39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 6 | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-13-2008 15:11 UTC-7

Alan Gould Eliminated in 53rd Place ($135,100)

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Joe Bishop opened with a raise to 100,000 from early position before Alan Gould made it 400,000 to go from middle position. Albert Kim then bumped it up once again, to 1.1 million from the cutoff. The blinds folded, as did Bishop, before Gould moved all in for 2.1 million in total. Kim made the call.

Kim: {A-Clubs}

Gould:

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}

to send Gould to the rail in 53rd place, while Kim now sits with over 7.5 million chips.

Tags: Alan Gould Albert Kim

07-13-2008 15:20 UTC-7

Tiffany Michelle Bullies Her Way to a Big Pot

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Tiffany Michelle limped into the pot from under the gun and from the blinds Toni Cristian and Cristian Dragomir came along for the ride. The flop came {7-Hearts}

, Cristian checked and Dragomir bet 75,000. Michelle called and Cristian folded.

The turn brought the seemingly innocent {4-Hearts}

. Dragomir bet 100,000, Tiffany raised to 200,000, and Cristian reraised to 400,000. That's when Michelle moved all in and Dragomir decided that enough was enough. He mucked his cards and Tiffany scooped a pot that pushed her back up to 3.78 million. Dragomir is now down to 2.18 million.

07-13-2008 15:25 UTC-7

Crowe Rivers Flush

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On a board of {J-Clubs}

Nhan Le had fired out a bet but was left facing an all-in reraise from Owen Crowe. After a long time in the tank Le eventually made the call with {Q-Spades}

for top two pair, and Crowe showed {5-Clubs}

for the bare flush draw.

However, the river was the {A-Clubs}

and Crowe made his flush to move up to around 1.6 million chips, with Le falling to 600,000.

Tags: Nhan Le Owen Crowe

07-13-2008 15:26 UTC-7

Mark Ketteringham Eliminated in 52nd Place ($135,100)

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Action folded around to Mark Ketteringham on the button and he moved all in for 590,000. Gert Andersen called from the small blind. The big blind passed and the players showed:

Ketteringham: {J-Hearts}

Andersen:

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}

and Ketteringham's hand was second best. Andersen's pair of queens took it down and sent the early chip leader to the rail in 52nd place.

Andersen is inching ever closer to the ten million mark with about 9,840,000 chips.

07-13-2008 15:27 UTC-7

Alfredo Fernandez Eliminated in 51st Place ($135,100)

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Mike Matusow opened with a preflop raise to 110,000 before Alfredo Fernandez moved all in for 625,000 in total. Matusow made the call.

Matusow: {A-Hearts}

Fernandez: {J-Clubs}

The board fell {K-Diamonds}

to eliminate Fernandez in 51st place.

After the hand Matusow yelled, "That's the power of positive thinking! They can't beat me!" He stacks up 3.4 million in chips.

Tags: Alfredo Fernandez Mike Matusow

07-13-2008 15:33 UTC-7

Tiffany Michelle Takes a Pot From Kido Pham

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Tiffany Michelle limped in from UTG, Kido Pham raised to 300,000 from early position and Michelle made the call. The flop was {10-Spades}

. Michelle led out for 750,000.

"I know you don't have a big hand, but I'll let you have it," said Pham, as he mucked his cards.

After the hand, Michelle was up to 4,000,000, while Pham fell to 1.8 million.

Tags: Kido Pham Tiffany Michelle

07-13-2008 15:34 UTC-7

Hellmuth Gives Some Back

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Action folded around to Phil Hellmuth in late position and he limped into the pot. Kelly Kim completed from the small blind and Anthony Scherer checked his big blind option.

The flop came {10-Spades}

. Action checked to Hellmuth and he led out for 65,000. Kim passed but Scherer moved all in. Hellmuth thought for about three minutes before finally folding {9-?}

face up. Scherer stacked the pot and left Hellmuth with about 600,000 chips.

07-13-2008 15:42 UTC-7

Losev Surging Ahead

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Nikolay Losev sits with 7.2 million chips

Nikolay Losev raised it up to 110,000 from early position and Dean Hamrick made the call from the small blind.

The flop came {7-Hearts}

and Hamrick checked it over to Losev, who made a continuation bet of 150,000. Hamrick then check-raised to 375,000. Losev made the call.

The turn was the {3-Hearts}

and Hamrick checked again and Losev this time fired out 500,000. Hamrick went into the tank for a long time before giving up his hand.

Hamrick falls to 1.8 million, with Losev amongst our leaders with 7.2 million.

Tags: Dean Hamrick Nikolay Losev

07-13-2008 15:44 UTC-7

The Amazon Room or the Frozen Tundra?

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There are just 50 players left in the Main Event and all the action is concentrated around a handful of tables by the Milwaukee's Best Light lounge. The rest of this cavernous room is empty, almost eerily so--though being able to walk in a straight line from one end of the room to the other without having to navigate a maze of tables, rails, players and spectators is oddly liberating.

There's something else you immediately notice now that the room is cleared out: it's cold in here. Not chilly--COLD. Earlier in the Series all that body heat and nervous energy radiating through the room kept things relatively comfortable. Now it's empty, the air conditioning is blasting away hard enough to create a wind chill factor and, if you take a look at the photo, working conditions for your faithful reporters have become a bit trying. Expect a run on hooded sweatshirts before the night is out.

07-13-2008 15:47 UTC-7