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

We Will Have a New Champion

Steve Billirakis, the defending champion, is eliminated, and here's how it happened. Roland de Wolfe raised, Billirakis reraised, and de Wolfe three-bet. Billirakis called again.

The flop was {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Both checked. The turn was the {K-Hearts}. Billirakis bet and de Wolfe put him all in. Billirakis called with A-K and de Wolfe had {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. The river was the {9-Diamonds} and the straight finished Billirakis off. After the hand, de Wolfe gave Billirakis $1,200 to pay off a series of prop bets based on the cards. De Wolfe is up to 42,000.

Tags: Roland de WolfeSteve Billirakis

Take It to the Limit

We are nearing the end of the limit-half of Level 7, though with blinds of 500/1,000 (and stakes of 1,000/2,000), we are starting to see players having to go all in fairly frequently, as they haven't enough chips to bet all the way down.

Phil Laak recently survived after putting his last chips in on the turn on a board of {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{K-Clubs}. His opponent folded, and Laak had 14,000 with which to keep playing.

Elsewhere, John Juanda got the last of his chips in preflop in a hand against Josh Arieh. The board came {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{K-Spades}, and Juanda's J-8 bested Arieh's A-10. Juanda has 6,700.

Tags: John JuandaJosh AriehPhil Laak

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Crazy Eights

Three players, including Rolf Slotboom in the small blind, saw the flop come {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Slotboom checked, the big blind went all in with his last 875, and the UTG called. Slotboom then reraised to 1,875, and the UTG called again.

The turn was the {K-Clubs}. Check-check.

The river was the {6-Spades}. Slotboom bet 2,000, and his opponent called.

Slotboom showed {A-Spades}{8-Spades} for third pair, and the UTG player mucked. Slotboom now has 31,000.

Tags: Rolf Slotboom