2008 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship
Day: 1
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Lyle Berman opened for a raise from the cutoff, James Mackey three-bet from the button, David Singer called from the big blind and Berman called the additional bet. The flop was
. Singer checked, Berman bet, and both Mackey and Singer called. The turn was the
. Singer checked, Berman bet, Mackey called and Singer folded. The river was the
. Berman bet and Mackey called. Berman showed
, having caught two pair on the river for high, and making 6-5-3-2-A for low. Mackey showed
-- the same low as Berman, and missing his nut flush draw for high. Berman won the high half and they split the low. After the hand, Mackey had 122,000 while Berman was holding steady at 96,000.
John Monnette raised from early position, Jamie Pickering called from the cutoff and Rob Hollink called from the big blind. The flop was
. Hollink led out, Monnette folded and Pickering called. The turn was the
. Hollink bet again and Pickering called. The river was the
. Once again, Hollink bet and Pickering called. Hollink tabled
for trip sixes and Pickering mucked. After the hand, Hollink was up to 82,000 while Pickering fell to 88,000.
While the comment is only Cloutier's opinion, one would be hard pressed to disagree with the statement.
Table 13 seats Johnny "World" Hennigan, Robert Williamson III, Phil Galfond, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Perry Friedman, and Tom "durrr" Dwan.
and Chiu check-called Ly's 300 bet. The
turned, and both players checked. The
fell on the river and, again, both players checked."Ace-queen is good," Ly said.
"What?" Chiu said, and Ly turned over a counterfeited pair of fours. Both players laughed as Chiu showed
for a chop. "If I keep chopping pots with you," Ly said, "you'll end up winning the tournament."
Patrick Bueno raised from UTG and Marcel Luske called from the big blind. The flop was
. Luske checked, Bueno bet and Luske called. The turn was the
and both players checked. The river was the
and Luske check-called another bet from Bueno. Bueno showed
and Luske mucked.