2008 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,592
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,592
Filter
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
, but when the 
fell on the turn, Phan bet 8,000 and his opponent moved all in for 17,325. Phan called and showed 
. His opponent had the 
and was eliminated.Phan is up to 52,800.
After a bluff on the previous hand, Tran picked up
under the gun and raised. A player in late position called and the flop came 
. Tran made a continuation bet of about 3,500 and his opponent shoved all in for more than 12,000. Tran quickly called and his opponent showed 
. The turn was the and the river brought the 
.Theo is up to 93,000.
.Paul Andrzejewski is first to act, and he checks. The next player makes a small bet, and the third player, Eugene Castro puts in a raise, going all in for 15,000. Andrzejewski gets into the mix, moving all in himself, and the original bettor folds. The cards are turned up:
Andrzejewski:
Castro:
Things change quickly on the turn though. Andrzejewski catches lightning in a bottle when the one-out case
lands on the board, drawing a huge reaction from the table. The river pairs the , and Castro, despite flopping a set, is headed for the rail.
. The player in the big blind moves all in for 5,600 with 
. Theo Tran thinks for a few moments before putting his calling chips in with 
.He has plenty of outs, but he catches up in the sickest way. The turn and river come
, 
, and Tran backdoors a straight to knock out another player.Tran has been on a little run lately, and has chipped up to 41,000.
The player in the cutoff opens the action by moving all in for 15,700. Phan is in the small blind, and he makes the call with
. He sees the bad news as his opponent flips over .To rub it in ever further, the board comes
, and Phan, the resident quad magnet, ships a chunk of his stack across the table.
. The player had 
and missed on a board of 
. The eliminated player sent his 6,050 chips to Force and the young beard-sporting Floridian is up to 25,000.
Theo Tran takes a little time to mull the situation over. "You can't have that big a hand," he says, and makes the call, turning over
. His opponent shows down .Tran catches up on the flop, and knocks out the player when the board comes
. Tran has chipped up to 35,000.
