2008 World Series of Poker

Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$219,508
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
731
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Benson Doubles

No-Limit Hold'em:

Gary Benson raised from under the gun to 450. Matt Shepsky reraised to 1,350 from the small blind and Benson called.

The flop came {K-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} and Shepsky bet 1,650 and Benson called all in for that exact amount. Benson held {8-Diamonds} {8-Spades} and Shepsky held {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}.

The turn came the {J-Hearts} and the river the {6-Diamonds}, doubling Benson up to 6,100.

Tags: Gary BensonMatt Shepsky

Levi Calls His Shot

David Levi and another player got all their chips in preflop. Levi held {A-?} {J-?} and was dominated by his opponent holding {A-?} {Q-?}. The first four cards off the deck were {3-Hearts} {K-Spades} {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts}. As the dealer prepared to flip the river card, Levi said, "Chop it up. Deuce of diamonds."

Sure enough, the {2-Diamonds} fell on the river, making both players a winning wheel and chopping up the pot.

Le'flush

No-Limit Hold'em:

Allen Le made a raise to 300 and then called the big blind's all in reraise of 3,200 with {J-Clubs} {J-Spades}. He was up against {A-Spades} {K-Spades}.

The board came {9-Spades} {6-Clubs} {3-Spades} {7-Spades} {5-Clubs}. A flush on turn good for the pot.

Le down to 6,500.

Tags: Allen Le

Jean-Robert Bellande Crippled, Then Busted

We pick up the action on the flop. Jean-Robert Bellande and one other player see the board reading {5-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}. Bellande bets 775, and his opponent calls.

The turn is the {K-Hearts}. The unknown player bets out all in into Bellande. Jean-Robert calls, showing {J-Diamonds} {9-Spades}. His opponent tables {K-Clubs} {10-Clubs}. The river {2-Spades} is no help to Bellande, and he is crippled all the way down to just 75 chips.

Bellande tripled up right after that with {A-Spades} {2-Clubs} (his ace high won a three-way pot), but then was eliminated a short time later with {7-Hearts} {8-Spades}.

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Triple Up

Limit Hold'em

Al Barbieri raised to 800 before a player in seat one reraised to 1,200 and was all in. Tad Jergens then three bet and Barbieri called.

The flop was {8-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} and it prompted Jergens to go all in for his last 200 chips that Barbieri called.

Al Barbieiri tabled {A-Clubs} {6-Spades}
Jergens tabled {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}
Seat one player {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

The turn came {9-Diamonds} and river {6-Clubs}. The turned flush for Jergens good for the pot and a triple up for Jergens who moves up to 4,400.

Barbieri still healthy on 15,500.

A Terrible Time For a Full House

No-Limit Hold'em:

Derek Lerner and two other players got into a three-way pot, and the flop came down {4-Spades} {6-Spades} {4-Hearts}. Lerner got all in for his remaining 2,600 chips, and got one of his opponents to give him the action. Fortunately for Lerner, he had flopped a full house with his {6-Clubs} {6-Hearts}. Unfortunately for him, however, he ran into the absolute nuts, as his caller tabled {4-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}. Lerner, unlike his opponent, failed to hit his quads, and he has been eliminated in the most brutal of ways.

Levi Doubles

No-Limit Hold'em:

David Levi moved all in on a board reading {Q-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {3-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} after an opponent bet out. It was only a thousand or so more for the player to call and his opponent had about 1,500 left.

Levi really wanted the call and was visibly upset when his opponent folded after some time of thought. Levi turned up {A-?} {Q-?} disappointedly and said, "I shouldn't have raised the turn."

He is now up to 7,000 though.

Tags: David Levi