Level: 3
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
731
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 731
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James down to 1,600.
Down to only a few hundred chips remaining, Jimmy Fricke found himself all in preflop holding
against an opponent's 
.The board ran out
and Fricke was sent to the rail.
Gary Benson raised from under the gun and an opponent called from the button. The flop came
and Benson led out. His opponent raised and Benson reraised. His opponent called.The turn came the
and Benson bet again. His opponent went all in for a total of 575 and Benson made the cheap call.Benson:
Opponent:
The river was the
and Benson successfully eliminated his opponent and moved up to 3,400.
against an opponent's 
.The board was
.Queen-eight seems to be the hand to crack over pairs today.
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri raised in early position and an opponent moved all in for only 575 total. Barbieri made the easy call and held
. His opponent held 
.The flop came down
and paired Barbieri's five. The turn came the 
and the river the 
, giving Barbieri's opponent a pair of sevens, but it also gave Barbieri a spade flush.Barbieri is cruising and up to 9,300.
Elliot Smith and Andy Bloch had gotten tangled up in several pots before the pro finally succumbed.
In their final duel, Smith opened for a raise, and the two men capped the preflop betting. The dealer dealt out
for the first three community cards. Bloch went all in for his last little 50 chips, and flipped over . He was behind all the way though; Smith tabled 
and had him drawing slim. The turn and river bricked out for Bloch, and he made his exit.
A short stacked Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips in preflop holding
. He was up against an opponent's 
.The board ran
.No luck for Negreanu and he's leaves the Amazon room.
From early position, Humberto Brenes raised. Brian Micon reraised from middle position and Brenes called all in. Brenes showed
up agianst Micon's .The flop came
and gave Brenes a flush draw in hopes of doubling up. The turn came the 
and then the river landed a .Brenes was eliminated while Micon moved up to 4,100.
