39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1a | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-03-2008 22:23 UTC-7

Gigacrack

[user38368]

A player goes all in preflop and Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken calls. He turns over {A-Hearts}

and the opponent has {5-?}

. The board runs out {J-Hearts}

and the opponent is out. Gigabet is up to 100,000.

07-03-2008 22:22 UTC-7

Kevin Saul Eliminated

[user25067]

Kevin Saul was all in for 12,000 preflop with {K-?}

and ran into his opponent's {K-Spades}

. The board ran out {8-?}

and Saul's Main Event came to an end.

Tags: Kevin Saul

07-03-2008 22:20 UTC-7

Recovery Ward

[user67765]

Joe Ward opened with a raise to 950 from early position and Adam Katz reraised to 3,050 from middle position. Ward made the call.

They took a flop of {J-Diamonds}

and Ward checked to Katz who fired out 4,500. Ward then check-raised, making it 20,000 to go. Katz thought for a few minutes before laying down his hand as Ward flashed pocket queens.

After some recent losses, Ward is now back to 66,000 with Katz now in trouble on 12,000.

Tags: Adam Katz Joe Ward

07-03-2008 22:17 UTC-7

Sick, Sick, Wasicka

[user38368]

Paul Wasicka raises to 825 in the hijack and the small blind calls.

The flop is {9-Diamonds}

and the small blind checks. Wasicka bets 825 and the small blind raises all in to 7,725.

Wasicka turns to the reporters and says, "Don't write about this one, OK?" He laughs and eventually calls with {J-Hearts}

. The opponent has {K-Clubs}

. The turn and river are {8-Clubs}

and Wasicka busts the player. Wasicka is up to 31,000.

07-03-2008 22:15 UTC-7

J.J. Eliminated

MarcC

J.J. Liu made a raise to 1,025 from under the gun and found a caller on the button before the flop came {5-Hearts}

.

Liu continued with a 2,300 bet before being raised all in. She made the call for her last 8,500 with {A-Diamonds}

but was up against {5-Clubs}

.

No help on the turn and river and J.J. Liu is another first day casualty.

Tags: JJ Liu

07-03-2008 22:06 UTC-7

"Miami" John Cernuto Eliminated

[user25067]

A middle position player made an opening raise, Miami John Cernuto moved all in from the button and his opponent called. Cernuto's {K-Clubs}

were up against {A-Hearts}

and all looked good on the {10-Clubs}

flop. The turn was the {6-Spades}

, but the

fell on the river, ending Cernuto's Main Event.

Tags: Miami John Cernuto

07-03-2008 22:05 UTC-7

Brave Call

MarcC

Rep Porter limped from under the gun and then called a raise from Jeremiah Smith in the cutoff.

The flop was checked through, so the board was {9-Clubs}

at the turn stage.

Smith bet 2,100 when it was checked to him, before facing a 9,100 all-in bet from Porter. Amazingly he made the call with {K-Spades}

and was ahead of his Porter's {7-Clubs}

.

The river came {5-Spades}

meaning a pair of nines with a king kicker played to eliminate another player. Smith on 93,000 right now.

Tags: Jeremiah Smith Rep Porter

07-03-2008 21:59 UTC-7

Fortin Sportin' Big Stack

Shamus

A player on the button open-raised to 1,200, Patrick Fortin reraised to 5,000 from the big blind, and the button pushed all in with to 10,000 total. Fortin called.

Fortin had {A-Hearts}

to his opponent's {A-Spades}