2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table
November Nine
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Entries
9
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Players Left 1 / 9
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The action is back to Schwartz, who has his left hand completely covering his face. He rubs the bridge of his nose before glancing at Montgomery and pointing at his stack, apparently trying to eyeball how much Montgomery has left behind his raise. After mulling it over, he decides to muck.
Kim
Demidov
Kim leaps out of his seat and pumps his fist, a huge smile on his face as he sees what great shape he's in. His supporters let out a roar of approval as they saw his pocket kings for the first time and began chanting "Let's go Kelly!" in earnest, their man's tournament life on the line.
The flop is
, making Kim two pair and leaving Demidov drawing only to running cards. The turn is the 
, promping an "oooooh" from the crowd as Demidov picks up a gutshot straight draw. The river, though is the 
and Kelly Kim doubles up as the crowd goes absolutely bonkers. After the hand, Kim was up to 1,720,000 while Demidov fell to 26,500,000.
Rheem:
Kim:
Both players have Big Slick, but they also have all four suits covered. If the board four-flushes, someone will lose the pot.
You can imagine that Kelly Kim is disgusted when the flop comes
. The two men stand beside each other, at the end of the table, sweating the turn and the river. The turn 
gives each a straight and changes nothing. It comes down to the river - any heart on the river would send Kim to the rail. Chants of "Heart! Heart! Heart!" break out in the gallery, but the river is the
. Kim's supporters go wild as he stays alive.
and takes down the pot after Montgomery folds.
Rheem indeed decides to call and cringes when he sees he has the worst of it.
Phillips
Rheem
The "Phillipians" are on their feet and cheering as the flop comes down
. The turn is the 
, and Rheem is looking for one of the two remaining jacks to eliminate Phillips and double up.The river, though is the
and the Penn & Teller Theater explodes as Phillips doubles up. He's now sitting on 9,830,000 in chips while Rheem is down to 6,655,000.
