2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 2b
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 / 6,844
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Missed Double-Up for Henrik

Henrik Lennholm was all in on a flop of {8-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {6-Spades} holding pocket sixes for a flopped set. His opponent showed {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} and Henrik appeared to be in great shape. However, the board came runner-runner for a straight and both players chopped the pot.

Henrik wasn't eliminated, but he missed a great chance to double through someone.

Laak Recovers Some Chips

Phil Laak, during Event #7
Phil Laak, during Event #7
An early-position player raised to 1,800 and Phil Laak made the call in the big blind. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{A-Hearts} and Laak led out for 2,500 with his opponent making the call.

The turn of the {K-Diamonds} was checked around. The river landed the {2-Diamonds} and Laak moved all in for his last 28,000 chips. His opponent folded. Laak claimed that he held {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} before raking in the pot. Laak now sits with 37,000 chips.

Tags: Phil Laak

Minh Raise

Minh Nguyen in Event #2
Minh Nguyen in Event #2
The hijack raises to 1,500 and Minh Nguyen reraises to 6,300 in the big blind. The hijack calls.

The flop is {7-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Nguyen bets 10,000 immediately to put his opponent all in. Despite having a big chunk of his stack already in the pot, the hijack folds. Nguyen is up to 63,000.

Aw Shucks, Says Sheiky

Not really. But surely some variation of that phrase occurred to Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan after he just took a hit to his stack.

With the board showing {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Sheikhan had called a shorter-stacked opponent's all-in bet. Sheikhan had {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, and his opponent held {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Sheikhan was ahead, for now.

But the {10-Diamonds} turn left Sheikhan hoping for a chop. The river brought no nine, however, and he's tumbled down to 35,000.

Tags: Sean Sheikhan

Somebody Call a Medic

We caught up this hand on the river, when Nenad Medic was pushing out a call of 10,900 chips on a board of {A-Spades} {4-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. His opponent showed him {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} and Nedic grimaced as he mucked {4-Spades} {4-Diamonds}.

Medic slipped to about 90,000 chips on the hand.

Esposito Misses On the River

Lou Esposito from day 1d
Lou Esposito from day 1d
The board read {J-Spades} {J-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {2-Spades} and there was roughly 18,000 in the pot when Lou Esposito bet 12,500 after player checked to him. His opponent then moved all in for 16,925 and Esposito made the call with {A-Spades} {7-Spades}. Esposito was up against {10-Hearts} {9-Hearts}.

The river was the {3-Hearts} and no help to Esposito. He is now down to 48,000.

Tags: Lou Epsosito

Matt Graham Chips Up

After an early hit today, Matt Graham has rebuilt his stack and then some. He just won a sizable pot when all the money went in before the flop with Graham's {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} dominating his opponent's {K-Spades} {Q-Hearts}. The board ran out {J-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}, and though the river gave his opponent a straight it gave Graham a flush and the pot. He's now up to 66,000.

We've Got Controversy

An extended row just took place on Orange #6 regarding an all-in, and it led to another in a series of curious floor rulings that have taken place. It seems that, with some cards on board, Player 1 bet 10,000. Player 2 then announced that he was all in. Player 1 asked the dealer how much the raise back to him was, and the dealer responded by pulling Player 2's chips into the middle without counting them down.

Player 2 then tabled his hand, and Player 1 tabled his in response without making any declaration as to whether he had called. Player 1's pocket pair was smaller then Player 2's pocket pair. The dealer burned and turned the river. Player 1 did not hit and lost the hand.

As the dealer counted down the stacks, it turned out that Player 2's raise back to Player 1 was 775 chips. When the dealer tried to collect that amount from Player 1, Player 1 protested that he had never called the raise.

A floor supervisor was summoned to the table, who ruled against Player 1. His decision was that, because Player 1 tabled his hand, it should be assumed that he intended to call. A second floor supervisor was summoned to the table, who made the same ruling. Player 1 protested that the dealer never informed him how much Player 2 had. The second floor's response was that it was Player 1's responsibility to find out that information before tabling his hand.

The commotion went on for at least five minutes, all over 775 chips.
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