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
Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3,929
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Boyd is in Dutch

Dutch Boyd just became involved in a big pot, no more than a half hour after taking his seat. He and another player, Gabriel Alarie, saw a flop of {2-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, and were heads up to the turn.

Fourth street fell the {K-Spades}, and Boyd made a small bet. Alarie raised it up, and Boyd made the call.

The river brought the {8-Spades}, and Boyd checked to the raiser. Alarie bet out 800 chips, and Boyd went into the tank for several minutes, slowly shuffling his chips and staring down at the felt in front of him. Finally, he made his play, pushing his remaining 2,550 chips into the pot, which Alarie quickly called.

Boyd showed {10-Spades}{7-Spades} for the flush, but was over-flushed by his opponent who tabled {J-Spades}{6-Spades}.

On his way out, Boyd made the walk around the table to shake Alarie's hand, and even handed over his bandana as a bounty.

Tags: Dutch Boyd

What Are the Odds?

Making a fashionably late arrival, young gun Alex Jacob and his girlfriend just arrived and took their seats in this event. Ironically enough, both Jacob and his ladyfriend drew seats in the Rio poker room, a statistical improbability in and of itself.

Superstition Runs Rampant

In a sea of mostly unknown players, many have brought with them a little something they hope will help them reach the money. Of all the luck charms swimming in this poker sea, highlights include: a miniature skull, a container of Tabasco sauce, domino chips, a red snake toy, a Shrek Donkey Pez dispenser, and a small Lego bridge.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

One Chair per Player

A player just came over to our PokerNews table here in the Tropical Room and asked to take one of our spare chairs. Not knowing who he was, we obliged and he made his way off into the ocean of players with a seat in his hands.

A few moments later, a floor person spotted him sitting in two chairs stacked one on top of the other, putting himself a head above the rest of his table.

"That's highly illegal and dangerous," the staff member remarked.

From the other side of the table, a player retorted, "So is heroin!"

Settling In

With an hour of play completed, most of the players (absent the early bust-outs) have mastered their nerves and are hunkering down for the long haul. Casual conversation has broken out at just about every table, with topics ranging from the previous night's cash games to the quality of the food at this year's WSOP. Mixed in, of course, are numerous bad-beat stories.

Forrest Chopped

Ted Forrest was all in preflop against a single opponent. Once the dealer called for the players to reveal their hands, surprisingly they both turned over A-K. Either player probably would have preferred a double-up, but both were certainly happy to not be eliminated.

Tags: Ted Forrest

Deeb Eliminated

Freddy Deeb has been eliminated. On a board of {K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades} he called an opponent's bet of 1100. The river brought the {5-Spades}, Deeb checked, and his opponent put Deeb all in for his remaining 1125. Deeb made the call and his opponent showed pocket sixes for a set. Deeb said, "Nice hand" as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

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