2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 2a
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 / 6844
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Golser Run Down

We caught the action on a board of {9-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. There was already 18,000 in the pot when Markus Golser fired out another 8,900 from the big blind. His opponent made the call.

The river landed the {3-Hearts} and Golser checked it over to his opponent, who fired out a bet of 13,000. Golser went into the tank and eventually made the call. His opponent flipped {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for the running nut flush as Golser cringed and tossed his cards into the muck.

Golser is back to 40,100.

Tags: Markus Golser

Big Pots Are for Big Hands...Or Are They?

Current Chip Leader - Hunter Frey
Current Chip Leader - Hunter Frey
There's an old expression that says: "Big pots are for big hands." Hunter Frey may disagree.

Eight players, including Frey took a flop in an unraised pot. The flop came {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {3-Spades} and an early-position player bet 6,000. A middle-position player called before Frey raised to 17,500. Action folded around to the original bettor and he, along with the middle-position player, made the call.

The turn fell the {Q-Spades} and the original bettor pushed all in for 90,000. The player in middle position player passed, but Frey made the call. The players showed:

Frey: {3-Hearts} {2-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

The river came the {9-Diamonds} and Frey took down the 245,000 chip pot. He is the new chip leader and works with about 372,000 in chips.

Tags: Hunter Frey

A Chip Leader Emerges

Deep-stacked Jeremiah Smith and another player got it all in preflop, creating a pot of about 70,000 chips. Smith held {J-?} {J-?} and was well ahead of his opponent's {9-?} {9-?}. The board provided no help to the at-risk player, and Smith claimed another victim. He has moved up steadily today, and he is now our Day 2 chip leader with 281,000.

Tags: Jeremiah Smith

Ring The Bell

With 13,000 in the pot on the turn on a board of {J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, the player in the small blind fired out 10,000 with Chris Bell making the call.

The river was the {A-Spades} and again Bell called the 10,000 bet of his opponent, who tabled {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a flopped set. It was good as Bell mucked his hand to fall to 26,000.

Tags: Chris Bell

Poker is Easy -- Flop the Nuts and Get Paid

Jason Riesenberg has catapaulted himself to the top of the leaderboard. With about 130,000 in chips to start the hand, he got involved in a raising war with another player on a {6-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {3-Diamonds} flop. By the time it was over, all of the chips were in the middle. Riesenberg tabled {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} for top set; his opponent showed {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs}. The case three was nowhere to be found when the turn and river came {5-Spades} {J-Hearts}.

Riesenberg now has 265,000 in chips.

Martin Flushes Ducks

On a flop of {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {4-Spades}, Martin Klaser bet 5,000 and his opponent raised to 20,000. Martin moved all in for 65,000 and his opponent called, showing pocket deuces for a flopped set. Martin turned over {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} for the nut flush draw and got there when the {Q-Hearts} hit on the turn. His opponent couldn't make a boat on the river and Martin is up to 225,000 after the hand.

Holmes Sent Home

John Holmes battled through the first two levels today with a short stack. Down to less than 10,000, John Holmes pushed all in with {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and was called by a player holding {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The board ran out {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and Holmes is out.

Tags: John Holmes