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2008 World Series of Poker
Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,693,690
Entries
2,706
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Seat 2: Robert Brown - 310,000
Seat 3: Tony Gargano - 285,000
Seat 4: Vitaly Lunkin - 1,030,000
Seat 5: Trevor Donaldson - 265,000
Seat 6: Barry Schultz - 1,340,000
Seat 7: Kenneth Terrell - 650,000
Seat 8: Richard Alm - 500,000
Seat 9: Bobby Firestone - 920,000
Seat 10: Brett Kimes - 1,500,000
. He was in good shape against Smith's 
. The board ran out 
, giving the pot to Firestone. Smith quietly headed out of the Amazon Room to collect his $36,567.
Gargano:
Firestone:
It was a classic race. The flop killed the drama, coming
. Gargano couldn't find either of the remaining fives on the turn or river. Firestone won the pot to chip up to about 700,000, while Gargano was crippled to just 143,000.On the next hand, action folded to Jordan Smith in the small blind, who open-raised all in against Gargano in the big blind. Gargano made the call with two live cards:
against Smith's 
. Both players flopped a pair on the 
flop, but running eights gave Gargano a full house to Smith's two pair. He chips back up to about 300,000.
belonging to Brett Kimes. He was in need of a two outer with his 
holding.The board was
meaning we lose another player.Kimes is up to 1,300,000 now.
Jerome completed the small blind, and Barry Schultz checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the board all the way to the river. At the river, the board showed
. Jerome checked again, and finally Schultz bet 120,000. Jerome check-raised all in for about 660,000, and Schultz almost beat him into the pot. Jerome had flopped two pair with 
, but Schultz caught up with runner-runner Broadway for the nuts when he table . Jerome is out, collecting $36,567 to ease the blow.
The flop came
before Smith checked. Gargano then bet 190,000 into the dry side pot, enough to get Smith to fold.'I guess I need a ten' says Firestone as he shows
.He's ahead though as Gargano shows
.The turn comes
and river confirms the triple up to 330,000 for Firestone.Gargano down to 490,000.
, against the of Jeffrey Brown. Jerome flopped a pair of tens on a flop of 
and dodged all of the remaining kings, jacks and aces in the deck when the turn and river came small: 
. He doubles up to about 180,000, while Brown slips to 230,000.