2008 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦q♥
Prize
$528,418
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,327,600
Entries
1,012
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
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Hand #37 - Fischer

[user4144]
[user4144]
The play halts at Seth Fischer who riffles his chips before announcing raise - 60,000 to play.

Justin Filtz looks him up and down from the big blind, but ultimately opts for the fold.

Hand #38 - Filtz

[user46392]
[user46392]
Fischer raises to 60,000 utg, and Filtz announces all in from the small blind, pushing his total 683,000 stack into the middle. With his eyes focused on the felt and not a muscle twitching, he looks like he might be a monk praying. He's not, though.

Meanwhile Fischer is threading chips with his right hand, his left propping up his head. He's looking all around and is smiling quietly to himself. He folds, and Filtz wins the pot.

Hand #39 - Minieri

[user4144]
[user4144]
Dario re-checks his cards from the small blind before announcing a raise of 81,000. I think that extra 1,000 made the difference, as Seth Fischer quickly passed.

Hand #40 - Minieri

[user46392]
[user46392]
After being rather quiet for a little while, Minieri is now back to raising at every opportunity - he makes it 81,000 from the button. No one wants to tangle with him at this point, and he takes down the blinds and antes uncontested.

Hand #42 - Minieri

[user46392]
[user46392]
Song button-raises to 75,000, and Minieri is the only caller.

Flop: {2-Spades} {5-Spades} {8-Hearts} -- check, check.

Turn: {10-Clubs} -- check, check again.

River: {5-Clubs}

Now Minieri bets out 150,000. Song doesn't fancy it, and Minieri takes the pot.

Hand #43 - Filtz

[user4144]
[user4144]
Kevin Song and Justin Fitz limp, Dario Minieri folds the small blind and Seth Fischer checks the big.

{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Checked around to Filtz who bets 75,000. Fischer and Song both fold.

The Tension Rises

[user4144]
[user4144]
As you can see from the hands reported, we're struggling for action, even Dario Minieri is willing to play hands less aggressively than usual. Perhaps it's the prospect of a shiny gold bracelet, maybe it's the money, or could it be mere fatigue, but whatever it is, the remaining four seem to have slowed down the pace and adopted a more cautious approach.

Meanwhile, there is very little in the way of table talk or banter to report, which is odd considering the laughs that were had yesterday.
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