2008 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matt Graham
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$278,180
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,123,395
Entries
823
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
30,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Seat 9: Joe De Niro (Studio City, CA)

This is De Niro’s first WSOP final table and fifth cash overall. De Niro usually plays poker in the Los Angeles area and has numerous cashes and final tables in tournament sets throughout the LA area. He enters this final table with over $165,000 in career earnings.

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Value City

Preflop, Brandon Wong raised and John Kranyak reraised. Wong made the call. On a flop of {4-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, Wong bet out and Kranyak made the call. The same action occurred on the turn of the {4-Hearts} and river of the {2-Spades}. On the river, Wong showed {9-Spades} {7-Diamonds}. Kranyak said, "value town," and mucked.

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Pocket Aces Making Their Way Around

Pocket aces are making their way around the table it seems so far. First, Andrew Prock was the beneficiary when he showed down aces at the river to take a pot worth approximately 5 big bets.

The next hand, Danny Wong took down a hand with aces that was bet on every street.

Two hands later, Danny Wong again woke up with aces and took down a pot worth about five big bets.

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Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Graham Takes a Pot Off Kranyak

John Kranyak raised preflop and Matt Graham made the call. After making the call, Graham said, "this guy looks like he knows what he is doing."

On a flop of {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {8-Spades}, Kranyak bet and Graham called. The same action occurred on the turn of the {4-Spades}.

On the river of the {K-Hearts}, Kranyak checked and Graham bet out. Kranyak made the call.

Graham showed {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} for aces up and Kranyak mucked his hand.

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Kranyak Cracks Aces

The betting was capped preflop in a hand between Michael Kachan, John Kranyak, and Joe De Niro.

On a flop of {K-Spades} {J-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}, Kranyak bet out, De Niro called, Kachan raised, and then Kranyak made it three bets. De Niro and Kachan made the call.

On the turn of the {5-Hearts}, Kranyak bet out and both opponents called.

When the river fell the {J-Spades}, Kranyak bet out and only Kachan made the call.

Kranyak showed {8-Spades} {8-Hearts} for eights full and Kachan flashed {A-?} {A-?}.

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Kranyak Takes a Hit

Joe De Niro just took down a 120,000 chip pot from John Kranyak when he turned queens full.

Since winning a big pot earlier, Kranyak has been playing very loose and raising with a wide array of hands. Some players may be beginning to take advantage of his loose style.

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