2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1a
They took a flop of and Ward checked to Katz who fired out 4,500. Ward then check-raised, making it 20,000 to go. Katz thought for a few minutes before laying down his hand as Ward flashed pocket queens.
After some recent losses, Ward is now back to 66,000 with Katz now in trouble on 12,000.
The flop is and the small blind checks. Wasicka bets 825 and the small blind raises all in to 7,725.
Wasicka turns to the reporters and says, "Don't write about this one, OK?" He laughs and eventually calls with . The opponent has . The turn and river are and Wasicka busts the player. Wasicka is up to 31,000.
Liu continued with a 2,300 bet before being raised all in. She made the call for her last 8,500 with but was up against .
No help on the turn and river and J.J. Liu is another first day casualty.
The flop was checked through, so the board was at the turn stage.
Smith bet 2,100 when it was checked to him, before facing a 9,100 all-in bet from Porter. Amazingly he made the call with and was ahead of his Porter's .
The river came meaning a pair of nines with a king kicker played to eliminate another player. Smith on 93,000 right now.
Fortin had to his opponent's . The flop was and Fortin was still ahead. The turn was the , and now he was behind. But the on the river gave Fortin the straight and knocked out his opponent.
Fortin is currently at the top of the chip counts with 125,000.
The flop is . It's checked to Markholt, who bets 1,600. The cutoff calls and the big blind folds.
The turn is and both check.
The river is and Markholt checks. The cutoff bets 2,100 and Markholt calls.
The cutoff shows and Markholt mucks. He's down to 31,000.