2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Players Left 9 / 6,844
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James Drops a Pot

Kenna James
Kenna James
Kenna James limped into the pot along with a few others. The flop came down {5-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {2-Hearts}. Edward Teems bet out 1,000 into the pot of 2,000. James made the call and the others in the hand folded.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}. Teems checked and James bet 2,400. Teems made the call.

The river was the {9-Spades} and both players checked. James looked ready to turn over his hand, but Teems flipped over the {A-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} first for the wheel and then James mucked.

James dropped down to 22,300.

Tags: Edward TeemsKenna james

Three Barrels, Not Enough

After an {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} flop, Chris McCormack bet 1,600 from the button after the blinds both checked. The player in the big blind chose to call. The {A-Diamonds} came on the turn, the big blind checked, and McCormack bet 3,075. The big blind called.

The {3-Clubs} came on the river, the big blind checked, and McCormack bet 5,000. Once again the big blind called, and McCormack revealed the {K-Clubs} {J-Spades}. His opponent showed {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} for the pair of nines and scooped the pot. McCormack is down to 20,000.

Liang Eliminates a Player

On a flop of {Q-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, Weiwen Liang bet 4,000 and was raised by a player in the cutoff to 11,300. Liang reraised all in and received a call. Liang showed {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} and his opponent showed {A-Spades} {10-Clubs}. The turn of the {5-Spades} and river of the {4-Diamonds} helped neither player and Liang is up to 51,000 in chips.

Tags: Weiwen Liang

Top Five Chips

Here are the top five Day 1b chip counts at the present moment:

Patrik Antonius 98000
Michael Watson 77000
Christina Hall 66000
Erick Lindgren 63100
Stephen Ladowsky 62000

Gold Getaway

Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold
A camera crew has stuck nearby Jamie Gold's table for most of the afternoon. With his stack now down to just under 7,000, they aren't going anywhere.

Glancing up at the ever-present boom mike positioned just above his head, Gold joked "It's like the Angel of Death."

Just now Gold had a hand in which a player on the button raised to 800 and Gold called from the big blind. Both checked the {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop. The turn was the {5-Hearts}. Gold bet 1,000, and his opponent called.

The river brought the {8-Diamonds}, and Gold bet 2,575, leaving himself just a single 25 chip behind. His opponent went into the tank.

"If somebody is going to send me home, I hope it's you," said Gold. "What are the chances I have a straight?" he added.

"You're talking me into calling," said Gold's adversary. But after a minute or two more, he folded, showing the {J-Diamonds}.

Gold dragged the pot, showing the table his {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} as he did. He's still alive with 8,700.

Flip 4 Rollz

Greg Mueller and his opponent get it all in preflop. Mueller has {A-Spades}{K-Spades} and his opponent {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. "Come on, let me win a race one time!" says Mueller. The board comes {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and Mueller doubles to 19,000.

Antonius Approaches a Hundred Grand

Patrik Antonius - Event #45
Patrik Antonius - Event #45
On a flop of {J-Spades} {J-Clubs} {9-Hearts}, Patrik Antonius was heads up with a player who moved all in. Antonius made the call and the players showed:

Antonius: {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Spades} {4-Spades}

Antonius had the player drawing semi-dead and the runner-runner miracle never got there. Antonius busted another player and took his stack to just over the 98,000 mark in the process.

Tags: Patrik Antonius

That's How to Play Them

More chips to stack with those fingers now
More chips to stack with those fingers now
A player in early position raised to 1,000 and found callers in Lee Watkinson and the big-blind player. The flop came {3-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Spades} before the original raiser moved all in for 7,000. Watkinson made the call. The big blind folded.

Watkinson tabled {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} and was way ahead of his opponent's {K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}.

Running cards would be needed to beat Watkinson. The turn came {9-Hearts} and river {8-Hearts}. The turn helped but the river was no good. Watkinson up to 18,500 now but his opponent is felted.

The Bulldog Barks, Bites

Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
The cameras are still buzzing around Orel Hershiser's table, but not because he's about to bust out. After the player on the button raised to 1,000 Hershiser moved in for his last 4,450. Randall Witt called and after the initial raiser got out of the way Witt's pocket nines led Hershiser's pocket sevens.

But the flop came {J-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {7-Spades}, giving Orel the set, and when the {K-Hearts} came on the turn and the {K-Spades} on the river Hershiser doubled to 10,900.

Just a few hands later he pulled the same trick, doubling up again after a {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Spades} flop. The player in the big blind bet 2,200 and after two other players mucked, Orel moved all in for 9,000. He got the call and his {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} led his opponent's {10-Diamonds} {9-Spades}. The board ran out {8-Hearts} {4-Hearts} and just that fast Hershiser was back in command of a 20,550 stack.