2008 World Series of Poker

Event 10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
3829
Prize
$232,911
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Total Entries
388
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 388
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Habib Going Strong

Hassan Habib adds yet more chips to his stack, his river bet with {4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades} on a {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{J-Spades}{5-Hearts} board being called in two spots, one of whom was Thor Hansen whose trips with {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} weren't good enough against the straight of Hassan. The other player had {2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{A-Hearts}{3-Spades} to take half the pot.

Habib sitting pretty with 14,500, whilst Hansen drops to 4,200.

Tags: Hassan HabibThor Hansen

Happy as Barry

Barry Greenstein must have picked up a few chips somewhere along the line, as even after losing a pretty big hand he's still on an almost twice the average 9,000.

The hand in question saw Greenstein's rather lovely-looking {2-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {9-Clubs} turn to nothing -- at the end of the hand, he flipped over {A-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {9-Hearts} for a sad pair of nines -- his opponent's {A-Spades} {6-Spades} {7-Hearts} {7-Spades} had meanwhile turned into a rather nice, scoop-y sort of hand, with {2-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {Q-Spades} completing the winning effect.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Struggle of the Shorties

The following players are all nearing the felt and in desperate need of a double through:

Jason Stern -- 1,600
Cyndy Violette -- 1,700
Marco Traniello -- 1,100
Mike Matusow -- 2,300
Josh Arieh -- 1,800
Douglas Carli -- 1,500

Gossip

Incidentally, some unusual antics from the Amazon Room.

Perry Friedman overheard a gentleman talking to someone on the phone saying, "You can't miss me, I'm a 6'8" Asian." The only one I can think of offhand is German pro Benjamin Kang, but the actual identity of the very tall gentleman is unconfirmed.

Meanwhile, Daniel Negreanu is busying his hands with a device that is designed for improving one's golf grip. He even claims that he's been sleeping with it. We'll ask no more questions concerning that one.

Also, we noticed that Mike Matusow was looking pretty trim, and there's a good reason for it. Our super-keen video reporters squeezed the truth out of him thus:

Tony G Mounts a Comeback

Tony G, who is mounting a comeback that would put Rocky Balboa to shame, has doubled up with the wheel and is now emerging as a real dangerman with a menacing er... 250 in chips. They're all green 25 chips though, and we all know it's quantity not quality... isn't it?

It really hasn't been a good day for Tony, he even fell off his chair earlier.

Tags: Tony G

Noah's Ark

A rather desperate-for-chips Noah Jefferson has doubled up to a slightly-less-desperate 3,000 through Markus Golser. Jefferson's up cards were the {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}, up against Golser's {10-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {6-Spades} -- Jefferson just flipped the {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts} and it was enough to make Golser muck. Golser is down to 8,000 or so.

Tags: Markus GolserNoah Jefferson

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