2008 World Series of Poker

Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$1,989,120
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$7,104,000
Entries
148
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Stephen Wolff Eliminated

Stephen Wolff - Eliminated
Stephen Wolff - Eliminated
Stud:

After the bring in, Stephen Wolff completed showing a {3-Clubs}. Matt Glantz raised showing an {A-Spades} and Wolff called all in. When all the cards were out, the best five card hand each could make were:

Wolff: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts} {6-Clubs}
Glantz: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {4-Clubs}

Glantz stacked the pot and Wolff headed for the rail.

Stephen Wolff Eliminated

Stephen Wolff - Eliminated
Stephen Wolff - Eliminated
Stud:

After the bring in, Stephen Wolff completed showing a {3-Clubs}. Matt Glantz raised showing an {A-Spades} and Wolff called all in. When all the cards were out, the best five card hand each could make were:

Wolff: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {10-Hearts} {6-Clubs}
Glantz: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {4-Clubs}

Glantz stacked the pot and Wolff headed for the rail.

Dario Minieri Eliminated

I have no chips, but still love my scarf!
I have no chips, but still love my scarf!
Razz:

Dario Minieri ({A-?} {2-?} ) {5-?} {10-?} {Q-?} {8-?} ({9-?} )

Andy Bloch ({3-?} {5-?}) {2-?} {J-?} {8-?} {8-?} ({A-?})

Mark Gregorich brought it in with a {K-?}, Mike Wattel completed with a {5-?}, Minieri raised, Bloch reraised, both Gregorich and Wattel folded, and Minieri called all in for 23,000.

Though Minieri started with A-2-5 and Bloch with 2-3-5, the bricks started falling for both players on fourth street and continued until the river. Bloch ended up with 8-5-3-2-A, besting Minieri's 9-8-5-2-A and eliminated the young Italian scarf aficionado from the tournament.

After the hand, Bloch was up to 138,000.

Tags: Andy BlochDario Minieri

Pat Pezzin Eliminated

Pat Pezzin - Eliminated
Pat Pezzin - Eliminated
Razz:

Exact details are scarce, but Pat Pezzin was just eliminated by Matt Glantz. Pezzin was all in on third street and when all the cards were out, he couldn't beat Glant's {K-?} {9-?} {5-?} {3-?} {2-?}.

Rafi Amit Crippled

Omaha-8:

Rafi Amit made a button raise, Roy Thung three-bet from the small blind and Amit called. The flop was {K-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {4-Clubs}. Thung bet and Amit called. The turn was the {2-Hearts}. Thung checked, Amit bet, and Thung called all in for 1,800.

Thung {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}

Amit {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {2-Spades} {8-Spades}

The river was the {3-Hearts}. Thung made a seven-high straight and won the high while both players made a wheel and split the low.

After the hand, Amit was on fumes with only 27,000.

Tags: Rafi AmitRoy Thung

Tom Dwan Eliminated

Tom Dwan - Eliminated
Tom Dwan - Eliminated
Omaha-8:

Gene Fisher raised from under the gun. Tom Dwan reraised from middle position and action folded back around to Gene and he four-bet. Dwan couldn't complete but called all in for his last 29,000 total. The players showed:

Fisher: {A-Spades} {K-Spades} {4-Hearts} {8-Clubs}
Dwan: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {2-Hearts}

The board ran out {J-Hearts} {9-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} and Fisher's three eights were best. Tom Dwan was eliminated and Fisher climbs to about 340,000 chips on the hand.

Thor Hansen Eliminated

Thor No More
Thor No More
Razz:

Thor Hansen (X-X) {Q-?} {3-?} {10-?} {2-?} (X)

Raymond Dehkharghani (X-X) {4-?} {7-?} {5-?} {6-?} (X)

Stephen Wolff (X-X) {A-?} {6-?} {9-?} {4-?}

Gabe Kaplan (X-X) {A-?} {J-?}

Thor Hansen brought it in for a completion with a {Q-?}, leaving himself only a single 1,000 chip behind, which he ended up committing on fourth street. Betting continued on the side, with Dehkharghani betting every street. Kaplan got out of the way on fourth and Wolff folded on sixth.

Dehkharghani ended up with 7-6-5-4-3 low and Hansen mucked as he headed to the rail. After the hand, Dehkharghani was up to 225,000.

Tags: Gabe KaplanRaymond DehkharghaniStephen WolffThor Hansen

Mascio's Mid-Life Crisis

Greg Mascio
Greg Mascio
Hold'em:

Action folded around to Matt Glantz on the button and he raised. Greg Mascio called from the small blind. The flop came {9-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} and Mascio bet out. Glantz made the call and the turn fell the {9-Diamonds}. Mascio fired again and Glantz called. Mascio got a check-raise in on the river when it came the {6-Spades}. Glantz looked him up and he showed {4-Spades} {4-Clubs}. Glantz mucked and Greg Mascio stacked the pot.