2008 World Series of Poker

Event 48 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$770,540
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$4,216,940
Entries
2,317
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

David Pham Loses Over Half of Stack in Two Hands

Over the course of two hands, David Pham has lost over half of his stack. First, he was in a pot against Edward Sebat where he lost to a straight on the river. In a subsequent hand against David Williams, Phan lost more chips when Williams hit a flush against Pham, who was holding pocket threes.

David Pham now sits with 6,200 in chips.

Tags: David Pham

Kevin Saul Eliminated

Kevin Saul had a healthy stack but when he moved over the top of two early-position players and the cards were revealed, he found himself in trouble.

Saul held {A-Clubs}{K-Spades} but found himself up against {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}. The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and Saul busts out of today's field.

Tags: Kevin Saul

Shannon Elizabeth Doubles

Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth
After an mid-position player raised it up to 600, Shannon Elizabeth moved all in for her last 1,800. Her opponent made the call.

Elizabeth: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Opponent: {10-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The board arrived {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Elizabeth finds a handy double-up to 3,700 chips.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth

David Levi Eliminated

On the turn, with the board showing {2-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {7-Hearts}, a player in the small blind bet 800. David Levi raised all in for 1,600 total and was called. Levi held {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} and his opponent {6-Hearts} {8-Hearts} for the flush. The board did not pair on the river when the {5-Diamonds} hit, and Levi was sent to the rail.

Tags: David Levi

John Caldwell Eliminated

10-7?  Luckbox.
10-7? Luckbox.
John Caldwell raised to 700 in late position and was called by a player in the small blind. On a flop of {5-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {8-Spades}, Caldwell moved all in and was called. Caldwell held {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} and his opponent held {10-Spades} {7-Spades}. The turn fell the {9-Hearts}, giving his opponent an open-ended straight draw. The river brought the {J-Clubs}, making his opponent's straight, and Caldwell was eliminated.

Tags: John Caldwell

Jeff Madsen Eliminated

Jeff Madsen recalled a hand to us where he was crippled in a multi-way all-in. He held pocket jacks and came over the top of two early-position players holding pocket fives and pocket sevens. However they were all crushed by a late-position player who woke up with pocket aces. Apparently a fifth player had folded ace-king.

A few moments later, Madsen pushed his last 1,600 from under the gun with {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, but the player in the big blind made the call with {A-Spades}{9-Spades}. The flop made things interesting as it came {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to give Madsen outs with his flush draw, but the {K-Spades} on the turn and {3-Spades} on the river sent Madsen to the rail.

Tags: Jeff Madsen

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0