2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1a
On a flop of , Demetriou bet out for 400 and his opponent raised to 1,000. Demetriou reraised to 3,500 more and his opponent called.
On the turn, Demetriou moved all in, and his opponent called. Demetriou had his opponent covered. After tanking for a couple of minutes, Demetriou's opponent made the call.
Demetriou showed for a straight and with a draw to a flush. His opponent showed for a set of fives. The on the river failed to pair the board, and Demetriou sends an opponent to the rail.
After the hand, Demetriou moved up to 58,600 in chips.
Deck's opponent slapped the table and said "thank god" in relief. The dealer then pushed out the four diamonds and said "flush" as he pushed the pot to Deck. The confused player finally realized his hand was second best and vacated the tournament area, disappointed and embarrassed at the same time.
Deck now commands a stack just shy of 40,000.
The turn is and the opponent bets 8,000 all in. Elezra calls all in for 4,075. He turns over , but the opponent has . The river is and Elezra is out.
He is now up to 16,500 chips after taking an early hit.
It's checked to a player in late position who bets 4,000. The other player in the hand folds before Thomas moves all-in and finds a caller.
Thomas tables for middle pair and a flush draw to his opponent's for middle set with the case queen coming on the flop.
The turn comes and river to make the flush for Thomas and propel him up to 52,000 while his opponent is heading out the door.
Minaya:
Vallo:
The flop came down and Minaya was still behind. The turn was a whopper for Minaya though, a big propelled him to the lead in the hand.
Things looked good for Minaya to double up until a bullet shot to the felt in the form of the and knocked out Minaya.
Jones
Feduniak
Jones was well ahead, having flopped a set of fives, and the on the river gave him the pot. Feduniak was eliminated and ESPN's cameras followed her over to her husband Bob's table, where she sadly recounted the hand.
Jones is now up to 62,800.
The river is and Rahme checks. His opponent bets 4,500 and Rahme calls.
The opponent turns over and Rahme has . Rahme is up to 35,000.