2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 2b
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

Zinn City

Steve Billirakis limped from under the gun. Adam Zinn limped from middle position, and both blinds were in as well. The flop came down {10-Spades} {8-Hearts} {7-Spades} and both blinds checked. Billirakis bet 3,500 and then Zinn raised to 13,500. Both blinds folded and Billirakis reraised all in and had Zinn covered. Zinn made the call.

Billirakis held {9-Spades} {2-Spades} for a big draw and Zinn held {8-Clubs} {8-Spades}.

"Come on baby, turn that ten over!" yelled Zinn.

Just like that turn was the {10-Diamonds} and Zinn got his wish. The river completed the board with the {2-Hearts}.

Zinn yelled out, "That's what I'm talking about!" as he clapped his hands together.

Billirakis dropped to 105,000.

Tags: Adam ZinnSteve Billirakis

Robl Out

A player raised to 3,000, Andrew "Good2cu" Robl pushed all in with his last 10,600, and he was called. Robl showed {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, and he was racing against his opponent's pocket sixes.

The board came {3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{A-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, and Robl was eliminated.

It was nonetheless a good WSOP for Robl, highlighted by his third-place showing in Event No. 4, the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em event.

Tags: Andrew Robl

David Polsky Eliminated

The under-the-gun player raised to 2,500 and the button made the call. David Polsky called from the big blind and the three players took a flop.

The flop came {4-Spades} {3-Spades} {2-Diamonds} and Polsky led out for 4,100. The under-the-gun player called and the button raised to 12,000. Polsky called and the third player passed. It was heads up to the turn.

The turn came the {4-Diamonds} and Polsky moved all in for 41,000. The button called and the players showed:

Polsky: {6-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}
Opponent: {7-Hearts} {4-Hearts}

Polsky looked to double up, but the {7-Clubs} on the river foiled those plans. Polsky stood up, shook his head in disbelief, and headed for the exit.

Tags: David Polsky

Bernard Lee Eliminated

Lee Eliminated
Lee Eliminated
The following hand was conveyed to us by Bernard Lee:

Preflop, a player in middle position raised to 2,600 and both Bernard Lee and a player in the big blind call.

On a flop of {J-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {2-Diamonds}, the middle position player bet out 3,500 and only Lee called. On the turn of the {3-Clubs} action was checked to Lee, who bet 9,600. The middle position player raised to 30,000. Bernard Lee then moved all in for 70,000 total. His opponent made the call.

Lee held {5-Clubs} {2-Clubs} for a jack high flush and a straight flush draw. His opponent held {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs} for ace high flush. Lee's one outer failed to hit when the {8-Diamonds} hit the river, and Bernard Lee is eliminated.

Tags: Bernard Lee

"Justice"

Alex Outhred opened the pot with a raise from the button, making it 3,500 to play. In the small blind, Tony Antonious reraised to 6,500, and Outhred called.

The flop came down {6-Hearts} {7-Spades} {10-Clubs}. Antonious led out with another 6,500 chips, and Outhred raised it up to 26,500. Antonious pushed back hard, moving all in for 66,500. Outhred made the call, having his man covered, and Antonious confidently tabled {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}. Despite his display, he was well behind the {6-Clubs} {7-Clubs} of Outhred.

The turn and river came {K-Clubs} and {J-Spades} respectively, and Antonious' Main Event is done.

After the hand, table mate Tiffany Michelle half-audibly said, "Justice," in reference to a bad beat he had run on her earlier in the day. Outhred comes out the big winner in this spot, and he has chipped all the way up to 329,000.

Tags: Alex OuthredTony Antonious

Liz Lieu Doubles

Liz Lieu from Day 1c
Liz Lieu from Day 1c
On a flop of {7-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {K-Clubs}, Liz Lieu moved all in holding {K-Spades} {J-Spades} and was called by an opponent who held {A-?}{J-?}. The king held for Lieu and after the hand she's back up to 45,000.

'Cause the Biebel Tells Me So

Peter Biebel raised to 2,700 from late position, and Scott Clements called from the cutoff. The flop came {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Spades}. Biebel bet 3,500, and Clements called. The turn was the {K-Spades}. Both checked.

The river was the {6-Spades}. Biebel bet 9,000. Clements thought a moment, but the size of Biebel's bet must've discouraged him, as he let it go.

Clements is at 63,000, while Biebel currently has about 320,000.

Tags: Peter BiebelScott Clements

Welcome to the Game Senovio Ramirez

On a flop of {9-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}, Senovio Ramirez was all in against Sami Rustom. Ramirez held {9-Spades} {8-Spades} and Rustom held {3-Hearts} {5-Hearts}. The turn came the {6-Clubs}, which gave Rustom a gutshot draw, but the river filled up Ramirez when the {9-Clubs} hit the river.

After the hand Ramirez moved up to 122,000 while Ruston moved down to 91,000.

Tags: Senovio Ramirez

Battle of the Baby Sets

Phil Gordon
Phil Gordon
With a pot of 7,000 and a board showing {4-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}, two players, including Heather Escuin, checked to Phil Gordon who bet 15,000. Escuin then raised all in for a total of 32,000. The third player got out of the way, and Gordon made the call.

Escuin showed {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for a set of threes, but Gordon had {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for the better set. The turn was the {K-Clubs} and the river the {6-Diamonds}, and Escuin is out. Gordon has now built his stack up to 155,000.

Tags: Heather EscuinPhil Gordon

She Can Dodge Bullets, Baby

Earlier today Carmel Petresco cracked her opponent's pocket aces when she turned a set of jacks, and once again she avoided disaster when she once again was unfortunate to run into bullets. All the money went in before the flop with Carmel holding {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} to her opponent's{A-Hearts} {A-Clubs}, but the board ran out {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {5-Spades} {2-Spades}...{4-Clubs} and that four on the river meant both players had a wheel and the chop.