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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Freddy Deeb Eliminated

With the board reading {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Deeb check-called a bet of 800 before check-raising 2,200 on the {J-Spades} turn. His opponent called all in and showed {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Freddy had {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for the open ended straight draw, but failed to hit on the {9-Clubs} river.

Down to 2,000, Deeb exited a few hands later.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

Wasicka Makes Good Call and Is Punished For It

The poker gods work in mysterious ways sometimes.

Scott Bohlman raised to 675 from the button, and Paul Wasicka called. Wasicka checked the {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} flop, and Bohlman bet 3,500, to cover Wasicka who only had 1,975 left. Wasicka thought about it for a while, and then called all in, finding his {Q-Spades} {J-Diamonds} miles ahead of Bohlman's {2-Clubs} {2-Spades}.

Turn: {2-Hearts}

River: {4-Hearts}

Wasicka is OUT.

Gus Hansen Eliminated

Smooth operator
Smooth operator
All the female viewers here at the Rio gasp and clutch onto their chest as we lose the ever-popular Great Dane Gus Hansen. Pushing all in on a {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{K-Hearts} flop, Hansen held {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and was looked up by a drawtastic {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Although the {6-Diamonds} was close but no cigar, the {8-Spades} was right on the money meaning the multiple WPT champion was gone.

Tags: Gus Hansen

Morgan Among Leaders

Jordan Morgan is among our current chip leaders on 33,000. Most recently he forced an opponent to fold on the river of a {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} {8-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {7-Spades} board -- he'd bet out on the flop and checked the turn, but a 950 bet on the river was enough to make his opponent fold {7-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} up.

Tags: Jordan Morgan

Sachinidis Out

Jim Sachinidis is a goner. Shortstacked, he went all in utg with {A-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} and found himself up against the button holding {K-Spades} {Q-Spades}.

Board: {7-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {4-Spades}

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Also OUT are Jon Friedberg, Adam Levy and Anna Wroblewski.

Cousineau Doubles Through

Tony Cousineau has doubled up his microstack to 5,000.

All in preflop with {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} against {A-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}, he muttered, "It's hard to win a coinflip around here," as the {A-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} came down. He changed his mind come the {10-Clubs} turn and {J-Spades} river though -- "Maybe not, maybe not," he said, as he made his straight for the double-up.

Tags: Tony Cousineau

Aken to Get Ahead

James Akenhead
James Akenhead
James Akenhead, who finished second in event two, is now down to the felt with nothing but loose change.

As I joined the action, Akenhead was all in on a {6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} board for 6,900 in chips. With another 3,000 waiting patiently in the pot, his unknown opponent set up camp in the think tank before finally making the call.

Stoic and statuesque throughout, Akenhead's shoulders slumped as he realized he needed some help, his {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} in trouble against a superior {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}.

However, it didn't emerge, the raggy {3-Diamonds} river missing all his outs and providing his opponent with a timely double through.

Tags: James Akenhead

Big Stack Attack

One table was recently treated to an entertaining hand, two big stacks going at it hammer and tongs and sending an emphatic "mess with us at your peril" message to their fellow players.

With a {2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop waiting patiently on the felt, the two players went raise crazy, Jonas Danielson making a big all in push in an effort to win the pot there and then.

After a long pause, his opponent eventually made the call and showed {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. As the hand was tabled, the other players' eyes widened, and even more so when it emerged that Danielson was bluffing with {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

Although the drama would have been enhanced with an ace or nine on the turn or river, it didn't emerge, the final two streets bring a {4-Diamonds} and {8-Spades}.

Tags: Jonas Danielson

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