2008 World Series of Poker

Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
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

Not Even Going to Check

Omaha-8

Preflop, Raymond McClure limps in from middle position and Phil Hellmuth raises from late position. Raymond calls.

The flop is {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}. McClure checks and Hellmuth bets. McClure calls.

The turn is {8-Clubs} and both check.

The river is {9-Clubs} and McClure open-folds, not even checking. "If you beat 7 high, you win," he says. Hellmuth shows {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and wins the pot.

Quiet Lion Silenced

Stud-8:

On third street, Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie goes all in with x-x / {Q-Hearts} and Esther Rossi calls with x-x / {10-Hearts}.

Brodie: ({4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}){Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Rossi: ({2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}){10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}

Rossi scoops, Brodie is out and Rossi is up to 20,000.

Sweet Full House

Stud High:

Svetlana Gromenkova: x-x / {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Phil Tom: x-x / {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}

On fifth street, Svetlana Gromenkova raises and Phil Tom reraises. Svetlana three-bets and Tom calls.

On sixth, Svetlana bets {10-Clubs} and Tom calls {10-Hearts}.

On seventh, Svetlana bets and Tom calls.

Svetlana: ({A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}){A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Tom: ({J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}){7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

Tom gets a straight, a flush draw and a straight flush draw that doesn't get there.

Svetlana gets a full house and is up to 17,000.

Level: 10

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

New Chip Leader

Edward Tonnellier has taken over the chip lead with 42,000, followed closely behind by Joe Hachem with 41,000. Michael Baxley is tied for second, also with 41,000.