-?}, James Mackey completes showing a {5-?}, Sam Farha raises with a {5-?} up and the action is on Eli Elezra. He counts out his chips and asks a similarly short-stacked Farha for a count. Elezra has him covered by only a single 1,000 chip. Eli re-raises all in showing a {7-?}. Rivera folds, Mackey calls and Farha calls all in.

Mackey ({A-?} {2-?}) {5-?} {4-?} {A-?} {A-?} (x)

Farha ({4-?} {6-?}) {5-?} {Q-?} {K-?} {Q-?} (x)

Elezra ({5-?} {8-?}) {7-?} {6-?} {4-?} {9-?} ({8-?})

Mackey bricks big time, ultimately making trip aces despite picking up a wheel draw on fourth. Farha bricks as well and Elezra makes 8-7-6-5-4 to take it down and eliminate Farha. He'll take home $85,728 for his finish.

Tags: Eli ElezraJames MackeySam Farha

DeMichele Doubles His Stack

Stud:

Matt Glantz completed the bet and then Michael DeMichele raised. Glantz reraised and DeMichele called.

Action was bet all the way to to sixth by Glantz with DeMichele calling behind.

Glantz: (x-x) {A-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}
DeMichele: (x-x) {8-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {5-Spades}

When the action switched and DeMichele led on sixth, Glantz folded. DeMichele spread his arms and gave a little dance before he scooped the pot. With that pot, DeMichele is at 500,000.

Tags: Matt GlantzMichael DeMichele

Glantz Keeps Chipping Away

Matt Glantz- Current Chipleader
Matt Glantz- Current Chipleader
Stud:

Matt Glantz (x-x) {J-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {K-Clubs} (x)

Michael DeMichele (x-x) {6-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {A-Clubs} (x)

On third street Anthony Rivera had the bring-in with the {3-Spades}, Glantz completed, DeMichele raised, Rivera folded and Glantz called.

On fourth street DeMichele bet, Glantz raised and DeMichele called.

On fifth street DeMichele slowed down and check-called a bet from Glantz.

On sixth street DeMichele checked again, Glantz bet and DeMichele called.

On seventh, DeMichele folded to a bet from Glantz.

Glantz raked in the pot and increased his stack to 1,735,000 while DeMichele was left with 210,000.

Tags: Matt GlantzMichael DeMichele

"Wow! We're old!"

Eli Elezra and Matt Glantz looked around the table at the other younger players in the field and Glantz commented, "If you get out Eli, I'm gonna feel like the oldest man ever."

Eli then asked the other three players how old they were and each of them stated that they were in their twenties.

Tags: Eli ElezraMatt Glantz

Eli Elezra Eliminated in 5th Place ($108,288)

Eli Elezra - 5th Place
Eli Elezra - 5th Place
Stud-8:

Anthony Rivera had the bring-in with the {2-Diamonds}, Michael DeMichele completed with the {3-Clubs}, Eli Elezra raised with the {7-Diamonds}, Rivera folded, DeMichele re-raised, and Elezra called all in.

Eli turned up {K-Clubs} {K-Spades} in the hole, but DeMichele had rolled-up threes. DeMichele made threes full of deuces by the river, and Elezra couldn't improve. He's eliminated in 5th place and hit the rail to collect his $108,288 in earnings.

Tags: Eli ElezraMichael DeMichele

Level: 22

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Glantz Takes Some Pots From Mackey

No-Limit Hold'em:

James Mackey raised under the gun to 45,000. Matt Glantz re-raised from the button to 145,000. Action folded back to Mackey and he thought before folding.

Two hands later, action folded to Mackey in the small blind and he raised to 50,000. Glantz called out of the big blind. The flop came {Q-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and Mackey checked.

Glantz studied before betting 82,000. Mackey called.

The turn came the {J-Spades} and Mackey checked again. Glantz studied even longer this time and then bet 145,000. Mackey quickly folded.

Glantz is approaching two million with no one else over one million.

Tags: James MackeyMatt Glantz