Full Blown Kitchen Sink
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
Liebert Takes One Down Before Dinner
from the small blind and her opponent on the button made the call.The turn was the
and Liebert fired out 2,500 and her opponent folded as Liebert takes down a nice pot just before dinner to sit with 33,000 chips.
Nancy Todd Tyner Eliminated
, Nancy Todd Tyner had all her chips in the middle against a larger-stacked opponent. The players showed:Todd Tyner:
Opponent:
Todd-Tyner was drawing to one out, the
that never came. The river was the 
and Tyner was eliminated.
Playing Favorites
held up against his 
. "Thank you," she said to the dealer. "You are now my favorite person in the entire world... next to my husband."
No word on where the dealer ranks in Guzzardi's list of faves. He's slipped to 34,000.
Phillip Hilm Sends a Player Home
, Phillip Hilm bet 1,100 from late position and got a call from his opponent in the cutoff seat.The turn came the
and Hilm checked. The cutoff moved all in and Hilm made the call. The players showed:Hilm:
Opponent:
Hilm had his opponent drawing dead and the
on the river was meaningless. After the hand, Hilm is up to about 54,000 chips.
Jabberjaw is Out
Preston Chips Up
, the small blind checked an early-position player bet out 1,000 and Terris Preston made the call. The player in the small blind then check-raised to 3,500, which prompted the middle position player to raise all in for 3,875 total. Terris Preston then moved over the top all-in for 13,500 total. The small blind folded. Preston showed
and his opponent showed 
Board:
After the hand, Preston is up to 65,000 in chips.
Formica Flushed
Silvio "The Italian Stallion" Formica faced a 4,000 bet from his opponent on the river. "The only way you're gonna win is if you have a third queen or backed into a flush. Here's my 4,000," he said as he dribbled four yellow chips into the pot, making the call.
The big blind turned over
, indeed having backed into the flush. "You were right," sighed Formica, showing
as his opponent raked in the pot.
The Sunglass Hut
How many players are wearing sunglasses?
Based on a sample size of 40 tables, approximately 2.45 players per table have chosen to shield their eyes from the glare of the lights and the gazes of their opponents. That's about 315 players, or 27 percent of the field.
Again, these numbers are highly accurate and scientifically calculated.
Clark Barred
versus 
on a board of 
.