2008 World Series of Poker

Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♣
Prize
$636,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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White Doubles Through Hellmuth

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Pat White made it 500 to go preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call. The flop came {8-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {9-Hearts} and White led out for 4,500. Phil moved all-in and was quickly called by White who held pocket queens to Phil's A-9. The turn came another nine, which was more than welcomed by Phil, but the {Q-Diamonds} on the river boated White. Hellmuth now sits at 36,000 while White increased his stack to over 50,000.

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Ivey Contiunes Climb

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Phil Ivey appears to have complete control of his table. Most recently, while sitting in the big blind, Ivey called a 2,000 preflop raise. The flop came {10-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {A-Clubs}. Ivey checked-called a 4,000 bet and the turn brought the {2-Diamonds}. Both players checked the turn, and the {10-Clubs} fell on the river. Ivey checked the river, only to have his opponent fire 16,000 into the pot. Ivey counted his chips, then relooked at his cards, counted his chips once more, then slid the 16,000 into the pot. His opponent flipped over A-Q for top two pair, while Ivey turned over {5-Clubs} {4-Clubs} for the flush. After the hand, Ivey is up to 117,000.

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Let Him Deal

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As we've entered into the final level for the evening, the vibe among the field seems to be very mellow. Most players may be enjoying themselves, while others are tightening up and trying not to be eliminated before the money.

And then there's Phil. Phil Hellmuth has been running his table for the last couple of levels, and by running it we mean literally. Last overheard at the table was Phil giving the dealer instructions on how he should be dealing.

"It should be shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, cut. Not what you're doing." Few players at the table chuckled, while some seem annoyed that Phil was wasting time with directions. John Juanda, who just recently moved to Phil's table and certainly hasn't held back from taking pot shots at Phil, replied, "just let him deal!".

A brief discussion was held about whether or not to call the floor over, but eventually Phil dropped it and play continued.

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Hellmuth Can't Dodge Bullets

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Phil Hellmuth was in the cutoff when he bumped it preflop only for the small blind to go all in. "I'm only calling because it's like, your third all in in a row," Phil said as he made the call. Phil turned over pocket tens only to find out he was up against pocket aces. Phil failed to improve and is now down to 50,000 after the hand.

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