39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 4 | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-11-2008 20:09 UTC-7

Live Poker is So Rigged!

[user75032]

We just had an "internet" hand over at Blue #31. In late position, Daniel Buzgon opened the pot for 25,000. Keoni Schwartz made it 60,000 to go from the cutoff, a bet that Mark Vos called out of the small blind. Action folded back to Buzgon, who moved all in for 333,000. This time, Schwartz just called. With nobody else left to act in the hand, Vos open-mucked pocket queens. The table raised eyebrows as the other hands were opened:

Buzgon: {K-Clubs}

Schwartz:

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}

to make a set of kings for Buzgon and to give him the lead in the hand. The turn {Q-Hearts}

would have made a set for Vos, and also gave Schwartz the nut flush draw. Buzgon filled up when the river fell {9-Clubs}

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Vos realized after the hand that, because of the stack sizes, he could have picked up quite a few chips from Schwartz if he had gotten involved in the hand. Instead, he dropped a little bit, Buzgon moved up to 725,000, and Schwartz dropped to 631,000.

After the hand was completed, in a gesture of fraternity, Schwartz offered to do a shot with the Buzgon, the man who cracked his aces. The two settled on a vodka shot. It probably didn't hurt that the dinner break was just a few minutes away.

07-11-2008 20:07 UTC-7

Beisner Busts In Blind Battle

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In a battle of the blinds, Matthew Beisner moved all in from the small blind, and Allen Carter quickly called with {A-Spades}

from the big blind. Beisner sheepishly revealed {8-Hearts}

for the steal attempt, but still had live cards.

The flop soon changed that when it fell {A-Clubs}

to give Carter a pair of aces. The {10-Spades}

on the turn and {7-Clubs}

on the river gave Carter the pot and eliminated Beisner from the Main Event.

Tags: Allen Carter Matthew Beisner

07-11-2008 20:07 UTC-7

Good Read = Profit, Even If Not In Hand

Shamus

Andrew Qiu raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Hoyt Corkins in the big blind who shoved all in for 293,000. Qiu let it go.

"Show what you got," said Terry Lade to Corkins. Corkins obliged, flipping over A-K. "Yes! Pay up," said Lade to Scott Montgomery. "I bet $20 he didn't have a pair," Lade explained.

Corkins has about 325,000 at the moment.

Tags: Andrew Qiu Hoyt Corkins Scott Montgomery Terry Lade

07-11-2008 20:05 UTC-7

Aces vs. Aces, and One Pair is Matusow's

[user25067]

A middle-position player raised to 24,000, Mike Matusow flat-called from late posiiton, the small blind reraised to 150,000, the initial raiser folded, Matusow moved all in, and the small blind called. Both players turned over {A-?}

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The board ran out {J-Diamonds}

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"I flatted it only because it was Gus's big blind!" exclaimed Matusow as the pot was chopped up.

Tags: Mike Matusow

07-11-2008 20:03 UTC-7

Hellmuth on the March

Shamus

With the board showing {9-Clubs}

and 125,000 already in the pot, Phil Hellmuth pushed all in with his last 135,000 and was called by Sarkis Akopyan.

Hellmuth turned over {A-Clubs}

for trip fives, and Akopyan showed {K-Clubs}

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The river was the {Q-Spades}

, and Hellmuth is back up to 320,000. Akopyan has 525,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Sarkis Akopyan

07-11-2008 20:02 UTC-7

Hays Doubles Through Manfrede

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Karen Manfrede moved all in from middle position and Nathan Hays made the call.

Manfrede: {A-Diamonds}

Hays:

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}

to give Hays the double up to 446,000 leaving Manfrede on the short stack.

Tags: Karen Manfrede Nathan Hays

07-11-2008 20:02 UTC-7

Jeff Madsen Cracks Aces

[user37786]

With the board reading {J-Clubs}

Ross Smith bet 75,000 and Jeff Madsen thought a bit before making the call. Two other players folded and Smith moved all in blind before the {8-Diamonds}

fell on the river. Madsen called and his {J-Spades}

had overtaken Smith's {A-Hearts}

. Madsen is up to 430,000 while Smith is down to 310,000.

07-11-2008 19:59 UTC-7

Darren Grant Doubles Through Andrew Rosskamm

[user40108]

We caught up to this hand on the turn. With a decent pile of chips already in the pot and the board reading {Q-Diamonds}

, Darren Grant check-called a bet from his lone opponent Andrew Rosskamm.

The turn fell the {9-Diamonds}

and Grant checked again. Rosskamm slid out 200,000 chips which was more than enough to put Grant all in, and he made the call. The players showed:

Rosskamm: {K-Spades}

Grant:

The river fell the {3-Hearts}

, missing Rosskamm's inside straight draw. Grant stacked the pot and is now up to just over 350,000 while Rosskamm slipped to 1,520,000 on the hand.

07-11-2008 19:59 UTC-7

Landfish Belly Up

[user75032]

After Brandon Cantu raised to 27,000 from early position, Steven Landfish moved all in. He was immediately called by his nemesis, Jeffrey Papola from the small blind. Cantu got out of the way and let the two players go at it a second time, this time with Landfish at danger of elimination.

Landfish: {10-Diamonds}

Papola:

Landfish was behind, but he had what every poker player refers to as "two live cards." Neither player hit the board, though, when it came {6-Hearts}

. That completed Landfish's Main Event; he is out.

07-11-2008 19:58 UTC-7

Kings Propel Pedersen

Shamus

Pontus Khosravi raised to 23,000, then Helge Pedersen reraised to 80,000. Khosravi pushed all in, and Pedersen made the call with his last 245,000.

Khosravi showed {A-Spades}

, and Pedersen {K-Clubs}

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The board came {7-Diamonds}

, and Pedersen doubled to 570,000. Khosravi now has 525,000.

Tags: Helge Pedersen Pontus Khosravi