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

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 20:58 UTC-7

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 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 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 21:13 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 21:19 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

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

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

06-26-2008 21:35 UTC-7

Maria Ho Doubles Up

donpeters

Maria Ho raised under the gun to 6,975 and was all in. Action folded to the big blind who made the call. Ho held {K-Clubs}

and her opponent held {A-Diamonds}

.

The board came {8-Spades}

and Ho was able to double to 15,000.

Tags: Maria Ho

06-26-2008 21:39 UTC-7

Griffin Wins a Big Pot

donpeters

Gavin Griffin raised from the button to 1,650. The small blind called and then the big blind reraised to 5,900. Griffin then raised enough to cover the big blind's stack. The small blind folded and the big blind called all in.

Griffin: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}

and Griffin got the elimination and moved up to 70,000.

Tags: Gavin Griffin