2008 World Series of Poker

Event 44 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$693,444
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
879
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 879

Mark Seif's Roller Coaster

Men Nguyen and Mark Seif got together moments ago in a four-way pot. The flop came down {5-Spades} {6-Spades} {7-Spades}. The Master checked, a player behind him bet 700, and Mark Seif shoved for 1,175. After a fold from the player in the cutoff, it comes back to Nguyen, and he moves all in himself. The other opponent calls, and the hands are turned up:

Nguyen: {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}
Caller: {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}
Seif: {A-Spades} {J-Clubs}

On the turn, the {J-Spades} peels off, making Seif his nut flush and needing to dodge a repeat board card. Fifth street does blank off for him when it comes the {9-Clubs}. Mark Seif triples up with the main pot, and Men Nguyen takes the side pot with his set of sevens.

On the very next hand, Seif was knocked back down when his {6-Spades} {6-Hearts} failed to hold up against {J-Spades} {8-Spades} and {J-Hearts} {10-Clubs}. An eight on the flop sent Seif tumbling back down to 450 chips.

On the hand following that, he moved all in for those 450 chips with {A-Hearts} {7-Hearts} and could not win the pot. He rebuys back up to 2,000 and will try it again.