2008 World Series of Poker
Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Graff:
Graham:
The door car was a beautiful sight for Graham, the
on a flop that was 
. Graham stood up and yelled, "Hold 'em!"The turn was the
and ended Graff's chances. The river was the 
and Graham was overjoyed with his win. After shaking Graff's hand, Graham said "Last chance. Finally make the final table."He went on to mention how nervous he was heads up and then looked at our reporter and said "F***, that feels good!"
Graham will join the other competitors that made it to the final table to battle it out for the gold bracelet.
The flop came down
and Graff bet. Graham called.The turn was the
and Graff bet again. Graham looked at him curiously and then made the call.The river was the
and Graff bet. Graham called quickly.Graff rolled over
and then Graham slapped over 
and was excited that he made the right play and had the best hand.This pot put Graham at 240,000 and a big leader.
The flop came down
and Graff was first to act. He bet out the 10,000 bet and Graham started mumbling to himself.He uttered something about the size of the pot compared to the bet and then showed the
before saying "Thank you tournament directors," and then mucked his hand.
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Matt Graham was quoted as saying, "This is what we pay rake for?"
Matt Graham 150,000
Duane Graff 150,000
We are dead even folks. With the blinds where they are, each player only has 7 1/2 big bets.
Level: 11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
, Norinder bet out and Lawrence raised. Norinder made the call. On the turn of the
, Lawrence bet out and Norinder made the call. Norinder was all in.Lawrence:
Norinder:
Norinder had a gutshot draw and Lawrence had a pair of threes. The river card of the
missed both players and Lawrence advances to the final table.
On the river, with a board of
, Lawrence bet out, and Norinder called.Norinder showed
for the wheel.Lawrence showed
for the wheel.Ladies and gentlemen, we have a chopped pot.
Norinder cursed in another language after he saw Lawrence's cards.
Lawrence has 240,000 in chips and Norinder has 60,000.