2008 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matt Graham
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$278,180
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,123,395
Entries
823
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Allen Le Puts the Pressure On

After his double up, Allen Le has turned the tables on Theo Tran.

Tran raised preflop and Le called. The flop came down {7-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and Tran bet. Le raised and Tran called.

The river was the {10-Clubs} and Tran bet again after Le checked. Le raised again and Tran called.

Allen Le turned over {K-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} for a king high flush and the winning hand as Tran mucked.

Tran is down to 7,000 and Le has 20,000.

Tags: Allen LeTheo Tran

No Love for Bonomo

Justin Bonomo limped in from the button and then called a raised from Imari Love. The flop came down {J-Spades} {9-Clubs} {3-Clubs}. Love bet and Bonomo called.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and Love bet again. Bonomo decided it was time and raised all of his chips into the middle. Love made the call.

Bonomo: {J-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}
Love: {J-Spades} {7-Clubs}

The river came the {10-Clubs} and and Love's kicker played to knock out Bonomo.

Tags: Imari LoveJustin Bonomo

Jorgensen Advances

Howard Faber just stuck all his chips in blind before the flop for less than what the big blind was worth. Josh Jorgensen held {A-Spades} {2-Hearts} in the big blind and Faber had {7-Spades} {3-Clubs}.

The board ran out {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} and ace high was good enough for Jorgensen to take the pot and the win.

Tags: Howard FaberJosh Jorgensen

Bonomo Doubles Twice

Justin Bonomo and Imari Love have been battling a while as well. In two recent back-to-back hands, Bonomo was all in. First, with {10-Hearts} {2-Spades} on a ten-high flop. His hand held up, actually making two pair on the turn to double up.

The next hand, Bonomo made a straight with {9-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} on a board the read {10-Spades} {4-Spades} {2-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}. Bonomo is back to almost even now with 12,000 chips to Love's 15,000.

Tags: Imari LoveJustin Bonomo

Allen Le Doubles

Le hopes to ride this momentum to the win
Le hopes to ride this momentum to the win
The flop and turn were exposed on the felt, {7-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} when all the money went in between Allen Le and Theo Tran. Tran had Le covered and the crowd around the table swarmed to see the action.

Tran: {Q-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}
Le: {10-Spades} {8-Hearts}

The river landed the {9-Hearts}, giving Le a straight and the double up to 11,000.

Tags: Allen LeTheo Tran

Tran vs Le

Allen Le and Theo Tran have been battling heads up for almost three hours now. The chip lead has switched hands multiple times, but just recently Tran has pulled ahead with almost four and a half times the chips that Le has. There's a good amount of friends and family handing around the table rooting on both sides.

Tags: Allen LeTheo Tran

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

Pires Advances Over Pandya

John Pires raised from the button and Sanjay Pandya called all in for his last 1,100. Pandya held {10-Hearts} {6-Hearts} and Pires held {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}. The flop came down {Q-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}, pairing top pair with Pires, but giving Pandya an open-ended straight draw.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds} and then the river the {A-Clubs}, no help for Pandya and John Pires moved on.

Tags: John PiresSanjay Pandya

Graff Advances

Darren Nelson was all in preflop after being ground down to just a few chips left by Duane Graff. Graff held {K-?} {J-?} and Nelson held {Q-?} {4-?}.

The flop contained a jack and Nelson wasn't able to catch back up. He was eliminated and Graff won the table, moving on to the next round.

Tags: Darren NelsonDuane Graff