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
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$335,565
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Garrett Beckman Eliminated

Rory Monahan
Rory Monahan
And after all that, it just needed both players to find pocket pairs, Garrett Beckman getting the worst of it with sevens versus Rory Monahan's queens. A queen on the turn and Beckman was drawing dead. Monahan, meanwhile, celebrated with his girlfriend and headed straight home to get some sleep.

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