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

The WSOP Fashion Report: Day 1B

Bathrobe Boy
Bathrobe Boy
Though the costume count is way down in this year's Main Event, there is still plenty of room for poor clothing choices. Admist the sea of 20 and 30-something men donning various pieces of online poker room swag, some truly appalling fashion choices are being made.

Ed Hardy t-shirts and hats are becoming the newest poker cliche. Favored by the young, hyper-aggro crowd, these studded eyesores have completely lost their trendiness and now can serve as a form of player profiling. Guy in a Hardy tee? Probably overconfident and plays too many hands.

Then, there's the pink hat lady. And not just any pink hat...a pink cowboy hat (also worthy of being dubbed a new poker cliche). Perhaps if she'd left it at the hat...but not a chance. She also has on a black t-shirt with a large sequined club on the front, a pair of sunglasses with the ace of spades rendered on each side in Swarovski crystals, and a black jacket with silver-studded pockets. My retinas are still burning.

Also going for a silver theme is one of last year's Main Event final tablers Lee Watkinson. He's draped in a variety of silver necklaces and bracelets, all from his new jewelry line. Few men can pull this look off but Lee juuuuust gets there.

And then there's the guy playing in a bathrobe...enough said.

Deeb Has Outs, Hits Different Outs

Runar Runarson Would be Proud
Runar Runarson Would be Proud
A player under the gun raises to 2,100 and Shaun Deeb calls. The fop comes {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and the opponent bets 3,500. Deeb raises to 20,000. The opponent calls all in for 11,000 and shows {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}. Deeb has {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The turn and river are {10-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Deeb hits runner-runner flush to move up to 46,000.

Rousso Rolls

Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso
We caught up to this hand on the river. With the board reading {J-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {7-Spades}, Vanessa Rousso's opponent check-called her bet of 5,000 on the river.

Rousso showed {K-Hearts} {8-Hearts} for the missed flush draw turned runner-runner straight. It was good as her opponent mucked. Rousso is now sitting on a stack of about 33,000.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

Hansen Makes Super-Flush

Thor Hansen
Thor Hansen
Thor Hansen and Eric Koskas pushed their short stacks into the middle before the flop with Hansen's {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} trailing the {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} of Koskas. However, the board ran out {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and seven clubs indeed make a flush, as Koskas is sent to the rail.

Hansen is now sitting comfortably again with 33,000 chips.

Tags: Eric KoskasThor Hansen

Gray Picks Off a Bluff He Can't Beat

Jason Gray - Event #45
Jason Gray - Event #45
On a board of {K-?} {Q-?} {Q-?} {3-?} {2-?}, Jason Gray's opponent bet into him. Gray called and his opponent mucked his hand instantly. Gray showed {10-?} high and his opponent desperately tried to grab his cards back. It was too late for him as they'd already been mucked. The player shook his head and said, "I had jack high."

Gray will need to pick off a few more bluffs if he is to survive the day. He is currently working with just 7,200 chips.

Set Over Set = Busto

Jerome Ogrodzki goes out with bottom set.
Jerome Ogrodzki goes out with bottom set.
Jerome Ogrodzki must have liked his chances when he got all of his chips in the middle on a {10-Spades} {5-Spades} {A-Diamonds} board holding {5-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} and Ron Adams called. But Adams had the middle set, with {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs}, and the case five was nowhere to be found for Ogrodzki. He is out of the tournament and his chips have padded Adams' stack to 61,000.