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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Play Slows Near Money

Play has slowed down a lot since dinner break. We don't think it's food coma, but more because of the fact that we're growing closer to the money. Pretty soon, play will become even slower.

Many of the big stacks are raising at will and attacking the smaller stacks, who are just folding away their blinds and antes as they wait for a hand to move with. Although this may be one of the more uneventful portions of the tournament, it is one of the most crucial.

Van Nguyen Builds Back

On a flop of {5-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {6-Hearts}, a player from middle position moved all in for 25,000. Van Nguyen called and showed {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts} while her opponent showed {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and the river brought the {3-Spades}. Neither player made a pair, and Van's A-K was good enough to take it down.

Afterwards, she increased her chip stack to 190,000.

I Can't Help Myself, I'll Bluff You and Everybody Else

Would someone with this face bluff you?
Would someone with this face bluff you?
On a flop of {6-Spades} {7-Hearts} {3-Clubs}, Gus Hansen check-raised enough to put Doug Craine all in and Craine made the call.

Hansen: {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts}
Doug Craine: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

When the turn fell the {A-Clubs}, Hansen said, "That's a good card for me."
The river fell the {8-Hearts} and Craine was eliminated.

Another player at the table asked Hansen, "Why did you try and bluff him?"

Hansen: "I couldn't help myself."

Hansen moved up to 296,000 after the hand.

Tags: Gus Hansen

"I'm Not a Donkey"

Jean-Robert Bellande just stopped me as I walked past him and asked me to clear something up for him. It was reported yesterday that he won a pot after reraising all in on a gutshot straight draw and hitting. This was true, but in our coverage we didn't report the suits of the cards he was holding. He was holding the {4-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} which actually gave him a straight flush draw and therefore made his move a lot more feasible, and in most people's eyes, the correct play.

Jean-Robert has received a lot of flack from his buddies saying he played it like a donk. Let's hope he gets some peace now and support as we near the money in the Main Event.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Kost-ly River

Alexander Kostritsyn made it 9,000 to go from late position and was called by the player in the cutoff. The flop fell {J-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {K-Clubs} and Alexander checked. His opponent bet out 30,000 and Alexander moved in enough chips to place his opponent all in.

His opponent called and showed {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} for top pair, while Alexander turned over {J-Spades} {10-Spades} for mid pair and a gutshot. The {A-Clubs} on the turn was of no help, but the {Q-Diamonds} on the river completed his straight and eliminated his opponent. After the hand, Alexander is back up to 470,000.