Bullets Good for Kenworthy
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, Guy Kenworthy called another player's all-in. His opponent showed 
but Kenworthy tabled 
.The turn and river blanked and Kenworthy chipped up to just shy of 65,000 on the hand.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 2b
, Guy Kenworthy called another player's all-in. His opponent showed but Kenworthy tabled .The turn and river blanked and Kenworthy chipped up to just shy of 65,000 on the hand.
Broadway For Hollywood
He found himself all in with
against two opponents holding 
and 
, but when the board ran out 
, Stann had made a Broadway straight to move up to 19,500 chips.
Clonie Gowen Eliminated
The Reraise to Induce a Bluff
with Kottler checking from the big blind to Vengrin, who led out for 2,700. Kottler then check-raised an additional 3,800 and the action was back to Vengrin. He went into the tank before raising it up another 5,200 as a massive pot developed. Kottler then decided to move all in for another 15,350 with Vengrin made a pot-committed call.Amazingly, Vengrin held only
for bottom pair, but even more remarkable was that it was the best hand, as Kottler showed 
for just ace-high!The turn was the
, but Kottler caught the on the river to spike a pair and take down the hand."What was that?" remarked another player at the table who was surprised by the light action.
"That was the reraise to induce a bluff," explained Vengrin, but the multi-level psychology backfired on him on this occasion as he falls to 17,500 chips.
Williams Can't Dodge Tens
, she reraised to 4,500. Action folded back to the original raiser, who made it 12,000 to go. Williams quickly put in the rest of her chips (about 14,000 total) and her opponent made the call with 
.Things looked good for Williams on a flop
, but then the turn was a very ugly , drawing a sigh of disgust from Williams. No ace for her when the river fell 
."What can you do?" said Williams with a laugh. "Oh well."
She picked up her bag and got out of her chair, then looked down at the board one more time. "Wow," she said, shaking her head. "I played four hands, and three were aces."
Tempers Flare
That turn of events was not appreciated by one player. He'd been dealt pocket aces on the hand. He objected so loudly (and lengthily), he was eventually given a one-round penalty for his outburst.
The scene has settled over there, largely because the affected player is currently away from the table. Play continues amid a heavy fog of what-might-have-been.
Wang Getting Stronger
. The big blind called him down with . The board came out 
, and Wang doubled up to 5,500.
Dag Martin Mikkelsen Takes Early Hit
. His opponent flipped 
for two pair, which was good as Mikkelsen mucked his cards to slip back to 40,000.
20,000 Here I Come, Right Back Where I Started From
, Steve Dannenmann checked to his opponent, who announced all in. Dannenmann tanked for quite a while, agonizing over whether to call. Finally Dannenmann folded. After the hand Dannenmann is down to 23,000.
He's Been Gusted
but was behind 
.But this is Hansen, and the board ran
to hit his three-outer and eliminate his opponent.Peter Costa commented as the player left, "He's been Gusted!"
Hansen on 113,000 now.