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

Preston Chips Up

On a flop of {2-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {2-Clubs}, the small blind checked an early-position player bet out 1,000 and Terris Preston made the call. The player in the small blind then check-raised to 3,500, which prompted the middle position player to raise all in for 3,875 total. Terris Preston then moved over the top all-in for 13,500 total. The small blind folded.

Preston showed {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} and his opponent showed {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}

Board: {2-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}

After the hand, Preston is up to 65,000 in chips.

Tags: Terris Preston

Jabberjaw is Out

"He has kings?! Say it ain't so!"
"He has kings?! Say it ain't so!"
Humberto "The Shark" Brenes won't have to worry about asking his toy sharks for advice any longer. He got all of his chips in the middle with pocket queens and was called by a player with pocket kings. Nobody improved. Brenes is chum in the water.

Phillip Hilm Sends a Player Home

We caught up to this hand on the flop. With the board reading {8-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}, Phillip Hilm bet 1,100 from late position and got a call from his opponent in the cutoff seat.

The turn came the {8-Diamonds} and Hilm checked. The cutoff moved all in and Hilm made the call. The players showed:

Hilm: {K-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}

Hilm had his opponent drawing dead and the {7-Spades} on the river was meaningless. After the hand, Hilm is up to about 54,000 chips.

Tags: Phillip Hilm

Playing Favorites

Michael Guzzardi just lost some chips to an all in opponent when her {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} held up against his {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}.

"Thank you," she said to the dealer. "You are now my favorite person in the entire world... next to my husband."

No word on where the dealer ranks in Guzzardi's list of faves. He's slipped to 34,000.

Tags: Michael Guzzardi

Nancy Todd Tyner Eliminated

Nancy Todd Tyner - Eliminated
Nancy Todd Tyner - Eliminated
On a board of {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {3-Spades} {K-Clubs}, Nancy Todd Tyner had all her chips in the middle against a larger-stacked opponent. The players showed:

Todd Tyner: {10-Clubs} {7-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs}

Todd-Tyner was drawing to one out, the {9-Clubs} that never came. The river was the {3-Clubs} and Tyner was eliminated.

Tags: Nancy Todd Tyner

Liebert Takes One Down Before Dinner

In a four-way limped pot, Kathy Liebert check-raised to a total of 3,000 on a flop of {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} from the small blind and her opponent on the button made the call.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} and Liebert fired out 2,500 and her opponent folded as Liebert takes down a nice pot just before dinner to sit with 33,000 chips.

Tags: Kathy Liebert

Full Blown Kitchen Sink

FBT and all of his 'schtuff'
FBT and all of his 'schtuff'
Greg Mueller is in for the long haul. If he needs to stay at a table and play for 14 days straight he will. He's come prepared for it anyway as in a pile in front of him he has: a packet of Starburst, Skittles (sour & original), Twizzlers, Mentos, Gum, a watch, a set of keys, lollies, money in a clip, sunglasses, an MP3 player and of course a few all-important poker chips.

Tags: Greg Mueller

From Thrilled to Devestated to Thrilled

Robert Kovar was all in just before the dinner break, holding {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} on a flop of {9-Spades} {2-Spades} {8-Hearts}. He was in fantastic shape against one opponent who called with {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts}. With the turn of one card, his heart sank as the turn came down {10-Spades} to make a set for his opponent. That heart was jump-started when the river fell {Q-Hearts} and Kovar made a set of his own.

Kovar now has 21,000.

Orel Hershiser Finally Succumbs

Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
After being almost down to the felt before making a big comeback, Orel Hershiser was eliminated just before the dinner break. After a {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {10-Hearts} flop it was checked around to Hershiser, who bet 3,000. Stan Jablonski then raised from the small blind to 10,000 and after two others folded Orel made the call.

The turn was the {K-Spades}, Jablonski made a 6,000 bet and Hershiser moved all in. Stan called and showed that he'd flopped a flush with {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts}. Hershiser held {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} and needed another heart to remain in the tournament, but the river brought the {10-Diamonds} and that was the end. Hershiser gave Stan the autographed baseball he was using as a card protector and conducted a quick interview with ESPN's cameras before making his way out of the Amazon Room.