Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-26-2008 21:22 UTC-7

Shak Doubles

donpeters

Dan Shak moved all in against his opponent after the flop. The board read {A-Diamonds}

. His opponent called.

Shak: {K-Diamonds}

Opponent:

The turn came the {6-Diamonds}

and then the river landed a beautiful {10-Spades}

for Shak. He doubled to 25,000.

Tags: Dan Shak

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

06-26-2008 21:19 UTC-7

The Other Hachem Doubles

donpeters

Tony Hachem was all in against a player holding {Q-Spades}

. Hachem held {A-Diamonds}

. The flop came {4-Spades}

. The turn came the {K-Diamonds}

and Hachem thought he was in the clear, but then realized right before the dealer put the river out that the other player had a lot of outs.

The river was the {Q-Clubs}

though and Hachem was able to double up. He now has around 46,000.

Tags: Tony Hachem

06-26-2008 21:13 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payout Information Updated

[user38449]

The official prizepool and payout information is in:

The 805 players who registered for today's tournament generated a prize pool of $3,783,500. The event's eventual winner will take home $911,855 of that, while those who sneak into the money on the other end of the spectrum will go home with $8,323. The top 78 places are scheduled to be paid.

06-26-2008 21:10 UTC-7

Shorr on a Rush

[user38449]

Shannon Shorr has been quietly climbing up the leaderboard since the dinner break. In a recent hand, Shorr eliminated an opponent when his pocket aces held up against an opponent's pocket tens in what was a preflop all-in confrontation. The hand brought him past the 80,000 mark in chips and he shows no immediate signs of slowing down.

Tags: Shannon Shorr

06-26-2008 21:08 UTC-7

Buchanan Out

donpeters

Shawn Buchanan moved all in for his last 4,025. The small blind called with {A-Clubs}

. Buchanan turned up {K-Diamonds}

.

The road to elimination was a wild one for Buchanan. The flop came {A-Spades}

. The turn was the {10-Spades}

and then the river was the {J-Clubs}

. Buchanan was eliminated.

Tags: Shawn Buchanan

06-26-2008 20:58 UTC-7

Ship it to Vivek!

[user38449]

Vivik Rajkumar garnered a nemesis in an unknown player with whom he'd traded raises for about four consecutive hands prior to the one that follows; Vivik had the last laugh:

Vivek opened the pot with a 1,600 preflop raise and his opponent kicked it up to 4,100. Vivek made the call and saw a flop of {10-Clubs}

. His opponent then fired a 5,000 bet and Vivek called again.

The turn brought the {7-Spades}

and Vivek called another bet by his opponent; this time it was 8,500.

Fifth street brought the {5-Diamonds}

and Vivek's opponent open-shoved all in, a bet totaling 21,300. After what seemed like an eternity in the tank, the unknown player called a clock on Vivek and with two seconds remaining he made the call, tabling a mere {J-Diamonds}

. His opponent mucked straight away and Rajkumar took down the monster pot, bringing his chip count to 78,000.

"So much pressure . . . all these people looking at me!" said Rajkumar as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Vivek Rajkumar

06-26-2008 20:56 UTC-7

Sharbanee Moves Back Up

donpeters

Paul Sharbanee moved all in for his last 3,800 against an under-the-gun player who raised to 1,700. The player called.

Sharbanee held {A-Clubs}

and was behind his opponent's {A-Hearts}

.

The flop was good to Sharbanee as he came from behind to take the lead, {Q-Hearts}

. The turn was the {A-Spades}

and the river the {9-Diamonds}

.

Sharbanee moved his stack up to 10,000.

Tags: Paul Sharbanee

06-26-2008 20:42 UTC-7

Rousso Busto

[user38449]

Vanessa Rousso has just been eliminated from the tournament by Steven "Cornell Fiji" Ware.

All of the money went in preflop; Rousso's with {A-Hearts}