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

Dmitri Nobles Eliminated

Let no man say that Dmitri Nobles doesn't like to move his chips. With an {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} board showing, all the money was in the middle with Nobles holding top pair with {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. But Michael Martin flopped a set with {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs} and grabbed up all of Nobles' chips. Dmitri is out of the Main Event and Martin is now sitting with one of the biggest stacks in the tournament with 103,000.

The Flying Dutchman Avoids a Crash Landing

Marcel Luske, The Flying Dutchman
Marcel Luske, The Flying Dutchman
A player in early position opened the action with a raise to 900. Two players, including Marcel Luske, called before the action came back around to the big blind. He put in a small reraise to 1,600, and all three opponents came along to the flop.

It brought {7-Spades} {6-Spades} {2-Spades}. Action checked to Luske, and he moved all in for his last 3,825. Only the original raiser made the call, putting The Flying Dutchman at risk of being knocked out. With the betting complete, the caller turned over {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs}, and Luske confidently tabled {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}. His set of sixes was in the lead, but he still had to fade a queen and a bunch of spades with two cards to come.

The turn took away all those spade outs; the {2-Hearts} made Luske a full house and kept him alive barring a two-outer on the river. The {8-Diamonds} locked it up for the good-natured Dutchman, more than tripling him up to 17,000.

Tags: Marcel LuskeThe Flying Dutchman

The Big Names of Poker Emerge

Leonardo Emperador has emerged through the field to be amongst our chip leaders after a huge clash with another player on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

All the chips went into the middle with Emperador showing {Q-Spades}{7-Spades} for top two pair against his opponent's {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for bottom two.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and river the {3-Diamonds} and Emperador eliminates an opponent to storm to 74,000 chips.

Tags: Leonardo Emperador

The Ol' One Outer

Jordan Rich played a heads-up pot and we caught up to the action on the {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {5-Spades} flop. Both Rich and his opponent checked and the {7-Diamonds} hit the turn. Rich bet 3,000 and his opponent moved all in for 9,500 total. Rich made the call and the players showed:

Rich: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}

Rich looked to send a player home and pick up a nice pot in the process, but the {K-Clubs} on the river spoiled those plans. The one outer cost him the pot and left him with just 14,400.

Tags: Jordan Rich

Terrence Chan Eliminated

Terrence Chan - Eliminated
Terrence Chan - Eliminated
Details are minimal, but Terrence Chan got the last of his chips in holding {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} on a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {5-Spades}. Despite plenty of outs, Chan was no good come showdown against the {K-?} {K-?} of his opponent.

Ng Rivers the Big Full

Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng
On a board of {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, Evelyn Ng was heads up with a single opponent who checked to her. Ng bet 2,500 and she was quickly raised to 7,500 straight. Ng called the additional 5,000 and the {J-Hearts} hit the river. Her opponent led out for 6,000 and Ng moved all in for 9,125.

Her opponent thought for a while before finally calling. Ng showed {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} for the nut boat and her opponent angrily threw {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} into the muck, shouting an expletive along the way.

Ng is now in command of a 50,000 chip stack.

Tags: Evelyn Ng

Akey Breaky

After some preflop action, James Akenhead and his opponent both checked the flop so the board looked like {10-Hearts} {2-Spades} {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}.

Akenhead check-called a 1,250 bet from his opponent before the river came {A-Diamonds}. Akenhead checks once more only to face an all-in bet this time, totaling 6,350. He made the call but mucked upon seeing the {K-Hearts} {K-Spades} of his opponent for a full house.

Akenhead on 9,200 now.

Tags: James Akenhead

Announcement Pending

No official announcement on the numbers for today as yet, although we now see posted that 1,665 of those who did come out today are still here playing poker. Thus whatever today's total number of entrants turns out to be, it will, as anticipated, be the highest number thus far of our Day Ones.

Madsen Gutshots to Chip Lead

Madsen in Event #40
Madsen in Event #40
An early position player limps in. Jeff Madsen calls on the button and the big blind checks.

The flop is {3-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{A-Spades} and it's checked to Madsen, who bets 1,000. The BB folds and the EP calls.

The turn is {4-Spades} and the EP checks. Madsen bets 2,500 and the EP calls.

The river is {K-Clubs}. The EP checks. Madsen bets 5,600 and the EP calls, folding {Q-?}{J-?} after Madsen shows {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. Madsen is up to 85,000.