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

07-13-2008 12:32 UTC-7

Deuces Are Wild?

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Geert Jans raised to 95,000 from middle position before Alex Outhred moved all in over the top with his short stack. Jans went into the tank for a long time before letting his hand go.

After the hand Outhred commented, "That's only the second time I've had my tournament life on the line. Deuces are wild, yeah?"

Outhred is back up to over 700,000 chips.

Tags: Alex Outhred Geert Jans

07-13-2008 12:32 UTC-7

That Shouldn't Be...

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A hand was just dealt using a blue deck of cards, and as the dealer pitched them out, a red card spun across the felt. The floor was called over and the red card was revealed to be the ace of spades. The hand was killed, the cards retrieved, and the deck removed from play, with considerable grumbling from the players.

07-13-2008 12:39 UTC-7

A Big Call for Nicholas Sliwinski

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From late position Terry Lade raised to 95,000 and Nicholas Sliwinski reraised to 250,000 from the big blind. Lade called, and they saw a {10-Spades}

flop. Sliwinski bet 325,000 and Lade called. The same pattern repeated when the {Q-Spades}

turned, as Sliwinski bet 500,000 and Lade again called.

The {A-Diamonds}

fell on the river, Sliwinski checked, and Lade moved all in for over 2 million. That was more than enough to set Sliwinski all in and he got up from his chair, looked the scene over from that vantage point, and made the call.

And a good call it was, as his {A-Spades}

were good against Lade's {8-Hearts}

. "Yes!" Sliwinski shouted, as he beat on his chest in celebration. He's now up to 3 million, while Lade slipped to 980,000.

07-13-2008 12:41 UTC-7

Bob Whalen Eliminated in 79th Place ($77,200)

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In a pot that was raised and reraised preflop, the flop came down {8-Clubs}

. Bob Whalen led out for 450,000, David "Chino" Rheem tanked for several minutes before moving all in and Whalen made the call.

Whalen {J-Hearts}

Rheem

The turn, though, was the {7-Hearts}

, making Rheem two pair. The river was the {3-Diamonds}

and Whalen was eliminated.

"Living good!" said Rheem as he raked in the pot.

"You know, sometimes when you get your hand caught in the cookie jar, you get a cookie," he chuckled. "Most of the time you get your hand smacked."

Tags: Bob Whalen Chino Rheem

07-13-2008 12:44 UTC-7

Cantu Takes A Chunk Out of Ketteringham

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Action folded around to Mark Ketteringham in late position and he raised to 80,000. Brandon Cantu reraised to 210,000 from the button and the blinds passed. With action back to Ketteringham, he made the call.

The flop came {A-Spades}

. Ketteringham checked and Cantu bet 350,0000. Ketteringham raised to 1,000,000 and Cantu made the call.

When the {5-Clubs}

hit the turn, Ketteringham checked, Cantu moved all in, and Ketteringham folded.

No cards were shown and Cantu climbed to approximately 3,300,000 chips on the hand while Ketteringham slipped to about 4,860,000.

07-13-2008 12:45 UTC-7

Matt Matros Eliminated in 78th Place ($77,200)

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David Saab raised to 100,000 from the cutoff before Matt Matros moved all in for about 600,000 from the small blind. Saab thought for a moment before making the call tabling {3-Diamonds}

.

"Wow that's a great call" said Matros and he flipped over {A-Hearts}

.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}

and Saab commented, "Well that's bad for me" as Matros had picked up outs to counterfeit Saab's baby pair.

However the turn and river bricked {9-Spades}

,

to leave Matros heading to the rail in 78th place for $77,200 in prize money.

After the hand, Saab sits with over 2.3 million chips.

Tags: David Saab Matt Matros

07-13-2008 12:45 UTC-7

It's Always the River...

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Justin Scott raised to 90,000 from early position and Nikolay Losev called from the small blind. They saw a {K-Hearts}

flop and Losev check-called Scott's 175,000 bet. Both players checked the {Q-Hearts}

on the turn but when the {6-Hearts}

fell on the river Losev bet 350,000. Scott snap-called and saw that his {A-Spades}

had been rivered by Losev's {A-Clubs}

. Scott is now down to 1.35 million.

07-13-2008 12:45 UTC-7

"Chino" Rheem Up to 5 Million

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David "Chino" Rheem has been playing every hand he's dealt and has, in turn, won most of the pots at his table (see Bob Whalen's elimination post below for additional evidence). After only 30 minutes of play, he's built his stack up to 5,000,000.

Tags: Chino Rheem

07-13-2008 12:50 UTC-7

Chop It Up...Eventually

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Jamal Sawaqdeh opened with a strangely large raise to 330,000 and Jamal Kunbuz made the call in position.

They took a flop of {K-Diamonds}

and Sawaqdeh moved all in with Kunbuz making the call. Both players showed down the same hand, ace-king, so a chopped pot was assured.

However, the table waited for several minutes for the ESPN cameras to rush over and get set up to film the action, as is standard for an "all in-call" situation.

Mike Matusow conveyed his annoyance at having to wait for the cameras when they already knew that it was going to result in a chopped pot.

Tags: Jamal Kunbuz Jamal Sawaqdeh

07-13-2008 12:52 UTC-7

Chris Klodnicki Doubles Through Alfredo Fernandez

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Alfredo Fernandez opened for 200,000 and Chris Klodnicki made the call from the big blind. The flop was {K-Hearts}

. Klodnicki checked, Fernandez bet 300,000, Klodnicki raised to 800,000, Fernandez moved all in and Klodnicki called.

Fernandez {K-Clubs}

Klodnicki

The turn was the {4-Clubs}

, the river was the {6-Hearts}

and Klodnicki dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 3,650,000. Fernandez was left with 950,000.

It's also worth noting that during this 3 million chip pot, the players involved, as well as their tablemates, were completely silent-- not something you see too often this late in the Main Event.