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

Silence Continues

We reported earlier today that the silence in the Amazon room is just plain eerie, and it continues even into the start of level 2. Players are being very, very silent and the only real sound heard is the shuffle of chips in between fingers.

Proof of silence? In a field where most players sport hats and sunglasses and over-sized headphones, looking out into the crowd only a small handful of headphones can be seen. They're simply not as needed today.

When In Rome...

Toga, Toga!
Toga, Toga!
Seriously, Matt Larsh and PokerNews Tournament Director Garry Gates didn't get together and say, "Hey, let's both wear togas today!" Garry lost a bet with Evelyn Ng, and Matt lost a bet with his buddy Matt McCullough. The two had a deal where if one of them finished in the top three of the World Series of Poker-Europe Main Event the winner would buy the loser into this tournament. Incredibly, McCullough finished third to Annette Obrestad and John Tatatabai in London and ponied up the dough for Larsh to play. Of course, Larsh had to drape himself in Roman costume to play, but that seems a small price to pay for a seat in the Main Event.

Or is it? Because in a bizarre coincidence Larsh and McCullough are both sitting at Table #61 in the Brasilia Room, directly across from each other. So McCullough gets to look at Larch in his get-up all day. Well, or until their table breaks. Or either of them busts out.

Burt Boutin KOs a Short Stack

The money went all in preflop, a short-stacked, early-position player pushing in with {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts} and Burt Boutin making the call from middle position with {5-Clubs} {7-Clubs}. Boutin flopped a five and turned a seven for two pair to eliminate the shortie and increase his stack to 25,000.

Tags: Burt Boutin

Perhaps a Well-Chosen Analogy Would Help?

David Sklansky, from Event No. 47
David Sklansky, from Event No. 47
David Sklansky was just involved in a hand in which he was heads up against an opponent when the flop came a beastly 6-6-6.

Sklansky's opponent bet 600, to which Sklansky responded "That's an appropriate bet."

"What?" asked the opponent. "600, that's an appropriate bet," repeated Sklansky, indicating the sixes on board. (He did not add "Do you see why?")

"What?"

Several at the table then chimed in try to to help explain why the bet was appropriate.

Sklansky called the bet, then folded to a turn bet. He currently has 16,500.

Tags: David Sklansky

Tran Breaks Bonding

Nghi Tran and Lars Bonding get into a preflop raising war, with Tran eventually all in and Lars calling with only 700 behind.

Tran has {A-?}{A-?} and Bonding {A-?}{K-?}, and the board is {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. Lars goes out a short time later, also at the hands of Tran. Tran is up to 40,700.

The G Takes A Hit

Tony G
Tony G
With close to 5,000 in the pot on a board of {8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}{Q-Hearts} Tony G and his opponent checked the river with his opponent showing down {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}.

"It's good..." said Tony as he tossed his cards in the muck.

"Too easy...everytime..." he cried as he struggles to get things going today. He's at 15,500.

Tags: Tony G

Mimi's back in Traning

Mimi Tran
Mimi Tran
A short-stacked Mimi Tran got the last of her chips in on a {7-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {K-Clubs} flop holding {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}. Luckily for her she found a caller holding {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts}.

She was more lucky when the turn {A-Clubs} and river {4-Clubs} passed without showing a heart. She's back up to 9,000 now.

Tags: Mimi Tran

Dmitiri Nobles, Spooling Up

After laying down a hand against a player who raised him, Dmitri Nobles said, "I'll let you have it--this time." On the very next hand the same player raised to 850 from late position and Nobles, defending his big blind, grabbed a stack of chips and threw them in the pot. The dealer counted it down and the raise was 3,700. The other player moved all in for 12,000 and Nobles snap-called, leaping to his feet and showing {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} to his opponent's {5-Spades} {5-Clubs}.

The board ran out {9-Hearts} {10-Spades} {10-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {J-Clubs} and that pot boosted Nobles' stack to 48,000.