2008 World Series of Poker
Event 14 - $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship
Day: 3
Wong Looking In Control
Heads Up Chip Counts
Fu Wong: 1,815,000
Eric Brooks: 1,345,000
Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in 3rd Place ($163,372)
![Alexander Kostritsyn - 3rd Place](https://s.pnimg.net/gqcDPjpIu6pP25HH0zbh2Kg1bqnnw4nkhwoDL99TMw0/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC81/LzkyL3gxYzZiYjU3/MjMyLmpwZw.webp)
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{4-Clubs}](/img/cards/4c.gif)
On 4th street Brooks led out with the
![{A-Hearts}](/img/cards/ah.gif)
![{K-Spades}](/img/cards/ks.gif)
On 5th street Brooks fired again, catching the
![{7-Diamonds}](/img/cards/7d.gif)
![{3-Hearts}](/img/cards/3h.gif)
Brooks: (
![{A-Spades}](/img/cards/as.gif)
![{8-Spades}](/img/cards/8s.gif)
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{A-Hearts}](/img/cards/ah.gif)
![{7-Diamonds}](/img/cards/7d.gif)
Kostritsyn: (
![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
![{4-Diamonds}](/img/cards/4d.gif)
![{4-Clubs}](/img/cards/4c.gif)
![{K-Spades}](/img/cards/ks.gif)
![{3-Hearts}](/img/cards/3h.gif)
Kostritsyn had kings and fours but would need help against the aces and sevens of Brooks. The boards finished:
Brooks: (
![{A-Spades}](/img/cards/as.gif)
![{8-Spades}](/img/cards/8s.gif)
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{A-Hearts}](/img/cards/ah.gif)
![{7-Diamonds}](/img/cards/7d.gif)
![{10-Spades}](/img/cards/10s.gif)
![{K-Clubs}](/img/cards/kc.gif)
Kostritsyn: (
![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
![{4-Diamonds}](/img/cards/4d.gif)
![{4-Clubs}](/img/cards/4c.gif)
![{K-Spades}](/img/cards/ks.gif)
![{3-Hearts}](/img/cards/3h.gif)
![{10-Hearts}](/img/cards/10h.gif)
![{10-Clubs}](/img/cards/10c.gif)
Alexander Kostritsyn is eliminated in 3rd place collecting $163,372 for his efforts.
Level: 24
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Break
Chip counts at the break:
Fu Wong: 1,825,000
Eric Brooks: 1,085,000
Alexander Kostritsyn: 250,000
Kostritsyn Up and Down Again
![{J-Spades}](/img/cards/js.gif)
![{4-Hearts}](/img/cards/4h.gif)
![{7-Hearts}](/img/cards/7h.gif)
![{5-Hearts}](/img/cards/5h.gif)
“Don’t think you had outs” quipped Kostritsyn.
“Oh? You made the flush already?” replied Wong.
“I had a big hand!” said Kostritsyn.
However very next hand Wong was able to recover his chips when he was the aggressor and Alexander Kostritsyn called him down with
![{J-Clubs}](/img/cards/jc.gif)
![{8-Clubs}](/img/cards/8c.gif)
![{5-Spades}](/img/cards/5s.gif)
![{Q-Hearts}](/img/cards/qh.gif)
![{K-Hearts}](/img/cards/kh.gif)
![{10-Spades}](/img/cards/10s.gif)
![{3-Clubs}](/img/cards/3c.gif)
![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
![{9-Clubs}](/img/cards/9c.gif)
![{7-Clubs}](/img/cards/7c.gif)
![{10-Clubs}](/img/cards/10c.gif)
Kostritsyn is now back down to 250,000 chips.
Fu Wong Plays Strong
![{9-Hearts}](/img/cards/9h.gif)
![{6-Spades}](/img/cards/6s.gif)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif)
![{6-Clubs}](/img/cards/6c.gif)
![{9-Hearts}](/img/cards/9h.gif)
![{6-Spades}](/img/cards/6s.gif)
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{9-Diamonds}](/img/cards/9d.gif)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif)
![{6-Clubs}](/img/cards/6c.gif)
![{3-Clubs}](/img/cards/3c.gif)
![{4-Hearts}](/img/cards/4h.gif)
Kostritsyn In Trouble
![{5-Clubs}](/img/cards/5c.gif)
![{A-Diamonds}](/img/cards/da.gif)
On 4th street Kostritsyn caught the
![{2-Hearts}](/img/cards/2h.gif)
![{9-Clubs}](/img/cards/9c.gif)
On 5th street Wong paired up with the
![{A-Spades}](/img/cards/as.gif)
The wheels have fallen off for Kostritsyn and he is now down to only 225,000 in chips.
Kostritsyn Takes a Massive Hit
![{4-Hearts}](/img/cards/4h.gif)
![{9-Hearts}](/img/cards/9h.gif)
![{5-Hearts}](/img/cards/5h.gif)
![{Q-Spades}](/img/cards/qs.gif)
![{10-Clubs}](/img/cards/10c.gif)
![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
![{Q-Diamonds}](/img/cards/qd.gif)
![{K-Spades}](/img/cards/ks.gif)
Brooks turned over (
![{K-Clubs}](/img/cards/kc.gif)
![{Q-Hearts}](/img/cards/qh.gif)
![{5-Spades}](/img/cards/5s.gif)
After the hand Kostritsyn is down to 375,000 and Brooks is up to 1,450,000.