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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With just 99 players left, we're at another "pay jump" in which those still standing are guaranteed a slightly larger payday than they were a few moments ago. Let's have another look at how these players would fare if they all were to split the remaining prize pool right now.

The next nine players eliminated will all take home $51,466, however an even chop between all remaining players would mean that they'd all walk away with $476,265, not bad considering that is a few thousand dollars more than 13th place money.

Michelle Flushes Podell in Dramatic Fashion

Tiffany Michelle over three million chips
Tiffany Michelle over three million chips
Marc Podell opened with a raise to 60,000 before Tiffany Michelle made it 227,000 to go from the hijack position. The action folded around to Podell who moved all in for 433,000. Michelle made the call.

Podell: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Michelle: {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} to give Michelle a monster -- top pair and nut-flush draw. However the turn fell the {10-Clubs} to give Podell a two-outer for a set of tens to take the lead as the gallery roared. But in a classic suck-resuck moment, the roof of the Rio was lifted as Michelle hit the {3-Diamonds} on the river to complete her flush and eliminate Podell in amazing circumstances.

Michelle is now up amongst the chip leaders with three million in chips!

Tags: Tiffany Michelle

Kibler-Melby Out

Cort Kibler-Melby
Cort Kibler-Melby
Cort Kibler-Melby shoved his last 275,000 from the button, and Nikolay Losev called from the small blind. Kibler-Melby showed {K-Hearts}{9-Spades}, and Losev {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

The flop came a curious {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}. The turn was the {Q-Spades}, giving Losev a boat. And the river was the {8-Hearts}, sending Kibler-Melby home.

Losev is up to 2.75 million.

Tags: Cort Kibler-MelbyNikolay Losev

Lining Up for the Extra Point

Tim Taylor raised to 70,000 from early position and Brandon Cantu called on the button. Allen Kennedy reraised to 175,000 from the big blind and when Taylor called, Cantu moved in for over three million. Kennedy called, Taylor got out of the way, and Kennedy's {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} put him in good shape to double against Cantu's {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}.

And that's just what Kennedy did, as the board ran out {10-Spades} {4-Clubs} {5-Spades} {9-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}. When the dealer put that final card on the felt Kennedy jumped up and yelled "Touchdown Georgia!!" and the man decked out in red and black and wearing a Bulldog baseball cap is now up to 2.78 million. Cantu fell to 2.5 million.

[Removed:532] Eliminated

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

All the chips were in preflop with Sean Davis making the call after [Removed:532] had moved all in.

Davis: AQ
[Removed:532] A10

[Removed:532] had survived these dominated situations earlier and looked good to escape again when the flop came 10K8 as he spiked a pair of tens. However the J on the turn gave Davis the nut straight and left [Removed:532] drawing to a queen to chop. The river was the 8 and [Removed:532] is eliminated in 96th place for $51,466 in prize money.

Tags: [Removed:532]Sean Davis

Parsons Doubles Through Vos

It was a tough spot for Mark Vos. Lisa Parsons opened the pot with a raise to 70,000. Vos looked down at {J-Hearts} {J-Clubs} and reraised. Parsons quickly moved all in for a total of about 550,000. At that point, Vos was practically priced in to make the call, which he did.

Parsons opened up {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}. Her pocket rockets held when the board came {7-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {3-Spades}. She doubles up to 1.2 million and Vos drops to 1.75 million.

Dwayne Stacey Eliminated

Dwayne Stacey - Eliminated
Dwayne Stacey - Eliminated
Dwayne Stacey got the last of his 760,000 chips into the middle with a top three hand. Unfortunately for Stacey, his {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} was no good against the {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} of Matt Matros.

Stacey got no help from the {K-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {3-Hearts} board and was eliminated. Matros cruised up to about 1,650,000 chips on the hand.

Loecke Bullies Outhred

Tim Loecke opened with a raise to 60,000 from early position with Alex Outhred calling in the cutoff and Darus Suharto coming along in the big blind.

They took a flop of {K-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Loecke led out for 125,000. Outhred then made it 375,000 to go. Suharto stepped aside before Loecke moved all in. Outhred thought for a few moments before letting his hand go to slip to about 700,000. Loecke has now cracked the two million chip mark.

Tags: Alex OuthredTim Loecke

Darren Grant, Yde van Deutekom Eliminated

Nicholas Sliwinski has become the executioner of his table. On back-to-back hands, he took out two opponents. First he eliminated Darren Grant by raising all in on a board of {10-Spades} {8-Spades} {4-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} after Grant bet 300,000. Grant made the call with {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts} and was way behind Sliwinski's {9-Spades} {7-Spades} jack-high straight. Grant couldn't fill up when the river came {3-Clubs}.

Sliwinski needed a bit more help to take out van Deutekom. Sliwinski raised preflop to 60,000, then called when van Deutekom reraised all in for about 300,000. Sliwinski made the call with {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, only to see van Deutekom show {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds}. A queen on the river shipped the pot to Sliwinski and sent van Deutekom home.

Sliwinski now has about 2.5 million in chips. His sister is on the rail, and told the female dealer who dealt both hands to Sliwinski, "If my brother doesn't marry you, I will."

Kido Pham Doubles Before Break

Kido Pham on Day 2
Kido Pham on Day 2
Kido Pham opened with a raise preflop to 55,000 and Tim Loecke made the call on the button.

On a flop of {10-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{5-Spades} Pham led out for 105,000 before Loecke made it 210,000. Pham then moved all in for 600,000 in total and Loecke made the call.

Loecke: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Pham: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and river the {8-Clubs} and Pham doubles up just before the dinner break to move to 1.25 million chips, leaving Loecke with 1.35 million.

Tags: Kido PhamTim Loecke