2008 World Series of Poker

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

One Double Berger, Coming Up!

Fred Berger, during Event #3
Fred Berger, during Event #3
Fred Berger has just doubled up before the break after flopping a straight against his opponent's set.

The flop was {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and with all the chips in on the flop, Berger flipped over {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} against his opponent's pocket tens.

The turn was the {8-Spades} and river {K-Clubs} and Berger is now up to 14,000 chips.

Tags: Fred Berger

Bart Hanson Eliminated

Just before the dinner break, Bart Hanson completed in the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop came {5-Hearts} {6-?} {7-Hearts} and Hanson led out for 1,000. The big blind min-raised and Hanson moved all in. The big blind called with {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} to Hanson's {6-?} {7-?}, and when the turn brought a heart Hanson needed to fill up on the river to stay alive. But the river was a blank and Hanson's Main Event came to an end.

Jason Kang, You're Gonna Go Farha

Sam Farha has been up and down like a yo-yo today, though he has had a big stack for the majority of the afternoon. Now, however, he finds himself on the outside looking in.

He got tangled up with Jason Kang in a heads-up sizable pot. There was already more than 17,000 in the center of the table by the time they made it to the river. The board read {J-Hearts} {2-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {7-Clubs}. After the fifth street card came off, Kang moved all in with an overbet of 30,000. Farha went deep into the tank before making the call with {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}. Kang tabled {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}, and his winning pair of queens is good to knock out the accomplished pro.

Tags: Sam Farha

A Set. To Wit: DeWitt

In a limped pot with four players, including Jason DeWitt, the flop is {J-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. Everyone checks. The turn is {4-Clubs} and it's checked to an under the gun player who bets 900. DeWitt raises to 2,700. Two players fold and UTG reraises to 8,700. DeWitt calls.

The river is {K-Diamonds} and UTG bets 11,000. DeWitt goes into the tank. "Wow," he mutters to himself. "That's so sick." He calls, showing {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} to his opponent's {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and takes the pot, moving up to 70,000.

Aces Aplenty For G?

Tony G Chipping Away
Tony G Chipping Away
Tony G has been chipping away to build up his stack slowly after struggling through the early parts of the day. He has started to raise relentlessly in position on the button, and so far has yet to meet any resistance from the blinds.

They are aware of the situation though and when they mentioned how much Tony was attacking the blinds, he jokingly replied that he just kept being dealt aces on the button! I wonder when they will stop believing him? Tony is now up to over 21,000 chips.

Tags: Tony G

This Year's "Rain" Khan?

Matt Ross is one of the more gregarious players we've encountered in the field today-- friendly, chatty, always talking up his table. In a recent pot, he got all his money in with {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} against an opponent with {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} and took it down when he flopped a set.

"I win a pot with KINGS!! I get a WHEELCHAIR!!" he roared.

Mystified by his comment, we had to ask. Why a wheelchair?

Evidently Ross has a torn meniscus in his knee and has had some trouble navigating the crowded hallways with his injury. He's currently sitting on a 46,000 stack.

Traniello Busted

Marco Traniello eliminated
Marco Traniello eliminated
Marco Traniello raised from late position to 1,025. Ryan Hughes called from the button and the two saw the flop together. It was {10-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {2-Hearts}.

Traniello bet 2,500 and Hughes called. The turn was the {J-Diamonds} and Traniello led for 6,000. Hughes reraised all in for 33,000 and had Traniello covered. Marco made the call with {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. Hughes held {J-Clubs} {10-Hearts} for a turned two pair.

The river was the {6-Clubs} and couldn't put Traniello back in the lead and he was eliminated.

Hughes is up to 75,000.

Tags: Marco TranielloRyan Hughes

Sam Khouiss Ousted

Sam Khouiss just became the latest victim of the 2008 Main Event. He was short-stacked and pushed all in with {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} after a player had raised under the gun. When Khouiss moved, his opponent called him down, showing {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}.

The board ran out {7-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}. Khouiss failed to get over the hump, and he is headed out of here shortly before dinner time.

Tags: Sam Khouiss

Morrison Falls

Kirk Morrison
Kirk Morrison
Kirk Morrison has taken a couple of recent hits to his stack. In the first hand Peter Jepsen took down a pot on the river with an 8,000 chip bet on a board of {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}, forcing Morrison out of the pot.

Then a few moments later Morrison was caught bluffing, after firing 3,000 on the turn and 7,000 on the river on a board of {Q-Clubs}{K-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. It looked like his opponent was about to fold but he eventually made the call. Morrison knocked the table and said, "Nice call," as he tossed his cards straight into the muck. His opponent showed {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} to take down the pot.

Morrison is back down to 14,000.

Tags: Kirk Morrison