2008 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$528,418
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,327,600
Total Entries
1,012
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,012
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Disaster for Aguiar

Jonathan Aguiar made it 1,200 in mid position, and the button called.

They saw an {A-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} flop and Aguiar bet out 1,250 only for his opponent to raise to 5,000; Aguiar called. He bet out 10,000 on the {6-Hearts} turn, and then called his opponent all in.

Aguiar: {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Spades} {5-Spades}

River: {2-Spades}

Aguiar is knocked right down to 3,000, a huge 90% or so of his stack lost to his unnamed opponent.

Khan Drops Down Too

Also not having a very good last few minutes of the level was Hevad Khan. A gentleman raised to 1,400 UTG and Khan made it 4,000 from the small blind. Khan check-raised the {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {9-Hearts} flop to out his opponent in, and they flipped their cards.

Khan: {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

Turn: {4-Hearts}
River: {5-Diamonds}

Khan is down to 24,000.

Tags: Hevad Khan

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

James Fortunate to be Alive

Kenna James
Kenna James
The charismatic Kenna James has his head well above average with 49,200. However, he was close to being felted before the dinner break, pushing all in for around 20,000 into a pot of 15,000 on an A-4-K rainbow flop.

His opponent thought for ages, even suggesting that he was going to make one of his biggest ever lay downs. A hatless James, meanwhile, stood up from his seat and stared off into the distance as he waited patiently for his opponent to make a decision.

As the wait continued, the clock was called, but within twenty seconds, he'd made the call for his tournament life, showing A-4 for two pair. James flipped A-2 and looked to be in deep trouble.

However, running queens drew a huge sigh of relief from James who turned to his frustrated opponent, smiled mischievously and said, "Chop, chop."

Tags: Kenn James

Pillai of Strength

An unknown gentleman made it 2,200 form the cutoff, only for a second unknown gent to make it 5,500 from the button. Shankar Pillai in the small blind (who won a bracelet last year in the $3,000 NLHE) eyed up the button's stack for a few moments, before announcing all in. Ketul Nathwani folded his big blind, the original raiser folded too, and the gent on the button called.

Button: {A-Spades} {A-Clubs}
Pillai: {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}

Board: {10-Hearts} {K-Spades} {10-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts}

"Well, that's a nice end to my day," muttered the now-eliminated gent who had been the button as he got up and made for the exit. Pillai now on 104,000.

Tags: Shankar Pillai

Chen Doubles Up

Bill Chen has doubled up. He raised to 1,800 from the button, and then went all in for 11,550 when the big blind reraised him to 5,000.

Bill Chen: {A-Spades} {10-Diamonds}
Big blind: {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}

Board: {A-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {6-Spades} {K-Hearts} {8-Clubs}

Chen now the possessor of a 28,600 stack.

Tags: Bill Chen