2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1c
It brought . 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 , and Luske confidently tabled . 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 made Luske a full house and kept him alive barring a two-outer on the river. The locked it up for the good-natured Dutchman, more than tripling him up to 17,000.
All the chips went into the middle with Emperador showing for top two pair against his opponent's for bottom two.
The turn was the and river the and Emperador eliminates an opponent to storm to 74,000 chips.
Rich:
Opponent:
Rich looked to send a player home and pick up a nice pot in the process, but the on the river spoiled those plans. The one outer cost him the pot and left him with just 14,400.
Her opponent thought for a while before finally calling. Ng showed for the nut boat and her opponent angrily threw into the muck, shouting an expletive along the way.
Ng is now in command of a 50,000 chip stack.
Akenhead check-called a 1,250 bet from his opponent before the river came . 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 of his opponent for a full house.
Akenhead on 9,200 now.
The flop is and it's checked to Madsen, who bets 1,000. The BB folds and the EP calls.
The turn is and the EP checks. Madsen bets 2,500 and the EP calls.
The river is . The EP checks. Madsen bets 5,600 and the EP calls, folding after Madsen shows . Madsen is up to 85,000.