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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The Power of the Pink Goggles

Greg Cox
Greg Cox
We found Greg Cox sitting in the blue section wearing a long blue robe. Also near his chair are a bright green straw hat and a pair of pink swim goggles. We learned that he lost a prop bet recently, and the garb is related to his payout. The conditions of the bet say that every time he is all in, he has to put on the hat and goggles while he sweats his fate. He's still with us, so something must be working with the wardrobe. At least if he busts, he'll go out in style.

And if he doesn't bust and finds a way to win the whole thing, we might see a new rush of players showing up to their games in pink goggles.

Tags: Greg Cox

Hunter Appears to be Tracking

Hunter Fry raised to 7,500 preflop after a player in middle position had raised. His opponent reraised to 14,000 and Hunter called. The flop ran {J-?} {J-?} {6-?} and his opponent went all in for 30,000.

Hunter went into the tank before eventually calling. His opponent showed pocket kings while Hunter was behind with pocket queens. However, a queen on the turn quickly gave Hunter the hand, with the board bricking on the river. After the hand, Hunter has moved atop our chip counts with over 200,000 in chips.

Sundbo Benefits From Counterfeit

Sverre Sundbo, during Day 1
Sverre Sundbo, during Day 1
A player in late position opened with a raise to 2,000 and Sverre Sundbo made the call in the small blind.

They saw a flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Sundbo check-called the 5,000 chip bet of his opponent. The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and this time Sundbo led out for 5,000 and his opponent flat-called.

The river landed the {10-Clubs} and Sundbo checked to his opponent who fired 10,000. Sundbo snap-called and showed {A-?}{J-?}. His ace played as his opponent showed pocket sixes, having been counterfeited on the river.

Sundbo is now up to 44,000.

Tags: Sverre Sundbo

Hyde and Go Seek

The board was {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {3-Spades} when Bruce Hyde put all his money in the middle. The pot was large enough to entice Stephan Gerin to make the call. "I put in half my stack, there's no way I'm folding now," said Gerin. When the cards were revealed, Gerin was drawing rather slim.

Gerin: {K-Clubs} {K-Spades}
Hyde: {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds}

The river was the {6-Clubs} and Gerin was severely crippled to 3,000. Hyde moved up to 100,000.

Tags: Bruce HydeStephan Gerin

Caught in the Middle

The first level of Day 2 hasn't gone so well for Patrik Antonius. On a flop of {7-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}, Daniel Reisman and Santeri Valikoski checked, and Antonius bet 3,000. Reisman called, then Valikoski raised to 9,500. Antonius called, and Reisman got out of the way.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}. Valikoski put his last 2,350 in, and Antonius called.

Valikoski had {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for top pair and the nut flush draw. Antonius had {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a lower pair and a gutshot. The river was the {K-Diamonds}, and Valikoski took the pot.

Antonius has slipped to 12,000.

Tags: Daniel ReismanPatrik AntoniusSanteri Valikoski

Rule #1 of Fight Club...

Justin Wallace is an imposing player on Blue 24 who hails from Paducah, Ky. In a former life, Justin was a bare-knuckle fighter in a Kentucky bar. They had a ring set up in the middle of the bar, people would tape their hands and punch each other in the face. The bar closed a couple years ago, and now Wallace plays poker.

"Don't Splash the Pot!"

After a preflop raise to 1,200, a second player raised to 3,600 and only Wayne Brown made the call, out of the big blind. The flop was all babies -- {7-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}. Brown checked, then called a bet of 6,000 from his opponent. The turn {J-Diamonds} was Brown's gin card. He checked, then quickly called when his opponent moved all in. Brown made top set on the turn with his {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}, putting him handily ahead of his opponent's {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}. The turn bricked out {10-Spades}.

As Brown's opponent was leaving the table, he splashed all of his chips into the pot, rather than just pass the stacks across the table. The message seemed to be, if you bust out of the Main Event, you can splash the pot all you want.

Fricke Not Yet Floored

Jimmy Fricke, during Day 1
Jimmy Fricke, during Day 1
A player opened with a raise to 1,400 from the cutoff before Jimmy Fricke reraised all in for 6,225 in total. It folded around and his opponent asked for a count. Fricke thought that the player had said "call" and tabled {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} face up.

The floor was called and there was plenty of heated discussion. Fricke felt that the player had made a call, but his opponent was adamant that he had only asked for a count.

"If he rolls aces here..." said Fricke, after several minutes of discussion and thought. It was finally ruled that the player had all options open to him, and with Fricke's cards laying face up on the table, he decided to fold.

"Easy game" smirked Fricke as he still battles the short stack with about 8,000 chips.

Tags: Jimmy Fricke

Svetlana Gromenkova Eliminated

Svetlana Gromenkova from Day 1a
Svetlana Gromenkova from Day 1a
Svetlana Gromenkova, who had lost most of her stack just a few hands prior, pushed all in with A-7 and Mark Karam pushed all in as well. Action folded around, leaving the two of them heads up, and Karam showed A-Q. The A-Q held up for Karam and Svetlana was eliminated.