2008 World Series of Poker

Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 2
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

Mark Newhouse Wins a Big Pot from Shawn Keller

With the board reading {J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} Mark Newhouse bet 55,000 and Shawn Keller sat for a long time thinking things through. Newhouse called the clock and Keller said, "I have a big hand," trying to elicit some reaction. "I can't turn my hand face up, can I?" Keller asked and was told that no, he couldn't.

Keller finally made the call and Newhouse turned over {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for the full house, which bested Keller's {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}. That pot sent Newhouse up to 200,000 and left Keller with around 20,000.

Tags: Mark NewhouseShawn Keller

Quads Will Suffice

Ted Lawson and Clark Hamagami got all the money in preflop, with Lawson showing {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Hamagami K-J. Clark hit the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{A-Clubs} flop to take the lead, but the {10-Spades} on the turn put Lawson back in the driver's seat and the lovely {10-Hearts} on the river gave him quads and the pot. Hamagami was eliminated from today's event and Lawson now sits with 95,000.

Tags: Clark HamagamiTed Lawson

Rolf Slotboom Rivers Josh Egan

The two players got all the money in before the flop and Egan's {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} dominated Slotboom's {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. The flop came {7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Slotboom began chanting, "Jacks or hearts, jacks or hearts, jacks or hearts" like a mantra. The turn was the {6-Spades} but on the river the {J-Spades} spiked, giving Slotboom the pot and leaving Egan to sit back in his chair and take a very deep breath. The two players were nearly equal in chips coming into play today and losing that hand crippled Egan.

Tags: Josh EganRolf Slotboom

Paging Al Adler...

Al Adler survived Day One with 18,900 in chips, but play has resumed on Day Two and he hasn't yet taken his seat. The blinds just passed him by and if he doesn't arrive soon he won't find any chips waiting for him.

Tags: Al Adler