2008 World Series of Poker

Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,096,095
Entries
803
Players Left
2
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 2 / 803
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Violent Violette

Hold'em:

On a river of {3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{J-Spades}, last night's Stud-8 winner Ryan Hughes checks and Cyndy Violette bets. Hughes check-raises and Violette reraises. Hughes calls.

Violette shows {A-Spades}{4-Spades} for the nuts and Hughes mucks. He's down to 1,300 while Violette has 3,400.

Juanda Wants to Kill Phil

Omaha-8

Preflop, John Juanda raises and Phil Gordon calls.

The flop is {5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}. Gordon checks. Juanda bets and Gordon calls.

The turn is {5-Clubs}. Gordon checks. Juanda bets and Gordon calls.

The river is {2-Diamonds}. Gordon bets and Juanda calls.

Gordon shows {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and takes it all. He's up to 8,500 while Juanda is down to 3,300.

What Happened to Ari? He Had to Split

Omaha-8:

On a flop of {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}{K-Clubs}, Todd Brunson checks and an early position player bets. A middle position player calls and Ari "BodogAri" Engel calls.

The turn is {7-Spades} and Brunson checks. EP bets, MP calls and Engel calls.

The river is {4-Clubs}. It's checked to Engel, who bets. Brunson calls. EP folds and MP calls.

MP: muck
Engel: {2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Brunson: {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

Engel (with the low) and Brunson (with the high) split the pot.

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Italian Pirate Scuttled

Omaha-8:

On a flop of {K-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}, Max "Italian Pirate" Pescatori is all in versus two opponents.

On the turn of {Q-Diamonds}, one opponent checks, the other bets and the first calls.

On the river of {5-Spades}, one opponent bets and the other folds.

The remaining opponent shows {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and Max has {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. He is eliminated.

Jungblut Bloodies Schneider

Hold'em:

On a turn of {8-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Tom Schneider checks and Brett Jungblut bets. Schneider check-raises and Jungblut calls.

On a river of {K-Clubs}, Schneider checks, Jungblut bets and Schneider calls.

Jungblut shows {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and takes it. He's up to 4,800.

Negreanu Wins Cash, Folds Hand

Stud High:

An opponent completes with x-x / {A-Clubs} and Daniel Negreanu calls with x-x / {5-Hearts}.

On fourth, Negreanu checks {A-Diamonds} and the opponent checks {2-Clubs}.

On fifth, Negreanu is dealt {J-Diamonds} and the opponent is dealt {5-Clubs}. "You don't have clubs," Negreanu says. The opponent tries to bet. "Wait! I didn't check yet," he says. Negreanu does check and the opponent bets. Negreanu calls.

On sixth, Negreanu bets {A-Spades}. "You could have a three," he says, as the opponent calls with the {4-Spades}.

On seventh, Negreanu checks and the opponent bets. Right then, Chris Reslock walks by, having just busted. He pays Negreanu a last longer. "I should call now - you're out," Negreanu says. Instead, though, he lays it down.

Negreanu Bets, Wins

Stud-8:

Player 1 brings it in with {4-Hearts}. Player 2 completes with {5-Diamonds} and Daniel Negreanu raises with {K-Clubs}. Player 1 calls and Player 2 raises. Negreanu calls and Player 1 calls.

On fourth, Negrenau checks {A-Hearts} and Player 1 checks {7-Hearts}. Player 2 bets {4-Spades} and Negreanu check-raises. Player 1 folds. Player 2 calls.

On fifth, Negreanu bets {9-Clubs} and Player 2 calls.

On sixth, Negreanu bets {K-Diamonds} and Player 2 calls.

On seventh, Negreanu bets and Player 2 calls.

Negreanu: {K-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Player 2: {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

Negreanu takes the whole pot and is back up to 2,825.

Huge Outs, Hughes Out

Hold'em:

Ryan Hughes, last night's Stud-8 bracelet winner, raises preflop and Seat 1 calls.

The flop is {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Seat 1 checks. Hughes bets and Seat 1 check-raises. Hughes calls all in.

Seat 1 has {5-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Hughes has {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. The turn and river are {K-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Hughes is eliminated. He needed several outs on the river to win and bricked out.