2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
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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Uncomfortable Horseshoe

At table Green 8, Rubens Bicalho has called all in with Q-8 and J-10, both times taking the opponent out. "Are you trying to double up the whole table?" says Mike Souza. "Is that horseshoe hurting your a**?"

Bicalho has 250,000.

Positively NOT Fifth Street

Postive ID
Postive ID
Not the most common name, James McManus has caused more than the odd glance so far today. Young James, from Dublin, Ireland, has the same name as the renowned poker author, and WSOP final tablist James McManus. We can indeed confirm that the two are not the same person, and now, so can you - thanks to the miracle of the internet. This James McManus is going well, however, as his 350,000+ stack would attest.

Albertson Busts Another

Cory Albertson called an opponent's all in preflop holding pocket fives. His opponent held A-J and the race was off.

Board: {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

The pocket pair was good for Cory, who increased his chip count to 300,000 after the hand.

Schwartz Finds Help

Board: {3-Spades} {K-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}

Both Adam Schwartz and his opponent checked the flop and Adam moved all in on the turn holding pocket twos. His opponent called and showed K-J for top pair. The river was the {2-Diamonds}, which was enough to double Adam up to 90,000.

A Factor of 10

Karle Wilson started today's play with only 60,300, putting him well below the average. Over the course of the day, he's managed to double up many times. In a recent hand, Michael Fetter was all in on the turn on a jack-high board with {Q-?}{Q-?}, and Wilson called with {A-?}{A-?}. The board bricked out and Wilson now has 570,000, good for third in chips.

100 Tables Left

There are just 100 tables left in play here in the Amazon Room. With the board currently reading 900 players, the average stack is just over 152,000 chips.

We've lost 407 players in just under 220 minutes, which equates to an elimination of roughly one player every 33 seconds.

Back to the Booth - Phil Gordon Eliminated

I was hoping to play Day 4, not announce it.
I was hoping to play Day 4, not announce it.
On a flop of {8-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}, Phil Gordon bet 40,000 into an 84,000 pot. Frederick Hernandez tanks for several minutes before announcing all in. Gordon only has 41,000 behind. Gordon then tanks for several minutes. He then gets up from the table and said, "Well, I don't have it, but I don't think he has it either." Gordon called.

Gordon: {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Hernandez: {4-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}

Gordon then starts calling for a ten. The turn falls the {6-Spades}, and Gordon continues to call out for a ten as the {K-Hearts} hits the river.

After the hand, Hernandez moved up to 282,000 in chips.

Tags: Phil Gordon

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