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

Joseph Sanders Eliminated in 26th Place ($26,470)

Tony Licastro raised to 25,000 and Mike Sowers made the call before Joseph Sanders reraised the pot to 87,000. Licastro folded and Sowers called.

Sanders moved all in dark for his remaining few thousand as the flop came {2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. Sowers made the call with {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. Sanders showed {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}.

The turn came an ace and the tides turned on Sanders with Sowers taking the lead. The river was a blank and Sanders was eliminated in 26th place. He received $26,470 for his efforts.

Tags: Joseph SandersMike SowersTony Licastro

Passive Play Punished

In a hand with multiple players in the pot, Alex Kostritsyn sat patiently in the big blind as everyone in the hand checked both the flop and the turn. With the board reading {5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{8-Hearts} Kostritsyn fired out 120,000 and chased everyone out of the pot, including Eli Elezra and Ted Lawson (who only had 50,000 behind). Kostritsyn now sits with 470,000.

Tags: Alex Kostritsyn

Patrik Antonius Takes a Pot From Eli Elezra

From the cutoff Patrik Antonius raised to 21,000 and Eli Elezra called in the big blind. Elezra checked dark and after the {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop Antonius followed suit. The {4-Diamonds} hit on the turn and when Elezra checked again Antonius bet 25,000. Elezra check-raised to 50,000 and Antonius made the call. The two checked it down after the {6-Diamonds} on the river and Elezra announced, "Ace-high." Antonius rolled over {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for top pair and took down a pot that lifted his stack to 310,000.

Tags: Eli ElezraPatrik Antonius

Jerri Thomas Eliminated in 27th Place ($26,470)

Jerri Thomas-- 27th Place
Jerri Thomas-- 27th Place
Amit Makhija raised to 21,000 from late position, Jerri Thomas moved all in for 80,000, and Makhija made the call.

Thomas: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Makhija: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

It was a classic race situation, but the {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop gave the advantage to Makhija. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, the river was the {6-Spades} and Thomas was eliminated in 27th place. She'll take home $26,470 for her performance.

After the hand, Makhija was up to 495,000.

Tags: Amit MakhijaJerri Thomas

For a Few Dollars More...

Phil Laak stole the blinds then told the table, "For eight dollars I'll show my cards."

Silence. Laak lowered his offer to five dollars. Still no takers. Then Nenad Medic said, "How about three?"

"Nope," Laak replied and tossed his cards in the muck. Never be afraid to walk away from a deal if the price isn't right.

Tags: Nenad MedicPhil Laak

Patrik Antonius Rides the Rollercoaster

Patrik Antonius doubles through Nikolay Evdakov
Patrik Antonius doubles through Nikolay Evdakov
After a flop of {K-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} and with 50,000 in the pot, Andreas Krause moved in for his last 37,000. Patrik Antonius considered the situation and Krause said, "You're the better player, fold and I'll show."

Antonius decided to make Krause show his cards by calling the bet, and when the cards were revealed his {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} trailed Krause's {K-Spades}{J-Spades}. The {9-Diamonds} came on the turn and the {A-Hearts} on the river, and Krause doubled up to 110,000.

That left Antonius with 135,000, and on the very next hand he mixed it up with Nikolay Evdakov. Antonius raised before the flop and Evdakov called in the big blind. The flop came {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts} and both players checked. When the {4-Clubs} turned Evdakov bet 35,000 and Antonius called. The {A-Hearts} fell on the river and when Evdakov checked Antonius bet 80,000. Evdakov made the call and Antonius turned over {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the wheel and Evdakov mucked his hand. That pushed Antonius back up to 270,000.

Tags: Andreas KrauseNikolay EvdakovPatrik Antonius

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Re-Draw to Three Tables

The remaining 27 players have just re-drawn for new seats on three tables. Here's the new lineup:

Table 5:

Seat 1: Alexander Kostritsyn
Seat 2: Patrik Antonius
Seat 3: Nikolay Evdakov
Seat 4: Rolf Slotboom
Seat 5: Eli Elezra
Seat 6: Ted Lawson
Seat 7: Michael Pesek
Seat 8: Andreas Krause
Seat 9: David Benefield

Table 10:

Seat 1: Andy Bloch
Seat 2: David Stroj
Seat 3: Chris Gildone
Seat 4: Ryan Young
Seat 5: Anthony Licastro
Seat 6: Mike Sowers
Seat 7: Joseph Sanders
Seat 8: Chris Bell
Seat 9: Vivek Rajkumar

Table 13:

Seat 1: Amit Makhija
Seat 2: Jerri Thomas
Seat 3: John Kabbaj
Seat 4: Phil Laak
Seat 5: Dustin Woolf
Seat 6: Justin Newton
Seat 7: Nenad Medic
Seat 8: Kathy Liebert
Seat 9: Mike Sexton