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

Billy "The Croc" Argyros Triples Up

Hold'em:

Phil Ivey opened for a raise and Jim Bechtel reraised. Billy Argyros called all in from the big blind and Ivey called behind. The three players took a flop with Argyros all in and Bechtel and Ivey heads up on the side.

The flop came {7-Spades} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}. Ivey bet and Bechtel called. The turn came the {7-Diamonds} and Ivey bet all in. Bechtel called and the players showed:

Bechtel: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Ivey: {A-Clubs} {5-Clubs}
Argyros: {9-Hearts} {7-Hearts}

The river came the {5-Spades} and Ivey and Argyros both made full houses. "The Croc" took the main pot, tripling up to just shy of 100,000 in the process. Ivey took the side and is still short-stacked with 62,000.

Abe Mosseri Eliminated

Abe Mosseri
Abe Mosseri
Omaha-8:

Abe Mosseri's bottle-tossing days with the rail are over. Unfortunately, so is his tournament.

With the action folded to him in the small blind, Mike Wattel put in a raise and Mosseri called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Hearts} {K-Spades} {2-Spades}. Wattel bet out and Mosseri called all in.

The turn was the {7-Spades} and the river the {4-Spades}. Wattel showed {A-Spades} {6-Spades} , good for the nut flush and a 7-6 low. Mosseri mucked and made his exit.

After the hand, Wattel was up to 425,000.

Tags: Abe Mosseri

Billy The Croc Back Up to 50K

Stud:

David Oppenheim (X-X) {7-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} (X)

Billy Argyros (X-X) {A-Diamonds} {Q-?} {5-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} (X)

James Mackey (X-X) {4-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {Q-?}

Billy "The Croc" Argyros completed on third street, James Mackey raised, David Oppenheim called, and Argyros called all in. On fourth street Mackey checked, Oppenheim bet and Mackey called. On fifth Mackey checked again, Oppenheim bet, and Mackey gave it up, putting Oppenheim heads up with Argyros.

Billy the Croc turned up {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {3-Clubs} on the river for queens full of threes and Oppenheim mucked. The Croc dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 50,000.

During the hand, Michael DeMichele, who has been seated to Argyros' left for most of the day, was moved to another table. As he departed, the Croc joked to him, "Piss off! You've been my nemesis all day!"

Tags: Billy ArgyrosDavid OppenheimMichael DeMichele

Farzad on Fire

Farzad Bonyadi
Farzad Bonyadi
Stud:

Farzad Bonyadi just took a big from from Daniel Negreanu when he made a full house to beat Negreanu's two pair.

After the bring in, Bonyadi completed and Negreanu called. Bonyadi then bet every street through the river and Negreanu called him down. The players showed:

Negreanu: ({7-Hearts}) ({4-Clubs}) {7-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} ({6-Hearts})
Bonyadi: ({8-Diamonds}) ({8-Clubs}) {A-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {8-Spades} ({5-Clubs})

Negreanu had two pair by fourth street, but Bonyadi made trips on sixth street and filled up on the river. He climbs to approximately 780,000 on the hand while Kid Poker is left with about 600,000.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuFarzad Bonyadi

Kaplan Bests The Flying Dutchman

Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kaplan
Stud:

After the bring in, Gabe Kaplan completed and Marcel Luske raised. Luske then bet every street through the river and Kaplan called him down. On seventh street the players showed:

Kaplan: ({9-Hearts}) (X) {9-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} ({9-Spades})
Luske: ({A-Clubs}) ({K-Spades}) {K-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {2-Spades} ({J-Spades})

Kaplan, after catching a third {9-?} presumably on seventh street, just called Luske's river bet and Marcel's kings up were no good. Kaplan stacked the pot and is now sitting on a stack of about 310,000. Luske fell to roughly 240,000 on the hand.

Tags: Gabe KaplanMarcel Luske

Keith Sexton Eliminated

Keith Sexton
Keith Sexton
Hold'em:

Andy Bloch raised from middle position, Abe Mosseri called from the small blind and Keith Sexton called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Hearts} {7-Spades} {6-Hearts}. Mosseri led out and both Sexton and Bloch called. The turn was the {A-Spades}. Mosseri checked, Sexton bet 17,000 all in, Bloch called and Mosseri folded.

Sexton: {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}

Bloch: {10-Spades} {10-Hearts}

The river was the {J-Hearts} and Sexton could not improve. He was eliminated, while Bloch increased his stack to 632,000.

Tags: Abe MosseriAndy BlochKeith Sexton

Mosseri Hustling the Rail

Abe Mosseri, seated on Table 4 near the rail, is currently taking bets from railbirds on whether or not he can throw his empty water bottle into a trash can approximately 13 feet away (and directly behind Steve Zolotow's head). On his first throw, he sunk it and banked $20 to a roar from the crowd.

Tags: Abe Mosseri

Chris Reslock Eliminated

Chris Reslock
Chris Reslock
Stud-8:

After being crippled by Michael Mizrachi on a previous hand, Chris Reslock was all in for the 1,000 ante.

Reslock: (X-X) {8-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} (X)

Abe Mosseri: (X-X) {A-Clubs} {9-Spades} {5-Clubs} {J-Clubs} (X)

Mizrachi: (X-X) {7-Spades} {5-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} (X)

Mark Gregorich: (X-X) {2-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}

Gregorich brought it in, Mosseri completed and Mizrachi called. On fourth street Mosseri checked, Gregorich checked, Mizrachi bet, and both players called. On fifth street Mosseri checked again, Gregorich checked, Mizrachi bet, Mosseri called and Gregorich folded. Sixth street brought another check from Mosseri, a bet from Mizrachi and a call from Mosseri. Then, on seventh, Mosseri suddenly led out.

"I can't raise," said Mizrachi as he made the call.

Mosseri turned up {2-Spades} {6-Spades} {7-Hearts} for a 7-6 low, but Mizrachi had him with {A-Spades} {3-Clubs} {5-Spades} for a 7-5 low and a pair of fives for high. Reslock missed everything with {A-Hearts} {3-Spades} {4-Clubs} and was eliminated.

Tags: Abe MosseriChris ReslockMichael Mizrachi