2008 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♦4♦
Prize
$831,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Total Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3,929
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Bed Head

With his recognizable bandana and sunglasses, Dutch Boyd just came ambling into the Tropical Room, scanning the tables for his seat. In the back corner, right in front of us, he found his vacant spot at Table 20. Don't expect the table to be intimidated by his presence, though -- Jeff Lisandro is just a few seats to Boyd's left.

Jeff Shulman Eliminated

Jeff Shulman was just sent home when he found himself on the losing end of an all-in hand. The board was eight high with two diamonds and Shulman put his tournament life on the line holding {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} against the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} of his opponent. The turn came the {K-Hearts} and Shulman sat reactionless. The river blanked for Shulman and he casually made his way to the exit.

Tags: Jeff Shulman

I've Got a Headache Already!

The Amazon Room is buzzing in anticipation with many overly excited players hitting the WSOP felt for the first time. We overheard one player comment, “I’ve got a headache already!” before turning his chair around to enjoy a nice early massage.

Khan Runs Into Trouble

Hevad "Rain" Khan called a middle position player who bumped the pot preflop to 150, but after the small blind raised to 550, and the original raiser called, Khan reraised to 1450. The small blind moved all-in for 2950, as did the middle position for a remaining 3200. Khan had both players covered and made the call.

The small blind turned over {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}, the middle position player showed {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and Khan held {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}.

The board ran {10-Clubs}{A-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{K-Hearts}, leaving Khan short stacked around 500 as the pocket fives held up.

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Big Room, Familiar Faces

Some of the toughest poker players are here competing in today's event, including Ted Forrest, Freddy Deeb, Erik Seidel, Kido Pham, "Miami" John Cernuto, David Sklansky, Greg Raymer, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Vanessa Rousso, T.J. Cloutier, Tim Phan, and Phil Ivey.

A Case of Nerves

For a room full of several thousand poker players, staff and spectators, the Amazon Room has an odd sense of quiet to it. The dominant sound is the riffling of chips, punctuated by periodic declarations of "check," "bet," "raise" and "call". There is a nervous energy in the room, undoubtedly because many of the players are playing in their first WSOP event.

Is This the Right Room?

While the majority of the action is going on in the cavernous Amazon Room, not all players were fortunate enough to be assigned a seat there. The start of today's event is actually split into four separate areas. Some players are set up in the Tropical Room, where the satellites were being held prior to the start of the series. There are also entrants seated in front of Buzio's Seafood Restaurant here in the Rio, as well as in the poker room on the casino floor. We are busting at the seams with players here in Event #2.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

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