2008 World Series of Poker

Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣j♦
Prize
$335,565
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1000

It Only Took Four Hands...

The Great Khalid
The Great Khalid
The far table had been so stubborn in releasing that 4th man that on numerous occasions I had forced myself to trundle over to that side of the room to witness the continued four-handed play with my own eyes. However, that 4th player has finally fallen, and boy was it a struggle.

Are you ready?...

Hand 1: Matt Giannetti raised to 10,500 preflop, Khalid Hameed called and we saw an {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop. Hameed pushed all in and Giannetti called. Gianetti had {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and Hameed {A-Spades}{2-Clubs}. No change and Gianetti scooped a 185,000 pot.

Hand 2: Shorstacked, Hameed pushed for 7,000 with {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}, was called by Gianetti's {7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and survived an {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{J-Spades} board.

Hand 3: Hameed pushed again, this time for 15,500. Again he is called, again by Gianetti, and again he survived, {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} versus {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} on a {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}... {Q-Spades} board.

Hand 4: And finally Hameed falls, all in with {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} versus the {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} of Craig Marquis before being eliminated by an {8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{2-Spades} board.

Holy smokes! Hameed put up a dogged performance and proved harder to remove than the grime at the bottom of the oven, but he couldn't hold on any longer and finally exited in 4th.

Tags: Khalid HameedMatt Giannetti