2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 4
Qiu on a Quest
The river was the . Qiu checked again, and Stewart this time fired out 125,000. Qiu again made the call, showing . Stewart showed for kings with a lesser kicker. Stewart fell to 900,000 on that one.
Qiu picked up another nice pot the very next hand when he shoved all in following a preflop raise by Stewart and reraise by Marc Podell, causing both to fold. Qiu is now up to 1.2 million.
David Rheem Eliminates Steve Billirakis
Eric Bremond Eliminated
The flop came to give Bremond some outs with his wheel draw but the on the turn and on the river were enough to send him to the rail.
Edward Roger Eliminated
Roger:
Davis:
The board ran out and Davis' pocket eights held up to eliminate Roger. Davis is now up to 900,000 after spending most of the day relatively short-stacked.
Montgomery Beneficiary of Prabhu Boo-Boo
The turn brought the . Prabhu checked, Montgomery bet 150,000, then Prabhu pushed all in. Montgomery called with his remaining 210,000.
Prabhu:
Montgomery:
The river brought the , and Montgomery took the big pot with his two small pair. He's up to 1.2 million, and Prabhu falls to 860,000.
A Big Pot at the Death
Cristian then showed for trips, and after Joseph mucked he said he'd held pocket aces. Dragomir is now up to 2.065 million while Joseph slipped to 2.175 million.
Big Call Propels Marquis
The flop came . Wright bet 100,000, Marquis called, and Feurle folded.
The turn was the . Wright bet 150,000 this time, and Marquis again called.
The river was the . Wright pushed all in. Wright had Marquis well covered -- indeed Wright only had about 140,000 behind. He tanked for several minutes. "I don't know what to do," he said. "I'm never good here." More minutes passed. "I have 14 big blinds, that's not terrible," he said, indicating where he'd be if he folded.
Finally he decided to call. "I have jacks, you win," he said, turning over his . Much to Marquis' surprise, Wright mucked.
Marquis ends the night with just over a million, while Wright has 826,000.
Play Suspended
Day 4 Comes to an End
Today saw 474 hopefuls return with the action fast and furious throughout the day. Jeremy Joseph carried the chip lead for most of the day, and despite losing a monster pot in the final minutes of play, should hang onto a slight overnight chip lead with Cristian Dragomir and David "Chino" Rheem lurking close behind.
Noteable players still in the field include Mark Vos, Gus Hansen, Victor Ramdin, Alexander Kostritsyn, Allen Cunningham, Jeff Madsen, Tiffany Michelle, Mike Matusow, Kara Scott, Hoyt Corkins and, the last remaining WSOP World Champion in the field, Phil Hellmuth.
We'll have the updated chip counts and redraw for the final 189 players as soon as it comes to hand.
Play recommences at noon tomorrow -- we look forward to your company once again!