2008 World Series of Poker

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

Gopher Ball

Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
With the board reading {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {7-Spades} {J-Hearts} Orel Hershiser moved all in and Chris Chambers called for the last of his 14,200 chips. Chambers had flopped top two with {K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} and the turn card proved to be an unlucky one for Hershiser as he turned over {K-Clubs} {J-Clubs}. "Put you on ace-king," Hershiser said as the dealer turned over the {7-Diamonds} on the river to give the pot to Chambers. He's now up to 42,400 and Orel was left with just 3,750.

Fossilman Extinct

Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer
A short-stacked Greg Raymer got his remaining chips in the middle after a flop of {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, and was called by Kai Are Hauge.

Raymer had {8-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for eights and fives, but Hauge was ahead with {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}. The turn was the {2-Spades} and the river the {7-Spades}, and Raymer has been eliminated.

Tags: Greg Raymer

Poker is Fun... For Ev-ery-one

It has been said many times that the only thing that you need to play poker is your mind. At this year's World Series of Poker there have been players of varying age ranges and physical conditions playing at the tables. We have had players up to 91 years of age, players in wheelchairs, blind players, players missing limbs, and even a quadriplegic at the tables this year.

Harrah's has been very accommodating to all players, regardless of need, and should be applauded for their efforts for making the World Series truly open to everyone.

Stjernvang Slides

Helge Stjernvang
Helge Stjernvang
Helge Stjernvang has just taken a hit after his opponent bet a nervous 8,000 chips on the river on a board of {J-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Stjernvang made the call but his opponent showed down {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a turned straight as Stjernvang mucked his hand to slip to 31,200 chips.

Tags: Helge Stjernvang

Antonius On the Climb

Patrik Antonius - Event #45
Patrik Antonius - Event #45
We caught up to this hand on the flop. With the board reading {8-Spades} {6-Hearts} {3-Clubs} and about 8,000 in the pot, the player in the cutoff bet 10,000 into Patrik Antonius on the button. Antonius raised all in and his opponent called. The players showed:

Antonius: {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}

The turn and river came the {J-Clubs} and {A-Clubs} respectively and Antonius stacked the pot. With that pot and a couple of small ones after it, Antonius now commands a stack just shy of 80,000.

Tags: Patrik Antonius

Clock Called Twice in the Same Hand

Lonnie Heimowitz raised to 575 under the gun. Marcos Gilderubio made the call. The flop came down {K-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {6-Hearts}. Heimowitz bet out 1,200. Gilderubio raised to 3,000. Heimowitz then reraised to 7,000 and Gilderubio made the call.

The turn came down the {5-Diamonds} and Heimowitz went into the tank with first action. After a few minutes passed, Lee Inbeom called the clock on Heimowitz. The floor was called over and after about a half-minute longer, Heimowitz bet 7,575. The amount was enough to put Gilderubio all in.

Now it was Gilderubio's turn to go into the tank, and he did. After another few minutes, Inbeom called the clock again. The floor was called over and commented, "Same hand? Wow."

After a few seconds of having the clock on him, Gilderubio made the call with {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. Heimowitz held {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}. The river was the {5-Spades} and Gilderubio was sent to the rail.

Tags: Lonnie HeimowitzMarcos Gilderubio

A Big Step Forward

Johnny Caruso just took a huge step up the leaderboard. On a flop of {2-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}, Caruso bet 2,000 and was called by one opponent. He checked the turn {5-Diamonds} to his opponent, who bet 5,000. Caruso check-raised to 18,000 and was called. When the river came {3-Spades}, he moved all in for his last 14,000. His opponent folded.

Caruso now has about 60,000 chips.

The World Series' Iron Man

Nolan Dalla just announced that playing today is the record holder for the most consecutive appearances at the World Series is playing in today's field. Howard "Tahoe" Andrew has been playing every World Series of Poker since 1974.

Andrew holds two bracelets, both in No Limit Holdem. His last World Series cash was in Event #49 of last year's series. Both of Andrew's bracelets were won back in 1976. If Andrew is able to take down this Main Event, then he will also hold the record for the longest time between bracelets.

Tags: Howard Andrew

Even Cowboys Get the Blues

After an early-positon player raised to 600, Marco Cariboni and another player called before Leo Boxell raised it up to 2,100. The initial raiser then made it 5,800 to go and Cariboni and the other called got out of the way. Boxell, however, now moved all in for 28,000 and sent his opponent into the tank.

"Kings, huh?" Boxell said. "You've got kings, right?"

The other player said, "Does that mean you've got aces?" Boxell declined to give specifics and eventually the other player mucked. And that's when Boxell showed {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} to verify that, yup, he had 'em.

The player to Boxell's right noticed that he has a little stuffed animal by his stack and as Leo raked in the pot his neighbor said, "Is that a rat?"

"It's a wombat," Boxell said.

"I need a wombat," the envious player said, as Lee stacked his 38,500 in chips.

Runner Runner

'Reds'
'Reds'
Jorn Walthaus raised to 600 before Redmond Lee reraised to 1,575. The call was made and the flop came {Q-Spades} {5-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}.

Lee continued his aggression with a 2,300 bet that Walthaus called before the turn came {6-Spades}. Both players checked this time so the river came {3-Clubs}.

It was checked to Lee, who fired 6,550 into the pot. Walthaus made the call but mucked upon seeing Lee's {7-Hearts} {10-Hearts} for a running straight.

Lee up to 41,000, Walthaus down to 14,500.