2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 2a
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. Greenstein bet 2,000, and Burns called. The turn was the
. This time Greenstein bet 3,000, and Burns again made the call.The river brought the
. Greenstein checked, and Burns checked as well. Greenstein showed 
for top pair and a busted flush draw. Burns showed 
and took the pot. Greenstein is down to 13,300.
and was called by an opponent who woke up with
. No help for Voertmann on the board and he hit the rail. At least he has one gold bracelet to take home to Germany, which he earned in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event.
before Pappas moved all in and Gordon called.Pappas revealed
but was in big trouble to Gordon's
. The turn and river blanked and Pappas is an early casualty here at the Rio.
Borteh


Portal


The flop was nice for Portal --


. The
on the turn and
on the river meant she still has some poker to play. She's up to 15,500.
and got looked up by Mark Hurst holding
.Hurst's hand was best on the
board and Swensen headed for the exit.
Ouch! Good luck with that.
up against Zhang's
. Grosso got there on the river with a gutshot to make a king-high straight and eliminate Zhang early on Day 2.
came up short against the
of Jamal Sawaqdeh when the board ran out
.Sawaqdeh's ace-high was best and Adamescu headed for the rail.
On a flop of
, action was checked to Jordan, who moved all in. The early-position player folded.Jordan held
and his all-in opponent held
.The turn fell the
, and the river fell the
, and Jordan moved up to 93,000 in chips.