First Break
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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
731
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
David MacHowsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,902)
Nick Binger raises to 17,000 on the button and David MacHowsky moves all in from small blind. Binger calls instantly after the big blind folds and shows
. MacHowsky rolls over 
.The flop just about does it for MacHowsky when it comes
. The turn officially seals the deal with the 
and then the river is the 
. MacHowsky will earn just under $45,000 for his efforts.Binger has still yet to lose a hand that he is involved in and has well over half of the chips in play.
Double Up for MacHowsky
Alex Jalali has the button in Seat 3.
Action is folded around to him, and he opens for a raise. David MacHowsky moves all in from the big blind for a total of 103,000. Jalali calls, and the hands are turned over.
MacHowsky:
Jalali:
The board runs out
, and MacHowsky's higher kicker plays, doubling him up to 209,000 chips, trading spots with Alex Jalali.
Mats Gavatin Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,923)
Mats Gavatin raises to 15,000 and Nick Binger calls. The flop comes
and Binger leads out for 30,000. Mats Gavatin raises to 95,000.After some thought, Binger moves all in and Gavatin makes the call.
Binger:
Gavatin:
The turn came the
and the river the 
to give Binger a full house and the elimination of Mats Gavatin.Binger is steamrolling the field and has over 1.3 million chips.
Updated Chip Counts
Mats Gavatin - 358,000
Jonathan Tamayo - 264,000
Alex Jalali - 226,000
Frank Gary - 209,000
Chris Rentes - 157,500
David Machowsky -104,500
Michael Chu Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,439)
Frank Gary has the button in Seat 8.
Action is folded around to Nick Binger, and he comes in with a habitual raise, making it 17,000 to go. Rentes folds his small blind, and Chu calls from the big.
The flop comes down
. Chu checks, and Binger splashes in a bet of 32,000. Chu thinks for a moment, and then pushes all in for a total of 145,000. Binger pauses to eye up his opponent, and then makes the call with a shrug of his shoulders. The cards are turned over:Chu:
Binger:
Nick Binger is just flat catching cards right now, and the showdown reveals that he has a hammer lock on Michael Chu's tournament life. The turn and river fail to help Chu, coming
and respectively.Michael Chu will head to the rail in 8th place, picking up $27,439 for his work over the past three days.
Binger Playing Poker
David Sorger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($19,956)
David Sorger moves all in for 40,500. Nick Binger reraises to 100,000 after the announcer calls him Michael. Everyone else folds.
Binger:
Sorger:
The board runs out
and we have our ninth-place finisher, Sorger, who will earn $19,956.
Blind Battle
David MacHowsky has the button in Seat 5.
Action is folded around to the blinds. Jonathan Tamayo raises to 18,000 from the small blind. Mats Gavatin makes the call from the big blind.
The flop comes
. Tamayo fires out a bet of 22,000, and Gavatin calls.The turn is the
. Tamayo checks this time, and Gavatin checks behind.The river is the
. Tamayo bets a neat 50,000, and Gavatin gives it up.
Binger Still Cruising
Nick Binger raises to 16,000 and Jonathan Tamayo calls. The flop is
and Tamayo checks to Binger. Binger bets 24,000. Tamayo calls.The turn is the
and Tamayo checks. Binger thinks before betting 52,000. Tamayo takes his time and then makes the fold giving Binger the pot.