2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 52)
Date:
Monday, June 30, 2008 to Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Buy-In:
$1,500
Prize Pool:
$3,675,945
Entrants:
2,693
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:56:12
Congratulations to David Daneshgar, Event No. 52 Champion ($625,443)
David Daneshgar has negotiated his way through a field of nearly 2,700 to land his first WSOP bracelet, winning Event No. 52, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, after coming from behind against Scott Sitron.
Sitron played well tonight. He entered play one of the table's short stacks (8th in chips), but picked up pocket queens on the third hand of the night and after doubling up there picked his spots carefully, eventually assuming the chip lead.
When play got down to three-handed, Sitron, Daneshgar, and eventual third-place finisher Dan Heimiller traded the lead back and forth until Sitron finally took out a short-stacked Heimiller when his A-10 outlasted Heimiller's A-3.
When heads up play began, Sitron enjoyed close to a 2-to-1 chip advantage over Daneshgar. During the fifty hands of heads up, Daneshgar received several big hands -- aces twice, kings -- but Sitron kept folding to Daneshgar's preflop raises. After about 30 hands, the tide turned when Daneshgar took a big pot without a showdown, then in the 50th hand of heads up, Daneshgar's pocket tens carried the day.
"It feels great to win my first one," he said afterwards. "I'm hoping to win my next one in about two weeks... plus three months, to make it back-to-back bracelets."
Congratulations to Daneshgar, who takes home $625,443 and a gold bracelet. And thanks for following the coverage!
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:43:39
Hand #192 â?? Scott Sitron Eliminated in 2nd Place ($385,974); David Daneshgar Wins!
In the 50th hand of heads up play, Scott Sitron limped in from the button and David Daneshgar raised it up another 400,000 from the big blind. Sitron moved all in for 2.9 million in total, and in the blink of an eye, Daneshgar had made the call.
Sitron: 
Daneshgar: 
The board ran out 
and Daneshgar makes two pair, tens and sixes, to take down the pot and become the latest WSOP bracelet winner!
Congratulations to Scott Sitron who played a superb tournament to finish in 2nd place for a handsome $385,974 in prize money!
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:39:04
Hand #191 â?? David Daneshgar
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron checked behind.
The flop came 
. Sitron checked, Daneshgar bet 175,000, and Sitron called. The turn was the 
. Sitron checked. This time Daneshgar bet 350,000, and Sitron quickly folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:37:25
Hand #190 â?? Scott Sitron
Scott Sitron raised it up from the button, making it 300,000 to go. David Daneshgar made the call in the big blind.
They saw a flop of 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Daneshgar checked, and Sitron fired out 500,000 to take it down.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:35:20
Hand #189 â?? David Daneshgar
David Daneshgar raised to 300,000 from the button, and Scott Sitron folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:34:42
Hand #188 â?? Scott Sitron
Scott Sitron raised it up to 300,000 from the button and David Daneshgar folded in the big blind. Sitron collects the blinds and antes once again.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:33:16
Hand #187 â?? David Daneshgar
David Daneshgar raised to 300,000 from the small blind/button, and Scott Sitron made the call.
The flop came 
. Sitron checked, and Daneshgar bet 375,000. Sitron let it go.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:31:44
Hand #186 â?? Scott Sitron
Scott Sitron raised it up to 370,000 from the button and David Daneshgar folded his big blind.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:30:18
Hand #185 â?? Scott Sitron
Limped pot. The flop came 
. Sitron bet 200,000, and Daneshgar folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:29:44
Hand #184 â?? Scott Sitron
Scott Sitron limped in from the button and David Daneshgar checked his option in the big blind.
They saw a flop of . Both players checked. The turn was the 
and again it's checked through. The river was the 
. Daneshgar checked, Sitron fired out 150,000 and itâ??s enough to take it down.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:28:07
Hand #183 â?? Scott Sitron
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron raised to 420,000. While still stacking his chips from the previous hand, Daneshgar pulled out enough from the pile to make the call.
The flop came 
. Both checked. The turn was the . Both checked again. The river was the 
. Once more, both checked.
Sitron showed 
, and Daneshgar 
. Sitron took the pot.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:25:26
Updated Chip Counts
After that big hand, here is where we stand:
David Daneshgar -- 5,675,000
Scott Sitron -- 2,420,000
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:24:46
Hand #182 â?? David Daneshgar
Scott Sitron raised it up to 320,000 from the button and David Daneshgar announced a reraise from the big blind, making it an additional 575,000 to go. Sitron made the call in the first significant preflop pot of this heads-up battle.
They saw a flop of 
and Daneshgar led out for 610,000. Sitron made the call.
The turn brought the . Daneshgar checked it over to Sitron who slid 800,000 into the middle. Daneshgar instantly moved all in and Sitron quickly folded, giving Daneshgar a huge pot and the chip lead!
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:20:20
Hand #181 â?? David Daneshgar
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron checked from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Sitron bet 150,000. Then Daneshgar raised to 425,000 total. Sitron folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:18:41
Hand #180 â?? David Daneshgar Gets A Walk
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:18:15
Hand #179 â?? David Daneshgar
David Daneshgar raised to 300,000 from the button, and Scott Sitron made the call.
Both checked the . The turn was the . Sitron checked, and Daneshgar bet 350,000. Sitron folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:16:29
Hand #178 â?? Scott Sitron
Scott Sitron raised it up to 260,000 from the button and David Daneshgar folded his big blind.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:15:36
Hand #177 â?? Scott Sitron
David Daneshgar limped from the button, and Scott Sitron checked from the big blind.
They both checked the flop and turn -- 
. The river was the . Sitron bet 125,000, and Daneshgar folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:10:38
Hand #176 - David Daneshgar Gets A Walk
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:10:08
Hand #175 â?? Scott Sitron
David Daneshgar raised to 250,000 from the small blind/button. Scott Sitron rearranged his chips, then pushed out a stack of 700,000. Daneshgar folded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:09:21
Hand #174 - Scott Sitron
Scott Sitron limped in from the button and David Daneshgar checked his option in the big blind.
They saw a flop of 
and both checked. The turn brought the and again both players checked.
The river was the 
. Daneshgar bet out 100,000 and Sitron called. Daneshgar showed 
for nothing but ambition as Sitron flipped over to take it down with just king-high!
