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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Feeling Lowe

Big-stacked Jeremy Gaubert has added to his chip total by eliminating Melvin Lowe. Lowe limped in preflop, then moved all in after Gaubert raised to 36,000. Lowe quickly called and tabled pocket eights against Gaubert's {A-?} {K-?}. An ace on the flop sealed the deal for Gaubert. Lowe is out.

Thierry van den Berg Doubles Through Anton Nikaj

Thierry van den Berg
Thierry van den Berg
Thierry van den Berg moved all in from middle position for his last 70,000 or so. Anton Nikaj called from the small blind and the players showed:

Van den Berg: {10-Spades} {8-Spades}
Nikaj: {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}

Van den Berg trailed in the hand but had live cards. The board ran out {9-Clubs} {5-Spades} {3-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} pairing van den Berg's ten and leaving him with the best hand. He doubled to about 160,000 in chips.

Davor Doubles

Lanini Davor
Lanini Davor
A middle-position player opened with a raise to 23,000 before Chris Barrile reraised to 76,000 from the cutoff. The action was then with Lanini Davor on the button who moved all in over the top. The blinds folded, as did the initial raiser before Barrile made the call.

Barrile: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Davor: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The board fell {6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Davor makes a full house to double up to 1.6 million, leaving Barrile down to about 500,000.

Tags: Chris BarrileLanini Davor

Day Ends for Ng

Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng had just survived an all in against Andy Schultz when they both turned over ace-queen and chopped a pot. She had 122,000 after that hand.

She pushed all in again before the flop shortly afterwards, and Keith Ferrera called her bet. Ng showed {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, and Ferrera {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. The board ran out {2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, and Ng was eliminated. Ferrera has about 405,000.

Tags: Evelyn NgKeith Ferrera

Kevin Mason Eliminated

Kevin Mason - Eliminated
Kevin Mason - Eliminated
Kevin Mason opened for a raise to 36,000. Andrew Rosskamm reraised to 200,000 and when Mason shoved all in for 727,000 total, Rosskamm made the call. The players showed:

Rosskamm: {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs}
Mason: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Mason's kings were second-best. He was eliminated on the hand and Rosskamm climbed to just over 1,720,000 in chips.

Ring Around the Rosie

Under the gun Peter Traply raised to 20,000. Toni Judet called and then Stephane Hornet and Bill Seber called from the cutoff and button respectively.

Matt Lessinger then raised from the small blind to 130,000. Traply then reraised to 500,000. Judet folded, and Hornet called for his last 200,000. Seber folded, and Lessinger, with only about 150,000 behind and perhaps thinking about the possible connotation of Peter's last name, decided to fold what he said were pocket queens.

If so, he was probably kicking himself when he saw Traply turn over {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and Hornet {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. The board ended up {7-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {6-Clubs} and Hornet took down the 690,000 pot.

Edward Zane Attempts to Drop the Hammer, Doubles Up Sean Davis

The Hammer is a finicky hand and must be played with care
The Hammer is a finicky hand and must be played with care
With the action folded to him on the button, Edward Zane open-raised, Sean Davis reraised from the big blind, Zane reraised all in and Davis snap-called.

Zane: {2-Hearts} {7-Hearts}

Davis: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}

The flop was {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} {2-Diamonds}.

"Look! I have five outs!" exclaimed Zane.

The turn, though was the {9-Spades} and the river the {6-Diamonds}. Davis doubled up to 400,000 while Zane fell to 155,000.

He Came a Long Way to Frustrate You

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Santeri Valikoski and Phil Hellmuth turning over their hands
Santeri Valikoski and Phil Hellmuth turning over their hands

With the board showing {5-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{A-Diamonds}, Santeri Valikoski bet 25,000, and Phil Hellmuth raised to 55,000. Valikoski made the call, making the pot about 180,000.

The river brought the {6-Clubs}. This time Valikoski checked, and Hellmuth checked behind. Hellmuth showed {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a busted flush draw, while Valikoski had {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for a pair of fives.

Hellmuth immediately erupted. "Oh, this IDIOT!" he cried. "Called a raise with 7-5. This idiot from Northern Europe."

Valikoski has 560,000, and Hellmuth is now at 200,000. He's not discouraged, though. He is saying he'll have a million by the end of the day.

Tags: Phil HellmuthSanteri Valikoski