However the board of
gave Johnson a miraculous two-outer to scoop the pot, eliminate two players and storm to the chip lead with 144,000 in chips!
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 48 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$4,216,940
Entries
2,317
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2,317
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However the board of
gave Johnson a miraculous two-outer to scoop the pot, eliminate two players and storm to the chip lead with 144,000 in chips!
. His opponent held 
. The board was 
and Matusow was left with 375 in chips. The next hand Matusow was all in with
against and opponent's 
. The board came 
, and Matusow was eliminated from today's event.After the hand Matusow looks at our report recording the action and said, "Did I really hit the miracle jack and then go broke on a coin flip?" He then said that he will take tommorrow off. We will see.
So concludes our coverage of, "As the Mouth Turns." Tune in next tournament for "As the Mouth Turns - The Next Generation."
Top-Rasmussen raised preflop to 2,800 and Eric Crain made the call from the big blind.
The flop came
and it was checked to Top-Rasmussen who fired 4,000 into the middle. Crain check-raised to 12,000 before Top-Rasmussen moved all in. Crain snap-called and tabled for top two pair to leave Top-Rasmussen in bad shape with his 
.The turn and river blanked and Top-Rasmussen is eliminated as Crain becomes our chip leader with over 110,000 chips!
and his opponent showed 
.Board:
After the hand, Devonshire moved up to 68,050 in chips.
Antonius:
Magriel:
Board:
against an opponent in the big blind who held 
. Bell spiked an ace on the flop when the board ran out 
to double to 19,000.
and her opponent showed . The flop hit Antonius hard when the 
fell. The flop also gave her opponent a straight draw. The turn missed both players when the 
hit. The river card was a killer for Antonius when the came to give her opponent a straight.After the hand, Antonius is down to 3,500.
and his opponent held . Board:
Matusow: "Oh my! That's a good river! Oh my! That's a good river!"
Matusow doubled up to 26,000. After he got his chips, he said the following:
"That's how you it folks. Get it all in preflop, and then you're drawing dead on the turn, and then get there on the river. Yahtzee!"
Next time on "As the Mouth Turns," Matusow will hold hands and sing "Kum Ba Yah."
"Good Luck Chau," said Schoenberg.
Giang muttered something along the lines of, "...running good...playing good...juicy table..." as he sighed and reluctantly moved on to his new home.
