2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 7
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and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Hamrick checked, Phillips bet 900,000 and Hamrick called. The river was the 
. Both players checked. Hamrick showed
, Phillips mucked and Hamrick took it down with queens up.
The Russian has been playing for about two-and-a-half years and considers playing in this year's WSOP to be his biggest poker accomplishment to date. Demidov locked up his seat in the event the old-fashioned way - with $10,000 cash.
Demidov is single with no children and plans to "get 12 hours of sleep" should he win the Main Event. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, scuba diving, and of course...poker.
. Sliwinski led out for 500,000 and Phillips made the call. The turn was the 
. Sliwinski bet 1.2 million and Phillips called. The river was the 
. Sliwinski moved all in and Phillips insta-called. Phillips rolled over
for the king-high flush. Sliwinski tabled 
for only a pair of sixes and headed over to his entourage, who enveloped him and spoke some hushed words of comfort. Phillips had Sliwinski covered and he was eliminated in 13th place, taking home $463,201. After the hand, Phillips was up to over 14 million.
, and after Rheem checked, Bishop bet 1.1 million. Chino made the call, and both players checked the 
on the turn. They also checked the on the river, and that's when we learned that Rheem's 
had run down Bishop's 
on the river. Rheem is now up to 11 million and Bishop is down to 13 million.
and after Marquis and Suharto checked, Demidov fired 850,000 into the pot. Marquis and Suharto folded and Demidov picked up a pot that increased his stack to 10.7 million.
. Hamrick checked, Klodnicki min-bet 160,000 and Hamrick called. The turn was the . Hamrick checked, Klodnicki bet 750,000, Hamrick folded and Klodnicki won the pot. 2. Scott Montgomery raised to 450,000 and won the blinds and antes.
"If you can't cheer, at least boo!" said Montgomery after no one applauded him winning the pot. A few spectators obliged with boos, while another screamed "GO SCOTT!"
3. Dennis Phillips raised to 500,000 and Peter Eastgate called from the small blind. The flop was
. Eastgate checked, Phillips bet 900,000, and Eastgate called. The turn was the 
. Eastgate checked, Phillips bet 3,000,000, Eastgate folded and Phillips won the pot.
. Marquis rolled over 
before raking in the pot.
