2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
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

Felix Osterland Doubles Through Paul Snead

Felix Osterland
Felix Osterland
Action folded to Felix Osterland and he pushed all in for 720,000 from middle position. Paul Snead made the call from the big blind and the players showed:

Snead: {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}
Osterland: {7-Clubs} {7-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts} {K-Spades} {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} and Osterland's sevens were best. He doubled to just over 1,500,000 leaving Snead just under the average with about 3,100,000 chips.

Allow Me to Make My Intentions Clear

Scott Montgomery raised to 150,000 in middle position and Andrew Brokos reraised to 500,000. Montgomery then popped it to 2.5 million, a bet big enough to get anybody's attention, and it certainly got Andrew's as he threw his hand away.

Jason Glass Eliminated in 43rd Place ($154,400)

Jason Glass- 43rd Place
Jason Glass- 43rd Place
Andrew Brokos raised to 135,000 from the cutoff, Jason Glass moved all in for 190,000 from the small blind and Brokos called. Glass tabled {A-Diamonds} {6-Spades}, leading Brokos' {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}. The flop was {Q-Spades} {8-Spades} {4-Clubs}, but the {K-Clubs} landed on the turn, pairing up Brokos. The river was the {8-Hearts} and Glass was eliminated and made his exit from the Amazon Room with an ESPN crew hot on his heels.

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Tiffany Michelle Stays Active

Tiffany Michelle Mixing It Up
Tiffany Michelle Mixing It Up
Tiffany Michelle just tossed some chips around in the last few hands.

On the first hand, Michelle raised to 150,000 and was reraised an additional 325,000 by Ivan Demidov. Michelle made the call and they took the {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {8-Spades} flop heads up. Michelle checked and Demidov led out for 525,000. Michelle announced a raise before pushing out 1,600,000 chips. Demidov gave up his hand and Michelle picked up over 1,000,000 chips without a showdown.

A couple hands later, Michelle raised it up before the flop again, this time to the tune of 150,000. Garrett Beckman made it 425,000 to see a flop and Michelle came along. The flop came {A-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} and Beckman led out for 300,000. Michelle declared "all in" and Beckman folded.

Tiffany Michelle is playing her fair share of pots and staying aggressive. She currently sits on about 5,100,000.

Niklas Flisberg Doubles Through Scott Montgomery

Niklas Flisberg limped in from the small blind, Scott Montgomery raised an additional 100,000 and Flisberg called. The flop was {A-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {2-Hearts}. Flisberg checked, Montgomery bet 150,000 and Flisberg called. The turn was the {K-Spades}. Flisberg checked again, Montgomery bet 350,000, Flisberg raised to 1,000,000 and Montgomery went into the tank for several minutes before moving all in. Flisberg made the call.

Flisburg turned up {K-Clubs} {5-Clubs} for two pair while Montgomery tabled {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} for top pair. The river was the {9-Hearts} and Flisberg doubled up.

Always on the River

After Peter Eastgate raised to150,000 from the cutoff, Nicholas Sliwinski called on the button, and Gert Andersen called as well from the big blind. All three players checked the {K-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {10-Hearts} flop, and when the {Q-Spades} came on the turn, Andersen and Eastgate again checked and Sliwinski bet 250,000. Andersen called and Eastgate folded.

The river brought the {A-Hearts} and Andersen and Sliwinski both checked. And that's when Andersen learned his {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} had been chased down by Sliwinski's {A-Clubs} {9-Clubs}. Nicholas is now up to 3.7 million while Andersen still sits with 8.3 million.

Kido Pham Doubles through Joe Bishop

Kido Pham
Kido Pham
Action folded to Kido Pham in late position and he moved all in for 725,000. Joe Bishop made the call and the players showed:

Pham: {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}
Bishop: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {3-Spades} {J-Spades} {8-Clubs} and Pham took down the pot. He chipped up to just over 1,500,000.

Tiffany Michelle Takes a Hit

Action folded to Tiffany Michelle in late position and she raised to 200,000. Joe Bishop called from the big blind and the two took a flop heads up.

The flop came {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {8-Clubs} and Bishop check-called a bet of 300,000 from Michelle. The {5-Clubs} hit the turn and again Bishop check-called Michelle's bet, this time for 400,000.

The river fell the {3-Hearts} and Bishop checked again. Michelle pushed out 600,000 and Bishop called. He showed {7-Clubs} {6-Clubs} and Michelle mucked. Joe Bishop won the pot. He climbed to just over 7,000,000 chips while Michelle slipped to just under the 4,000,000 mark.

Chris Crilly Eliminatd in 44th Place ($154,400)

Chris Crilly - 44th Place
Chris Crilly - 44th Place
David Rheem raised to 150,000 from middle position and Chris Crilly made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {9-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {2-Spades} and Crilly checked. Rheem pushed out a bet of 200,000 and and Crilly moved all in. Rheem made a quick call and the players showed:

Rheem: {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts}
Crilly: {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The turn came the {8-Hearts} with the river {K-Spades} behind it. Crilly failed to improve and was eliminated in 44th place. David "Chino" Rheem is now just over the 5,000,000 chip mark.

Battle of the Blinds

The action was folded around to Clint Schaefer in the small blind and he raised to 150,000. Toni Cristian min-raised to 300,000 and Schaefer made the call. The two players checked the {J-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} flop, but when the {K-Spades} turned Schaefer bet 250,000 and Cristian called. The {J-Diamonds} fell on the river, Schaefer decided to check, and Cristian came out with a 400,000 bet, which was good enough to get Schaefer to surrender his hand. Cristian is now up to 4.1 million and Schaefer sits with 3.3 million.