Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,144,960
Entries
2,304
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
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Players Are On a Break
Alvarado Building a Stack
flop. The action was checked around. The turn was the 
. The small blind led for 400, the big blind folded, J.C. Alvarado raised to 950 and the small blind called. The river was the 
. The small blind checked, Alvarado bet 1,600 and the small blind called. Alvarado turned up
and the small blind mucked. He's now up to 12,000 in chips.
Mark Seif Eliminated
was dominated by his opponent's 
.Despite flopping an inside straight draw, Seif came up short in the hand and headed for the rail.
Alex Jacob Eliminated
. Jacob checked, the button bet 725 and Jacob called. The turn was the 
. Jacob bet 1,225, the button raised to 3,250, Jacob moved all in for 6,000 and the button called. Jacob showed
for top two pair, but the button had a flush with 
. The river was the 
and Jacob's tournament came to an early end.
Value Bets, Baby
on the turn, Men "The Master" Nguyen bet out 1,100 from the small blind and his opponent called. The river was the 
. Nguyen bet another 1,700 and was called again. Nguyen showed
for a full house and his opponent mucked. He's now up to 6,700.
Melissa Hayden Triples Up
. With action on the side, one player bet and the other quickly folded. The players showed:Hayden:
Opponent:
Hayden had her opponent drawing all but dead, and sure enough, he failed to improve. Hayden took down the pot and is now working with about 4,300 chips.
Seif Kills His Own Action
, Seif bet 200 and got two callers. As the dealer was making the pot right, Seif dramatically called for a 
multiple times. Sure enough, the 
hit the river. Seif's river bet prompted a quick fold from both of his opponents and he seemed to regret the charade. "Hard to get paid off when you call for it I guess," said Seif after the hand.
Jesus Rising