2008 World Series of Poker

Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$539,056
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
63
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Lyle Berman Advances

On a flop of {J-Spades} {10-Spades} {2-Diamonds} Lyle Berman and Christopher Bush got it all in. Berman held {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} for an open-ended straight draw while Bush had the {A-Spades} {9-Spades} for a flush draw. The turn was the {K-Diamonds}, pairing up Berman and the river was the {J-Clubs}. Bush couldn't hit any of his outs and was eliminated while Berman advances to Round 4.

Tags: Chris BushLyle Berman

Thomas Lutz Eliminates Blake Cahail

Thomas Lutz raised to 2,600 preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. The flop was {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {8-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Diamonds} . Cahail bet 3,600, Lutz raised to 12,600, Cahail moved all in for 53,600 and Lutz called.

Cahail: {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

Lutz: {10-Hearts} {3-Hearts}

The river was the {10-Spades} and Lutz made quads to eliminate Cahail and punch his ticket to Round 4.

Tags: Black CahailThomas Lutz

Evan Sofer Knocks Out Max Kats

Talk about a sick turn card-- after some heavy betting on the turn Max Kats and Evan Sofer got it all in on the river with the board reading {Q-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {7-Hearts} {5-Clubs}. Kats turned up {8-Spades} {8-Hearts} for a straight but Sofer had made a higher straight with {8-Clubs} {10-Clubs}. Kats was eliminated and Sofer advanced to Round 4.

Tags: Evan SoferMax Kats

Brandon Adams Defeats Carlos Mortensen

Brandon Adams called on the button and Carlos Mortensen checked his option. The flop was {10-Spades} {5-Hearts} {4-Spades}. Mortensen checked, Adams bet 1,200 and Mortensen called. The turn was the {10-Hearts}. Mortensen checked, Adams bet 3,500, Mortensen raised to 10,000 and Adams called. The river was the {Q-Hearts}. Mortensen checked, Adams bet 24,000, setting Mortensen all in and he called.

Adams showed {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} for trips and Mortensen mucked. Adams advances to Round 4.

Tags: Brandon AdamsCarlos Mortensen

Level: 28

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

Matt Giannetti Defeats Marc Fratter

Matt Giannetti crippled Marc Fratter on an earlier hand when Giannetti flopped a set of fives while Fratter flopped top pair top kicker with {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}.

On the final hand of their match, Fratter limped in from the button and Giannetti checked his option. The flop was {6-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {5-Spades}. Giannetti bet 1,000 and Fratter called. On the {2-Diamonds} turn Giannetti checked, Fratter bet his last 2,200 and Giannetti called.

Fratter: {Q-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}

Giannetti: {2-Spades} {9-Diamonds}

The river was the {7-Spades} and Giannetti's pair of deuces were good enough to take it down and eliminate Fratter. Giannetti advances to tomorrow's round of 32.

Tags: Marc FratterMatt Giannetti