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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Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

The Levi Breaks

David Levi eliminated
David Levi eliminated
James Namken limp-called a raise from David Levi for 600. The flop came down {K-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} and Namken bet out 600. Levi made the call after checking.

The turn was the {A-Clubs} and Levi led out for 1,000. Namken raised to 3,000. Levi reraised 9,000 and was all in. Namken called.

Namken: {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}
Levi: {5-Clubs} {5-Spades}

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Levi would be eliminated with a cooler, set over set on the flop.

Namken is up to 27,000.

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Rousso Takes a Hit

Five players limped in preflop, including Vanessa Rousso. The flop was {Q-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs}. The big blind bet 1,700 and only Rousso called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. The big blind bet 1,850 and Rousso called. The river was the {10-Hearts}. The big blind bet 2,000 and Rousso called.

The big blind turned up {J-Clubs} {10-Clubs} for the flopped flush and Rousso mucked. After the hand she was down to 31,500.

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Runner Runner

'Reds'
'Reds'
Jorn Walthaus raised to 600 before Redmond Lee reraised to 1,575. The call was made and the flop came {Q-Spades} {5-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}.

Lee continued his aggression with a 2,300 bet that Walthaus called before the turn came {6-Spades}. Both players checked this time so the river came {3-Clubs}.

It was checked to Lee, who fired 6,550 into the pot. Walthaus made the call but mucked upon seeing Lee's {7-Hearts} {10-Hearts} for a running straight.

Lee up to 41,000, Walthaus down to 14,500.

Even Cowboys Get the Blues

After an early-positon player raised to 600, Marco Cariboni and another player called before Leo Boxell raised it up to 2,100. The initial raiser then made it 5,800 to go and Cariboni and the other called got out of the way. Boxell, however, now moved all in for 28,000 and sent his opponent into the tank.

"Kings, huh?" Boxell said. "You've got kings, right?"

The other player said, "Does that mean you've got aces?" Boxell declined to give specifics and eventually the other player mucked. And that's when Boxell showed {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} to verify that, yup, he had 'em.

The player to Boxell's right noticed that he has a little stuffed animal by his stack and as Leo raked in the pot his neighbor said, "Is that a rat?"

"It's a wombat," Boxell said.

"I need a wombat," the envious player said, as Lee stacked his 38,500 in chips.

The World Series' Iron Man

Nolan Dalla just announced that playing today is the record holder for the most consecutive appearances at the World Series is playing in today's field. Howard "Tahoe" Andrew has been playing every World Series of Poker since 1974.

Andrew holds two bracelets, both in No Limit Holdem. His last World Series cash was in Event #49 of last year's series. Both of Andrew's bracelets were won back in 1976. If Andrew is able to take down this Main Event, then he will also hold the record for the longest time between bracelets.

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