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

Marcel Luske Eliminated

Marcel Luske
Marcel Luske
Stud:

Marcel Luske: (X-X) {K-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {J-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} (X)

Chad Brown: (X-X) {2-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}

Farzad Bonyadi: (X-X) {3-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {7-Clubs} (X)

Marcel Luske completed on third street and both Chad Brown and Farzad Bonyadi called. On fourth, Luske led out again and was called in both spots. Fifth street brought another bet from Luske, Brown folded, and Bonyadi called. On sixth Luske bet all in for 28,000 and Bonyadi called.

Luske showed {K-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} for a pair of kings, but Bonyadi made trip sevens with {A-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}, sending Luske to the rail.

Tags: Chad BrownFarzad BonyadiMarcel Luske

Gene Fisher Eliminated

Gene Fisher - Eliminated
Gene Fisher - Eliminated
Stud-8:

The exact action is unclear but Gene Fisher was all in against Ralph Perry and headed to the river he was in the lead. Fisher showed {4-Clubs} {6-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {A-Spades} for two pair.

Perry had {Q-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} showing and after the river was dealt, he slowly peeked at his last card. In what might be perceived as a slow-roll, Perry squeezed his river card ever so slowly... so slowly that some players at the table told him to just flip it over already... before slapping the {K-Hearts} down and yelling "Boom!"

Despite the theatrics, Gene Fisher was forced to make his exit and did so gracefully.

After the hand, Perry was adamant that he did not slow-roll Fisher, despite what some spectators thought.

Katja Thater Eliminated

Katja Thater - Eliminated
Katja Thater - Eliminated
Stud:

With just 4,000 in chips left, Katja Thater had three-quarters of her chips all in in the ante with the other 1,000 all in on third street. Things were looking good for her on sixth street when she made a straight, but Raymond Davis made a full house with the next card to come. Katja Thater headed for the rail while Davis counted his chips which now approach the 325,000 mark.

Bill Chen Eliminated

Bill Chen - Eliminated
Bill Chen - Eliminated
Stud:

Bill Chen was all in on fourth street in a pot with Doyle Brunson and Katja Thater. Thater and Brunson were heads up on the side. Fifth street was checked and Thater bet sixth street. Seventh street had three bets between Thater and Brunson and when all was said and done, the players showed:

Chen: (X) (X) {7-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} (X)
Brunson: ({J-Spades}) ({J-Diamonds}) {4-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {5-Spades} ({A-Diamonds})
Thater: ({K-Hearts}) ({K-Diamonds}) {4-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {4-Hearts} ({3-Clubs})

Brunson's three jacks were best and Chen mucked. Thater was left with just 4,000 in chips while Brunson chipped up to over 1,000,000.

Berman Rivers Glantz

Stud:

Lyle Berman (X-X) {10-Spades} {3-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} (X)

Matt Glantz (X-X) {J-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {8-Clubs} (X)

Huckleberry Seed brought it in with the {4-Hearts}, Lyle Berman completed, Matt Glantz raised, Seed folded and Berman called. On fourth street Glantz led out and Berman called. On fifth street Berman checked the high board, Glantz bet and Berman called. On sixth street Berman check-called another bet from Glantz and on seventh. Berman checked again, but this time Glantz checked behind.

"Good check, sir" said Berman as he rolled over {J-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}, having hit his straight draw on seventh Glantz held {J-Spades} {8-Hearts} {5-Spades} for two pair.

"You got lucky there, baby" said Scotty Nguyen, as Berman dragged the pot. He's now up to 897,000.

Tags: Lyle BermanMatt Glantz

That's Fixed-Limit Baby!

Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen
Razz:

Scotty Nguyen and Matt Glantz just locked horns in a hand that saw Nguyen betting every street through sixth. Scotty check-called the river and Glantz showed him {9-?} {8-?} {7-?} {4-?} {A-?}. Nguyen had that beat however with his {8-?} {7-?} {6-?} {4-?} {A-?}.

Scotty stacked the pot and took his chip count to about 440,000.

Tags: Matt GlantzScotty Nguyen

Negreanu Passes a Million

Stud Machine Daniel Negreanu
Stud Machine Daniel Negreanu
Stud:

Farzad Bonyadi: (X-X) {2-Spades} {J-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}

Daniel Negreanu: (X-X) {K-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {6-Hearts}

Chad Brown: (X-X) {5-Diamonds}

Marcel Luske completed, Chad Brown raised, Farzad Bonyad three-bet, Daniel Negreanu four-bet, Luske and Brown folded and Bonyadi called. On fourth street Negreanu led out and Bonyadi called. On fifth, Bonyadi made the high board when he caught the {A-Diamonds} and checked, Negreanu bet, and Bonyadi folded.

"Stud machine!" said Erick Lindgren with a laugh as Negreanu raked in the pot. It sent his stack up to 1,050,000.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuErick Lindgren

Ladies Night

Katja Thater
Katja Thater
Of the four women who entered this prestigious event, only one remains. Katja Thater is the "last woman standing" in this tournament. Her stack is currently below average at approximately 165,000.

Tags: Katja Thater

Erick Lindgren Triples Up

Stud:

Lindgren: ({J-Diamonds}) ({J-Spades}) {A-Spades} {6-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {A-Hearts} ({5-Hearts})
Kaplan: ({Q-Spades}) ({Q-Clubs}) {8-Hearts} {4-Spades} {3-Spades} {6-Diamonds} ({4-Clubs})
Bonyadi: (X) (X) {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} (X)

Lindgren was all in on third street for 43,000. There was action between Bonyadi and Kaplan through the river but Bonyadi mucked when he couldn't beat Kaplan's queens up. Lindgren took down the main pot with his aces up and tripled up to 144,000. Kaplan had a net gain on the hand and now sits with about 350,000 in chips.

Tags: Erick LindgrenFarzad BonyadiGabe Kaplan