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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Dannenmann Flush With Chips

With 4,000 chips in the pot preflop, Steve Dannenmann and one opponent saw a flop of {J-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}. Dannenmann's opponent bet 1,000, a bet that Dannenmann quickly raised to 8,000, enough to put his opponent all in. After some thought, Dannenmann's opponent made the call.

He tabled {J-Clubs} {10-Clubs} and said, "I hope I have outs." Dannenmann opened {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}. "Oh great," his opponent said sarcastically.

"That's why I put you all in!" replied a laughing Dannenmann. The turn and river came {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} to make the nuts for Dannenmann and take out another player. He is now up to about 53,000.

Not a Saint to Robert

Justin St. John told us about this one.

Justin St. John raises to 800 and Robert Williamson III calls from middle position. On the flop of {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-?}, St. John raises to 1,800 and Williamson reraises to 3,600. St. John reraises to put Williamson all in. Williamson calls with {A-?}{K-?} to the {2-?}{2-?} of St. John. The turn and river blank out and Williamson is eliminated. Justin St. John has 40,000.

Danzer Eliminated

George Danzer - event #43
George Danzer - event #43
Action was folded to George Danzer on the button. He raised to 600. Aaron Kanter in the small blind reraised to 2,100. Danzer moved all in for 9,000 and Kanter made the call.

Danzer: {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}
Kanter: {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds}

The flop came down {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} giving Kanter top two pair. The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and the river sealed it up with the {2-Clubs}. Danzer was eliminated and Kanter moved up to 72,000.

Tags: Aaron KanterGeorge Danzer

Lucky Loeckey

A middle position player raised to 600, Johnny Chan called from late position, Vincent Curry called from the cutoff, the button called, and Tim Loeckey raised to 3,000 from the small blind. Everyone folded to the button, who made the call. The flop was {7-Hearts} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs}. Loeckey led out for 5,000, the button moved all in for 12,000 and Loeckey made the call.

Loeckey turned up {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}, well ahead of the button's {J-Hearts} {J-Spades}. The turn was the {3-Spades}, the river was the {7-Diamonds} and Loeckey increased his stack to 55,000.

Lederer Quietly Treads Water

Howard Lederer has been parked at Blue #1, right by our media table, all day. He has engaged in some muted conversation with several of his opponents but hasn't been involved in too many pots.

He recently raised from early position to 750. Only the button called. On a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {9-Hearts}, Lederer bet 1,000 and was called. The turn fell {5-Hearts}. Lederer bet 2,500 and was called again. Finally, on the {6-Diamonds} river, Lederer's bet of 7,000 was enough to fold his opponent.

Lederer has about 24,000 in chips.

The Vinny Vinh Show

Vinny Vinh has been out of sorts ever since he turned up. Various antics have included randomly calling the clock on players and washing his head and face over a trash bin with a bottle of water. The final straw was him stealing candy off yours truly!

His card playing seemed to be a little all over the place and his stack got lower and lower. Eventually he got the last of his stack in preflop holding {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} to an opponent's {7-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}.

The board came {8-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {2-Spades}. Vinny failed to hit and he heads off into the warm Las Vegas evening.

Tags: Vinny Vinh

Double Up for Henrikson

Anders Henriksson moved all in on a flop of {3-Spades} {8-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} after his opponent had led out. His opponent made the call and showed {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} while Anders showed pocket tens. The tens held up for Anders and he's back up to 24,000.