From Short Stack to Chip Lead
and Baker checked. Marangoz bet, Daniel and Baker folded. Marangoz raked in the 390,000 pot to take over the chip lead.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 20 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$873,600
Entries
480
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
and Baker checked. Marangoz bet, Daniel and Baker folded. Marangoz raked in the 390,000 pot to take over the chip lead.
Fours are Good
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. Marangoz checked, Baker bet and Marangoz called. The turn was the 
. Marangoz checked, Baker bet and Marangoz called. The river was the 
and both players checked. Marangoz showed pocket fours for two pair, tens and fours, Baker mucked and Marangoz took it down.
Updated Chip Counts
Daniel Negreanu 585,000
David Baker 380,000
A Sneaky Check in The Dark
. Negreanu checked behind. The turn was the and Marangoz checked. Negreanu bet out. Marangoz called.The river was the
and Marangoz bet. Negreanu leaned forward to study the hand and then began counting out chips. He made the call.Marangoz showed
for a flopped straight to win the hand.
Negreanu Wins Pot, Cheering Section Squeals
The flop was
. The action was checked to Baker who bet. Marangoz raised, Negreanu three-bet, Baker folded and Marangoz called. The turn was the
. Marangoz checked to Negranu who bet. Marangoz called. The river was the
. Marangoz checked,. Negreanu bet and Marangoz gave it up, surrendering the pot to Negreanu Again, Negreanu's cheering section leapt out of their chairs to give him an ovation.
David Baker Eliminated in 3rd Place ($78,624)
and Negreanu bet. Baker called. The 
came on the turn and Negreanu bet again. Baker raised and Negreanu called. River was the 
and Negreanu bet to put Baker all in. Baker called and Negreanu announced, "Straight!" and showed 
.Baker earned $78,624 for his finish.
Negreanu Wins a Monster Pot, Takes Huge Chip Lead
Ugar Marangoz bet and Daniel Negreanu called. The turn was the 
. Marangoz checked, Negreanu bet, Marangoz raised, Negreanu three-bet, Marangoz four-bet and Negreanu called. The river was the . Marangoz checked, Negreanu bet, and Marangoz called. Negreanu showed a heart flush and took down the monster pot, giving him a substantial chip lead over Marangoz.
Updated Chip Counts
Ugur Marangoz 280,000
Looking for a Hand
Daniel Negreanu Wins Event #20 ($2,000 Limit Hold'em), Ugur Marangoz Eliminated in 2nd Place ($126,671)
. Both players checked. The
came on the turn and both players checked again. The river was the
and Marangoz bet out. Negreanu raised to put Marangoz all in and Marangoz made the call. Negreanu showed the for trip fives to eliminate Marangoz and win the tournament.Ugur Marangoz, the Mirage poker room manager, will earn $126,671 for his second-place finish.
Daniel Negreanu is our champion, winning his fourth WSOP bracelet and $204,874!