2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

John Robbins Eliminated

John Robbins - Eliminated
John Robbins - Eliminated
John Robbins was just 86'd from the tournament area when his {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} came up short against the {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} of Mickey Appleman.

Despite holding the dominating hand, Robbins couldn't beat Appleman's flush when the board ran out {Q-Spades} {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs}.

Robbins hit the rail and Appleman is now working with just under 50,000c chips.

Tags: John Robbins

Not-So-Big Slick

Leo Boxell called a short-stack's all-in reraise holding {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} and found that he was dominated by his opponent's {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}. A situation that was promptly remedied after the {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} flop and when Boxell turned the {J-Spades} the other player was left dead to a ten. The river brought the close-but-not-quite {9-Hearts} and Boxell is now back up to 38,000.

Peter Krieg Four-Flushed

Peter Krieg - Eliminated
Peter Krieg - Eliminated
Exact details are scarce, but Peter Krieg got his walking papers when his {A-?} {K-?} came up short against the {A-?} {10-Clubs} of his opponent.

Four clubs on the board was enough to take Krieg's hand from first to worst.

Class is Now in Session

Martin Klasser is more interested in American history right now than playing poker. Apparently, Klasser is from Germany and doesn't fully understand today's holiday. The dealer sat there and educated Klasser about our holiday, and by the time the dealer was done, Klasser was up to speed and ready to buy some fireworks.

Tags: Martin Klasser

Zuccarello Drops a Deuce

Cero Zuccarello took a hit in a recent hand, but just came back in a big way. With 28,000 chips in the pot and the board showing {2-Hearts} {5-Spades} {2-Spades} {7-Clubs}, Zuccarello's opponent pushed all in for 14,000. Zuccarello made a snap-call with {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, which had his opponent's {5-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} crushed. The river was a blank -- the {8-Clubs}. Zuccarello eliminated his opponent on the hand and increased his chip stack to 67,000.

Oh, is That a TV Camera Over There? I Didn't See It

The "one time" crowd has gotten out of control. The latest in poker jargon, one time, has become a catch-phrase for all of those people that feel the poker gods have slighted them over the years. It's the new "so sick" (as in, "that beat I took was so sick!"). A player on Blue #2 just stood up and shouted out, as loud as he could, "Please one time!" Of course an ESPN camera crew that was nearby came running over, causing the player to shout "one time!" again and then give a fist pump when he won the hand.

Goetsch Getting More Chips

Andy Goetsch raised to 1,000 from early position. An opponent moved all in for 11,025 and Goetsch made the call. Goetsch held {5-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} and was racing with {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}.

The board ran out {Q-Clubs} {2-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}-X and Goetsch got the elimination and moved up to 70,000 chips.

Tags: Andy Goetsch