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

Gabriel Thaler Eliminated

Board: {9-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}

Gabriel Thaler moved all in on the turn and was called by Linda Lee. Linda turned over {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} for an ace-high flush draw while Thaler turned over {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for the other flush draw.

The river was the {6-Spades}, giving neither player a flush or a pair. Lee's ace-high was good enough to take it down and Thaler was eliminated.

Rough Day for Johnny World

John Hennigan - Day 1a
John Hennigan - Day 1a
John "World" Hennigan started the day with 50,000 chips but has been taking hits left and right. His last 6,300 was recently in the middle against a single opponent. Hennigan held {J-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and his opponent held {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}. The board flopped a straight for Hennigan when it came {K-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} to double him up to about 13,500.

It's Only a Flesh Wound

Matt Glantz just took a small hit when he bet 13,000 on the river with the board reading {A-Spades} {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {5-Clubs} and his opponent in the cutoff looked him up. The cutoff showed {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} and Glantz mucked. He's still healthy, though with 77,000 in chips.

Tags: Matt Glantz

Churchill Climbing

Ken Churchill is now wielding a big stack after first cracking pocket aces holding 8-9 on a board of 2-9-8-K-8.

A few moments later he held pocket eights to crack his opponent's pocket jacks on a board of 8-6-2-3-K

Churchill is now up to 133,000 chips.

Tags: Ken Churchill

Perry Friedman Shaking His Head

The flop was {K-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {5-Clubs} with about 10,000 in the pot. Brian Anderson and Perry Friedman went to the turn and saw the {4-Clubs} come down. Anderson moved all in for 13,000 and Friedman made the call. The river is dealt the {9-Clubs} and Anderson turned over {8-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}.

Friedman's hand was quickly mucked by the dealer and he is down to 12,000. Friedman was left just shaking his head.

Tags: Brian AndersonPerry Friedman

Darrell Dicken Thinking of Mom

Wayne Brown and Darrell Dicken recently went toe-to-toe after Brown raised to 1,800 and Dicken called from the button. On a flop of {2-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {10-Clubs}, Brown bet 2,500. Dicken quickly raised to 7,500, and Brown made the call.

The turn fell {8-Diamonds}. Brown checked, then called when Dicken bet 12,000. Both players checked the {3-Spades} river. Dicken opened his hand to show {9-Spades} {9-Clubs}, a hand that was declared the winner after Brown mucked.

Brown has 100,000 chips. Dicken has 90,000 and asked us to say hi to his mom for him.

Unraveled

Thomas Woolen has been eliminated. He got it all in preflop with {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} and found a caller with {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs}.

The board {10-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {7-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} missed Woolen and he's yet another faller in the first level of the day.

Tags: Thomas Woolen

Could You Hold it Down, Please?

The bustling energy and noise of the Amazon Room is conspicuous in its absence today, even more so than on the Day 1s. As the players filed into the room this morning, spirits and voices were high as the players mulled around the room, finding their seats and those of their friends. Last-minute phone calls, a quick bite to eat, crack open that energy drink.

Once the cards went in the air, though, the intensity went up a few notches, while the decibel level dropped proportionately. In wandering around the room, generally the only conversation we hear from the tables involves the hand in progress or the one that just finished. Gone are the laughing and joking about life outside the Amazon Room. These guys are here to play cards and make money today.