2008 World Series of Poker

Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♥10♣
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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Gary Biggar Doubles Through Andrey Zaichenko

Action folded around to Gary Biggar in the cutoff seat. He capped his cards and pondered his options. While he thought, Andrey Zaichenko asked him "is this it?" (Biggar has gotten into the habit of saying "this is it" anytime he put a lot of chips into the pot.)

After a bit, Biggar moves all in for 293,000. Action was then on Zaichenko on the button and he reraised all in for about 900,000. The blinds passed and the players showed:

Biggar: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}
Zaichenko: {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}

The flop came {Q-Spades} {8-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} sending Biggar from first to worst. His tournament life hung in the balance as he watched the {J-Hearts} hit the turn. The dealer quickly laid the {A-Hearts} on the river prompting Biggar to shout, almost involuntarily "this IS it!....this IS it!!" a few times. The dealer pushed the pot and Biggar looked around and said "the ace is a god."

He's up to about 620,000 chips while Zaichenko falls to just over 600,000.

Farzad Rouhani Doubles Through Cody Slaubaugh

From the cutoff Cody Slaubaugh raised to 52,000 and Farzad Rouhani reraised to 200,000. Slaubaugh then moved all in for an additional 180,000 and with just 75,000 more to call Rouhani went into the tank for a bit before announcing a call.

After thinking for so long he surprised many in the crowd by turning over {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} to Slaubaugh's {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}. The board ran out {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {J-Spades} and Slaubaugh was left with just 95,000 after losing that hand. "Wow," Rouhani said as he scooped the 710,000 pot.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

A Long Way to Go, and Yet...

We're playing down to the final table in tonight's event and, of course, the Main Event looms on the horizon. But right now we're seeing (and hearing) a reminder that much of the 2008 World Series of Poker is already in the history books. Maintenance workers are (noisily) breaking down the poker tables in the Brasilia Room and are clearing them away. Looks like this will be the last poker played in Brasilia this year, and this room was a HUGE improvement over the Poker Pavilion tent used last year.

Lars Sundberg Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,688)

Action folded around to Lars Sundberg in late position and he shoved all in for 145,000. Joachim Berg-Jensen made the call from the big blind and the players showed:

Sundberg: {A-Clubs} {8-Hearts}
Berg-Jensen: {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {9-Spades} {3-Hearts} {J-Hearts} and Berg-Jensen's pair held up. Sundberg was left with just ace-high and a card for 16th place. Berg-Jensen sits on 310,000 chips after the hand.

Gary Biggar Doubles Through Andrey Zaichenko

Action folded around to Gary Biggar in the small blind and he pushed all in for 123,000. Andrey Zaichenko called from the big blind and the players showed:

Biggar: {A-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}
Zaichenko: {K-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {7-Spades} {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} and Biggar's aces were best. He doubled to about 260,000 chips and left Zaichenko with roughly 960,000.

Daniel Hughes Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,688)

Daniel Hughes raised all in for 235,000 in late position and Andrey Zaichenko moved all in himself from the cutoff. Hughes' {A-Hearts} {10-Spades} trailed Zaichenko's {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} and when the flop came {Q-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {7-Spades} Hughes needed something in a runner-runner to survive. The turn did its part and brought the {10-Diamonds}, but the river only delivered the {4-Clubs} and Hughes was out in 17th place.

Eric Jolly Eliminated in 18th Place ($21,688)

Elliot Smith raised to 40,000 from middle position. Scott Sitron put in a reraise from late position to 110,000. Corwin Cole reraised all in from the button for just under 400,000. Eric Jolly called all in from the big blind for around 130,000. Smith threw his hand away and Sitron called Cole's reraise. The players showed

Sitron: {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}
Cole: {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}
Jolly: {J-Clubs} {J-Spades}

The flop came {8-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {2-Spades}, which helped no one. The {K-Spades} on the turn caused some minor chatter but was relatively meaningless. The river was the {Q-Clubs} and Cole clapped his hands. His three queens were good for a monster pot and Sitron was left shaking his head.

Jolly was eliminated on the hand and Sitron was left with just 250,000. Corwin Cole now sits with just over 950,000.
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