, Chad Batista check-called his opponent's bets of 1,000, 1,650 and 4,500, the online pro confessing, "This will be the worst call ever made" before making the call on the river.His opponent's
was enough, as Batista quickly mucked.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 38 - $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$1,101,100
Entries
605
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 605
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, Chad Batista check-called his opponent's bets of 1,000, 1,650 and 4,500, the online pro confessing, "This will be the worst call ever made" before making the call on the river.His opponent's
was enough, as Batista quickly mucked.
Slotboom:
Binger:
Board:
Binger doubles right up to 38,000, while Slotboom is left with a below-average 11,000.
Meanwhile, the likes of Clonie Gowen, Steve Paul-Ambrose and Mickey Appleman are all still clinging on with less than their starting stacks.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
flop, one of those callers bet 1,300, before smooth-calling Minieri's reraise to 5,900.Upon the
turn hitting the felt, the aggressor pushed all in immediately, which subsequently led to Minieri calling the clock on himself whilst he decided what to do.Minieri used up every second of that one remaining minute before his hand was finally scooped into the muck. No cards were shown.
Minieri down to 6,500.
board. Lowery now up to 44,000.
On a
flop, Jeffery check-raised his opponent's 4,500 continuation bet all in for a few extra more with 
. His opponent made the call with 
.Turn =
River =
Jeffery jumps to 16,400.
He raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and the big blind reraised to 3,000; Watkinson called.
They checked it down to the river of the
board when the big blind bet out 3,000. Watkinson called with 
for ace high -- and his opponent could only muster 
for queen high.
on an 
board snap-called by his opponent's . Sadly for his opponent, a arrived on the river to give Lehr a timely double through. He's now on 14,000 in chips.
, Dmitri Nobles was unable to outdraw 
, especially when the flop came a clinical 
followed by a harmless 
turn and 
river.
