Hansen:
Hanlon:
The board ran out
and Hansen's pair of kings was best. He eliminated Hanlon from the tournament and chipped up to about 830,000 in the process.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
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Hansen:
Hanlon:
The board ran out
and Hansen's pair of kings was best. He eliminated Hanlon from the tournament and chipped up to about 830,000 in the process.
. Smith bet 20,000, and McManus called. The turn was the 
. This time Smith checked, and McManus bet 44,000. Smith called.The river was the
. Smith checked, McManus pushed all in, and Smith called with his last 160,000.McManus showed
for a Broadway straight. Smith tried to muck, but someone at the table (we're not sure who) asked to see his cards. The floor was called over, and Smith's cards were revealed to be J-6 for a pair of jacks.That information isn't of use to anyone playing against Smith now, as he's been eliminated. McManus, meanwhile, has crossed the million chip mark. He now has 1,075,000.
and was called by Barry Leventhal holding 
. After the 
flop Habib turned the , but when the fell on the river Leventhal had the bigger pair and Habib was out.
Godfrey had
, and Beddingfield 
. The flop was good for Godfrey -- 
. But the 
on the turn gave it back to Beddingfield. The river was the , and Beddingfield bumped up to 240,000. Godfrey, meanwhile, was running on fumes with just 5,000 -- less than one big blind. He'd be eliminated on the following hand.
Biebel:
Marcon:
The board fell
and a mirculous jack on the river keeps Marcon alive to double up to over 200,000 chips.
Beckman:
Nagji:
Spinasanta:
The flop was huge for Beckman as it fell
. The turn spiced things up a bit as it dropped the 
. Nagji's fate was sealed but Spinasanta had a chance to win if the river paired the board.The river fell the
and Beckman had the nuts. He eliminated both Nagji and Spinasanta from the tournament and climbed to about 480,000 chips on the hand.
flop, Josh Chait moved all in and Bill Seber called. Chait held 
for the second-nut straight. Unfortunately for him, Seber held for Broadway and when the board ran out 
Seber won the hand and doubled to 365,000.
face-up. Petersson
Zane
The flop was
-- Zane's leading, but Kenna would have flopped a set of tens. The turn was the 
, the river was the and Zane raked in the pot, eliminating Petersson. "Please don't tell everyone that I'm the tightest player in the world!" begged Kenna.
After the hand, Zane was up to 350,000.
. Chip leader Jeremy Joseph checked the action to James Mills who fired out a bet of 90,000. Joseph made the call.The turn was the
and again Joseph checked to Mills who bet out 130,000. Joseph then moved all in to put his opponent to the ultimate test. Mills laid it down and Joseph extends his chip lead to move to 2.3 million chips!
