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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Down But Not Quite Out

Mobbed
Mobbed
One player who has been suffering of late is Barny Boatman, currently with one leg already out the door with just 400 in chips.

When asked if it had been "one of those days," Barny answered, "It's been one of those lifetimes."

"That's a bit depressing, isn't it?" I said.

"It's okay, I'm a Buddhist," he replied.

Just as I was about to leave the Hendon Mobber to wallow in his chasm of self-pity, Barny added, "Hold on, this could be the one," and duly raised it up in a game of Omaha-8. "I'm only raising because he's watching," Barny informed his opponents as the button, small blind, and big blind all called.

After calling bets of 150, 300, and 300 from the big blind on the {4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} board, Barny mucked his hand dejectedly upon being shown {J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

"Booooy, that's a strong hand," commented a player sarcastically. Meanwhile, Barny riffled through his remaining 400 (which didn't take too long), before later confessing to holding A-A-9-J with a suited ace.

Tags: Barny Boatman

That Hits the G Spot

Yo, G
Yo, G
Garrulous Lithuanian Tony G found himself down to just 500 at one point, but has clawed his way back up to 2,200. With his up cards reading {A-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {J-Spades} {K-Clubs} against his opponent's {2-Spades} {3-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {10-Clubs}, Tony G bet every street and then flipped over {8-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} to take it.

Tags: Tony G

Jelinek Takes Chip Lead

It's still early days, but it would appear as though your current chip leader is the UK's Steve Jelinek with 14,000 in chips. From Birmingham, England, Jelinek is a regular on the UK scene and enjoyed a string of wins in his local cardrooms before making the final table at the 2007 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo for over €300,000.

In today's event, Steve confessed to receiving his fair share of monsters, adding, "I've run well in both games, but what can you do when you keep getting good hands?"

Tags: Steve Jelinek

Pretty Lady Down

Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth
The delectable Shannon Elizabeth has just busted out. Dwindling all day, she found herself in for 150 on the big blind with just 250 left. The small blind put her in, and she was pretty pleased with her two pair, considering -- but her opponent made a straight and, by the by, made this tournament just a little bit uglier, on average.

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

No Go for Kravchenko

I vill destroy you
I vill destroy you
With two raises before him, Alex Kravchenko raises it up with the {3-Clubs} showing, but slows down on the next street, calling bets with {K-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Kravchenko then mucked when his opponent showed a {A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs} in the hole to go with the {2-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{J-Diamonds} on board.

Kravchenko is on 4,300.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko

Jett Set

In fact, he made a full house by the turn.

Chip Jett (possibly my favorite name ever) saw an Omaha flop with his table neighbor, both of them in mid-position. The flop was {4-Spades} {8-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} and Jett bet. His neighbor called.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and again Jett bet and his neighbor called, and again on the {6-Spades} river. Jett flipped over the massive {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} to scoop the lot. He's now Jett-ing ahead, on 9,000.

Tags: Chip Jett

The Tank Charges Ahead

George "The Panzer" Danzer -- the moniker "Panzer" being the German word for tank -- has taken a slight hit, but remains in the race for the chip lead with 7,700.

Speaking to my German friend during the break, I learned of Danzer's early rise courtesy of a curious seven-card stud hand. Holding {4-Spades}{3-Spades} in the hole with a {4-Diamonds} showing, Danzer three-bet but somehow managed to reach fourth street with three other players.

He was dealt the {3-Clubs} for two pair, but after a {5-Spades}, {9-Spades} and {10-Spades}, George had turned his two pair into a disguised flush, one that was good enough to take the whole pot with no one able to muster a low.

In that same hand, Paul "Eskimo" Clark had made three queens, which possibly explains why he is down to 3,350 in chips.

Tags: George DanzerPaul Clark

Eskimo Freezes

Eskim anything you like
Eskim anything you like
Paul "Eskimo" Clark was feeling pretty good about his hand on an Omaha board reading {K-?} {5-?} {6-?} {Q-?} -- he was holding {A-?} {2-?} {7-?} {8-?} for the nut low draw and an up-and-down straight draw. But a cruel deuce on the river counterfeited his low, made him absolutely no straights, and his opponent scooped the pot. Horrified, Eskimo stared down at his cards for a while, unable to speak or move. This can be a harsh game sometimes.

Tags: EskimoPaul Clark