2008 World Series of Poker

Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$539,056
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
256
Level Info
Level
63
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 256
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Adams Advances

Brandon Adams has just finished off heads-up opponent Jason Rosenkrantz to move on to the round of 16.

Adams put a short-stacked Rosenkrantz all in before the flop holding pocket eights, and Rosenkrantz made the call with {A-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}.

The board filled out {5-Clubs} {10-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} in favor of Adams, sending Rosenkrantz to the rail $21,657 richer.

Tags: Brandon Adams

Sofer Sent Home

Evan Sofer
Evan Sofer
On a flop of {Q-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}, Jonas Mentin passed the first action to opponent Evan Sofer, who led out with a 5,000 bet. Entin then check-raised to 20,000 and Sofer moved all in over the top for approximately 32,000. Entin made the call and tabled a pocket pair of aces. Sofer showed {K-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} and needed help.

The turn and river filled out {3-Spades}, {Q-Clubs}, offering no help to Sofer, who will take home $21,657 in prize money.

Tags: Evan Sofer

Haxton Hacked

After dropping to ~30,000 in chips early on in his match against heads-up opponent Scott Montgomery, Isaac Haxton opted to make a move with {K-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} but Montgomery woke up to {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} and sent him packing.

Haxton earned $21,657 in prize money for his efforts.

Tags: Isaac Haxton

Level: 42

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Lutz Out of Luck

Thomas Lutz
Thomas Lutz
Thomas Lutz has just been eliminated from the tournament by John Patgorski.

All of the chips found their way into the middle before the flop and Patgorski had the best of it with {K-Spades} {K-Hearts} against Lutz's {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}.

A {5-Hearts} {7-Spades} {J-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} board fell in favor of Patgorski's kings, subsequently sending Lutz to the rail.

Tags: Thomas Lutz

Banducci Bamboozled

Newly christened bracelet winner Michael Banducci has just been eliminated from the tournament by heads-up opponent Emil Patel -- the result of a rivered flush.

Despite the loss, Banducci added $21,657 to his 2008 WSOP winning total.

Tags: Michael Banducci

Blind Rewind

The tournament staff just announced that the blinds were moving on up to 2,000/4,000 and the players had a collective conniption fit. As a result, the tournament clock was paused while a senior staff member was called to the scene.

The ruling - a new blind level was created: 1,500/3,000.

Level: 41

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

Gavin Griffin Advances

Gavin Griffin
Gavin Griffin
Gavin Griffin has just advanced to the round of 16 after besting Aussie Millions champ Alexander Kostritsyn.

A {4-Clubs} {3-Spades} {2-Spades} flop induced the action as Griffin held {A-Spades} {J-Spades} against Kostritsyn's pocket kings. The {10-Hearts} on the turn was no help to either player and the king that came on the river was the only one the young Russian did not want to see -- the {K-Spades}.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

No More Raisy Daisy....

Sammy Farha has just been eliminated from the tournament by opponent Roman Paradiso.

Farha and Paradiso got it all in on a {Q-?} {Q-?} {4-?} flop; Farha with {J-?} {4-?} and Paradiso with a pocket pair of kings. The turn and river blanked out {10-?}, {2-?} and Paradiso's kings held up to earn him a spot in the sweet sixteen.

Tags: Sammy Farha