2008 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info
A dealer started a stud-8 hand and accidentally started dealing a flop. Then, on the next street, he accidentally missed short stack Lonnie Heimowitz, dealing a to the wrong player. "Come on, dealer! Pay attention!" said Lonnie, getting steamed. The was moved to Lonnie and play continued correctly. Eventually, Lonnie turned over -x-x for two pair, so it's understandable that he was upset about that jack.
Arash Ghaneian is all in on fourth street. There's some betting on fifth, and the remaining three players check it down on sixth and seventh on the side.
Arash: (muck)
Victor Ramdin: (muck)
Matt Grapenthein: ()-x
James Schaaf: (muck)
Grapenthein takes it all and Arash is eliminated.
Phil Hellmuth stands up to greet him warmly. "Nice job, champ!" he says. "You win the big HORSE, I win the little HORSE!"
Scotty Nguyen is going around the room and tipping every single dealer $20 each.
On fourth, Phil Hellmuth completes with x-x / and Esther Rossi raises with x-x / . Hellmuth calls.
On fourth, Rossi bets and Hellmuth calls .
On fifth, Rossi checks and Hellmuth bets . Rossi calls.
On sixth, Rossi checks and Hellmuth bets . Rossi calls.
On seventh, both check. Hellmuth rolls over for two pair, and he is up to 390,000.
Steve Diano completes with x-x / and Keith Sexton calls x-x / .
On fourth, Diano bets and Sexton calls .
On fifth, Diano bets and Sexton calls all in. "Hope you paired," Sexton says.
Diano: ()
Sexton: ()
Diano is up to 75,000.