2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Rosen Trips

Jamie Rosen
Jamie Rosen
Jamie Rosen has taken a hit holding {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on a board of {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. All the chips were in the middle on the turn with Rosen's trip queens out-kicked by the {Q-Spades}{K-Spades} of his opponent.

Rosen is now back to 49,000.

Tags: Jamie Rosen

Schoenberg Shows Up Lee

Elated Erica
Elated Erica
On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, Linda Lee bets 4,000 and Erica Schoenberg calls all in. She shows {A-?}{K-?} to Lee's {7-?}{6-?}. The turn and river are {5-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and Schoenberg doubles up to 8,000. Lee's down to 26,000.

Brad May Eliminated

Brad May just met his tournament end after four-betting all in with {J-?} {J-?} and getting called by an opponent holding {A-?} {A-?}. The flop came down bearing both an ace and a jack just to rub it in a bit more and May hit the rail.

Tags: Brad May

Quads For Kim

Kevin Kim has just doubled up to after spiking quads holding {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} on a board of {3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. All the chips were in on the flop against an opponent holding pocket tens as Kim doubles up to 32,000.

Tags: Kevin Kim

He's So Lucky

A seven-way flop of {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts} sees everyone check to Chris Klodnicki in the cutoff, who bets 1,500. The button calls and Jordan "iMsoLucky0" Morgan calls.

The turn is {K-Diamonds} and it's checked to Klodnicki who bets 5,000. The button and Morgan both call.

The river is {3-Hearts} and everyone checks.

Morgan shows {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and everyone else mucks. Morgan is up to 39,000 and Klodnicki is down to 33,000.

I Think He Looked First This Time

Jamie Pickering
Jamie Pickering
A short-stacked Jamie Pickering, runner-up in Event No. 19, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event, just pushed his last 3,875 in preflop with {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} and got called by a player holding {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

The board came {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}, and Pickering doubled up to over 8,000.

Perhaps the player holding {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts} had heard about Pickering's having repeatedly raised pot in the dark at the end of Event No. 19.

Tags: Jamie Pickering

Queen on the River Cracks Lechich

Tino Lechich
Tino Lechich
We caught the action on the flop with T6 Poker's Tino Lechich firing a bet of 4,000 from late position on a board of {6-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Recent WSOP bracelet winner Max Greenwood made the call from under the gun.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and both players checked.

The river was the {Q-Spades} and the Greenwood led out with a bet of 8,500. Lechich went into the tank, and even though he appeared resigned to the fact he was beat, he made a crying call.

Greenwood flipped {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for a rivered set of queens as Lechich flashed {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}.

"If I shove on the turn I lose everything!" exclaimed Lechich, but fortunately for him he is still left with 6,100.

Tags: Max GreenwoodTino Lechich

Shades of Gray

Jason Gray
Jason Gray
On a flop of {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{J-Spades}, Jason Gray checks and the opponent bets 5,300. Gray raises all in for 13,500 total. The opponent calls and has {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, but Gray has {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. The turn and river are {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Gray doubles to 30,000.

Preying on an Opponent

Robert Hauck has been moving his chips a lot at his table, doing his image no good at all.

In this hand he saw a flop with Martin Wickholm that came down {8-?} {7-?} {2-?}.

Hauck checked to face a 2,500 bet from Wickholm, which he reraised all in for a huge 26,000! Wickholm made the call with {10-?} {10-?} and was happy to see Hauck's {J-?} {9-?}.

The turn and river blanked, helping Wickholm's stack rise to 62,000. Hauck, on the other hand, flew out of the Amazon.

Gigacall

On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken's opponent bets 3,500 and Gigabet calls.

The turn is {A-Spades} and the opponent bets 9,000. Dicken calls.

The river is {3-Spades} and the opponent bets 25,000. Dicken calls and shows {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The opponent mucks and Gigabet is up to 84,000.