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

Ivan Demidov Wins 8 Million Pot with a Set

Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov
Craig Marquis raised to 700,000 from early position and Ivan Demidov called from the cutoff. The flop was {10-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {3-Spades}. Marquis checked and Demidov checked behind. The turn was the {5-Clubs}. Marquis checked, Demidov bet 1,000,000 and Marquis called. The river was the {Q-Hearts}. Marquis checked, Demidov bet 2,000,000 and Marquis called.

Demidov showed {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds} for a set, Marquis showed {A-?} {Q-?} and Demidov dragged the pot.

Tags: Craig MarquisIvan Demidov

Darus Suharto Makes a Great Laydown

This man can muck top pair, top kicker
This man can muck top pair, top kicker
Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Craig Marquis, Ylon Schwartz, and Darus Suharto all limped in. Chino Rheem completed the small blind and Ivan Demidov checked his option. Seven players to the flop.

The flop was {J-Spades} {9-Hearts} {5-Spades}. The action was checked to Phillips, who fired out a 1,000,000 bet. Marquis and Schwartz folded, Suharto put in a raise to 2.5 million, and the action was folded back to Phillips. Phillips reraised to 7,000,000 and the crowd got on their feet.

Suharto got up out of his chair and stared at the board.

"Set?" he wondered aloud as he looked at Phillips, trying to pick up some shred of information.

"Will you show me?" he asked, cringing and shaking his head before open-mucking {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}.

Phillips showed {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} and raked in the pot as Suharto breathed a sigh of relief.

After the hand, Phillips was up to 27,000,000.

Tags: Darus SuhartoDennis Phiilps

Phillips Takes it Down With a Reraise

Dennis Phillips
Dennis Phillips
Dennis Phillips limped in from middle position, Darus Suharto called from the small blind and Chino Rheem checked his option. The flop was {Q-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and the action was checked around. The turn was the {9-Spades}. Suharto checked, Rheem bet 300,000, Phillips raised to 900,000, Suharto folded, and Rheem sent his cards into the muck. Phillips won the pot.

The Last Three Hands

1. Dean Hamrick made a button raise to 650,000 and won the blinds and antes.

2. The action was folded to Kelly Kim, who moved all in from middle position. No takers, and Kim won the pot.

3. Craig Marquis raised to 700,000 on the button. Scott Montgomery reraised to 2.5 million and Marquis gave it up. Montgomery took it down.