2008 WSOP Mike Matusow wins Event 18 5k No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

Mike Matusow wins Event 18 5k No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

June 15th, 2008

WSOP tournament of champions, would emerge victorious after it was all said and done.

David Benyamine Eliminated in Seventh Place ($58,990)
The final table did not last very long for David Benyamine as he was the first one out. He went all in after Erick Lindgren opened the pot. Benyamine stood pat while Lindgren drew one card. Lingren made ( 2 4 5 7 8 ) against Benyamine’s ( 2 4 7 8 J )

Tony ‘G’ Guoga Eliminated in Sixth Place ($78,075)
Erick Lindgren opened the pot again and Tony G moved in from the button for his last 140k. Lindgren called and each player drew one card. Lindgren made ( 4 5 6 8 9 ) and Tony G would make a pair of deuces ( 2 2 3 5 8 ) to end in 6th place.

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 5th Place ($104,101)
Three way action between Mike Matusow, Jeff Lisandro, and Tom Schneider, who is all in. Lisandro drew one card to make a pair of eights ( 2 3 5 8 8 ), Matusow drew one card to make ( 2 3 4 5 9 ), and Schneider stood pat, then mucked as he finished in 5th place.

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 4th Place ($156,151)

Lisandro raised it up from the button, Matusow called from the small blind, and Erick Lindgren would move all in from the big blind. Lisandro folded but Matusow called. Lindgren drew one card to make a pair of deuces ( 2 2 3 6 7 ), while Matusow drew two cards and made eight low ( 2 4 6 7 8 ). After sending Lindgren to the rail, Matusow got up from his chair and began cheering and clapping.

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 3rd Place ($225,552)
Barry Greenstein would move all in from the small blind and get called by Lisandro, who had him covered. Both players drew one card. Lisandro made an Ace low ( 4 5 8 10 A ) and Greenstein hit a pair of sevens ( 2 6 7 7 9 ). Lisandro would receive a signed copy of Ace on the River for eliminating Greenstein in 3rd place.

Jeff Lisandro Eliminated in 2nd Place ($347,004)
Matusow would shove all in from the button and was quickly called by Lisandro. Matusow tanked for a while before deciding to stay pat. Lisandro drew one card and made ( 3 5 6 9 Q ), which wuz not good enough to beat Matusow’s ( 3 4 7 8 Q )

Mike Matusow Wins Event #18 - $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw
Mike Matusow is a professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada. He now has 3 World Series of Poker bracelets in his collection and 6.5 million dollars in tournament earnings. Matusow is famous for his persona, table chatter, recent weight loss, and display of tilt (Mike Matusow blow-ups). You can find him regularly playing online at Full Tilt Poker under his real name.