2008 World Series of Poker

Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
57
Prize
$794,112
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,308,800
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 352
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Grinding Sets

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi got all in with an opponent on the turn of a board showing the {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Mizrachi showed {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a set and had his opponent drawing dead going to the river. His opponent held top pair with the {K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}.

A meaningless {K-Diamonds} fell on the river and Mizrachi is over 40,000 chips now.

Tags: "The Grinder"Michael Mizrachi

Galfond Loses to a Flush

Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond bet 2,500 on a flop of {Q-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts}. His opponent raised to 7,500 and then Galfond moved all in. His opponent wasted little time in calling.

Galfond: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Opponent: {5-Spades}{4-Spades}

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and then the dealer delivered the vicious {K-Spades} on the river to eliminate Galfond from the tournament.

Tags: "OMGClayAiken"Phil Galfond

Antonio Esfandiari Builds his Stack

Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari
From the cutoff Antonio Esfandiari raised to 1,700 and the player on the button reraised to 5,000. Esfandiari potted it, which was enough to set the other player all in, and got the call. Antonio's {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} dominated his opponent's {A-Spades}{4-Spades}, and while the {J-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop gave his foe a wheel draw the {8-Clubs} on the turn and the {3-Hearts} on the river secured the pot for Esfandiari, who now sits with a 67,500 stack.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari

Mike Sexton Busts David Singer

In middle position Mike Sexton raised to 1,600 and David Singer called on the button. The flop came {5-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Sexton led out for 2,400. Singer raised to 6,600 and Sexton bet the pot, which was enough to set Singer in. He made the call and showed {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for bottom pair and a flush draw, while Sexton held top-pair top-kicker with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Singer had lots of outs but neither the {J-Hearts} on the turn nor the {3-Spades} on the river was on the list and Singer was eliminated. Sexton now has a 73,000 stack.

Tags: David SingerMike Sexton

The Theory of Special Relativity At Work?

When you consider all the problems that could arise when hosting a massive event like the World Series of Poker, a strange issue continues to be a minor irritant. The tournament clocks displayed on flat-screen monitors throughout the Amazon Room...don't know how to tell time. For some bizarre reason the digital clocks are ticking away a fraction of a second faster than they should. Several officials spent the break timing the clock and it's still wrong.

So, when the clock comes close to expiring they'll be adding an additional four minutes to keep us on an even temporal keel. There are still tech people counting down the clocks with a stopwatch and trying to solve the riddle. Is Albert Einstein in the house?

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

Brunson Doubles with a Flush

Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson checked the monotone flop of {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} over to his opponent. His opponent bet 6,000 into the pot and Brunson announced raise and moved all in for 13,950 total.

His opponent made the call after a brief moment and showed {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Brunson happily turned over a flush with the {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. The turn and river both blanked and Doyle successfully doubled up to 33,900.

Tags: Doyle Brunson