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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Another Fortunate Call for Sarkis

On a turn of {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Sarkis Akopyan's opponent bets 42,000 and Sarkis calls. The river is {2-Diamonds} and the opponent bets 80,000. Sarkis calls and turns over {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. Ace high is good as the opponent has but {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Sarkis now has 850,000 and is fourth in chips.

Pay Jump

These players receive $23,160:

596 Raymond Yee
597 Matthew Kennedy
598 Rasmus Vogt
599 Wilbur Futhey
600 Thor Hansen
601 Benjamin Zamani
602 Magnus Persson
603 Johan Slutter


This player receives $21,230:

604 Sharon Levin

"Queen High" for Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth
A late-position player comes in raising Phil Hellmuth's big blind, making it 12,000 to stay in. The small blind ducks out, but Hellmuth comes along to the flop.

It rolls out {K-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}, and both men check. The turn brings the {7-Hearts}. Hellmuth fires out 14,000 chips, and his opponent makes the call. The river is the {6-Spades}, and again both players check.

Hellmuth says, "Queen high," and his opponent tables the winning {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}. Hellmuth decides it's time for another little speech, and we catch a few parts of it. "Now I'm getting action...called by ace high...can't wait till I pick up a hand." Hellmuth's count now stands at 490,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Aces Cracked

Alan Jaffray has seen his stack soar up to 855,000. He saw a {J-?} {10-?} {K-?} flop with another player before all the chips were in the middle.

Jaffray held {10-?} {10-?} for a set and his opponent held {A-?} {A-?} for an overpair and gutshot draw. The turn and river blanked though shipping the pot Jaffray's way.

Tags: Alan Jaffray

Turn Back Around

We reach the table and the turn had just been dealt giving us a {2-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts} turn. Markus Golser and his opponent committed the rest of their chips. Golser turned over {10-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} for top two, but his opponent turned a flush with {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}. The river blanked and Golser is down to 120,000 now.

Tags: Markus Golser

McManus Knocks Sigurd Off Leaderboard

James "Not the Author" McManus raises to 12,000 preflop and Sigurd Eskeland reraises to 40,000. McManus raises again to 108,000 and Sigurd shoves over the top. McManus calls, creating a 832,000 pot, and has {A-?}{Q-?} to Sigurd's {A-?}{5-?}. The board bricks out. McManus now has 780,000 while Sigurd has 550,000.

What Did John Juanda's Mother Do To Chris Grigorian?

Chris Grigorian Eliminated
Chris Grigorian Eliminated
From middle position, Chris Grigorian moved all in for his last 60,000 chips, and he got a call from the player seated in the small blind. When the big blind folded, Grigorian announced, "I got John Juanda," and turned over {J-?} {J-?}. His opponent saw the good news and said, "I got his mother," tabling {Q-?} {Q-?}.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, and Grigorian can't beat John Juanda's mother. He heads off to the payout desk following his elimination.

Tags: Chris Grigorian