2008 World Series of Poker

Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$631,656
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,712,800
Total Entries
2,720
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 2,720
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Saul Slips

With the board reading {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {J-Spades} on the turn, Kevin Saul check-raised his opponent's 400 bet to 1,200 and was called. The river was the {9-Spades}. Saul checked again, his opponent moved all in for 1,425 and Saul called. Saul's opponent showed the {K-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} for the nut straight and Saul mucked. He's now down to 2,050.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated

The "Magician" just pulled a vanishing act from this tournament. Antonio Esfandiari just ran his {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} into the {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} of his opponent. The money went in preflop after an Esfandiari reraise all in. He got no help from the {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {7-Spades} {3-Spades} board and was eliminated.

More Familiar Faces

Miami John Cernuto, Liz Lieu, Sarah Bilney, David Singer, David Williams, Emad Tahtouh, Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke, Michael Mizrachi, Shannon Shorr, Young Phan, Kathy Liebert, Terrence Chan and Ted Lawson have all joined today's field.

The registration count is now over 2,700.

Greg Raymer Eliminated by Steve Paul-Ambrose

Greg Raymer and Steve Paul-Ambrose went heads up to a flop of {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {7-Hearts}. Ambrose was first to act and he bet 150. Raymer made the call.

The turn came the {4-Hearts} and Paul-Ambrose bet again, this time 300. Raymer called.

The river fell the {A-Diamonds} and Paul-Ambrose bet 600. Raymer moved all in and Ambrose made the call.

Raymer showed {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} but Paul-Ambrose tabled {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for the full house.

Allen Kessler Picks Up a Nice Pot

The under-the-gun player made a standard opening raise and Allen Kessler called from middle position. The flop came {10-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} and the raiser moved all in for 1,700. Kessler made the call and the players showed:

Kessler: {10-Clubs} {7-Clubs}
Opponent: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The turn and river blanked and Kessler now sits on a stack of 7,000.

Carlos Mortensen Eliminated

A middle-position raiser made it 150 to play. Action folded to a late-position player who raised to 750. Carlos Mortensen moved all in from the big blind for 2,025. The initial raiser passed but the late-position player made the call. The players showed:

Mortensen: {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}
Opponent: {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}

"The Matador" got no help from the {Q-Spades} {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} board and was eliminated.