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

That's Rough

Matias Patino eliminated
Matias Patino eliminated
Matias Patino raised to 2,000 preflop. Luigi Petrone reraised him to 7,000. Patino quickly put his whole stack, 9,500, in the pot. Petrone reluctantly called.

Patino: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}
Petrone: {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}

Everything was looking good for Patino until the {9-Clubs} hit the river to make a set for Petrone and knock out Patino.

"I knew he had kings, but I was already committed so I had to call no matter what," said Petrone after the hand.

Go Go Markus Golser

Whatever Markus Golser had during dinner, it must have lit a fire under him as he has been kicking up the aggression since the dinner break. He has taken three out of the last four pots at his table. At first it was looking that he might be waiting for antes but that no longer appears to be the case.

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Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated

Wow.  That was $10,000 I just lost.
Wow. That was $10,000 I just lost.
Farzad Bonyadi was eliminated from today's Main Event by Markus Golser. We were unable to see the hand, so we asked Golser for details. When we asked about the Bonyadi elimination, his reply was "ya, I remember his elimination. I busted him."

The board on the turn was {A-?} {K-?} {J-?} {Q-?}. Bonyadi was all in turn with {K-?} {K-?} against Golser who held {10-?} {10-?}. Golser had the straight. The board failed to pair, nor did a ten fall, and Bonyadi was eliminated.

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Thomas Hover Eliminated

Peter Krieg raised from middle position and action folded around to Thomas Hover in the big blind. Hover moved all in for just over 10,000 and Krieg made the call. The players showed:

Krieg: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}
Hover: {A-Clubs} {6-Clubs}

Hover was dominated from start to finish as the board ran out {7-Clubs} {3-Spades} {2-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}. He was eliminated and Krieg climbed to just over 30,000 on the hand.

Follow Along

The action on this gets a little confusing, so hang with me. OK? Here we go. A player in early position raised to 850. Chris McCormack called, as did another player. A player a few spots along raised to 4,400. The original raiser folded, and McCormack moved all in for 14,475. The player who'd just flat-called the original raise called McCormack's raise as well. And the guy who made that 4,400 reraise? Yeah, he folded. Got that? Good.

Anyway, McCormack turned over {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} to his opponent's {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}. The board ran out {10-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {2-Spades} and McCormack and his aces picked up a tidy pot that boosted his stack to 34,800.

Randy Hanley Trims the Field

Randy Hanley
Randy Hanley
Randy Hanley raised from late position and the action folded around to the big blind player who moved all in. Hanley called and his {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} was ahead of his opponent's {J-Clubs} {J-Hearts}.

The board ran out {9-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {3-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} and Hanley chipped up to just over 30,000 and sent a player home in the process

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How Not to Slowplay

Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins
The action was folded around to Hoyt Corkins in the small blind and he raised to 1,000. The big blind called and the flop came {4-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {Q-Spades}, and when Corkins bet 1,200 his opponent moved all in. Hoyt called and turned over {Q-Hearts} {4-Hearts} for two pair. The other player turned over {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs} for what was no doubt a bad case of indigestion. The board ran out {3-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Corkins doubled up to 26,500.