2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 7
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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 / 6844

Scott Montgomery Wins a Huge Pot From Paul Snead

Paul Snead raised to 300,000 on the button and Scott Montgomery raised to 800,000 from the big blind. The flop came {J-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}, Montgomery bet 1.5 million and Snead raised to 3 million. Montgomery then shoved all in for 1.76 million more and put Snead to a decision.

He took a long, long time thinking it over. He tanked for over five minutes, standing up from the table, pacing a bit back and forth, trying to decide what to do. Eventually Tiffany Michelle called the clock on him, and Snead used up all but one second of his time before deciding to call.

Montgomery reached up and pulled his hat down to cover his face. "I got him, I got him!!" Snead said in triumph, and indeed his {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts} were ahead of Scott's {A-Spades} {4-Diamonds}. The {8-Hearts} on the turn was a good card for Snead, as it gave him a flush draw that removed the {A-Hearts} from Montgomery's meager list of outs.

But on the river, Montgomery incredibly spiked the {A-Diamonds}. The crowd gathered around the rail gasped in disbelief at that card and Montgomery picked up a pot worth over 11 million chips.