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

Great Call, Gavin

An interesting hand has just developed with Gavin Smith making a great call to take a large early pot.

The player under the gun raised to 250 and a player in middle position made the call. The player in the cutoff then raised it to 700. Gavin Smith called from the small blind. The UTG folded before the middle-position player moved all in for a total of 3,150. The cutoff player folded and the action was back to Smith.

He thought for a long time before making the call with {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. Mike Matusow was watching and remarked, "Great call!" as Smith's opponent tabled {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}.

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Smith's pair held up to eliminate his opponent and jump to about 9,000 chips.

Tags: Gavin Smith

Mark Newhouse Eliminated

The following information came straight from Dan Dumont:

Dumont raised to 150 from late position and received three callers preflop, including Mark Newhouse. On a board of {7-?} {8-?} {10-?} {A-?}, Newhouse went all in and was called by Dumont. Dumont held {J-?} {9-?} for a straight. Newhouse held {K-?} {Q-?} for a gutshot draw. The river was a blank and Newhouse was eliminated.

Tags: Dan Dumont

Vanessa Selbst Eliminated

Vanessa Selbst raised from middle position to 250 and Chris Grigorian called from the button. On the flop of {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} {A-Diamonds}, Selbst bet 300 and Grigorian raised to 900. Selbst then reraised all in for 1,400 more and Grigorian made the call.

Grigorian: {A-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}
Selbst: {Q-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

The turn of the {5-Spades} and river of {3-Diamonds} helped neither player and Selbst is gone.

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Boeken Busto

Noah Boeken was on the short stack and moved his last chips into the middle with {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} but ran into the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} of his opponent. The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Boeken is out.