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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O Say Does That Star-Spangled Banner Yet Wave

A Red, White, and Blue Day in the Rio
A Red, White, and Blue Day in the Rio
To celebrate the Fourth of July, small American flags were passed out to players entering the Amazon Room today. Players were also given flags of other countries as well, with many international players taking both an American flag and their native country's flag to fly at the tables.

Hover Vacuums Chips

On a board of {5-Hearts}{K-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{J-Clubs}, a player bets 1,000 and Thomas Hover raises all in to 3,400. Peter Krieg calls, the bettor calls, and both opponents muck when they see Hover's {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}. Hover triples up to 11,000.

Wriggle Off the Hook

After an early-position player limped Konstantin Bucherl raised to 775 and Leo Boxell called on the button. The original limper called as well and they saw a {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts} {4-Spades} flop. The early-position player checked. Bucherl bet 1,200 and Boxell raised to 3,200. The first player got out of the way and Bucherl went into the tank for about two minutes. He finally relented and folded {K-?} {Q-?} face up, and Boxell said, "Nice laydown," as he tabled {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}.

Easy Pezzin

Pat Pezzin called a preflop all-in from one of his opponents. Pezzin was behind, but his cards were live -- he held {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts} against his opponent's {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}. The board ran out {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {10-Hearts}. Just the nine would have been enough, but Pezzin wound up making a flush to eliminate his opponent and chip up to about 40,000.

Theo Tran's Bluff Picked Off

Theo Tran, playing in Event #53
Theo Tran, playing in Event #53
On a flop of {K-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {7-Clubs} Theo Tran checked, Thomas McLaughlin bet 1,200 from the cutoff, the button called and Tran called. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and the action was checked around. The river was the {5-Hearts}. Tran led out for 3,500, McLaughlin folded and the button called.

Tran showed ten-high for a bluff, while the button turned over {8-Spades} {9-Spades} for two pair and dragged the pot.

Tran is down to 27,000.

Tags: Theo Tran

Greyce High

On a turn of {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, the cutoff bets 500 and David Grey raises to 2,000 on the button. The cutoff calls.

The river is {5-Hearts} and the cutoff checks. Grey bets 5,000 and the cutoff calls.

Grey has {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and the cutoff {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. "Ace high! Wow." says Grey, as he drops to 14,000.

The Brady Plan

Matt Brady tells us that he figures he'll have around the starting chips throughout the entire day, and then end the day with 60 or 70K. "That's the plan!" he said with a laugh.

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Steven O'Dwyer Eliminated

On flop of {7-Clubs} {9-Spades} {K-Hearts} , Steven O'Dwyer moved all in and received a call. O'Dwyer showed {7-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} for a set of seven's. His opponent showed {A-Spades} {A-Clubs}. The turn of the {3-Clubs} missed O'Dwyer's opponent, but the river brought the worst possible card when the {A-Hearts} hit.

O'Dwyer's set of sevens were just no match for his opponent set of rockets and O'Dwyer is out the door.

Tags: Steven O'Dwyer