2008 World Series of Poker
Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 0
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, Toto Leonidas led out for 4,000 and Raymer made the call. The turn brought the 
and Toto checked, Raymer fired 8,000 into the pot and Toto raised to 16,000. The 
fell on the turn and Toto checked, which prompted Raymer to move all in. Toto ultimately folded, leaving Raymer with a nice stack of 58,000.
The race was on--Shamseddin had A-K to Makhija's QQ. The flop came...A-10-J, putting Soheil in the lead. And on the turn, a King, giving Amit the straight. Shamseddin didn't make his boat on the river and Mahkija added to his already massive stack.
Daniel Negreanu checked-called a 2,500 bet by a single opponent. The turn brought the 
and again Daniel checked, then called a 5,000 bet. The 
fell on the river and again Daniel checked, after which his opponent checked as well. Daniel turned over 
and took down the pot with a full house, fours full of queens. Immediately after the hand, Phil Ivey pulled up a seat at the same table.
and the turn of 
Johnny Chan bet 5,000 and Duveyoung moved all in. Chan called and showed 
, while Duveyoung rolled over 
. The 
fell on the river and Chan was eliminated.Perhaps still stinging from the previous hand he lost to Duveyoung, Phil Hellmuth couldn't help from chiming in. "That's what happens when a crazy guy gets hot," he said, "but then they bust out quickly."
He went on to say, "My time costs a lot of money, son. It's 50,000 a date. You have to pay me, then I spank you."
, while Cunningham tabled . The board ran out
and Cunningham was eliminated while Duveyoung doubled through Hellmuth. Phil wasn't thrilled about the result, saying he knew Duveyoung was going to push and that's why he just limped with his Big Slick.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
However, what is a rarity, is when Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, and Lee Watkinson all end up at the same table, aptly table #13. We're only playing nine handed, so rest assured the other five players aren't feeling too lucky right about now.
"How'd I get into this mess?" Baxter said before making the call. Here's the hands:
Gold:
Baxter:
Lomas:
The board ran out
and Lomas tripled up to 20,000 while Baxter fell to 27,000. Gold, however, is out.
