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

Sam Farha Cripples Alioscia Oliva

Sammy Farha
Sammy Farha
Sam Farha limped in on the button and Alioscia Oliva checked his option. The flop was {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {6-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {2-Clubs}. Oliva bet 2,500 and Farha called. The river was the {6-Hearts}. Oliva fired out another 6,500 and Farha made the call.

Farha showed {J-Hearts} {8-Hearts} for second pair, Oliva showed {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs} for a bluff and Farha won the pot increasing his stack to 67,000. Oliva was left with 13,000.

Tags: Alioscia OlivaSam Farha