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

07-14-2008 12:45 UTC-7

Michael Carroll Eliminated in 27th Place ($257,334)

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On a flop of {A-Diamonds}

, Gert Andersen checked, Michael Carroll moved all in for 735,000, and Joe Bishop made the call, only to have Andersen move all in over the top. Bishop stood up, took a tilty walk away from the stage and smacked his hands together before folding and taking a seat on a chair near the tournament clock. And the cards are turned up...

Carroll {A-Hearts}

Andersen

Andersen had flopped a set of fours, leaving Carroll's top pair in bad shape. The turn was the {J-Spades}

, the river was the {10-Clubs}

and Carroll was eliminated in 27th place. He'll take home $247,334 for his Main Event run.

Tags: Gert Andersen Michael Carroll

07-14-2008 12:50 UTC-7

Paul Snead Pushes Tiffany Michelle Out

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Paul Snead raised to 240,000. Tiffany Michelle and Tim Loecke both called, as did Owen Crowe from the big blind. The flop came {4-Diamonds}

, and after Crowe checked Snead led out for 600,000. Michelle then raised to 1.6 million and Loecke and Crowe got out of the way.

Snead then announced he was all in and stood up from the table. "This is it, boys...and girls," he said as Michelle thought over her decision. She rested her head in her hand and looked up at Snead for a long, long time. "Cocktails, Table 2!" he said as she continued her deliberations. And after staring up at Snead for a good while Tiffany decided to throw her hand away.

07-14-2008 12:50 UTC-7

Riesenberg Makes Nice Start

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Jason Riesenberg opened up from middle position to 180,000 with Nicholas Sliwinski making the call from the small blind. They took a flop of {A-Diamonds}

and both players checked.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and Sliwinski checked again to Riesenberg, who fired out a bet of 320,000. Sliwinski made the call.

The river brought the {4-Diamonds}

and both players checked it down.

Sliwinski showed {J-Hearts}

for a pair and busted flush draw, but it was not enough to beat the {A-Clubs}

of Riesenberg, who took down the pot to move up to 5.4 million chips.

Tags: Jason Riesenberg Nicholas Sliwinski

07-14-2008 12:52 UTC-7

Scott Montgomery Bests Owen Crowe

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Scott Montgomery raised to 225,000 and Owen Crowe called from the small blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}

and when Crowe led out for 325,000 Montgomery called. Both players checked the {9-Diamonds}

on the turn, and when the {3-Clubs}

fell on the river Crowe checked again. Montgomery bet 300,000 and that was enough to induce a fold from Crowe.

07-14-2008 12:53 UTC-7

Bishop With the Big Bet

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Brandon Cantu raised to 225,000, Joe Bishop called from the cutoff, Peter Eastgate called from the button, and Gert Andersen called from the small blind. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

. Andersen checked, Cantu checked, Bishop bet 1,275,000, everyone folded and Bishop took it down.

Tags: Joe Bishop

07-14-2008 12:55 UTC-7

Rheem Rolling

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Chris Klodnicki was the first into the pot with a raise to 220,000. Toni Judet called from late position, as did David Rheem and Dennis Phillips from the blinds.

They took a four-way flop of {7-Hearts}

. Rheem checked to Phillips who fired out 500,000 into the middle. Klodnicki made the call and Judet folded. The action was then back to Rheem, who announced a raise to 2 million chips. Phillips deliberated before giving up his hand. Klodnicki also stepped aside.

Rheem takes down a healthy pot to move up to 9.4 million chips.

Tags: Chris Klodnicki David Rheem

07-14-2008 12:58 UTC-7

Cantu's Ducks Earn a Small Pot

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Peter Eastgate raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and Brandon Cantu called from the big blind. The flop was {10-Hearts}

. Cantu checked to Eastgate, who checked behind. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

. Both players checked again. The river was the {4-Spades}

. Check-check.

Cantu showed {2-Hearts}

, Eastgate mucked, and Cantu won the pot.

Tags: Brandon Cantu Peter Eastgate

07-14-2008 13:01 UTC-7

Demidov, Cantu Treading Carefully

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Brandon Cantu raised to 225,000 from the button and Ivan Demidov called from the big blind. The flop was {10-Hearts}

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

. Check-check again. The river was the {K-Spades}

. Demidov bet 325,000, Cantu folded and Demidov won the pot.

Tags: Brandon Cantu Ivan Demidov

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.

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