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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Total Entries
1,344
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,344
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from mid position, he was called in a microsecond by an opponent on the button holding 
preflop. He failed to hit on the 
board, and is gone.
overcoming 
on an 
board to increase his stack two-fold to 29,000.
After calling a preflop raise of 4,800, Hellmuth and his foe saw a
flop. With his opponent betting out 8,000, Hellmuth swiftly moved in for 13,200, his tournament life seemingly hanging by a thread.However, after his opponent dwelt for just a millisecond, Hellmuth suddenly relaxed and began to bask in the spotlight of the photographers and onlooking rail.
"I've been setting this up all day," claimed Hellmuth. "I just need to dodge two more cards."
Hellmuth's opponent rose from his seat as he mulled over his decision. The crowd, meanwhile, swamped the edge of the table as they awaited the conclusion of the hand, and any Hellmuthism that might follow.
"Please don't be drawing live," begged Hellmuth, at one point referring to his opponent as "little man."
"This is one for you people at home," Hellmuth added, pointing at my good self, but not quite realising that I wasn't at home, but here at the Rio.
After an elongated pause, his opponent eventually conceded defeat and made the fold. Hellmuth, meanwhile, flipped over
and exclaimed, "I have a set, what, it's Hellmuth, what do you expect?"Whilst Hellmuth was speaking about himself in the third person and rebuilding his now 40,000 stack, Young Phan approached the table and pleaded, "No, don't let that guy win."
Love him or hate him, Hellmuth sure is fun to watch and jolly good entertainment.
He raises to 3,500, and a player in late position goes all in for over 20,000. Insta-call.
Mr Opponent:
Jeffreys:
Board:
Jeffreys is up to a staggering 165,000.
Gent raised to 7,500 UTG, and Jeffreys flat-called in late position.
The flop came down a very dangerous-looking
and Gent bet out 8,000. To which Jeffreys raised all in for around 60,000. Call.Jeffreys:
Gent:
Turn:
River:
Jeffreys makes a cruel flush and is up to 137,000. Gent is crippled down to 30,000 and has to leave the table for a moment to calm down, or possibly vomit.
It was sweaty palms time in the end, the 8-9-Q flop meaning his K-K had to avoid both an ace and a ten against his opponent's A-J. An eight turn and five river were neither of those, and Phan stays alive.
, and got a perfect caller to help him double up in a gentleman holding .It seems the dealer dropped the deck in with the muck though -- he had to count out the muck cards to make sure that the right number of cards were in the muck as he separated them out.
Then the board:
A very unsatisfying turn of events for Le, who drops down to 72,000.
