Recent Eliminations
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,308,800
Entries
352
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Kevin Saul's Downs and Ups
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leading Saul's 
. The 
board didn't improve Saul's hand and Chiu doubled up to 24,000.On the very next hand, Saul found himself all in before the flop with Minh Ly. After Saul raised Ly moved in for his last 14,000 and Saul was priced in with
. Ly had the lead with 
, but after a 
flop Saul spiked the 
on the turn, and when the 
fell on the river Ly was eliminated and Saul's stack increased to 69,000.
Phil Laak's Got 109
"I got 109, I got 109... but it's all downhill from here!" said Laak as he headed back to his seat.
Sebok and Black's Raising War
, Joe Sebok led out from the cutoff for 4,800, Andy Black raised to 16,000 from the button, Sebok three-bet to 60,000 and Black mucked his cards, sending the pot over to Joe. After the hand Sebok was up to 81,000 while Black slipped to 32,000.
Licastro Cracks Aces...AND Kings
The flop was 9-7-7, but a ten spiked on the turn, making Licastro's set. The river was a queen and Licastro dragged the monster pot, sending his stack up to 315,000.
At present, Licastro is the runaway chip leader, with nearly double the chips of his closest competitor.
The Shark Devours Rousso
"Do you have a big ace? I feel like gambling," said Rousso as she moved all in for her remaining 8,000. Brenes called the additional 2,000 and turned up
, dominating Rousso's . The board ran out 
and the Costa Rican Shark took it down, eliminating Rousso.
Tuan Le Wins Back-to-Back Pots
Both players took the flop of
and Le checked. Minieri fired out a bet of 6,500. Le raised to 16,500 and Minieri wasted little time in reraising all in. Le made the call.Le: 3-3
Minieri: K-K
The turn was the
, giving Le a straight. The river was the and Le was able to take a big pot from Minieri.In the very next hand, Tuan bet 10,000 on the turn after his opponent checked a board that read
. His opponent called. The river was the 
and Le's opponent checked again.This time, Tuan bet 40,000 to put his opponent all in. His opponent called and Le turned over the
for two pair. His opponent mucked and was sent to the rail.Tuan Le has increased his chip stack to over 100,000 in just a couple of hands after the dinner break.
Movers and Shakers
Across the room, Kevin Saul has amassed a healthy stack of 65,000.
Finally, Phil Ivey eliminated Marco Traniello, increasing his stack to 60,000 after spending the majority of the dinner break sweating the Celtics-Pistons game. Don't know what side he had -- his sports-betting face is apparently just as good as his poker face.
Shak vs. Sexton, Part II
"Wow, I'm starting to take this personally!" said Shak, referring to the fact that Sexton has been tangling in a lot of pots with her.
Shak made the call and they saw a flop of
. Sexton led out for 15,000, inducing a fold from an annoyed Shak.