2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1d
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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Beth Shak Doubles Up

Beth Shak
Beth Shak
With the board reading {6-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {9-Hearts} on the turn, Beth Shak got her chips in the middle with {5-Clubs} {5-Hearts} against a late position opponent's {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}.

"I'm gonna make him turn his hand over first since he's been sucking out on me all day!" said Shak, right before they flipped over their hole cards.

The river was the {J-Diamonds} and Shak doubled up to 18,300.

Tags: Beth Shak

There's Reading Your Opponent, Then There's Acting Upon It

Jeremy Joseph did well during the first three levels of play today, building his stack up close to the 70,000 mark.

Recently he was in a hand where he raised to 1,200 preflop, and was reraised by an opponent to 3,000. He kicked it up to 9,900 total, only to have his opponent push all in for approximately 22,000 altogether.

"I've been telling myself you've been playing so tight," said Joseph in response to that fourth bet. "But this hand is too big to fold." He called.

Joseph had pocket kings, and sure enough, his opponent had the aces.

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, and Joseph is back down to 47,000.

Tags: Jeremy Joseph

A Magical Turn

Teddy "The Iceman" Monroe
Teddy "The Iceman" Monroe
From late position, Teddy "The Iceman" Monroe opens the betting with a raise to 2,500. Jean-Robert Bellande gives him action from the small blind, putting in the call and going heads up to the flop.

It comes down {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}. Bellande bets out 3,200, and The Iceman raises it up to 7,000. Bellande calls.

The turn comes the {10-Spades}. Bellande checks to the aggressor, and Monroe puts out 15,000 chips, enough to cause his opponent to instantly muck his hand.

The Iceman says, "That was a magical turn," and shows the {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs}. He pulls in the pot and chips his way up near the 40,000 mark.

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeTeddy MonroeThe Iceman

Flowers Wilts a Bit

On a flop of {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {3-Spades} the small blind checked, Frankie Flowers bet 600 and the small blind called. The turn was the {6-Spades} and both players checked. The river was the {Q-Clubs}. The small blind bet 1,500 and Flowers called.

The small blind turned up {7-Spades} {4-Spades} for trips and Flowers mucked. He's down to 23,000.

Alexander Kostritsyn Sends a Player Out

Alexander Kostritsyn
Alexander Kostritsyn
After a raise from in front Alex Kostritsyn reraised from the big blind and the original bettor moved all in. Kostritsyn called and his {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} needed to dodge his opponent's {A-Clubs} {10-Spades}. And he did just that, avoiding the flush on the river as the board ran out {J-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} to win a pot that pushed Kostritsyn up to 33,000.

Cocktails to Blue #2

A few hours ago, we asked John "The Razor" Phan why he wasn't drinking beer, the way he did during the $2,500 Triple Draw Event a few weeks ago.

"It's too early," he said. "I'll wait until after dinner."

True to his word, Phan just had a beer delivered to his table, not even ten minutes into post-dinner play.

About Face!!

Quite a few players have returned to the Tropical Room a bit late from dinner break to find their table...gone. Their chips...gone. But nothing sinister is going on--five tables here were moved immediately to the Amazon Room after the break. So there's been a trickle of players walking to their former table, being intercepted by a dealer or floorperson, and given directions to their new field of battle.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25