against 
. It was all but over on the 
flop, and the uneventful turn and river came and .
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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against . It was all but over on the flop, and the uneventful turn and river came and .
With just eight tables in this event left in Brasilia room, there was about a 2:1 player-to-dealer ratio.
One floor supervisor, slightly frustrated, put index finger and thumb to his head saying, under his breath, "What a disaster."
Fifteen minutes later — after asking the H.O.R.S.E. players to hold up — "disaster" was apparently averted.
flop, the player under the gun bet 1,300 and Anna Wroblewski raised to 1,825, setting her opponent all in. He called and found that his 
was dominated by Wroblewski's 
. He needed to catch an ace, but when the board ran out 
he was out and Anna was up to 7,300.
The flop came
and Ferguson bet 1,000. His opponent raised, making it 2,5000 straight and Ferguson moved all in for 3,900 total. His opponent called and the players showed:Ferguson:
Opponent:
Up against a flush draw and an inside straight draw, Ferguson had to dodge a lot of cards. Luckily for him, the turn came the
and the river the 
. Ferguson's top pair was best and he doubled up to approximately 9,400.
flop a player led out and Micon raised an additional 825. The player in the small blind called and the original bettor folded. The 
fell on the turn, the small blind checked then called when Micon moved in for his last 3,600. Micon's 
made for a smaller two pair than his opponent's 
, and when the 
came on the river Micon was eliminated.
"Pretty good," she said, and then after thinking a second she said, "I think I'm going to win."
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Phan:
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:
Opponent 3:
Phan was in very bad shape but managed to come away unscatched on the
board. The player with the aces took down a big side pot but Phan quadrupled up to 2,600 chips.
. Max Pescatori pushed all in for 2,800 and got called by his lone opponent. The players showed:Pescatori:
Opponent:
Max had his opponent drawing dead and the meaningless
hit the river. Pescatori now works with a stack of about 7,000.
The flop came
and the small blind check-called Black's bet of 200. The turn fell the 
and again the small blind checked. Black bet 350. His opponent raised to 1,100 and Black moved all in for 1,200. The small blind quickly called and the players showed:Black:
Opponent:
Black's six-high straight was no good against his opponent's eight-high straight. The river fell the
and Black headed for the rail.
