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

07-14-2008 14:19 UTC-7

Slow-Roll Joe

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"C'mon man, you're late!" joked a dealer as Joe Bishop made his way back to the featured table in the middle of the first hand.

"Well, I'm slow!" laughed Bishop, who made what will be sure to be an infamous slow-roll during Niklas Flisberg's elimination hand.

Tags: Joe Bishop

07-14-2008 14:24 UTC-7

The Running of the...Well, Not the Bulls

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Every time the crowd re-enters the Amazon Room after a break it's Off to the Races! The floorpersons and security standing by the entrance open the doors and the first few dozen people break into a gallop as soon as they're over the threshold. "No running. NO RUNNING!" you hear over the public address system as everyone flashes back to lunchtime in junior high. Hey, those seats at the Milwaukee's Best Light lounge are at a premium. No time to dawdle.

07-14-2008 14:26 UTC-7

Player Profiles: Tim Loecke

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A Director of Sales from Highland Park, IL, 37-year-old Tim Loecke is playing in his first live tournament. In on a $33 satellite (a total of $63 with rebuy), Loecke is a graduate of Drake University who enjoys playing poker and other sports as well as exercising.

A self-described amateur player, Loecke is a big L.A. Dodgers fan and if he were to win the Main Event, he would give some of the money to the people that he cares about.

07-14-2008 14:28 UTC-7

Sliwinski Takes One From Phillips

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Nicholas Sliwinski raised it up to 275,000 and Dennis Phillips made the call from the cutoff.

Both players checked the flop of {Q-Clubs}

. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

and Sliwinski this time bet out for 600,000. Phillips laid down his hand and Sliwinski grabs one of the first pots after the break.

Tags: Dennis Phillips Nicholas Sliwinski

07-14-2008 14:33 UTC-7

Eastgate and Kim Chop

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Peter Eastgate raised to 300,000 from the button and Kelly Kim called from the big blind. The flop was {9-Spades}

and both players checked. The turn was the {5-Spades}

. Kim bet 400,000 and Eastgate called. The river was the {6-Hearts}

. Kim checked, and Eastgate checked behind.

Eastgate showed {A-Hearts}

, Kim

and they chopped it up.

Tags: Kelly Kim Peter Eastgate

07-14-2008 14:34 UTC-7

No Showdown Necessary

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Peter Eastgate raised to 300,000 from the cutoff and Gert Andersen called from the button. The flop was {K-Hearts}

. Eastgate checked, Andersen bet 450,000 and Eastgate called. The turn was the {10-Clubs}

and both players checked. The {7-Hearts}

fell on the river. Eastgate led for 600,000, Andersen folded and Eastgate won the pot.

Eastgate is getting quite active here at the feature table and increased his stack to 11,535,000 on that last hand.

Tags: Gert Andersen Peter Eastgate

07-14-2008 14:36 UTC-7

Phillips Extends Lead

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Jason Riesenberg opened with a raise from under the gun to 275,000. David Rheem called on the button, as did Dennis Phillips in the big blind.

The flop came {K-Spades}

and the action checked to Rheem, who fired 400,000. Phillips then made a check-raise to 1 million. Both opponents folded and Phillips takes down another pot to extend his chip lead as his stack balloons over the 15 million mark.

Tags: Dennis Phillips

07-14-2008 14:39 UTC-7

Lying in Wait?

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After Craig Marquis raised to 280,000 Ylon Schwartz called and Tiffany Michelle made it 900,000 to go from the button. Marquis folded but Schwartz again called.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}

and Schwartz moved all in. He had Tiffany covered and she gave up her hand. Ylon is now up to 9.4 million while Michelle is down to 4.6 million.

07-14-2008 14:43 UTC-7

Toni Judet Doubles

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Toni Judet attempted to raise from under the gun, but his bet was deemed a string raise and he was held to only a call. Nicholas Sliwinski made the call before Albert Kim raised it up to 800,000. Judet then moved all in for 2 million in total. Sliwinski got out of the way and Kim made the call.

Judet: {A-Clubs}

Kim:

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}

and Kim couldn't find the suckout. Judet doubles up to 4.3 million, leaving Kim with only around 3 million.

Tags: Albert Kim Toni Judet

07-14-2008 14:45 UTC-7

Ivan Demidov Wins a Huge Pot from Peter Eastgate

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Peter Eastgate opened for 300,000 (for the third time in the last four hands) and Ivan Demidov made the call from the small blind. The flop was {A-Clubs}

. Demidov checked, Eastgate bet 450,000, and Demidov called. The turn was the {10-Clubs}

and both players checked. The river was the {2-Clubs}

. Demidov considered carefully before leading out for 650,000 and Eastgate went into the tank for two minutes before putting in a raise to 1.9 million. Ultimately, Demidov made the call.

Eastgate's {9-Spades}

couldn't beat Demidov's {A-Hearts}

and Demidov raked in the monster pot. Eastgate is down to 8.75 million while Demidov now sits on 7.77 million.

Tags: Adam Levy Ivan Demidov Peter Eastgate