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

Carlos Mortensen Gives Some Back

All the money went in after a {K-Spades} {J-Spades} {5-Spades} flop and that's when Mortensen learned that his {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} was drawing very thin against his opponent's {9-Spades} {8-Spades} and flopped flush. The board ran out {2-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} and Mortensen doubled his opponent to around 48,000. Carlos still has 105,000.

Loh Goes Clubbin'

Paul Loh
Paul Loh
Paul Loh just called a player's all-in bet with {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs}. That player being Simon Beijer and he held {K-?} {K-?}.

The flop was {K-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {9-Clubs}. Beijer flopped top set, but Loh had a flush draw.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} and gave Loh his flush. Beijer rooted for the board to pair, but when the {A-Diamonds} hit the river, he was eliminated. He smacked his fist on the table and left the room.

Will Souther was on the next table over. He asked Loh his name and then told him that he had chip envy.

Souther also asked if he gave Loh a lap dance, would Loh give him 20,000 chips? The two tables chuckled as Souther continues to liven up his section.

Tags: Paul LohSimon Beijer

So Long Soulier

Fabrice Soulier was short-stacked, but found what looked to be a good spot when he held {A-?}{5-?} and the board showed {7-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{A-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Soulier got all of his chips in the middle, but unfortunately was up against an opponent holding pocket sevens for the full house.

The river was the {4-Spades}, and Soulier is out.

Tags: Fabrice Soulier

Kaplan Eliminated

A player raised to 1,100 and then Andrew Kaplan reraised to 3,100 from the button. The other player moved all in and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan had {A-Clubs} {K-Spades} and ran into a super-monster hand in {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}.

Despite flopping a king, Kaplan couldn't get any more help to come from behind and was eliminated from the Main Event.

Tags: Andrew Kaplan

Let's Get This Party Started

Sometimes all it takes to inject a little life into a room is an F-bomb. A player in the Blue section just let fly a very loud, very angry, "F*CK!" bringing lots of chatter from the whole room. When we sent a reporter to investigate, it turned out that the player was just frustrated from a long run of cold cards and folded (with authority) another poor starting hand.

Kiss Those Chips Goodbye

Preflop, Jerry Yang raised to 1,600 and he was reraised by Justin Marsh to 7,775. This was enough to put Marsh all in. Yang made the call. Before the board was run, Yang kissed the picture of his family.

Marsh: {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
Yang: {10-Hearts} {10-Spades}

Board: {5-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} {K-Diamonds}

After the hand, Marsh is up to 19,500.

Tags: Jerry Yang

Flack Removal

Layne Flack
Layne Flack
Layne Flack raised to 1,350 from early position. Christian Oman called from middle position and the flop came down {J-Spades} {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts}. Flack checked and Oman bet 1,800. Flack raised all in and Oman quickly called.

Flack held {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} but was way behind Oman's {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}. The turn was the {4-Clubs} and the river the {2-Clubs}.

Flack was eliminated from the tournament and stopped to give a quick interview on his way out.

Tags: Christian OmanLayne Flack

Careful What You Wish For

Cyndy Violette - Eliminated
Cyndy Violette - Eliminated
Cyndy Violette moved all in preflop for her last 7,950. Jan Skampa went into the tank.

"Come on, double me up!" said Violette. As soon as the words left her mouth, Skampa called.

"No, no, I was just kidding," Violette said. Her {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} was up against Skampa's {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. The board ran out ten high, sending Violette home early.