2008 World Series of Poker

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

Bet And It Shall Come

On a flop of {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{J-Spades} Andreas Berggren fired out a bet of 5,600 and his opponent made the call. The turn was the {10-Spades} and both players checked. The river landed the {5-Spades} and Berggren fired out 11,400. His opponent double-checked his hole cards before making the call.

Berggren showed {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} for the nut flush to take down the pot and move up to 44,000 chips.

Tags: Andreas Berggren

Haris Tsaousis Makes Great Laydown

Keith Brookes opened with a raise to 900 from the cutoff before Haris Tsaousis bumped it up to 3,300 from the button. The action folded back to Brookes and he moved all in for his last 15,900. Tsaousis thought for a long time before laying down pocket jacks face up! It was the right fold as Brookes showed pocket kings!

Tags: Haris TsaousisKeith Brookes

Time for Craps?

T.J. Cloutier has just been eliminated. The last of chips went in on a {K-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop holding {A-Clubs}{10-Spades}. His timing was a little off. as his opponent was holding {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

The turn and river bricked out and the great man has gone.

Tags: TJ Cloutier

Maceiras Doubles Up an Opponent

Juan Maceiras opened for 775, the small blind moved all in for 3,500 and Maceiras called, turning up {K-Spades} {8-Spades} to his opponent's {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}. The flop was {J-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} but the turn was the {K-Diamonds} giving the small blind a straight. The river was the {6-Spades} and the small blind doubled through Maceiras, who is down to 35,000 in chips.

Tags: Juan Maceiras

Matt Larsh Eliminated

Matt Larsh in his toga
Matt Larsh in his toga
Matt Larsh, memorable for having played today in a toga with a Bodog logo slapped on it, has just been eliminated. He got his money all in on the turn with the board reading {J-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {3-Clubs}. Larsh held {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades} but his opponent had flopped a set with {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts}. The river was the {10-Diamonds} and Toga Boy hit the rail.

Grand Stack

Henning Granstad reraised after facing an early-position raise. His opponent moved all in and Granstad made the call with {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}. He was in great shape against his opponent's {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts}.

The board ran seven high, meaning Granstad eliminates his foe and sees his stack rise to 184,000.

Tags: Henning Granstad