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

Bill Spadea Doubles Up

Preflop, Martin Jaeger raised to 900 and Bill Spadea called. On a flop of {Q-Spades} {A-Spades} {2-Hearts}, Spadea bet 700 and Jaeger raised to 2,000. Spadea then came over the top all in for 5,950 more. Jaeger made the call. Spadea held {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and Jaeger held {A-?} {10-?}. The turn of the {9-Clubs} and river of {K-Spades} helped neither player and Spadea doubled up to 14,000 chips.

Tags: Bill Spadea

A Sticky Wicket, That

Shane Warne was all in with {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} to his opponent's {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and it looked like we were headed for a chop. That is, until two spades came on the flop and another on the turn. Both Warne and his opponent stood up to watch as the dealer burned and turned...a total blank. Both Warne and his opponent chuckled as they sat down and the chips were divvied up between them.

Kenna James Doubles Up

Kenna James
Kenna James
A player in early position limped in and Kenna James raised it up to 1,200. The player then reraised James all in and James called.

James: {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}
Opponent: {8-Clubs} {8-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {4-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}, allowing James to get there on the turn. He is now up to 12,500 and looking to make a comeback.

Tags: Kenna James

Marc Goodwin Eliminated

Marc Goodwin - Eliminated
Marc Goodwin - Eliminated
Marc Goodwin just joined the ranks of players who won't see Day 2. Goodwin got the last of his chips in the middle holding {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} against the {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} of Chris Bell.

The board ran out {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} and Bell's nut flush was enough to bust Goodwin and take his stack to just shy of 55,000.

Davidson Eliminated

William Davidson eliminated
William Davidson eliminated
William Davidson can say he was eliminated from the Main Event by a Nguyen -- David Nguyen

With the board showing {9-Clubs} {8-Spades} {2-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {4-Hearts}, Davidson moved all in for 11,600. Nguyen made the call with {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}, a hand that was one rank better than Davidson's {J-Clubs} {j-Spades}.

Howard Smith Eliminated

Howard Smith was just sent home in agonizing fashion. He got the last of his chips in holding {A-?} {Q-?} against the {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} of his opponent.

You can already tell how this story ends. When the board came {10-Spades} {5-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {7-Clubs}, Smith headed for the exit.

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How Not to Slowplay

Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins
The action was folded around to Hoyt Corkins in the small blind and he raised to 1,000. The big blind called and the flop came {4-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {Q-Spades}, and when Corkins bet 1,200 his opponent moved all in. Hoyt called and turned over {Q-Hearts} {4-Hearts} for two pair. The other player turned over {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} for what was no doubt a bad case of indigestion. The board ran out {3-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Corkins doubled up to 26,500.

Randy Hanley Trims the Field

Randy Hanley
Randy Hanley
Randy Hanley raised from late position and the action folded around to the big blind player who moved all in. Hanley called and his {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} was ahead of his opponent's {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts}.

The board ran out {9-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {3-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} and Hanley chipped up to just over 30,000 and sent a player home in the process

Tags: Randy Hanley