2008 World Series of Poker

Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event
Day: 2
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

The "Big Game" Alive and Well in Event #8

It's just like Bellagio!
It's just like Bellagio!
Amnon Filippi just pointed out to us that several regulars in the Bellagio's "Big Game" are still alive in this tournament, which boasts a rotation of games quite similar to the ones they play in Bobby's Room. Johnny Chan, Eli Elezra, John Hennigan, Minh Ly, Doyle Brunson, Chau Giang, David Oppenheim and Gus Hansen are all still in this thing and their extensive mixed game experience is paying off for them here.

Other high-limit mixed game cash players still playing include Tom Schneider, Andy Bloch, Chad Brown, Ralph Perry, and Mark Vos.

Level: 12

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Tom McCormick Eliminated

Limit hold'em:

Tom McCormick raised from the small blind against Lee Watkinson's big blind. Watkinson called.

The flop came {8-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} and McCormick bet out. Watkinson asked him how much he had left and then called.

Turn was the {3-Clubs} and McCormick bet and was all in. Watkinson called.

McCormick: {A-Diamonds} {9-Hearts}
Watkinson: {Q-Clubs} {6-Hearts}

The river was the {7-Clubs} giving McCormick a pair, but Watkinson a flush, and eliminated McCormick.

Watkinson is up to 94,000.

Tags: Lee WatkinsonTom McCormick

Top 10 in Chips

Tom Dwan 228,000
Gus Hansen 220,000
Johnny Chan 180,000
Eli Elezra 170,000
Nikolay Evdakov 142,000
Greg Mueller 135,000
Jeff Madsen 125,000
Sam Farha 110,000
Anthony Rivera 108,000
Scott Seiver 105,000

Phil Ivey Is Out

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey
Limit Hold'em:

Phil Ivey raised from the button and Greg "FBT" Mueller called from the big blind. Ivey checked the flop, {J-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {3-Spades} and Mueller bet. Ivey called all in and showed {A-Diamonds} {7-Spades}. Mueller held the {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs}.

Turn came the {8-Clubs} and the river the {2-Clubs} to eliminate Ivey.

Mueller is around 150,000 now.

Tags: "FBT"Gre MuellerPhil Ivey

Doyle Wants to Watch the Game

Laker fan?
Laker fan?
Doyle Brunson has asked the floor supervisor several times if he can change the feed on the flat-screen TV near his table to the Lakers-Celtics game. Typically that wouldn't be too difficult a request to accommodate, only in this case, that particular screen is displaying the clock for this tournament. Even though there are many players still in the field who wouldn't mind losing the clock in favor of the game, Brunson was denied and is now craning his neck to try to get a glimpse of the NBA action on a screen across the room.

Tags: Doyle Brunson

Mark Roland Eliminated

Pol-limit Omaha:

On a flop of {10-Spades} {9-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, Ralph Perry led out for 7,500. Nikolay Evdakov called and then Mark Roland reraised the pot to 40,500. Perry folded and the bet sent Evdakov into the tank.

Last hand, Evdakov had the clock called on him and it was fast approaching again before he announced "all in." Roland made the call.

Roland: A-Q-J-6
Evdakov: T-T-6-2

The turn filled up Evdakov when another nine hit the table. The river was a five and Roland was sent to the rail.

Tags: Mark RolandNikolay Evdakov

Stephen Wolff Eliminated by Gus Hansen

Pot-limit Omaha:

On a flop of {J-Spades} {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} Stephen Wolff checked, Gus Hansen bet 10,000 from the cutoff and Wolff called. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}. Wolff checked, Hansen bet 25,100, Wolff reraised all in for 50,700 and Hansen called.

Wolff {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {8-Clubs}

Hansen {4-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {7-Spades} {10-Diamonds}

The river was the {8-Diamonds} and Hansen's trip sixes took it down, eliminating Wolff. Hansen has now crossed the 200,000-chip mark.

Tags: Gus HansenStephen Wolff