2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
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. Things were looking good for Paradise, as he held 
, having his opponent's 
in sad shape.But the
popped out on the river, giving his opponent the bigger boat and Paradise got knocked back down to 10,500.
Sverre Sundbo went into the tank with a huge decision for his tournament life. After what seemed like an eternity, Sundbo eventually committed all of his chips holding 
for a baby flush. His opponent revealed 
for just trips and would need some help to improve.However, the river was the
and Sundbo doubled up to 25,500 chips.
, Jamie Gold fired out a bet of 2,000 chips. The two other players in the hand with him both folded."Stolen, baby!" exulted Gold, clapping his hands. He turned over
. That pot was the first one for Gold in quite a while. He has seemed frustrated over the last half hour, unhappily snapping at other players several times. He's down to 8,000.
, Haralabos Voulgaris bet 6,800. His opponent thought about it for about 30 seconds before making the call. "I have a pair," Voulgaris said, showing . His opponent looked at his cards and seemed quite happy to roll over for the chop.
, Theo Tran checked from middle position, the cutoff bet 2,000, the button called and Tran called. The turn was the 
. This time, Tran led for 3,500, the cutoff folded and the button called. The river was the . Tran bet 11,500. After a stint in the tank, the button folded 
face-up and Tran raked in the pot. He's now up to 35,000.
. He was holding but ran into the 
of his opponent for quads!The turn and river blanked
, and Kollman was sent to the rail.
Almost everyone we've spoken with over the past few days has commented at one point or another about how much more subdued the atmosphere has been this year. Perhaps the post-boom WSOP has left its adolescence and finally come of age?
, Keith Lehr called an opponent's 14,000-chip all-in. Lehr had , but his opponent had 
for a set of eights.The river was the
, and Lehr is down to 16,000.
The four players took a flop of
. Action checked to the cutoff and he bet 725. The button passed and Coren made it 1,600 to play. The initial raiser folded but the cutoff made the call. Coren and the cutoff went heads up to the turn. Coren check-called a bet of 2,700. The river fell the , which prompted both players to check. Coren rolled over but couldn't beat the cutoff's . She tossed her hand in and was left with just under 15,000 chips.
