2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
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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
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A Thousand Dollars Per Minute

Shamus
Shamus
Within the first ten minutes of play we have already seen a dealer thrust the "All In" paddle into the air a second time. As happened with today's first bustout, our second loser also held pocket kings.

Michael Guzzardi and his opponent got it all in the middle on a board showing {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Guzzardi's opponent had {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} for a set, but Guzzardi had {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for the Broadway straight.

The river was the {9-Clubs}, and Guzzardi has quickly doubled up to 40,000.

"I didn't last very long," said his opponent as he got up to leave.

Tags: Michael Guzzardi

Bearing the Cross of World Champion

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Jamie Gold, from an earlier event.
Jamie Gold, from an earlier event.
2004 Main Event champion Greg Raymer and 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold are both in the field today. Gold is seated right by our media table and has attracted swarms of television crews and photographers. He has very politely posed for all of the photographs, even giving a quick interview to one of the television crews while the tournament clock was running.

Tags: Jamie Gold

Who's Here?

[user25067]
[user25067]
Thus far we've spotted Vanessa Rousso, Bill Edler, Peter "Nordberg" Feldman, Shaun Deeb, Lee Watkinson, Mike "Schneids" Schneider, Borge Dypvik, Thomas Bihl, and Adam Friedman.

Swing and a Miss!

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[user37786]
Two superstars of sport are playing in the Main Event today. Pitching legend Orel Hershiser, who's already made a name for himself in poker circles with a deep run in the NBC Heads-Up World Championship, is playing today. So is Australian cricketer Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport who has been playing in many of the biggest poker tournaments in the world.

Not Above Starting Stack Anymore

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[user38368]
David Grey in HORSE Championship
David Grey in HORSE Championship
On a flop of {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, an early-position player raises to 1,000 and David Grey calls in the cutoff.

The turn is {Q-Spades} and the EP bets 1,700. Grey calls.

The river is {5-Spades} and EP bets 3,000. Grey says, "I can't tell if you're begging for me to call, or if you want me to raise." He calls.

The EP shows {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Grey has {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}. He's down to 15,000.

Andy Black Seeking Another Deep Main Event Run

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Andy Black, during the HORSE World Championship
Andy Black, during the HORSE World Championship
One notable player gathering plenty of interest from the ESPN cameras in the orange section of the Amazon Room is none other than Andy Black.

Andy placed 14th in the Main Event back in 1997 before taking a well publicized break from the game, only to return in 2005 in sensational fashion, finishing fifth in the Main Event for $1.75 million.

Andy has shown a liking for big events, having finished third in the 2007 Aussie Millions, seventh in the 2007 EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final and 16th in the 2008 WPT World Championship.

With success all around the globe, this experienced professional will be one to watch in today's field.

Tags: Andy Black

You're Not Online Anymore

[user25067]
[user25067]
The dealer at Table 12 was just forced to give a bit of a remedial course to his players about what constitutes a raise or a call in terms of how the chips are placed into the pot. Some players were apparently not verbalizing their action by saying "raise" while tossing oversized chips into the pot and these actions, per the tournament rules, were ruled as calls and not raises, despite the players' intentions.

Remember, kids... when in doubt, if you want to raise, say "Raise!"

More Notables

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Steve Zolotow, during HORSE World Championship
Steve Zolotow, during HORSE World Championship
Other notable players in the orange section today include Steve Zolotow, Mickey Appleman, Thor Hansen, Todd Witteles, Yosh Nakano, John Duthie, Erich Kollman, Sverre Sundbo and Christiane Klecz.

Tags: Steve Zolotow

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