All around, the atmosphere is more on par with what we've grown accustomed to here in the Amazon room, though we're not sure what, exactly, caused the change.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1c
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All around, the atmosphere is more on par with what we've grown accustomed to here in the Amazon room, though we're not sure what, exactly, caused the change.
and his opponent 
[7s}. The board is 
and Moncada is out. Moncada is best known for winning a 2005 pot-limit hold'em bracelet.
"You don't have to raise my big blind every time it folds around, right?" she said as she made the call.
The flop came
. The small blind checked, Mercier bet 1,200, and he called. The turn was the 
. He checked again, she bet 2,200, and this time he let it go.Mercier is now up to 38,000.
versus his opponent's 
.The board ran
helping McCullough recover somewhat to 15,500.
. The small blind checked, Vivek Rajkumar bet 6,000 and the small blind called. The small blind showed
. "I had so many outs" lamented Rajkumar as he mucked his hand.
A few hands later, Rajkumar lost a 25,000 race when his
couldn't improve against his opponent's . He's now down to 9,300.
The flop came
and the raiser bet 1,200. Williams made the call. The 
on the turn had both players checking. When the river came another , the middle position player check-called Williams' bet of 1,500.Williams showed
, the same hand that ended her son's Main Event run four years ago, and her opponent mucked. She is now up to just over 28,000 chips.
. The preflop raiser bet 1,600, Maceiras raised to 3,500, and the UTG player called.The turn was the
. This time the UTG player bet 2,200, and Maceiras promptly raised to 7,000. His opponent let it go.Maceiras showed
as he dragged the pot. His up-and-down day continues. He presently sits with 30,000.
The flop is
and it's checked to Madsen, who bets 1,000. The BB folds and the EP calls.The turn is
and the EP checks. Madsen bets 2,500 and the EP calls.The river is
. The EP checks. Madsen bets 5,600 and the EP calls, folding 
after Madsen shows 
. Madsen is up to 85,000.
and got a call from the small blind. Sitron's 
held up through the turn and the river and he doubled up to 26,000 with his full house.
