2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond

$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$208,885
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$788,250
Total Entries
165
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 165
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Bob Cole Doubles Up

Bob Cole was all in for 7,950 on a board reading {8-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades} and had one caller. Cole held {10-Hearts} {7-Hearts}, ahead of his opponent's {7-Clubs} {6-Spades}. The turn and river came {4-Diamonds} and {10-Spades}, clinching the hand for Cole who is now back around 16,000.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Preliminary Event Winners in Today's Field

Justin Filtz, Yoon Kim, and Perry Ernest all won preliminary events here these past couple weeks and are in today's field. Perry is especially notable as he won the massive 1,187-player Event #1.

Justin's got 31,100, Yoon has 20,475 and Perry has 26,100 at the present moment.

Chop for Billirakis

On a board reading {6-Spades} {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} and with over 2,000 in the pot , Steve Billirakis bet 2,500. His opponent called and the {4-Clubs} hit the turn. Billirakis checked and his opponent fired out 4,050. Billirakis called, bringing the {5-Hearts} on the river. Both checked the straight on the board and the hands were revealed to be {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} for Billirakis and {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} for his opponent.

Steve Billirakis is sitting on a stack of 32,000.

Tags: Steve Billirakis

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A player raises to 800 from middle position and the cutoff calls. Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul calls on the button and the flop is {7-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}.

The middle position player tosses out a yellow 1,000 chip and both call.

The turn is the {K-Hearts} and everyone checks. The river is the {10-Diamonds} and it's checked to Saul, who bets 3,500. The MP folds and the CO calls. Saul shows {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and the two pair is good enough. Saul now has 59,000.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Break Time

This crowd's on its first break of the day. Twelve more hours of poker await them, as the staff plans to adjourn for the night at 2 a.m.

Louie K Picks Up More

Ilias "Louie K" Kellikidis limps in, along with Young Phan and two other players. The flop comes {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and the button bets 600. Louie raises to 1,600 and everyone folds. The button shows a {6-Diamonds} face up and Louie flips over {J-Spades}{3-Spades} for flopped trips.

He's up to 53,200.