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

Judet Takes Over a Million from Losev

Toni Judet raised to 150,000 from middle position and Nikolay Losev called. The flop was {7-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}. Judet bet 200,000 and Losev called. The turn was {9-Clubs}. Judet bet another 400,000 and Losev called. The river was the {2-Clubs}. Judet fired out 600,000 and Losev thought for about three minutes before calling.

Judet showed {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} for nines full and Losev mucked. Judet now commands a stack of 5,825,000 while Losev has slipped to 5.6 million, after reaching a high-water mark of 10,000,000 earlier in the day.

Tags: Nikolay LosevToni Judet

Peter Neff Eliminated in 36th Place ($193,000)

Peter Neff - 36th Place
Peter Neff - 36th Place
After a raise from the button, Peter Neff moved all in from the small blind with {A-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} and unfortunately for him Darus Suharto woke up in the big blind with {A-Spades} {J-Hearts}. He moved in himself, the player on the button folded, and when the board ran out {8-Spades} {J-Spades} {K-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} Neff was eliminated.

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Kings Hold for Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery raised to 175,000 and Dean Hamrick called from the small blind. Both players checked the {9-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} flop, and they also checked when the {A-Spades} fell on the turn. When the {7-Diamonds} came on the river, Hamrick check-called Montgomery's 200,000 bet, then mucked when Scott showed {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}.

The Screws Tighten

The mood in the room after the dinner break is very quiet and subdued, and Owen Crowe said, "It's starting to get a little intense around here."

"I know," Dean Hamrick said, "It's like there's $9 million on the line or something."

Phi Nguyen Doubles Through Greg Byard

Phi Nguyen
Phi Nguyen
Action folded around to Greg Byard in the cutoff seat and he raised to 180,000. Phi Nguyen pushed all in from the big blind for a total of 505,000 and Byard made the call. The players showed:

Byard: {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts}
Nguyen: {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}

The flop came {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {4-Spades} and Nguyen's pair of eights were still best. The turn brought a little drama as it fell the {7-Hearts} but the river was the {3-Clubs} and Byard's ace high was no good.

Nguyen doubled up to just over 1,100,000 and left Byard with about 750,000 chips.

Kelly Kim Dodges Riesenberg's Quads

Kelly Kim raised to180,000 from middle position, Jason Riesenberg called from the cutoff and Peter Eastgate called from the button. The flop was {7-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {3-Diamonds}. Kim checked, Riesenberg bet 400,000, Eastgate folded and Kim called. The turn was the {7-Spades} and both players checked. The river was the {2-Diamonds}. Kim bet 600,000, and Riesenberg moved all in for an additional 980,000, sending Kim into the tank.

"Will you show if I fold?" Kim asked after thinking for nearly five minutes. Riesenberg didn't say a word.

Kim ultimately open-mucked his {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. Riesenberg obliged and showed his {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} for quads.

Kim is down to 7.5 million while Riesenberg is up to 3.9 million.

Tags: Jason RiesenbergKelly Kim