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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Sang His Last Song

Jose Barbero raised to 6,000 and found a caller in the small blind before Andy Griggs moved all in for 45,000. Barbero then raised again to try and isolate Griggs and it worked as the small blind player folded.

Griggs turned over {5-Hearts} {5-Spades} and as Barbero turned over {6-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} he yelled "I have two overs!"

Before the rest of the cards were dealt, Barbero was asked by a couple of table mates "Are you insane?" and "Did you not take your medication this morning?"

The board came {10-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {6-Clubs} to eliminate the Country singer and propel Barbero up to 296,000.

Tags: Andy GriggsJose Barbero

Loeckey Locks Up More Chips

According to Tim Loeckey, he reraised to 25,000 after a player made it 8,000 to go. The player called.

The flop came down {8-?} {7-?} {2-?} and Loeckey led for 45,000. His opponent moved all in for 95,000 and Loeckey called with pocket queens. His opponent held {7-?} {6-?}. The turn and river blanked off and the pot catapulted Loeckey over 420,000.

Tags: Tim Loeckey

Flash Gordon

Aaron Gordon was faced with calling an all-in bet of around 50,000 from his opponent on a {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs} board. After tanking for a few minutes, he made the call and showed {10-Spades} {9-Spades}. His opponent held {K-Spades} {J-Spades}.

The river was the {10-Clubs} and didn't give Gordon's opponent a full house. This pot shot Gordon up to 380,000.

Tags: Aaron Gordon

The Master Finds Some Action

Men "The Master" Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyen has been nursing the short stack for quite some time now. He has moved all in several times for between 20-30,000, but never gotten any takers. Each time, he was imploring his opponents to give him action with friendly banter: "Got to call," he said once when the big blind was debating his decision. "Two choices: Double me up or bust me," he said the next time.

Men finally found a spot where he could push and get some action. He got things started with a raise to 7,000 from early position. Andy Houson came over the top all in for 25,000 from mid position, and Frank Russo made the call in the big blind. Action came back to The Master, and he reraised all in for a total of 27,700, which Russo called as well. With the betting action complete, the hands were turned up:

Nguyen: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}
Houson: {K-Clubs} {10-Clubs}
Russo: {A-Hearts} {8-Hearts}

The board blanked off for Houson and Russo, and The Master triples his way up to 110,000 chips -- the most he's had in quite some time.

Tino Dancer

Tino Lechich
Tino Lechich
The small blind limps in and the cutoff raises to 6,500. T6 pro Tino Lechich calls and the small blind calls. The flop is {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and everyone checks. The turn is {Q-Hearts} and everyone checks to Tino, who bets 10,000. Everyone folds and Tino now has 350,000.

It was Vanecesarry

Vanessa Rousso seems to be having a day where she loses the little pots and then gets her money in good in an all-in situation. She was just all in again and found a customer in the very next seat.

Rousso tabled {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} to her opponent's {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs}.

The board came {4-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {2-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {10-Spades} to help her back up to 78,000.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

Meet Jason Riesenberg

Riesenberg on day 3
Riesenberg on day 3
Jason Riesenberg is playing in his second WSOP, but this is his first Main Event. Riesenberg moved to Las Vegas from Halbur, Iowa and attended Iowa State University with his brother Ryan.

Riesenberg is currently sitting with an above average stack of around 260,000 and grinding away. He'd like to say hello to his brother Ryan who is over in Iraq serving in the Army.

Tags: Jason Riesenberg

Hand Killed, Table Flips

A controversy erupted over on the high Green tables. A player was all in and another player called. Both players turned their cards over, and the raiser walked away, refusing to look at the board. The dealer, thinking that his cards were now dead, mucked his hand and started pushing the pot toward the other player.

That's when the controversy started. The floor was called and the players were asked what their hands were - but neither player could remember exactly what they were. Ultimately, the pot was reconstructed and then split between the two players.