More Notables in the Blue Zone
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2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1d
Chan Rivers Forrest
, Forrest Griffin check-called a 1,000 bet from Johnny Chan. Chan turned over 
, his kings up counterfeiting the two pair Griffin flopped with 
. 'You have the best hand, Forrest--until the river," said Chan as he raked in the pot.
Williams Down Early
when David Williams checked and was bet into by his opponent. The amount was 500 and Williams made the call.The turn came the
and Williams checked again. His opponent bet 2,000 and Williams again made the call.The river was the
and Williams check-called a bet of 3,000 from the other player. He wasn't thrilled to see his opponent table 
for two pair. Williams showed 
.On another hand early in the day, Williams held
on a board that read 
. When his opponent bet on the river, Williams folded face up and mumbled something about being counterfeited.He has dropped to 12,200 in just the first few hands of the day.
Cagey or Crazy
Of course there are those that are anything but cagey and have no problem getting all their chips in the middle preflop with pocket tens only to run into an opponent's pocket aces! Teach him right, you might say. Don't be silly, this is poker, the cruel game we all love. You've guessed it, a ten fell on the river.
On Bears, Weapons, and Pay Per View
"Would you rather take a bat or a knife to kill a bear?" asked Flack.
"I'd take a bat," answered a player from across the table. "'Cos a knife is too short."
"Life is too short," said Flack, deliberately mishearing him. "And it'll be a lot shorter if you use a bat. I'd rather use a gun."
"I'd rather be back in my room watching pay per view," quipped another.
"Yeah, you could watch Layne's movie," said another. "Layne Does Dallas." The table burst into laughter.
The Brothers Le
Tight Play, or Good Laydown?
. A player on the button pushed all in for around 19,000. An early-position player folded and showed face up. His opponent said, "Good laydown. OK, I'll show you this time." He then proceeded to turn over
.Whether it was a tight fold or a good read we will never know. In either event, the player with the set of fours dodged a bullet early.
Dannenmann Out of the Gate
. Dannenmann checked, then raised to 6,000 after his opponent bet 2,500. His opponent made the call.When the turn fell a very safe-looking
, Dannenmann immediately pushed all in for over 10,000. When his opponent folded, Dannenmann flashed for top set.He's up to 28,000 in chips.
Treated Like Royalty
It started when a player in middle position opened with a raise to 300. Action folded to Jean-Robert Bellande on the button, and he re-raised it to 1,000 even. The big blind, Thomas Gebhardt, as well as the original raiser called.
The flop came out
. All three players checked, with Bellande muttering "There is no way I'm betting that flop." Piggybacking on an earlier hand, someone asked told him that king-queen was probably good right now. "King-queen is good now, but I prefer 
," replied Bellande, with his unintentional foreshadowing.The turn came the
. Gebhardt put out a small bet, and both opponents folded. Bellande open mucked and said, "What, are you going to get a massage?" Gebhart answered, "Yep!" tabling the aforementioned for the royal flush!The lucky player was awarded not only the pile of chips in the middle of the table, but also a $100 massage certificate. Give credit where credit is due though; the dealer who dealt the hand will get $50 worth of massage for himself as well -- something to break up those long days in the center chair.
Jesus Can't Walk on Water
, the big blind led out for 450 and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson made the call. The turn was the . The big blind bet another 1,050, Ferguson raised to 3,050, the big blind three-bet to 9,000 and after a short think, Ferguson mucked his hand. "Jesus" is now down to 11,200 in the early going.