2008 World Series of Poker

Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$372,929
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,687,410
Entries
1,236
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,236
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A Bad Beat For Ryan Young

Ryan Young
Ryan Young
An early-position player put in a raise to 300. The button moved all in for 1,200 and Ryan Young called from the big blind. The initial raiser passed and the players showed:

Young: {J-?} {J-?}
Opponent: {6-?} {5-?}

Young was in great shape and looked to pad his stack and send a player home. Unfortunately for him, the {7-?} {8-?} {9-?} flop didn't cooperate. He went from first to worst in a hurry and needed a ten or running cards to make a full house or a split pot. Neither came and the button doubled through Young, leaving him with 4,200.

Tags: Ryan Young

Chiu's Big Slick is Good

From middle position, David Chiu raised preflop to 300 holding {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}. The big blind was the only caller and check-called Chiu on every street after the flop came king-high. At the river Chiu showed his top pair, top kicker; his opponent mucked.

The pot was worth approximately 4,200 chips, increasing Chiu's stack to about 6,700.

Tags: David Chiu

Brenes Dodges Trouble

Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes
On a flop of {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {4-Hearts}, Humberto Brenes check-called a bet of 625 from his opponent. The turn came {3-Diamonds}, and Brenes checked again. This time his opponent bet 2,000. Brenes showed the {7-Diamonds}, claimed he had another seven to match it, and then folded. He made a good fold; his opponent showed pocket threes for a turned full house.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Stout Can't Beat Aces

Matt "allinat420" Stout has suffered a setback. Holding {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades}, he got his stack in preflop against an opponent holding {A-Hearts} {A-Spades}. Neither player improved. Stout is still in today's event, but his stack has taken a hit to 1,500 chips.

Tags: Matt Stout

Alex Jacob Loses a Small One

Alex Jacob took a minor hit when he doubled up the short stack at his table. It was a battle of the blinds and the money went in preflop. It was {7-Spades} {5-Hearts} for Jacob and {A-Hearts} {9-Spades} for the big blind. Neither player paired up but when the board came with four spades, the big blind's flush was best. He doubled to 800 leaving Jacob with 3,200.

Kicker Problems

On a flop of {K-Spades} {8-Clubs} {7-Hearts}, Jon Friedberg checked from the small blind. A middle-position player bet 325 and was called by the cutoff. Friedberg raised to 1,100, folding the middle-position player. After some deliberation, the cutoff reraised all in and Friedberg called.

Friedberg: {K-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {A-?} {K-?}

The turn and river came {6-Spades} {9-Hearts}. Neither card helped Friedberg. He is out.

Tags: Jon Friedberg

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0