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
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And the Academy Award Goes To...

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Joe Bishop
Joe Bishop
This hand happened just before the break. Most of the other players at the table wandered away from the table, but Joe Bishop and Chris Klodnicki saw a {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {3-Clubs} flop. Bishop bet 1.2 million, and Klodnicki raised to 2.4 million.

"You're min-raising me?" Bishop said, getting out his his seat. "That's an insult!" As he's done much of today, he started wandering around the table, at one point resting his hand on the back of the closed-down Klodnicki's chair as he deliberated. "OK," Bishop said, "All in."

As soon as everyone heard those two words, the remaining spectators pressed close and the other players rushed back to the table. Not Bishop--he wandered over to a chair near the rail that he seems to enjoy sitting in during big hands. The ESPN cameras followed him there and he joked, "Are you gonna follow me down the hall?"

Klodnicki eventually surrendered his hand, and Bishop returned to the table and showed {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}. And with that, the players went on break.

Owen Crowe Eliminated in 15th Place ($463,201)

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Owen Crowe - 15th Place
Owen Crowe - 15th Place
Ivan Demidov raised to 330,000 from under the gun and both Chino Rheem and Joe Bishop called. Owen Crowe moved all in from the button for 1.84 million and Demidov made the call. Rheem and Bishop got out of the way and Crowe's {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} were racing against Demidov's {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}.

The {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades} flop wasn't a good one for Crowe, as another ten would counterfeit his nines. The turn card was even worse--the {Q-Clubs} which paired Demidov. Crowe still had a straight draw, but the river brought the {2-Spades} and Owen Crowe was eliminated from the Main Event.

Player Profile: Joe Bishop

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Joe Bishop
Joe Bishop
Joe Bishop is a 35-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio. Bishop says he's been playing poker for 26 years and won his entry to the Main Event from a series of ten tournaments in a private poker club.

The father of two boys, ages four and six, Bishop is married and wants to buy a bigger home should he be the last man standing in November. Bishop enjoys racquetball and NFL football and is also a history buff. This should come as no surprise to those who know him as he had a degree in history from Manchester College.

Bishop works in sales and when asked about his proudest poker accomplishment told us, "this has to be it!!" in reference to his stellar run here in the championship event.

Ylon Schwartz and the Three-Bet All In

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Ship it to Ylon
Ship it to Ylon
Ylon Schwartz opened for 375,000 from UTG, Scott Montgomery called from middle position, Gert Andersen called on the button, and Nicholas Sliwinski called from the big blind. Sliwinski checked in the dark. The flop was {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} and the action was checked around. The turn was the {5-Clubs}. Sliwinski checked, Schwartz bet 700,000, Montgomery raised to 2,000,000, Sliwinski and Andersen folded, and Schwartz moved all in. Montgomery folded and Schwartz raked in the pot.

After the hand, Schwartz was back up to 10,500,000.

Tags: Scott MontgomeryYlon Schwartz

Play Tightening Up Dramatically

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As many expected, play has started slowing down and tightening up significantly the closer we get to the final table bubble. At this stage, players not only have to worry about the pay jumps in terms of prize money, but the unquantifiable pay jump from tenth place to ninth in terms of fame, television exposure, and potential sponsorship.

It wouldn't be much of a stretch to call this year's Main Event final table bubble the biggest bubble in the history of tournament poker...and we're only five eliminations away from it.

You Call That a Raise?

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Kelly Kim opened for the standard 325,000 and, after Craig Marquis called on the button, Joe Bishop made the standard 1.42 million reraise from the big blind. Well, maybe there was nothing standard about it, but it did get Kim and Marquis to throw away their hands.

Take a Walk

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The last three hands at the second feature table have ended as walks for the big blind. We haven't seen a flop in...let's just say we haven't seen a flop for awhile.
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