2008 World Series of Poker

Event 17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$335,565
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

From Russia with Love

A big pot amasses as Sergey Rybachenko raises to 55,000 (his standard raise for this round), Casey Coleman reraises to 170,000 and Rybachenko swiftly calls.

As the dealer pops out a {5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{K-Spades} flop onto the felt, Rybachenko quickly checks, only for Coleman to bet 250,000. Just as briskly as he'd checked, Rybachenko makes the call.

On the {5-Hearts} turn, Rybachenko again checks into the aggressor, and although riffling through his chips as if contemplating a bet, Coleman checks behind.

A {7-Diamonds} river triggers a bet of 375,000 from the Russian, which is verbally called by Coleman, who flips over {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. Sadly for him, Rybachenko shows {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the rivered straight to scoop an absolute monstrosity of a pot.

As a result, Coleman's stack is decimated to the lowly sum of 115,000 whilst Rybachenko leaps up to the 1,800,000 mark.

Tags: Casey ColemanSergey Rybachenko