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

07-04-2008 22:04 UTC-7

Ross Boatman Eliminated

[user40108]

Action folded around to Phidias Georgiou in the small blind and he raised to 875. Ross Boatman moved all in for just over 9,000 from the big blind and Georgiou made the call. The players showed:

Georgiou: {A-Spades}

Boatman:

Boatman was dominated from start to finish as the board ran out {K-Hearts}

. Georgiou climbed to just over 36,000 on the hand and sent Boatman to the rail.

Tags: Ross Boatman

07-04-2008 21:57 UTC-7

Young Gets More Chips

donpeters

Jason Young limped in from the cutoff and then the big blind moved all in for 21,000. Young made the call. Young held {A-Hearts}

and his opponent in the big blind was dominated with {A-Diamonds}

.

The board ran out {10-Hearts}

and Young picked up the pot and is cruising around 82,000.

Young mentioned that the guy had moved all in for a big overbet three times in a row. "I finally got a hand," said Young.

Tags: Ryan Young

07-04-2008 21:52 UTC-7

Oldberg Hits the Rail

[user75032]

A flop of

proved to be Tom Oldberg's undoing. He bet 2,000 and was called by Anders Berg. When the turn came {7-Diamonds}

, Oldberg bet 2,000 again and was raised all in by Berg. He made the call for a total of 6,000, only to find out he was drawing completely dead. Berg held {A-Clubs}

against Oldberg's {A-Diamonds}

. The river was the {8-Clubs}

.

Berg now has 95,000 in chips.

07-04-2008 21:51 UTC-7

Stefan Jedlicka Eliminated

[user42991]

Stefan Jedlicka moved all in preflop and was called by an opponent in the big blind. Jedlicka held {J-Clubs}

and his opponent held {A-Diamonds}

.

Board: {J-Diamonds}

The river ace sent Jedlicka to the rail.

Tags: Stefan Jedlicka

07-04-2008 21:49 UTC-7

The Big Lubarsky Puts a Hurt on Jedlicka

[user42991]

Psst...I think he's bluffing. Go all in.

The pot was around 20,000 when the river fell to make a board of {4-Hearts}

. Hal Lubarsky pushed all in against Stefan Jedlicka. Jedlicka thought for a while before finally folding his hand.

After the hand, Lubarsky moved up to 68,000 in chips.

Tags: Hal Lubarsky

07-04-2008 21:48 UTC-7

Varkonyi Lives to See Another Hand

[user75032]

Robert Varkonyi has been short-stacked all day. Faced with increasing blinds and antes, and a dwindling stack, he moved all in preflop for 8,700 after another player raised to 3,500. That player made the call with {8-Hearts}

; Varkonyi held {A-Hearts}

. Neither player improved. Varkonyi's pocket aces were the best hand and allowed him to double up to 19,000.

07-04-2008 21:47 UTC-7

No Flake Left Behind, Witteles Out

donpeters

Todd Witteles had just moved to a new table when he got involved in a hand that would end his Main Event.

Witteles found himself all in preflop with pocket queens. Oliver Berman was in the hand with him and had pocket kings. The board ran out {6-Hearts}

to felt Witteles.

Tags: Todd Witteles

07-04-2008 21:45 UTC-7

The First Satellite Winner

[user42991]

Nolan Dalla just announced that this year is the 25th anniversary of the first World Series of Poker satellite. The winner of that satellite is playing in the Main Event today. The winner of that satellite is none other than 1983 Main Event winner Tom McEvoy.

Dalla thanked McEvoy for his contribution to poker.

Tags: Tom McEvoy

07-04-2008 21:44 UTC-7

The Old Switcharoo

[user40108]

Kristy Gazes had been getting a massage for quite some time. Gazes had a female therapist working on her for quite some time before Chris Bell approached her table.

Bell quietly stepped in and traded places with the therapist and continued the massage himself. Gazes was instantly tipped off to the change, likely due to the difference in pressure. She turned around to see what had happened and was very surprised and happy to see Bell.

07-04-2008 21:42 UTC-7