Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-23-2008 15:33 UTC-7

Hand #25 - Mike Glasser

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David Woo has the button in Seat 2. Action folds around to Mike Glasser and he gets a walk in his big blind.

06-23-2008 15:32 UTC-7

Hand #24 - Curtis Early

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Eric Beren has the button in Seat 1. Curtis Early raises to 150,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

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06-23-2008 15:31 UTC-7

Thanh Dat Tran has the button in Seat 9. Mike Glasser moves all in for 65,000 from early position. Curtis Early announces a reraise and moves 200,000 into the center. Action folds around to Eric Beren in the small blind and he goes into the tank. Glasser stands up with water bottle in hand eagerly awaiting his fate. Beren eventually calls and Glasser is all in for the main pot and Beren and Early will have action on the side.

The flop comes {J-Hearts}

. Beren checks and Early bets 300,000 into the dry side pot. Beren double-checks his hand and throws it away. With action complete, the players show:

Glasser: {J-Diamonds}

Early:

Early is drawing to running nines for four of a kind. The turn and river come the {3-Hearts}

and

respectively and Mike Glasser triples up to 285,000 chips.

Tags: Curtis Early Eric Beren Mike Glasser

06-23-2008 15:25 UTC-7

Hand #22 - Eric Beren Cripples Mike Glasser

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Thom Werthmann has the button in Seat 8. Mike Glasser raises to 150,000 and Eric Beren moves all in for 530,000 from the big blind. Glasser makes the call.

Beren {A-Spades}

Glasser

The flop is {5-Hearts}

, Beren still leading. The turn is the {A-Hearts}

, opening up a flush draw for Glasser, but the river is the {7-Diamonds}

and Beren doubles up to 1,125,000. Glasser is crippled, left with only 70,000.

Tags: Eric Beren Mike Glasser

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-23-2008 15:17 UTC-7

Hand #21 - David Woo

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Matt Wood has the button in Seat 7. David Woo limps in from early position. Curtis Early announces a raise from the cutoff seat and then tosses out 130,000. The blinds pass and action is back on Woo. He makes the call and we'll see a flop.

The flop comes {Q-Clubs}

. Woo is first to act and he checks. Early pushes out a bet of 125,000 and Woo announces a raise. He pushes out the call and then an additional 200,000 chips. Early sits as still as a statue, surveying the situation. With his eyes hidden by sunglasses and his arms lightly crossed, he eventually flicks his cards into the muck. David Woo wins the pot.

Tags: Curtis Early David Woo

06-23-2008 15:13 UTC-7

Hand #20 - Thanh Dat Tran

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Curtis Early has the button in Seat 5. Thanh Dat Tran raises to 125,000 and picks up the blinds and antes.

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06-23-2008 15:11 UTC-7

Hand #19 - David Woo

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Mike Glasser has the button in Seat 4. David Woo raises to 80,000 from late position. Matt Wood calls from the big blind and we're heads up to the flop.

The flop comes {K-Diamonds}

. Wood is first to act and he checks. Woo makes a bet of 100,000 and Wood gives it up. David Woo wins the pot.

06-23-2008 15:08 UTC-7

Hand #18 - Thom Werthmann

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Habib Khanis has the button in Seat 3. Thom Werthmann raises to 130,000, Thanh Dat Tran reraises to 430,000, Werthmann moves all in for 1,400,000, and Tran goes into the tank. Tran ultimately gives it up and Werthmann wins the pot.

Tags: Thanhdat Tran Thom Werthmann