v. the unknown player's 
. The kings proved to be the better part of the royal match-up as the board ran out 
.Little is up to 5,700 after the hand.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,675,945
Entries
2,693
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 2,693
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v. the unknown player's . The kings proved to be the better part of the royal match-up as the board ran out .Little is up to 5,700 after the hand.
The table's dealer was among those suspicious of the play, asking the TD, "So are you doing anything about that?"
The answer in this case was no, but the table is being carefully watched.
, and reaped big rewards. The flop came 
and it was checked around between Esposito, the small blind and an early-position player, and when the 
fell on the turn he had a made straight and was reraised by the small blind (who held 
) to boot. The
river made things worse for Esposito's foe. Story conclusion: Esposito is on the move, early.
, Marco Traniello shoved his last 800 chips only to have two early-position players move all in after him.Traniello showed
, behind the 
of one and the 
of another.The turn brought the
and the river brought the meaningless and Marco was sent packing.
In the first hand, four players saw a flop of
, the small blind bet 600, Schneider called from under the gun and the other two players folded. The small blind checked the 
turn, but called Schneider's 1,100 bet. The small blind check-called again after the river 
, this time to a bet of 1,500 from Schneider. Schneider showed A-10 for the nut straight -- the small blind showed A-Q -- and Schneider raked a big pot, moving all the way to 9,000.Schneider then took a hit and dropped to 6,000 when his
failed to hold against an opponent's 
. In this hand the board ran out 
, completing the opponent's flush.Hand three that we have details on involving Schneider saw him open the action to 350, then be reraised all in to 1,100 by a short-stacked big blind. The big blind had
to Schneider''s , but after no help for either player through the turn, Schneider caught a river jack for the knockout.
In the latest elimination, the cutoff and Seidel from the big blind called a raise of 250 from a player in middle position and the three checked a flop of
.The turn brought the
and Seidel bet 400 and was called by both players, including the player in middle position who had only 25 remaining.The
landed on the river, Seidel bet 850 and the cutoff folded and Seidel revealed 
."That's it?" said the middle-position player, who turned over
and headed for the rail. "Nice hand. Good game. See ya."Seidel, who was down to 2,300 a short time ago, improved his stack to 5,400.
to her opponent's 
. The board evolved before the 
fell on the river and completed the flush for Gazes. Kristy is up to 6,400 after the hand.
was in great shape against an opponent's after an flop. The turn and river, though, came 
, for the runner-runner straight, and Kravchenko's day was complete.
