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

Zuccarello Drops a Deuce

Cero Zuccarello took a hit in a recent hand, but just came back in a big way. With 28,000 chips in the pot and the board showing {2-Hearts} {5-Spades} {2-Spades} {7-Clubs}, Zuccarello's opponent pushed all in for 14,000. Zuccarello made a snap-call with {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, which had his opponent's {5-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} crushed. The river was a blank -- the {8-Clubs}. Zuccarello eliminated his opponent on the hand and increased his chip stack to 67,000.

Class is Now in Session

Martin Klasser is more interested in American history right now than playing poker. Apparently, Klasser is from Germany and doesn't fully understand today's holiday. The dealer sat there and educated Klasser about our holiday, and by the time the dealer was done, Klasser was up to speed and ready to buy some fireworks.

Tags: Martin Klasser

Peter Krieg Four-Flushed

Peter Krieg - Eliminated
Peter Krieg - Eliminated
Exact details are scarce, but Peter Krieg got his walking papers when his {A-?} {K-?} came up short against the {A-?} {10-Clubs} of his opponent.

Four clubs on the board was enough to take Krieg's hand from first to worst.

Not-So-Big Slick

Leo Boxell called a short-stack's all-in reraise holding {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} and found that he was dominated by his opponent's {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}. A situation that was promptly remedied after the {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} flop and when Boxell turned the {J-Spades} the other player was left dead to a ten. The river brought the close-but-not-quite {9-Hearts} and Boxell is now back up to 38,000.

John Robbins Eliminated

John Robbins - Eliminated
John Robbins - Eliminated
John Robbins was just 86'd from the tournament area when his {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} came up short against the {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} of Mickey Appleman.

Despite holding the dominating hand, Robbins couldn't beat Appleman's flush when the board ran out {Q-Spades} {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs}.

Robbins hit the rail and Appleman is now working with just under 50,000c chips.

Tags: John Robbins

Paul Sharbanee Eliminated

Paul Sharbanee was in the middle of a table massage session, which is as surefire a sign of his impending elimination as any we've seen. David Nguyen raised to 1,200 preflop before Sharbanee reraised all in to 3,100 from the big blind. Nguyen made the call.

Nguyen: {4-Spades} {4-Clubs}
Sharbanee: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}

The board called "no joy" for Sharbanee when it came {2-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {8-Clubs}. Sharbanee paid his massage therapist, shook Nguyen's hand, and exited the Amazon Room

Eskeland Hits the Century Mark

Sigurd Eskeland called out of the big blind after a player raised to 800. The flop came down {7-Spades} {6-Spades} {6-Diamonds} and Eskeland called another player's all-in raise of 15,000 holding {A-Clubs} {6-Hearts}. His opponent held {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}. The turn came the {7-Diamonds} and the river the {8-Spades}. Eskeland eliminated the player and moved over the century mark. He now has 102,000.

Tags: Sigurd Eskeland

Marquez Eliminated by Karam

From middle position, Adan Marquez raised to 2,100. Marc Karam made the call from the blind.

The flop came down {6-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {3-Hearts}. Karam bet 4,000 and Marquez raised all in for 23,000. Karam made the call with {J-Hearts} {J-Clubs}. Marquez had {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs}.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds} and the river the {8-Hearts}, and kept Karam's hand good. Marquez was eliminated from the Main Event.

Tags: Adan MarquezMarc Karam