Shark Attack on Doyle's Girls
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2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
WORLD Series of Poker, Indeed
Kollman Crushed
They took a flop of
, and the action checked to Kollman, who fired out 800. The big blind called before the LP player raised it up to 2,500. Kollman made the call as the BB stepped aside.The turn was the
and Kollman called the the 3,000-chip bet of his opponent. The river landed the 
and the LP player fired out another 4,000, which Kollman called.His opponent tabled
for a full house, as Kollman simply mucked his cards and slipped to 5,700 chips.
Reading Raymer
, a player bet 2,000. Greg Raymer raised to 7,000. His opponent considered a moment, then made the call.Raymer was hoping that raise would scare his opponent away, as he showed
for a busted flush draw. His opponent showed 
for a set of jacks and dragged the pot.Raymer has slipped to 14,500.
Dealer Sarah on the Job
This dealer is kicking aces and taking names.
Ruthenberg Eliminated
.The board ran out
and Ruthenberg couldn't improve to double up.Ruthenberg paid his masseuse and went on his way.
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Making matters worse, Negreanu had some trouble leaving the feature table area because of the crowd thronging around to watch him play. Spectators were asking to take pictures as Daniel tried to make his way from the Amazon room.
Coren Has Kicker Problems
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.
Those Sneaky Sets
, 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.
A Mellower Main Event: Same Big Dance, Fewer Costumes
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?