2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 9 / 6,844
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Akey Breaky

After some preflop action, James Akenhead and his opponent both checked the flop so the board looked like {10-Hearts} {2-Spades} {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}.

Akenhead check-called a 1,250 bet from his opponent before the river came {A-Diamonds}. Akenhead checks once more only to face an all-in bet this time, totaling 6,350. He made the call but mucked upon seeing the {K-Hearts} {K-Spades} of his opponent for a full house.

Akenhead on 9,200 now.

Tags: James Akenhead

Ng Rivers the Big Full

Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng
On a board of {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, Evelyn Ng was heads up with a single opponent who checked to her. Ng bet 2,500 and she was quickly raised to 7,500 straight. Ng called the additional 5,000 and the {J-Hearts} hit the river. Her opponent led out for 6,000 and Ng moved all in for 9,125.

Her opponent thought for a while before finally calling. Ng showed {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} for the nut boat and her opponent angrily threw {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} into the muck, shouting an expletive along the way.

Ng is now in command of a 50,000 chip stack.

Tags: Evelyn Ng

Terrence Chan Eliminated

Terrence Chan - Eliminated
Terrence Chan - Eliminated
Details are minimal, but Terrence Chan got the last of his chips in holding {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} on a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {5-Spades}. Despite plenty of outs, Chan was no good come showdown against the {K-?} {K-?} of his opponent.

The Ol' One Outer

Jordan Rich played a heads-up pot and we caught up to the action on the {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {5-Spades} flop. Both Rich and his opponent checked and the {7-Diamonds} hit the turn. Rich bet 3,000 and his opponent moved all in for 9,500 total. Rich made the call and the players showed:

Rich: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}

Rich looked to send a player home and pick up a nice pot in the process, but the {K-Clubs} on the river spoiled those plans. The one outer cost him the pot and left him with just 14,400.

Tags: Jordan Rich

The Big Names of Poker Emerge

Leonardo Emperador has emerged through the field to be amongst our chip leaders after a huge clash with another player on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

All the chips went into the middle with Emperador showing {Q-Spades}{7-Spades} for top two pair against his opponent's {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for bottom two.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and river the {3-Diamonds} and Emperador eliminates an opponent to storm to 74,000 chips.

Tags: Leonardo Emperador

The Flying Dutchman Avoids a Crash Landing

Marcel Luske, The Flying Dutchman
Marcel Luske, The Flying Dutchman
A player in early position opened the action with a raise to 900. Two players, including Marcel Luske, called before the action came back around to the big blind. He put in a small reraise to 1,600, and all three opponents came along to the flop.

It brought {7-Spades} {6-Spades} {2-Spades}. Action checked to Luske, and he moved all in for his last 3,825. Only the original raiser made the call, putting The Flying Dutchman at risk of being knocked out. With the betting complete, the caller turned over {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs}, and Luske confidently tabled {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}. His set of sixes was in the lead, but he still had to fade a queen and a bunch of spades with two cards to come.

The turn took away all those spade outs; the {2-Hearts} made Luske a full house and kept him alive barring a two-outer on the river. The {8-Diamonds} locked it up for the good-natured Dutchman, more than tripling him up to 17,000.

Tags: Marcel LuskeThe Flying Dutchman

Dmitri Nobles Eliminated

Let no man say that Dmitri Nobles doesn't like to move his chips. With an {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} board showing, all the money was in the middle with Nobles holding top pair with {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. But Michael Martin flopped a set with {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and grabbed up all of Nobles' chips. Dmitri is out of the Main Event and Martin is now sitting with one of the biggest stacks in the tournament with 103,000.

Jesper Kicked Twice

Jesper Hougaard in Event #36, which he won
Jesper Hougaard in Event #36, which he won
On a flop of {3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Jesper Hougaard checks out of the big blind and the opponent in the cutoff bets 1,200. Jesper calls.

The turn is {4-Clubs} and both check.

The river is {Q-Clubs} and Jesper leads out for 2,200. The cutoff raises to 6,500 and Jesper folds.

Soon after, on a flop of {9-Spades}{A-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, Jason DeWitt checks the small blind. Jesper bets 625 on the button and DeWitt check-raises to 1,900. Jesper calls.

The turn is {A-Clubs}. DeWitt bets 5,000 and Jesper folds again.

After these two brutal hands, Jesper's down to 13,000. DeWitt has 35,000.

'thaboss' Has Left the Building

Jarrad "thaboss" Dale limped in preflop from under the gun with pocket nines. The flop fell 10-10-5 and Dale led out. Curtis Kohlberg raised and Dale reraised. Kohlberg moved all in and Dale, whom he had covered, called.

Dale showed his pocket nines and saw he was up against Kohlberg's 10-9 for flopped trips. Dale failed to improve and was sent to the rail.