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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Not a Bad Flop

David Pham
David Pham
We caught up to this hand on the flop. There was about 1,500 in the pot and the board showed {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}. David Pham checked from middle position and his opponent bet 1,300 from the button. Pham called and the {5-Clubs} hit the turn.

Pham checked again and his opponent pushed all in for roughly 14,000. Pham called all in for approximately 7,000 and the players showed:

Pham: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Spades} {J-Spades}

The river blanked, falling the {8-Clubs}, and Pham doubled to about 18,000 chips.

Scott Seiver Wins a Big Early Pot

After a {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {8-Hearts} flop, Seiver bet 325 after both blinds checked. The small blind check-raised to 1,000 and Seiver called.The turn brought the {10-Spades}, the small blind bet 2,000 and now Seiver raised, to 7,000. The small blind called.

The {5-Hearts} fell on the river and after the small blind checked Seiver moved all in. "I have to call," the small blind said, and found that his {7-Spades} {6-Clubs} had been run down by the straight Seiver made with {J-?} {9-?}. The other player was eliminated and Seiver rocketed up to 38,000.

Kathy Liebert is Out

Kathy Liebert was crippled in a hand where she moved in with a flush draw and overcards and was called with a player holdling top pair. The board bricked and with just 425 Kathy moved in with {K-Clubs} {8-Spades} and was dominated by an opponent's {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}. The board again failed to bring any help and Kathy was eliminated.

Humberto Brenes Has Been Eliminated

Humberto got all his chips in with pocket tens against {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}, but while Brenes kept the lead after the {2-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {9-Hearts} flop, the {A-Clubs} spiked on the turn. The {8-Hearts} didn't save Humberto and he was out.

"What can I do?" he said with a smile as he got up from the table. "I go in with the best hand...."

Alex Jacob Eliminated

After moving all in a few times in a row and stealing the blinds and antes, Alex Jacob pushed one time too many. Jacob moved all in for 2,925 from under the gun and got a single caller from late position. The players showed:

Jacob: {10-?} {4-?}
Opponent: {A-?} {A-?}

The board ran out {K-?} high and Jacob was eliminated. He made his way over to the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, where he is still alive and trying to cash for an eighth time in this year's WSOP.

Bad Flop

Grant Levy just busted a player after all the money went in following a {2-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} flop. His opponent probably thought it was a great flop, as he was holding {Q-?} {2-?} for two pair. His mind probably changed when Levy rolled over pocket deuces for the set. Levy's hand held and he's up to 22,300.

All Right, All Right, You've Got a Hand!

Scott Seiver was involved in a hand with a gentleman wearing a neon-green Polo shirt and listening to a neon-green iPod nano with neon-green earbuds. After a {9-?} {3-?} {9-?} flop, Mr. Green bet 300 and Seiver raised to 900. Mr. Green then reraised to 1,600, at which point Seiver assembled 4,700 chips and pushed them in toward the middle.

Mr. Green held up his hands and waved them in surrender, as if to say, "OK, I get your point, you've got something!" before throwing his hand away.

"Dude Where's My Stack?"

Alex Jacob
Alex Jacob
Alex Jacob, who is playing both this event and the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, is currently on break and ran over to play his dwindling stack in this tournament. Jacob's table had been broken and his stack moved and he was pacing about the orange section somewhat frantically trying to find it. He eventually spotted one of our reporters and tracked his seat down. Jacob is currently on about 3,000 chips.

Roland de Wolfe Eliminated

Not so long ago, Roland de Wolfe was near the top of our chip counts. And now he's out. After losing that big hand to Richard Kirsch just before the break, Kirsch applied the final blow when he limped into the pot and de Wolfe moved all in for his last 5,000. Kirsch called with {J-Spades} {J-Clubs} to Roland's {A-Hearts} {3-Spades}, and when the {J-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} flop gave Kirsch top set it meant the end of de Wolfe.

Go Big or Go Home

The yell of "seat open" is becoming more and more frequent. In the orange section alone, that phrase has been yelled at least three dozen times since the start of level five.
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