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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His Online Handle is "BluffzQ9"

Jamie Gold is still working on the title of World's Best Bluffer. Sitting in the big blind, he called a preflop raise to 800 from Pat Pezzin, then check-called a flop of {K-Spades} {10-Hearts} {2-Clubs} when Pezzin bet 900.

Both players checked the {10-Spades} on the turn. The river double-paired the board, {2-Hearts}, and Gold decided to take a stab at the pot with a bet of 2,000. Pezzin quickly called.

Gold: {Q-Spades} {9-Clubs}
Pezzin: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}

Gold got caught with his hand in the cookie jar and grinned it off. "I'll bluff with anything," he said.

Pezzin looked sideways at Gold and responded, "*That's* the hand you won $12 million with?" Gold's winning hand in the 2006 Main Event was queen-nine.

David Bach Eliminated

David Bach
David Bach
Bach was down to just 3,000 chips and after calling a raise on the button moved in when his opponent checked the {8-Spades} {K-Spades} {8-Diamonds} flop. The other player called and showed {K-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} to Bach's pocket tens and when he didn't catch a ten on the turn and river Bach was eliminated.

Sugarek Flops Nuts

Jim Sugarek
Jim Sugarek
After the action was limped preflop, Jim Sugarek was thrilled to see a flop of {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts}, as he held {J-?}{Q-?} for the flopped straight.

However, after he check-called the 2,000 bet on the flop, the board started to get a little scary, forcing another check-call to a 4,000 bet on the {10-Clubs} turn and checking it down on the {9-Clubs} river.

Sugarek's straight held up and he moves up to 56,000.

Tags: Jim Sugarek

The Value of Things

The Neverending Therapy
The Neverending Therapy
During a five-hour massage, Greg Mueller just bought a bunch of candy. "Twelve bucks? People tip you?" he joked to the candy woman. Keep in mind that the five-hour massage is still ongoing, and they charge by the minute.

Toy Story

Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes's toy sharks have multiple uses. Recently when faced with a decision whether to call a player's all-in bet, he picked up one of the sharks and asked it what to do. He then chomped it next to his ear, and shook his head in agreement. "Shark says no," Brenes explained as he mucked.

When we asked Brenes about his current chip stack, he held up the shark.

"23,000," it said.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Seidel Chipping Up

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel raised to 900. The button reraised to 2,300 and then Harold Macdonald made it 7,000 to go. When it got back to Seidel, he made it 13,000. The button folded and then MacDonald went into the tank.

After some time passed and after counting his chip stack, MacDonald made the fold. He said, "My gut told me to call, but I couldn't do it."

Seidel has been able to win pots without showdowns for most of the day and is now up to 40,500.

Tags: Erik SeidelHarold Macdonald

Marco Cariboni Eliminated

With the board reading {6-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} Cariboni moved in for the last of his chips with {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} and Steven Molloy made the call with {A-?} {J-?}. Cariboni had a flush draw and a gutshot and a live card to hope for, but the river brought a blank and Cariboni was eliminated.

Zimbler Misses Draw, Collects Pot

Paul Zimbler
Paul Zimbler
On a board of {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} Paul Zimbler called the 700 bet from his opponent and the two players went to the river. It arrived the {K-Diamonds} and the middle-position player checked to Zimbler, who fired out 3,000, forcing a fold from his opponent.

"You know I've got clubs right?" quizzed Zimbler as he flashed {6-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for just a busted flush draw. He collects the pot and moves to 28,000 chips.

Tags: Paul Zimbler

Golser Eliminates Player

On a flop of {A-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {6-Diamonds}, Markus Golser bet out 1,150 and his opponent raised 3,150. Golser then raised 6,000 more and his opponent made the call.

On the turn of the {3-Spades}, Golser bet 8,000, which was enough to put his opponent all in. He received a call.

Golser showed {A-Spades} {2-Hearts} and his opponent showed {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}. The river fell the {8-Clubs} and Golser moved up to 42,300 in chips.

Tags: Markus Golser