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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
1,000
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,000
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With Khalid Hameed raising to 2,400 preflop, Justin St John pushing for 16,000 and Dale Philips also moving all in, this time for 21,000 total, the action was back on Hammed who had both men covered.
After a lengthy spell in the think tank, Khalid made the call.
Hameed =
St John =
Phillips
Searching for a miracle ace to eliminate both foes, the
was of no aid, nor was the seemingly crucial 
which propelled Phillips into an unlikely lead.But the river changed it all, the
giving St John the set, but Hameed a gasp-inducing gutshot straight for what turned out to be a shock win and a juicy 58,000 pot.
board. Carlton: Q-3
Young: A-J
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Meanwhile things are also looking up for Tony Abesamis. Ali Eslami bet from the button on a
flop. Craig Gray in the small blind called, and Abesamis in the big blind raised all in for 23,000. Eslami folded but Gray called with 
. Abesamis' 
made a flush on the 
river, and he's up to 59,000.
), who triumphed in the marathon bout from round one, is proving his stamina is in good stead by disposing of Richard Geyer (Qx)(Jx). After a raise and a call preflop, both players checked the 
flop before initial aggressor Mills bet out 3,500 on the 
turn. Geyer raised and Mills called.On the
river, the chips inevitably flew in, Marco checking, Richard pushing, and Marco making the call. On their backs and Mills has his man beat in what is somewhat of a cooler, the cruel turn giving Geyer the straight, but Mills the flush draw which duly arrived.Whilst Geyer hits the sidelines, Geyer breaks the half century mark with 50,000 in chips.
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Brian Lamanna is a goner, the exact circumstances murky but the outcome very definite.
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Also the tournament is down one magnificent mullet, in the form of Darren "Ultimullet" Rice. His
came a cropper to Sergey Rybachenko's 
on a 
flop, with no change for either on the 
turn or 
river.
Nguyen = A-5
Carlton = Q-Q
Board = 4-2-5-6-K
Nguyen eliminated.
flop, and Noah Jefferson went over the top of him for around 24,000 from the small blind. Jefferson could boast Q-J for top pair, but Wagner was holding 
for a set, and an irrelevant turn and river later, Jefferson hit the rail.
