2008 World Series of Poker

Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$625,443
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,675,945
Total Entries
2,693
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 2,693
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Floating the Master

Men Nguyen is down to 2,500 after perhaps being floated out of a pot. Preflop, with Nguyen in the big blind, the hijack made it 300 and Nguyen called.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Nguyen bet out 250 and the hijack player called.

Nguyen was called again -- this time for 600 -- after a {6-Clubs} turn.

The {5-Hearts} river put two pair on the board. Nguyen checked, the hijack bet 1,500, and Nguyen folded. The hijack showed {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for the busted straight draw and the probable river bluff, though whether his opponent's ace was good, only Nguyen knows.

Tags: Men Nguyen

More Donkey Bomber Risin'

2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom "Donkey Bomber" Schneider continued his climb through the first two levels. Schneider picked up another knockout and climbed to 13,500 in a hand in which three players saw a {2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop. A middle-position player bet 425 and Schneider, from late position, and an early-position player both called.

The {Q-Diamonds} turn went check-check to Schneider, who fired out 1,000. The early-position player folded, but the initial raiser check-raised all-in for 1,950, which Schneider called. The MP player showed {8-Spades}{6-Spades}, while Schneider's {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} was just one kicker-pip better. The nine played, too, when the river brought the {J-Hearts}.

Tags: Tom Schneider

Anna Wroblewski, Pot Thief

Anna Wroblewski swiped an early pot from a big blind who called her preflop raise to 275. The {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop brought checks, and Wroblewski fired 450 after being checked to on the {5-Spades} turn.

Wroblewski flashed pocket threes while raking the pot, prompting her opponent to say, "You made me lay down the winning hand."

Anna replied, "I didn't -- you laid (them) down yourself."

"But you raised preflop," came the response. "Just limp."

"I don't ever raise three times the blinds," said Anna, redirecting the conversation.

She's up to 4,500 as the first break nears.

Tags: Anna Wroblewski

Alex Kravchenko Out

Alex Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko
Russian star Alex Kravchenko had a short run in this event. Already down to his final 950, Kravchenko's {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds} was in great shape against an opponent's {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} after an {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop. The turn and river, though, came {7-Spades}, {8-Spades} for the runner-runner straight, and Kravchenko's day was complete.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko

Kristy Shows She's a Ten

Kristy Gazes raised the action up to 300, before her tablemate reraised for his last 550 more. Gazes showed {10-Clubs} {10-Spades} to her opponent's {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}. The board evolved {2-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {K-Hearts} before the {A-Clubs} fell on the river and completed the flush for Gazes. Kristy is up to 6,400 after the hand.

Tags: Kristy Gazes