Speaking of Runners Up
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Susie Isaacs, Lee Markholt, Jonathan Little, Ted Lawson, Tim West, Jordan Morgan, James Mackey, Joe Sebok, Joe Beevers, John Gale, Phil Galfond and Bobby Baldwin.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1a
Susie Isaacs, Lee Markholt, Jonathan Little, Ted Lawson, Tim West, Jordan Morgan, James Mackey, Joe Sebok, Joe Beevers, John Gale, Phil Galfond and Bobby Baldwin.
Who Else is Seeing Red?
Clawing His Way Back
He managed to get paid off holding
on a board of 
.
My Straight is Bigger Than Yours
against two opponents, both of whom called. When the 
hit the turn, Dirksen checked to an opponent behind him, who bet 1,400. Dirksen was the only caller.Dirksen checked again when the river bricked. His opponent bet 2,000 and Dirksen called. His opponent showed
for a turned straight, but Dirksen turned a bigger straight with 
. He's up to 25,000 in chips.
2007 Main Event Runner-Up Tuan Lam
Lam has had twelve months to think about that final hand where he looked set to double up with top pair, only to lose to the running straight of Jerry Yang.
Lam has been quiet on the poker scene since last year's result, but will be looking to go one place better this time around!
In the Mix
Didn't Like Durrrr Turn
The flop came down as
prompting Dwan to bet once it was checked to him. Pinchot made the call.The turn came
and Dwan bet 1,650 when it was checked to him once again. This time though Pinchot raised it up to 5,000 and Dwan called.Once the river came down as
Pinchot led out for the first time with a 4,500 bet and Dwan called.Dwan flipped over
and wasn't too happy to see Pinchot's 
for turned trip eights.Pichot up to 31,500 as a result. Dwan down to 7,500.
Michael Craig's Appetizer? Devilfish
. Craig bet 450 and Devilfish called. The turn was the . Craig checked, Devilfish bet 1,000 and Craig called. The river was the . Craig fired out 1,500 and Devilfish gave it up. After the hand, Craig was up to 22,000 while Devilfish slipped to 17,200.
Disaster Averted
The flop came
. Greenstein bet 1,200, and his opponent folded, showing pocket eights as he did."An A-K-8 flop would've been disaster," remarked Greenstein. He's at 21,000.
Dangerous Neighborhood
And at one table are seated "Miami" John Cernuto, Thierry van den Berg, Roy "the Oracle" Winston, and Matt Stout. Not only are those four at a single table, they are sitting consecutively in seats 4-7.