39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-14-2008 13:19 UTC-7

Sliwinski Takes It Down With The Four-Bet

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The action folded to Nicholas Sliwinski who raised it up to 225,000. David Rheem then made the three-bet to 725,000 in total from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, before Sliwinski put in the four-bet to 1.25 million chips as a big pot was brewing.

Rheem went into the tank but eventually gave it up as Sliwinski flashed {A-Hearts}

. Rheem slips to 7.6 million with Sliwinski back up to 4.75 million.

Tags: Nicholas Sliwinski

07-14-2008 13:18 UTC-7

Easy Does It

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Thus far, play at the ESPN Featured Table has been deliberate and careful. We've seen only two preflop reraises thus far and the players seem to be treading lightly and feeling each other out as they compete under the glare of the lights and the watchful eye of the cameras. No one seems to want to get in trouble this early, and typically aggressive players like Brandon Cantu and Ivan Demidov have toned it down considerably compared to their play yesterday.

Everyone has their eye on becoming one of the "November Nine" and all the sponsorship and accolades that will come with it. No need to mix things up this early.

07-14-2008 13:15 UTC-7

Gert Andersen with the Reraise, Ladies and Gentlemen

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Peter Eastgate opened for 225,000, Gert Anderson reraised to 750,000, Eastgate gave it up and Andersen won the pot.

Tags: Gert Andersen Peter Eastgate

07-14-2008 13:14 UTC-7

Suharto Gets Tricky

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Aaron Gordon was the preflop aggressor with a raise to 225,000 from middle position. Darus Suharto made the call before Chris Klodnicki announced a reraise, making it 800,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Gordon who released his hand, before Suharto suddenly moved all in.

It was 3.3 million to call, but after some deep thought Klodnicki decided to pass. Suharto flashed the {A-Hearts}

as he raked in a creatively played pot. He's now up to 4.6 million.

Tags: Aaron Gordon Chris Klodnicki Darus Suharto

07-14-2008 13:12 UTC-7

Ylon Schwartz Picks Up a Pot

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Ylon Schwartz raised to 230,000 and after Paul Snead called Tim Loecke did the same from the big blind. The flop came {Q-Hearts}

and after Loecke checked Schwartz bet 700,000 and chased Snead and Loecke from the pot.

07-14-2008 13:12 UTC-7

Cantu's River Bet Takes it Down

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Brandon Cantu raised to 225,000 from UTG and Kelly Kim called from the big blind. The flop was {10-Hearts}

and both players checked. The turn was the {4-Clubs}

and they both checked again. The river was the {9-Diamonds}

, Kim checked, Cantu bet 400,000, and Kim mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Cantu.

Tags: Brandon Cantu Kelly Kim

07-14-2008 13:09 UTC-7

Andersen Takes it On the Flop

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Gert Andersen opened for 240,000 from UTG and Brandon Cantu called from middle position. The flop was {A-Clubs}

. Anderson bet 425,000, Cantu folded and Andersen won the pot.

Tags: Brandon Cantu Gert Andersen

07-14-2008 13:07 UTC-7

Phi Nguyen Eliminated in 26th Place ($257,334)

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From the cutoff Paul Snead raised to 250,000 and Tiffany Michelle called from the button. Phi Nguyen then moved in for his last 850,000 and when Snead called Michelle got out of the way.

Nguyen's {A-Clubs}

were pitted against Snead's {J-Diamonds}

. The flop came {3-Clubs}

, and when the turn brought the {5-Clubs}

Nguyen picked up a flush draw. "It's 50/50, either I hit it or I don't," Ngyuen said before the river, and this time he didn't as the {8-Diamonds}

fell and he was eliminated.

07-14-2008 13:05 UTC-7

Sliwinski Slides

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Nicholas Sliwinski changed things up with a limp from middle position, before David Rheem popped it up to 300,000 to go. The action folded around and Sliwinski made the call.

They saw a flop of {J-Spades}

. Sliwinski checked it over to Rheem, who fired out 300,000, forcing a fold from Sliwinski who has now slipped down to 3.3 million chips.

Tags: David Rheem Nicholas Sliwinski

07-14-2008 13:04 UTC-7

The Remaining Field At a Glance

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There are 26 players still remaining in the main event, all of whom have a unique story. We'll do our best to bring you those stories throughout the day. However, right now let's take an aggregate look at the field.

Of the 26 players remaining:

The average time each has been playing poker is just under five and a half years. Craig Marquis has been playing for about a year and a half whereas Joe Bishop reports that he's been playing poker for 26 years.

The average age of these players is just over 30. Aaron Gordon is the only 21-year-old left in the field, while Dennis Phillips is the eldest at 53 years young.

Nine of these players consider themselves professionals. Six players consider themselves "semi-professionals," while another seven had no problem admitting that they were, in fact, amateurs. Three players opted not to answer the question at all.

Please note that this information is for educational purposes only and is based on Player Bio sheets that were filled out by the players. Not all surveys were returned complete and any incomplete/ambiguous data was omitted completely from this analysis.