2008 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit)
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$374,505
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,560,400
Entries
332
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Esfandiari Survives

Antonio Esfandiari, down below 2,000, just survived a battle of the blinds with Andy Bloch.

The table had folded around to Bloch, who completed from the SB. Esfandiari raised to 500 from the BB, and Bloch responded by pushing all in. Esfandiari called.

The board came out {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{2-Spades}{A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Bloch showed {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, but Esfandiari had him out-kicked with {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Bloch's stack remains a healthy 20,650, while Esfandiari is somewhat less so with 2,950.

Tags: Andy BlochAntonio Esfandiari

Lucky Like de Wolfe

Roland de Wolfe is facing an all-in and calls with {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} versus his opponent's {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. The board is {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and the rivered queen puts de Wolfe up to 21,200. "Easy game, no?" says de Wolfe.

"Is this going to be on the PokerNews update?" says Greg Raymer.

Tags: Roland De Wolfe

Aces on River for Mercier

Isabelle Mercier
Isabelle Mercier
Isabelle Mercier raised preflop from middle position and the BB called. The flop came {3-Clubs}{K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}. The BB checked, Mercier bet, and the BB called. The river brought the {A-Clubs}. The BB again check-called Mercier's bet. Mercier showed {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and the BB mucked.

Tags: Isabelle Mercier

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0