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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$7,104,000
Total Entries
148
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 148
Filter
Level: 3
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Gene Fisher just scooped a nice pot when his
was best on a board of 
board.Fisher brought Greg Mueller, Greg Raymer and Robert Mizrachi along for the ride but when Fisher flipped up his cards, none of them could even chop for the low as they each mucked their cards. Fisher scooped the pot and is now up to approximately 120,000 chips.
Before the flop Gus Hansen raised from early position and Chris Reslock called in the small blind. Both players checked the
flop, and then Reslock check-called Gus's bets when the 
turned and the 
fell on the river. Gus showed 
and took down a pot that pushed his stack up to 176,000. Reslock is now down to 40,500.
Mike Sexton opened for a raise on the button and Ted Forrest called from the small blind. The flop was
. Forrest check-called a bet from Sexton. The turn was the 
. This time Forrest led out and Sexton called. The river was the 
. Forrest bet, Sexton raised and Forrest called. Sexton showed
for a ten-high straight and Forrest mucked. Sexton is now up to 104,000 while Forrest fell to 93,000.
The two talked about how they were worried about getting sick right before the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., and Matusow said, "This year is the deepest I've ever gone (in the World Series) without being sick." The "WSOP Flu" seems to have given us a miss this year. So far, anyway.
Tom "durrr" Dwan just took the lion's share of a pot in a showdown with Daniel Negreanu. Four players saw the flop, but come the river it was just Dwan and Negreanu left. Dwan bet the whole way and Negreanu called him down.
The board ran out
. The players showed:Dwan:
Negreanu:
Both had the nut low, but Dwan's aces were best for high. He took three-quarters of the pot and is now sitting on a stack of approximately 81,000.
Tim Phan: Hey, Gus how you doing?
Gus Hansen: Better than you... what, you got 98K or something?
Tim: I heard you have 150K.
Gus: Actually, I'm on about 175K.
Tim: Sorry about that.
Gus: That's nothing. You should have seen the beat I took in razz.
