Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-03-2008 00:00 UTC-7

Hellmuth on a Rampage

Shamus

With a board showing {3-Spades}

, Phil Hellmuth checked and Justin Bonomo put in a hefty bet, and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth showed {Q-Diamonds}

for the overpair, but Bonomo had the {9-Hearts}

for the straight.

Hellmuth stood up quickly, kicking over his chair. "I had the nut pair!" he exclaimed. "Players bluff a lot so I trap them, of course," he added. Hellmuth is now down to 6,000.

Tags: Justin Bonomo Phil Hellmuth

06-03-2008 00:01 UTC-7

Maria Ho Jams Pearljammer

[user38368]

On a turn of {7-Hearts}

, Jon "Pearljammer" Turner checks and Maria Ho bets 3,700. Turner calls. The river is {8-Spades}

and both check. Ho shows {K-Clubs}

to

for Turner. Turner's pair is counterfeited, Ho is up to 49,000 and Turner is down to 43,000.

Tags: Jon Turner Maria Ho

06-03-2008 00:04 UTC-7

Edler Out

Shamus

He survived for a while, but Bill Edler has been eliminated. So no repeat of his miracle Gulf Coast Poker Championship comeback today.

Tags: Bill Edler

06-03-2008 00:07 UTC-7

After a raise of 1,000 from Noah Boeken on the button, Raymer goes all in for 5,200 and is called by JC Alvarado on the big blind. Boeken folds. Raymer shows J-9 and Alvarado turns over 9-9. The flop of 8-10-2 gives Raymer hope, but the turn and river brick out to send him home. Alvarado is up to 37,500.

Tags: JC Alvarado

06-03-2008 00:08 UTC-7

Bonomo Loses Battle of Overpairs

Shamus

Just before the break, Justin Bonomo lost a pot with pocket tens vs. A-A on a board of {9-Hearts}

. Bonomo has approximately 20,000.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

06-03-2008 00:08 UTC-7

Break Come and Gone

[user38368]

A break has come and gone and we are nearly ready to start again.

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

06-03-2008 00:15 UTC-7

Quads for David Williams

Shamus

In one of the last no-limit hands in Level 6, a middle-position player limped, and David Williams checked his option from the big blind. The flop came {9-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The turn was the {9-Clubs}

. Williams checked, the MP player bet 1,200, Williams reraised to 2,500, and the MP player called.

The river was the {J-Hearts}

. Williams bet 4,500 and the MP player called. Williams turned over {9-Spades}

for quads, and his opponent mucked.

After the hand, Williams was up to 52,000.

Tags: David Williams

06-03-2008 00:19 UTC-7

Mark Hause Up to 41K

Shamus

Mark Hause (not Tom Schneider) is sitting with 41,300.

Tags: Mark Hause

06-03-2008 00:25 UTC-7

The Right Queen

Shamus

Another interesting hand from the previous no-limit round:

Marcel Luske raised to 5,000 from late position, and Robert Williamson III called from the small blind. On a flop of {A-Clubs}

, Williamson checked, Luske bet 1,000, and Williamson called. The {5-Clubs}

came on the turn, and both players checked.

A fourth club -- the {9-Clubs}

-- came on the river. Williamson bet 2,000, and Luske folded, showing Q-Q.

"Me, too, but I have the right one," said Williamson, who then turned over the other two queens, including the {Q-Clubs}

.

Williamson is now up to 24,000. "My high point of the Series," he told a reporter.

Tags: Marcel Luske Robert Williamson III