2008 World Series of Poker

Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$550,601
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,592
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

All-in Fest on Table 10

The last six hands before the break on Table 10 were all showdowns, where at least one player said those magic words you hear on television.

Hand No. 1
With a raise to 100,000 in front of him, Carter Gill went all in on a board of {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Manny Minaya thought for a while before folding and Gill raked in the pot to move over 550,000. Minaya slipped back to 170,000.

Hand No. 2
Keith Carter and Tim Taft were all in preflop, Carter with {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Taft with {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. The board came {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Taft moved up to 222,000.

Hand No. 3
Carter went all in under the gun with his last 35,000. All players folded and Carter went up to 54,000.

Hand No. 4
Gill made it 18,000 under the gun and Carter shoved, showing {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} to Gill's {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Gill flopped an ace but Carter flopped two jacks and the turn and the river were blanks.

Hand No. 5
Carter went all in for the fourth time in a row, this time on the button for 109,000 and was called by Yan Chen in the big blind. Chen flipped over {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Carter showed {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Carter made it three all -n showdowns in a row when the {q-Hearts} came on the flop and he raked in the pot of more than 200,000 to knock Chen down to 232,000.

Hand No. 6
On the last hand before the break, Manny Minaya raised to 18,000 and was called by Philip Siegel in the big blind. The flop came {2-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Siegel pushed. Minaya turned to a railbird and said, "Jacob, you ready to go home?" Minaya then made the call and showed {K-Spades}{j-Spades}. Siegel turned over {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}.

Just as Minaya got ready to join Jacob, the {10-Clubs} came on the turn and the {k-Diamonds} landed on the river to move Minaya over 326,000.

Siegel is crippled with 25,000.

Tags: Keith Carter