39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1b | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

07-04-2008 22:51 UTC-7

The Last Hurrah

[user42991]

Players have returned from break. We will play two more hours and then conclude for the night. Hang on for the ride folks!

07-04-2008 22:38 UTC-7

Player 1: "Billy, how much have you got?"
Player 2: "85."
Player 1: "Nice! You should just go to bed now."
Player 2: "How do you figure?"
Player 1: "No need to be greedy."
Player 2: "I think you've got to amass quite a bit more chips than 85 if you're going to win the World Series. Being greedy is what it's all about. How much have you got?"
Player 1: "35."
Player 2: "Maybe you're the one should go to bed."
Player 1: "I was thinking about it, but you've changed my mind."
Player 2: "Glad to be of service."

07-04-2008 22:30 UTC-7

Break Time!

[user42991]

Players are on a 20-minute break.

07-04-2008 22:29 UTC-7

Mike Schneider Headed Home

[user75032]

Mike Schneider is the latest person to have his million-dollar dreams crushed and ground under the boot heel of an opponent. He pushed his last 5,000 into the middle holding pocket jacks. Haibo Chu woke up with pocket kings and made the easy call. Neither player improved; Schneider is out of the tournament.

07-04-2008 22:29 UTC-7

Great Call by Eckstut

donpeters

The flop was {10-Hearts}

when Rob Eckstut bet 1,900 after Kathy Liebert checked. Liebert made it 4,400 and Eckstut called.

The turn was the {10-Spades}

and Liebert bet 4,000. Eckstut made the call.

The river was the {A-Spades}

and Liebert fired 8,000. Eckstut tanked and then made the call.

Liebert slowly turned over {8-Hearts}

and Eckstut showed {7-Diamonds}

for bottom pair. He is now up to 77,500 and Liebert down to 15,500.

Tags: Kathy Liebert Rob Eckstut

07-04-2008 22:29 UTC-7

Patrick Bueno Eliminated

[user40108]

On a board of {9-Diamonds}

, Patrick Bueno was first to act and checked. Daniel Barlin led out for 3,000 and was called by a third player. Bueno pushed all in for 6,500 total and Barlin made the call. The third player passed and the men tabled:

Barlin: {2-Diamonds}

Bueno:

The river fell the {8-Spades}

and Bueno was no mas. He headed for the rail while Barlin chipped up to just under 55,000.

Tags: Patrick Bueno

07-04-2008 22:29 UTC-7

Marquez Eliminated by Karam

donpeters

From middle position, Adan Marquez raised to 2,100. Marc Karam made the call from the blind.

The flop came down {6-Clubs}

. Karam bet 4,000 and Marquez raised all in for 23,000. Karam made the call with {J-Hearts}

. Marquez had {A-Clubs}

.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds}

and the river the {8-Hearts}

, and kept Karam's hand good. Marquez was eliminated from the Main Event.

Tags: Adan Marquez Marc Karam

07-04-2008 22:28 UTC-7

Eskeland Hits the Century Mark

donpeters

Sigurd Eskeland called out of the big blind after a player raised to 800. The flop came down {7-Spades}

and Eskeland called another player's all-in raise of 15,000 holding {A-Clubs}

. His opponent held {9-Diamonds}

. The turn came the {7-Diamonds}

and the river the {8-Spades}

. Eskeland eliminated the player and moved over the century mark. He now has 102,000.

Tags: Sigurd Eskeland

07-04-2008 22:26 UTC-7

Paul Sharbanee Eliminated

[user75032]

Paul Sharbanee was in the middle of a table massage session, which is as surefire a sign of his impending elimination as any we've seen. David Nguyen raised to 1,200 preflop before Sharbanee reraised all in to 3,100 from the big blind. Nguyen made the call.

Nguyen: {4-Spades}

Sharbanee: {A-Diamonds}

The board called "no joy" for Sharbanee when it came {2-Diamonds}

. Sharbanee paid his massage therapist, shook Nguyen's hand, and exited the Amazon Room