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
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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to Benefield's 
. The board ran out 
and when the hand was done Kostritsyn had doubled up to 300,000, while Benefield's stack slipped to approximately the same amount.
flop and Laak called. They checked it down after the 
on the turn and the 
on the river, and Laak showed K-8 to best Liebert's pocket sixes. Laak now has 470,000 and Liebert 160,000.
. Sowers bet 110,000 and Elezra raised to 300,000, enough to set Sowers all in. He instantly called and showed 
for the flopped Broadway straight, while Elezra held top pair with 
. After the fell on the turn, Elezra also had the nut flush draw to go with a possible chop if a king spiked, but the river was the 
and Sowers won a massive pot. He now has a 700,000 stack, while Elezra fell to around 300,000.
Newton:
Laak:
Newton made a flush when the dealer ran out the board of
to double up through Laak. He is now up to 180,000.
Slotboom showed
and Bell showed .The board ran out
and Slotboom failed to improve. He was eliminated in 20th place and earned $26,470.
and both players checked, and when the turned Kostritsyn bet 45,000 and was called. The river was the
and Kostritsyn bet 77,000. Benefield made the call and Kostritsyn immediately mucked his cards, conceding the pot to Benefield in a hand that left him with just 100,000. Benefield's stack has now grown to 540,000.
Laak:
Woolf: 10-10
The flop helped out Laak, as it came Q-2-2. The next two cards were an ace and then a jack, and Woolf was eliminated in 22nd place.
Laak said, "I pulled him out of the restaurant because he thought it was an hour and a half break, only to bust him."
Woolf earned $26,470 for his finish.
