props to moneymaker............
heres the quads/royal flush hand
Sickest Bad Beat of WSOP 2008...quad aces vs royal flush
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Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi raises to 850 in middle position and the button calls.
The flop is {A-?}{Q-Diamonds}{9-?} and both check. The turn is {10-Diamonds} and Moto bets 1,600. The button calls. The river is {A-Diamonds} and Moto bets 2,500. The button raises to 8,500 and Moto reraises all in.
The button calls. Moto shows {A-?}{A-?} for quad aces, but the button has {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for the royal flush. Moto is eliminated in stunning fashion.
heres the quads/royal flush hand
Sickest Bad Beat of WSOP 2008...quad aces vs royal flush
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Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi raises to 850 in middle position and the button calls.
The flop is {A-?}{Q-Diamonds}{9-?} and both check. The turn is {10-Diamonds} and Moto bets 1,600. The button calls. The river is {A-Diamonds} and Moto bets 2,500. The button raises to 8,500 and Moto reraises all in.
The button calls. Moto shows {A-?}{A-?} for quad aces, but the button has {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for the royal flush. Moto is eliminated in stunning fashion.
Here's your answer Mr. Leisure:
6 minutes ago | Posted by F-Train
Finally -- We Have Official Numbers!
"The numbers are in. They are official," said Tournament Director Jack Effel. Indeed they are. The green box that has been covering the "Entrants" portion of the tournament clock for the last four days is gone. Everyone who had an over/under bet, check your tickets.
The total number of entrants for the 2008 Main Event of the World Series of Poker is 6,844. Those players generated a prize pool of $64,333,600. That means 666 players will make the money (that number drew a murmur and some boos from those players assembled in the Amazon Room currently). 666th place will earn $21,320.
The top prize for the Main Event is $9,119,517. "Good luck to all you guys," said Effel. "We'll see one of you in November for $9 million and a gold bracelet."
6 minutes ago | Posted by F-Train
Finally -- We Have Official Numbers!
"The numbers are in. They are official," said Tournament Director Jack Effel. Indeed they are. The green box that has been covering the "Entrants" portion of the tournament clock for the last four days is gone. Everyone who had an over/under bet, check your tickets.
The total number of entrants for the 2008 Main Event of the World Series of Poker is 6,844. Those players generated a prize pool of $64,333,600. That means 666 players will make the money (that number drew a murmur and some boos from those players assembled in the Amazon Room currently). 666th place will earn $21,320.
The top prize for the Main Event is $9,119,517. "Good luck to all you guys," said Effel. "We'll see one of you in November for $9 million and a gold bracelet."
Your Fantasy Poker Team Just Took a Hit
Phil Ivey, the man at the top of everyone's list, had trouble getting things going at the ESPN Featured Table, and now he's found himself on the outside looking in.
The slide began a few minutes ago when Ivey had made the nut flush on the turn. His lone opponent checked, and Ivey bet and was called. The river put a pair on the board. Ivey was checked to once again, and he bet enough to put his man all in. The bet was quickly called, and Ivey was shown a full house to knock him all the way back to 10,000.
Following that, he lost a number of small pots and got chipped down to his last couple thousand chips. On his final hand, he called a preflop raise, went all in on the flop, and was called by a player with
. The board ran out without an ace or a king, but Ivey couldn't beat the high cards, and he headed to the rail shortly before dinner break, concluding his 2008 WSOP.
Phil Ivey, the man at the top of everyone's list, had trouble getting things going at the ESPN Featured Table, and now he's found himself on the outside looking in.
The slide began a few minutes ago when Ivey had made the nut flush on the turn. His lone opponent checked, and Ivey bet and was called. The river put a pair on the board. Ivey was checked to once again, and he bet enough to put his man all in. The bet was quickly called, and Ivey was shown a full house to knock him all the way back to 10,000.
Following that, he lost a number of small pots and got chipped down to his last couple thousand chips. On his final hand, he called a preflop raise, went all in on the flop, and was called by a player with
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However, the award for toughest beat of the day should definitely go to Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi. Holding
