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

Gert Andersen Doubles Through Mark Ketteringham

Gert Andersen - Day 5
Gert Andersen - Day 5
Action folded to Mark Ketteringham in the cutoff seat and he raised to 85,000. Gert Andersen reraised to 250,000 from the button and action folded back to Ketteringham, who moved all in. Andersen called and the players showed:

Ketteringham: {K-Spades} {J-Spades}
Andersen: {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {A-Clubs}, and Andersen's aces were best. He doubled up to about 2,500,000 chips leaving Ketteringham with roughly 3,400,000.

Jamal Sawaqdeh Eliminated in 74th Place ($77,200)

Jamal Sawaqdeh - 74th Place
Jamal Sawaqdeh - 74th Place
Jamal Sawaqdeh limped in before Jamal Kunbuz raised it up to 125,000. Chris Crilly flat-called in the small blind, as did Sawaqdeh.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Crilly moved all in for about 775,000. Sawaqdeh called for his tournament life, and Kunbuz, who covered both players, also made the call.

Kunbuz: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}
Crilly: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Sawaqdeh: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} to give Crilly a two-outer and the river was the {K-Hearts}. Sawaqdeh is eliminated in 74th place.

Crilly takes the huge pot to almost triple up to 2.7 million, with Kunbuz slipping back to under 2 million.

Tags: Chris CrillyJamal KunbuzJamal Sawaqdeh

Terry Lade Doubles Through Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin limped from middle position and Terry Lade moved all in for 940,000 from the cutoff. Ramdin called and his {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} were racing against Lade's {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}. The {10-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} gave Ramdin the nut flush draw, but the {Q-Hearts} on the turn gave Lade a set. It also gave Ramdin a gutshot straight draw, but the river brought paint of the wrong variety--the {K-Spades}. Lade doubled to 1.97 million and Ramdin was left with just 330,000.

David Benefield Eliminated in 73rd Place ($77,200)

David Benefield - 73rd Place
David Benefield - 73rd Place
Brandon Cantu raised to 100,000 from middle position and David Benefield called. The flop came {10-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {8-Hearts}, Cantu bet 200,000 and Benefield called. When the {7-Clubs} fell on the turn Cantu checked and Benefield led out for 335,000 and Cantu moved all in. Benefield thought it over for about ten seconds before making the call and turned over {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} for the straight. Cantu held {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts} for the pair and flush draw and on the river Brandon spiked the {6-Clubs} to make the flush and eliminate Benefield.

James McManus Eliminated in 71st Place ($96,500)

James McManus - 71st Place
James McManus - 71st Place
Action folded to Andrew Rosskamm in the cutoff seat and he raised to 85,000. James McManus reraised to 222,000 from the small blind and Rosskamm made the call.

The flop came {10-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {3-Clubs} and the two got in a raising war that ended with all of McManus's chips in the center. The players showed:

McManus: {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs}
Rosskamm: {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts}

The turn fell the {2-Diamonds} and the river was the {A-Spades}. McManus missed his straight draw and was eliminated in 71st place.

Terry Lade Eliminated in 70th Place ($96,500)

Terry Lade - 70th Place
Terry Lade - 70th Place
Garrett Beckman opened the pot for 75,000 from middle position, Terry Lade called from the small blind, Ivan Demidov reraised to 210,000 from the big blind, Beckman folded, Lade moved all in and Demidov called.

Lade {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades}

Demidov {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {2-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {K-Clubs} and Lade was eliminated. After the hand, Demidov was up to 4,300,000.

Tags: Garrett BeckmanIvan DemidovTerry Lade

Sean Davis Eliminated in 69th Place ($96,500)

Sean Davis - 69th Place
Sean Davis - 69th Place
On a flop of {A-Spades} {J-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}, Gert Andersen, Mark Ketteringham and Sean Davis were involved in a three-way pot. Andersen checked, Davis bet 200,000 and both Ketteringham and Andersen called.

The turn was the {K-Diamonds} and Andersen checked again. Davis led out for 900,000, Ketteringham moved all in and both Andersen and Davis called. The players showed:

Andersen: {Q-Spades} {10-Spades}
Ketteringham: {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}
Davis: {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs}

The river was the {5-Spades} and Andersen's Broadway straight was best. He won the massive pot, took his stack over the 7,000,000-chip mark, and crippled Mark Ketteringham to just under 900,000. Sean Davis was eliminated on the hand and left as our 69th-place finisher.