2008 World Series of Poker

Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
5♥7♥
Prize
$794,112
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,308,800
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
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The Wrong Counsel

[user37786]
[user37786]
2004 World Champion Greg Raymer stopped by the final table and shook hands with the remaining four players. Asked if he had any words of wisdom for them, Raymer said, "They don't want my advice -- I got knocked out five hours into this tournament."

Tags: Greg Raymer

Hand #64 - Andy Bloch

[user25067]
[user25067]
Andy Bloch has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 150,000 and Nenad Medic calls from the big blind. The flop is {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Medic checks, Bloch fires out a continuation bet and Medic calls. The turn is the {J-Spades} and both players check. The river is the {2-Spades}. Medic leads for 450,000 and Bloch calls.

Bloch shows A-9 and takes it down the pot.

Hand #63 - Andy Bloch

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[user25067]
Kathy Liebert has the button in Seat 9. Andy Bloch calls from the small blind and Mike Sexton checks his option. The flop is {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. A bet from Bloch is enough to chase Sexton away, and Bloch wins the pot.

Hand #61 - Nenad Medic Doubles through Andy Bloch

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[user25067]
Nenad Medic likes flopping flushes
Nenad Medic likes flopping flushes
Mike Sexton has the button in Seat 6. Andy Bloch opens for 150,000, Medic re-pots, Bloch puts him all in and Medic calls.

Medic is all in for 1,105,000 and Bloch has him significantly covered.

Medic {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

Bloch {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}

The flop comes down {2-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}, and Medic flops the nut flush! The turn is the {2-Diamonds}, giving Bloch outs to a full house with another deuce or king, but the river is the {3-Diamonds} and Medic doubles up to 2,260,000. Bloch is still the chip leader, though, with 3,825,000.

Quiet and Controlled

[user37786]
[user37786]
The atmosphere in the room is closer to that of a church than a dance club. The crowd seems very focused on the action, perhaps because they know so many of the players' names and faces and they don't want to miss a thing. There's not even a lot of idle chat going on in the bleachers--people are watching the table (or the bigscreen TVs above the table), leaning forward with arms crossed.

After one hand our tournament director said, "You are permitted to applaud the players," and there was a quick, nervous smattering of applause. There is $800,000 and a bracelet on the line, of course.
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