. Andy Armstrong bet out on the river and his opponent moved all in. Andy called and showed 
for a flush and his opponent turned over pocket kings. After the hand Andy's up to 204,000.
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. Andy Armstrong bet out on the river and his opponent moved all in. Andy called and showed for a flush and his opponent turned over pocket kings. After the hand Andy's up to 204,000.
. Albertson bet 4,000, his opponent raised to 14,000 and Albertson called. The turn was the 
. Albertson checked, only to face a 20,000 bet and promptly moved all in over the top. His opponent called. Albertson had flopped a set with
while his opponent was looking for a miracle with 
. The river was the 
and Albertson doubled up, increasing his stack to 190,000.
, Matt Matros checked to a player in the cutoff, who bet out 11,500. Matros then raised enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent made the call. Matros showed 
, while his opponent showed 
. The turn and river bricked out for Matros' opponent and Matros moved up to 168,000.
, John Skrabutenas moved all in after his opponent had raised to 55,000. His opponent instantly called and showed pocket tens while John turned over pocket nines. John failed to improve and was eliminated from the field.
and about 30,000 already in the pot.The turn brought the
. Mohamad Kowssarie's opponent checked, he bet 15,000, and his opponent called.The river was the
. Kowssarie's opponent again checked, and this time Kowssarie bet 60,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent called instantly with his last 45,000, turning over 
for the full house.But Kowssarie had
. He'd rivered the straight flush.Kowssarie has knocked out another, and he is now up to 340,000.
were in great shape against his opponent's 
and held up on the 
board to increase his stack to 42,000.
First and foremost, the 2008 WSOP is now officially the largest and richest series in the history of poker. That record is underscored by a number of individual bests for this year. Firstly, through the 55 events, we have seen a total field of 58,720 entrants, which represents an 8% increase over last year. Included in that is the incredible turnout for Event #2. That $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event drew 3,929 runners -- the largest field ever for a preliminary event.
The growth of the individual events has resulted in a big swell in the money up for grabs as well. This year's events gave away a total prizepool of $180,676,248, an increase of more than $20,000,000 from last year.
Additionally, it is becoming increasingly clear that poker is an international game, as evidenced by the trend in recent years. Players from 118 different countries came to Las Vegas this year to participate, which is up from 87 last year -- a 36% increase. To put that in perspective, 2004's WSOP was represented by just 24 countries. So far, 57 of those 118 countries have had their players tally a cash finish at least once. What's more, players from every U.S. state and Canadian province have been paid out somewhere along the line.
Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack commented on the international progress of our game: "The results this year demonstrate the increasing global appeal of our events and the universal recognition that winning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet is poker's ultimate achievement."
With 54 events in the books already, we still have one more of those coveted gold bracelets to give away. This one will be good enough for the second largest payout in poker history: $9,119,517. Not a record, but an impressive number, nonetheless.
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After the hand, Iceman said, "I put him on aces. He got lucky."
, Kris Kuykendall got action on his all-in wager. Kuykendall showed 
and was way ahead of his opponent who held 
. The turn fell a
and the river was a to put the exclamation point on the hand for Kuykendall. He is up to just shy of 85,000 after the hand.
