2008 World Series of Poker

Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$483,688
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
192
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 192
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Level: 23

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Another One for Rivera

Omaha-8:

Matt Glantz completed the small blind, Anthony Rivera raised from the big blind and Glantz called. The flop was {J-Spades} {9-Spades} {7-Spades}. Glantz checked, Rivera bet and Glantz called. The turn was the {5-Spades}. Glantz check-called another bet from Rivera. The river was the {4-Spades}. Check-bet-call again.

Rivera turned over {A-Spades} {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} for the nut flush and the nut low. Glantz mucked and Rivera added more chips to his growing stack.

Tags: Anthony RiveraMatt Glantz

Glantz Sliding

Omaha-8:

Matt Glantz raised from the small blind and Anthony Rivera called. The flop came {8-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {6-Diamonds} and Glantz bet out. Rivera called.

Turn was the {2-Hearts} and Glantz bet again. Rivera raised and Glantz let off a look of disgust. He then made then call after thinking for a minute.

The river was the {A-Clubs} and Glantz check-called Rivera's bet.

Rivera turned over {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} to scoop the entire pot.

Glantz is now down to 540,000.

Tags: Anthony RiveraMatt Glantz

Glantz Chips Back Up

Omaha-8:

Matt Glantz raised on the button, James Mackey three-bet from the big blind and Glantz called. The flop was {Q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {2-Spades}. Mackey led out and Glantz called. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}. Mackey bet, Glantz raised and Mackey called. The river was the {2-Diamonds}. Mackey checked, Glantz bet and Mackey folded. Glantz took it down without a showdown and chipped back up to 860,000, Mackey is down to 655,000.

Tags: James MackeyMatt Glantz

Mackey Goes Lower Than Rivera

Razz:

Anthony Rivera completed with an ace showing. James Mackey raised showing a three. The two players bet back and forth for the next three streets.

Mackey: (x-x) 3-K-6-4
Rivera: (x-x) A-10-A-6

After they received their last card each, Mackey bet and Rivera called. Mackey showed him an eight low, 8-7-6-4-3, for the best hand.

Tags: Anthony RiveraJames Mackey

Welcome to Splitsville

Stud-8:

Glantz: (x-x) {5-Clubs} {4-Spades} {Q-Spades}

Rivera: (x-x) {8-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} (x)

Mackey: (x-x) {6-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} (x)

Glantz had the bring-in, Rivera made a full raise, Mackey called and Glantz called.

On fourth street Rivera checked, Glantz bet, and both Mackey and Rivera called.

FIfth street. Rivera bet his open pair of aces, Mackey called and Glantz folded.

Sixth street. Rivera check-called a bet from Mackey. Both players checked on seventh.

Rivera revealed {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {10-Spades} for tens full of aces. Mackey showed {8-Spades} {9-Diamonds} for an 8-7 low. They split the pot.

Tags: Anthony RiveraJames Mackey

Glantz Gets Some Back

Stud-8:

Matt Glantz had been faced with decisions to call James Mackey's bets on every street.

Mackey: (x-x) {4-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {5-Spades}
Glantz: (x-x) {5-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades}

On their last card, both players checked and Glantz turned up two pair, jacks and eights. Mackey missed a flush draw and ended up with just a pair of kings. Neither player had a qualifying low and Glantz scooped the pot.

Tags: James MackeyMatt Glantz