Everybody Loves Kings
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Romano:
Cutoff:
Board:
The player is eliminated and Romano is up to 56,000.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1a
Romano:
Cutoff:
Board:
The player is eliminated and Romano is up to 56,000.
Very Nice Laydown, Whoever You Are
. All players checked so the turn came
. Rogers led out for 2,200 that was called by the unknown player before Hass raised it up to 9,000. Rogers moved out of the way to let the other player carry on with a call. The river
caused Hass to move all in for his last 18,025. The other player though for a long time and folded 
face-up!Hass turned over
for the nut striaght and is up to 43,000 as a result. We tried to get the player's name who folded the set but we received a blunt "No."
Ted Tanks One Time Too Many
, Luca Pagano moved all in for 10,000 and Ted Lawson tanked over the decision for several minutes as he has done several times today. A clock was finally called on Lawson and a floor supervisor came over to the table, informing Lawson that he had 30 seconds to act on his hand. Once Lawson timed out and his hand was declared dead, he launched into a complaint with the floorman, claiming he should have been given a full minute to act on his hand.
"You've had more than enough time to act," said the floorman.
"That's not the point!" argued Lawson.
Ultimately another supervisor came over several minutes after the hand and declared that Lawson should have been granted the full minute.
Schoenberg Shown Door
Schoenberg had
, the other all in , and Narkis 
.The board ran out
, and Narkis' pocket rockets had blasted two players out of the tourney. Narkis now has 39,000.
Big Draw Yields Little Return
against a short-stacked opponent. Little held 
for a straight-flush draw that would need to hit to crack the of his opponent.The turn and river bricked out
, and Little missed his big draw to be on life support with only 4,500 chips.A few moments later he pushed all in with
was called by a player with 
. The board ran out 
to send Little to the rail.
Kido Not Kidding Around
A player raised from under the gun to 2,500 -- a bit over six times the big blind. The table folded around to Pham on the button, who thought a bit and folded as well. The blinds got out of the way, and Pham asked the raiser to show. He turned over pocket jacks.
On the next hand, it folded to Pham in the cutoff who raised to 1,600. The small blind folded, and the big blind -- who'd raised the previous hand -- eyed Pham warily before folding as well.
On the third hand, it folded to Pham and he again raised, this time to 1,200. Those behind him folded, and the fellow who'd had jacks earlier called from the small blind. The big blind folded. The flop came
. The early-position player checked, Pham bet 1,500, and his opponent folded.The player sitting in-between Pham and his adversary asked Pham if he had an ace. Pham shook his head. "Two pair," said Pham, somewhat ambiguously.
But no one knows for sure.
Alioto Can't Beat Top Pair
. The blinds checked, Alioto bet 2,600, a middle-position player raised to 5,500, the blinds folded and Alioto called. The turn was the 
. Alioto checked, the MP player bet 7,500 and Alioto called. The river was the 
and both players checked. Alioto showed
-- middle pair and a busted flush draw, while his opponent flipped up for top pair and won the pot. After the hand, Alioto was down to 38,000.
Some People Call Me...
On another day, they run into each other at the $1,000 at Bellagio again. They strike up a friendship and the player offers to stake Maurice in the Main Event, 50/50. So now Maurice is here, and has 60,000.
He's Not Asleep
In the following hand, Barry Greenstein and another player are all in, with Greenstein "waking up" to
in the small blind and the opponent holding 
on the button. The board is 
and Greenstein doubles up to 21,000.
Cry Me a River
versus his 
. A ten fell on the river though for a survival two pair for his opponent. Frerichs is still flying along on 93,000.