Players Take a 20-Minute Break
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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
192
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Kirk Morrison Takes an Early Hit
Kirk Morrison:
Seat 3:
On seventh street, Morrison called a bet from his opponent and saw the bad news when he rolled over a flush. Morrison mucked and he's now down to only 6,000 in chips.
It Must Be the Scarf
Allen Cunningham:
Dario Minieri:
George Danzer:
On third street, Danzer completed and Minieri and Cunningham called.
On fourth street, Minieri bet and Danzer and Cunningham called.
On fifth street, Minieri bet and Danzer called. Cunningham folded.
On sixth street, Danzer bet and Minieri called.
Danzer bet the river and Minieri called. Danzer is up to 23,000 while Minieri is at 17,000.
S.H.O.R.N.P.E.T?
Chris Reslock just handed one of our field reporters his own list, with the "P" standing for pot-limit Omaha and the "N" for no-limit hold'em.
How about S.H.O.R.N.P.E.T.? Or S.T.E.P.H.O.R.N.? Maybe H.O.R.N.P.E.S.T? Or S.H.O.P.R.E.N.T.?
Suggestions are welcome.
Greenstein vs. Lisandro
Barry Greenstein
Jeffrey Lisandro
Barry Greenstein bet out on every street and was called down each time by Jeffrey Lisandro. On seventh, Greenstein finally slowed down and check-called a bet from Lisandro. Lisandro turned up
for two pair and Greenstein mucked. After the hand, Greenstein was down to 10,000 while Lisandro's stack grew to 24,800.
Schneider's a Stud
Tom "Donkey Bomber" Schneider made an impressive call on the river holding only a pair of aces, despite Robert Williamson III's dangerous-looking board. Williamson sheepishly turned up tens in the hole at the showdown and Schneider raked in a sizeable pot.
No Chips, No Chair
"How can I win? I have no chair" she remarked, pointing to an empty spot in her assigned seat at Table 24. "No chips AND no chair!"
So that Whole 20-Minute Thing? Not So Much
For instance the whole 20 minutes for flop games/20 for stud games/20 for NLHE and PLO structural oddity seems to be just that. The games are simply rotating every eight hands no matter where the clock happens to be.
I spoke with Tournament Director Jack Effel and he confirmed that the 20-minute sub-levels were never part of the plan for today, despite rumors to the contrary.
Chips Subtracted From Late Add Watkinson
, Lee Watkinson bets out and is called by two players. The turn is the and all players check. The river is the . A player in the small blind bets and Watkinson calls.The small blind shows
and Watkinson mucks. Watkinson is down to 12,000.
Clairvoyants on Table 6
Robert Williamson III and Chau Giang were facing off in an Omaha-8 hand when Williamson called for the
on the turn. BAM! The hit! One street later, Giang started calling for the 
on the river. BAM! The hit! Several minutes later, the whole table was still buzzing about the apparent clairvoyant abilities of their opponents.