Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-24-2008 23:27 UTC-7

Heads-Up

[user66118]

After just a quick pause to prepare the table, the players are facing off across the table from each other.

Frank Gary gets a walk on the first hand of man-to-man play.

06-24-2008 23:23 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user66118]

Here are the chip counts as we begin heads-up play:

Tamayo - 1,399,000
Gary - 794,000

06-24-2008 23:22 UTC-7

Nick Binger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($84,814)

donpeters

Limit Hold'em:

Frank Gary has the button and folds. Nick Binger raises from the small blind and Jonathan Tamayo reraises out of the big blind. Binger reraises, making it four bets. Tamayo caps the action and Binger calls.

The flop is {2-Hearts}

and Binger and Tamayo get all in for Binger's last 69,000.

Binger: {3-Spades}

Tamayo:

The turn is the {10-Clubs}

and Binger will need a three on the river to stay alive. As the railbirds cheer for a three to pop off, the river is the {J-Spades}

and Binger is eliminated in third place. He'll earn almost $85,000 for his efforts.

As he exits, Binger makes his way over to his group of friends and mentions that he really wanted first place. His friends hand him a glass of freshly-poured champagne and congratulate him anyway. He smiles and moves on to his interview.

Tags: Jonathan Tamayo Nick Binger

06-24-2008 23:12 UTC-7

Chips Evening Out Again

[user66118]

Limit Hold'em:

Nick Binger has the button, and he lets his hand go. Jonathan Tamayo raises from the small blind, and Frank Gary comes along with the extra bet.

The flop shows up {8-Spades}

. Tamayo bets and Gary calls.

Fourth street: {6-Hearts}

. This time Tamayo passes it over, and Gary obliges him with a bet. Tamayo smooth-calls.

The river: {Q-Diamonds}

. Both players check. Frank Gary tables king high, and it's the winner as Tamayo mucks his cards.

None of our three players can seem to pull away from the field here deep in the final table.

06-24-2008 23:02 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user66118]

Tamayo - 1,012,000
Gary - 692,000
Binger - 489,000

06-24-2008 22:59 UTC-7

Fizzy Lifting Drink

[user66118]

With the first two bottles of champagne laying like wounded soldiers on the floor, the Binger contingent has just received a delivery of two fresh bottles of the bubbly.

06-24-2008 22:55 UTC-7

Cards Back in the Air

[user66118]

06-24-2008 22:48 UTC-7

Quick Pause

[user66118]

The clock has been paused momentarily for a commercial break.

Level: 24

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-24-2008 22:38 UTC-7

Raise and Take

donpeters

This portion of no-limit has been all raise and take so far. The players seem deadlocked with each other and no one wants to budge.

One thing that has changed is that Frank Gary has opened up and is playing more pots than he was before.

Tags: Frank Gary