2008 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Alex Bolotin has the button in seat 9. J.C. Tran raises to 42,000 from the cutoff seat. Bolotin reraises to 134,000, leaving just one chip behind to cap his cards. Theo Tran takes his time before calling. J.C. Tran folds, Bolotin's last chip goes in the pot, and the players show:
Bolotin:
Tran:
Tran jumps out in front when the flop comes . The hits the turn and the falls on the river. Bolotin is our eighth-place finisher collecting $72,436.
Mike Lisanti has the button in seat 7. Matt Keikoan raises to 41,000 from under the gun. Shannon Shorr calls the raise from middle position. Mike Lisanti moves all in for roughly 284,000 from the button. The blinds fold and action is back to Keikoan. He surveys the situation, studying Lisanti and Shorr. He eventually calls. Shorr folds. The players show:
Keikoan:
Lisanti:
The flop comes missing both players. Mike Lisanti's tournament life is on the line. The turn comes the . The river does not provide the ace that Lisanti needs when it brings the and he is giong to be our ninth-place finisher, taking home $50,705 in spending money.