2008 World Series of Poker
Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,308,800
Entries
352
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 352
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when the action picked up.Shorr checked the river and his opponent bet 3,500. Shorr raised to 12,000 and his opponent moved all in for 20,000 total. Shorr didn't hesitate in calling.
Shorr showed the
for a full house, but his opponent tabled 
for quad nines! Shorr is stunned and eliminated on a cooler of a hand.
and Madsen 
. The board ran out 
and Galfond's full house won the pot. He's now up to 30,510 while Madsen's stack was reduced to 14,500.
Hansen made the call and then Hershler went into the tank to think about things. While Hershler was thinking, Negreanu asked "Is there a bounty on my head?" as he smiled to the rest of the table. Hershler then folded.
Negreanu:
Hansen:
Negreanu flopped top set and it held up as the board ran out
, 
, . Negreanu is back to 13,600 chips.
, Greg Raymer bet 2,500 from the small blind, John Juanda raised to 10,000, Raymer re-potted and Juanda called all in for less. Juanda turned up 
for top pair, a straight draw and the nut flush draw while Raymer tabled 
for the flopped straight. The turn was the 
, but the river was the , making Juanda a royal flush! Juanda raked in the 39,000 pot while Raymer was left with only 11,000.
. Pham led out for 5,000 and Saul called. The turn was the . Pham checked, and Saul bet the size of the pot (17,000) sending Pham into the tank. Pham had less than the size of the bet behind, so his tournament life would be on the line if he made the call. After much thought, he shoved his chips in. Saul turned up
while Pham showed . The river was the and Saul took it down with queens and sevens, eliminating Pham from Event #1. Saul's stack now sits at 48,000.
. Deeb checked, Ly bet 2,600, the button folded, Deeb moved all in for 13,000, and Ly called. Ly
Deeb
The turn was the
, the river was the 
and Deeb took it down with his set of sixes, doubling his stack to 31,000. Ly was still healthy with 36,000.
