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

Sergey Rybachenko Elliminated in Seventh Place ($15,697)

Mike Schwartz
Mike Schwartz
Not since prom night have I experienced so much action, Mike Schwartz triumphing in what could be the defining pot of the tournament.

After Kyle Bowker had raised to 100,000 preflop, both John Strzemp and Mike Schwartz called from the cutoff and button respectively only for Sergey Rybachenko to push all in from the small blind for what appeared to be circa 300,000.

Back round to Bowker, and after a brief pause, he also announced all in, sliding 673,000 over the line!

Guess what?! After asking for a count of Bowker's stack, Mike Schwartz also shoved his chips into the pot, meaning we had ourselves a gargantuan three-way pot!

Rybachenko = {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Bowker = {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Schwartz = {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

Flop = {2-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Turn = {9-Hearts}

Drum roll please, maestro...

River = {A-Hearts}

Schwartz takes the lot and eliminates two players in one fell swoop!

It would happen online.

Tags: Kyle BowkerMike SchwartzSergey Rybachenko