Shuffle Up and Deal!
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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$7,104,000
Entries
148
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Are on a Break
Down to Business
Amit Scoops O8 Pot, Hellmuth Can't Win a Hand
Raymond Dehkharghani opened for a raise from middle position, Rafi Amit called on the button and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. The flop was
. Hellmuth led out and both Dehkharghani and Amit called. The turn was the 
. Action was checked to Amit, who bet and both players called. The river was the 
. Again, Hellmuth and Dehkharghani check-called a bet from Amit. Amit turned up
and scooped the pot with two pair eights and sixes for high and the nut low. He's now up to 139,000 while Dehkharghani is still healthy at 150,000. Hellmuth is down to 63,000 and was last spotted complaining about how he hadn't won a hand in over an hour.
Isabelle Mercier Scoops
After a
flop Alex Kostritsyn checked then called when Isabelle Mericer led out with a bet. Both players checked the 
on the turn and when the 
came on the river Kostritsyn bet out and Mercier called. She showed 
and her top two scooped the pot.
Jamie Pickering Eliminated
Action folded to Michael Mizrachi in middle position and he raised. Jamie Pickering made the call from the cutoff seat and the two went heads up to the flop.
The flop came
. Mizrachi bet and Pickering made the call. The 
hit the turn and the action was the same. The river came the 
and Mizrachi bet again. Pickering called all in for his tournament life and Mizrachi tabled 
. Pickering mucked and became our first elimination for the tournament as he headed for the rail.
Bari Sklar Would Like You to Know He Plays Like Phil Ivey
Bari Sklar has turned out to be one of the more colorful and talkative players at his table, which boasts a lineup consisting of Chris Ferguson, Andy Black, Bill Chen and Allen Kessler.
After taking down a razz pot with a 10-8 low, Sklar jumped out of his seat, declaring, "I play like Phil Ivey! I win. I raise a ten!" That hand took his stack to 78,000.
He took a pot off Barry Greenstein a few hands later with an 8-7 low. Again, the Ivey routine.
"Playing like Phil Ivey over here, boys!" he shouted to no one in particular.
On the next hand, still in the razz round, Sklar made another 10-8 low that held up to win the pot. After this win, he headed straight to Table 13, where the man himself is seated.
"I play like you, Phil!" he said.
Ivey sort of shook his head and turned back to the action at his own table.
Rafi Amit Takes a Pot From Ted Forrest
Forrest opened the pot from early position and called when Amit raised a few spots to his left. The flop came
and after Forrest checked Amit bet out for 1,000. Forrest check-raised and Amit made the call. The turn was the
, Forrest bet 2,000 and Amit called, but when the 
fell on the river Forrest slowed down and checked. Amit bet, Forrest called, and when Amit showed down 
Forrest tossed his cards in the muck. He's down to 80,000, while that pot boosted Amit's stack to 127,000.
Jason Gray Scoops
Jason Gray just scooped a nice pot against Chris Bjorin. With a final board of
Gray bet every street and Bjorin called him down. Gray showed 
. He had an uncounterfeitable low by the turn and played it for maximum value. His straight ended up being good for the high and he hogged the pot.
Well, That Explains a Lot!