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

06-24-2008 15:38 UTC-7

David Sorger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($19,956)

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

David Sorger moves all in for 40,500. Nick Binger reraises to 100,000 after the announcer calls him Michael. Everyone else folds.

Binger: {A-Diamonds}

Sorger:

The board runs out {5-Hearts}

and we have our ninth-place finisher, Sorger, who will earn $19,956.

Tags: David Sorger Nick Binger

06-24-2008 15:38 UTC-7

Binger Playing Poker

[user66118]

So far, the players have been dealt 21 hands at the final table. Nick Binger has won eight, or 38% of them.

06-24-2008 15:47 UTC-7

Michael Chu Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,439)

[user66118]

No-Limit Hold'em:

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 {2-Spades}

. 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: {8-Spades}

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 {Q-Clubs}

and

respectively.

Michael Chu will head to the rail in 8th place, picking up $27,439 for his work over the past three days.

Tags: Michael Chu

06-24-2008 15:48 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Nick Binger - 982,500
Mats Gavatin - 358,000
Jonathan Tamayo - 264,000
Alex Jalali - 226,000
Frank Gary - 209,000
Chris Rentes - 157,500
David Machowsky -104,500

06-24-2008 15:52 UTC-7

Mats Gavatin Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,923)

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

Mats Gavatin raises to 15,000 and Nick Binger calls. The flop comes {Q-Diamonds}

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: {7-Spades}

Gavatin:

The turn came the {4-Hearts}

and the river the {Q-Clubs}

to give Binger a full house and the elimination of Mats Gavatin.

Binger is steamrolling the field and has over 1.3 million chips.

Tags: Mats Gavatin Nick Binger

06-24-2008 15:55 UTC-7

Double Up for MacHowsky

[user66118]

No-Limit Hold'em:

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: {A-Hearts}

Jalali:

The board runs out {3-Clubs}

, and MacHowsky's higher kicker plays, doubling him up to 209,000 chips, trading spots with Alex Jalali.

06-24-2008 15:57 UTC-7

David MacHowsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,902)

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

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 {A-Clubs}

. MacHowsky rolls over {3-Diamonds}

.

The flop just about does it for MacHowsky when it comes {A-Hearts}

. The turn officially seals the deal with the {5-Hearts}

and then the river is the {10-Spades}

. 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.

Tags: David MacHowsky Nick Binger