2008 World Series of Poker

Event 21 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

One of Those Days

Bill Edler just couldn't catch a break today. He took two tough hits right before dinner and a few minutes ago he suffered a fatal blow. After a player in early position raised to 1,625, Edler and two other players called. The flop came {4-Spades} {7-Spades} {6-Hearts} and it was checked around to the player on the cutoff, who bet 5,000. Edler then check-raised for his last 23,000 and his opponent thought a bit before making the call.

Edler's {6-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} had outflopped his opponent's {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} and it looked like he was about to more than double his stack. That's when the {10-Clubs} fell on the river, dealing Edler another brutal beat that brought his day to an end.

Tags: Bill Edler

Dangerous Flop for Gavin and Opponent

Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith
Preflop, a player from early position made it 2,300 to go when Gavin Smith bumped the bet up to 5,800. His opponent made the call and the flop fell {8-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {A-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn brought the {7-Spades} and again both players checked it. The {9-Hearts} on the river led to one last check, with Smith turning over pocket kings while his opponent showed pocket jacks.

Tags: Gavin Smith

Sam Simon Takes a Hit

Sam Simon raised to 1,800 and got a call from the player in the big blind. The flop came {9-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {7-Spades} and when his short stacked opponent moved all in Simon chose to call. His {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds} were up against his opponent's {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs}, but Simon closed off a few of his opponent's outs when the {8-Hearts} on the turn gave him a set. That card also gave his opponent an inside straight draw, but it was the {3-Clubs} on the river that gave him a flush and the pot. Simon saw his stack slip to 22,000.

Tags: Sam Simon

Wahlroos On the Prowl

Thomas Walhroos, who had struggled earlier in the day, has done a great job of building his chips back up. He's been hovering around the 25k-30k mark, but most recently was seen eliminating a player after calling an all in while holding K-J against his opponent's K-10. The kicker held for Wahlroos after the board bricked and he's up to 27,900 after the hand.

Tags: Thomas Wahlroos

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Hennigan Flushed, Twice

In two back-to-back hands, John Hennigan ended up chopping two pots due to board flushes. The first took place with board reading {2-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} and Hennigan led out on the river with {Q-Spades} {6-Spades} and was called by his opponent who held {A-Spades} {10-Spades}. They chopped and the following hand Hennigan was all in holding pocket tens and called by a player holding {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs}. The board ran {8-Spades} {J-Spades} {3-Spades} {Q-Spades} {2-Spades} and Hennigan and his opponent chopped.

Though Hennigan wasn't eliminated in either situation, it's a sure bet he would have rather doubled through than chop.

Tags: John Hennigan

Erica Schoenberg Eliminated

Erica Schoenberg was eliminated after moving all-in preflop with {J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} and was called by a player holding {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts}. The flop came {K-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {8-Clubs} which looked great for Erica, but the {10-Clubs} on the turn left her drawing to for help on the river which didn't come.

Battle of the Big Stacks

Both Andrey Zaichenko and Michiel Brummelhuis have been engaging in several hands since returning from break. Both players lead in chips and they continue to butt heads when in hands.

Thus far, they've run pocket queens into pocket kings and on a board of {10-Hearts} {10-Spades} {10-Clubs} {9-Hearts} Andrey folded after Michiel led out for 30,000. Andrey mucked, but showed A-K which prompted Michiel to turn over his Q-2 for the bluff.

It's going to be an interesting night as long as these two guys are seated at the same table.