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

David Trinh Doubles Up

On the turn, with the board showing {A-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {2-Spades}, David Trinh pushed all in for 16,050 and received a call.

Trinh showed {A-Spades} {2-Clubs} for aces up and his opponent showed {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}.

The river fell a harmless {10-Spades} and Trinh moved up to 41,500 in chips.

Tags: David Trinh

Nice Read

After a {5-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {3-Spades}, flop the player in the small blind checked and Joe Hachem bet 3,500. The small blind then check-raised to 8,800 and Hachem went into the tank for several minutes. He finally decided to bet enough to set his opponent all in, which was for about 80 percent of his remaining stack. The other player open-mucked his {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} and Hachem showed {K-Hearts} {8-Clubs}. He pointed to his kicker and said that's what took him so long to decide. He's now up to 44,000.

Actually, It's Eyegor

Igor Ioffe raises to 1,800 under the gun and the button calls. The big blind also calls.

The flop is {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and the big blind bets 4,500. Ioffe raises to 13,000 and the button folds. The big blind raises all in and Ioffe calls.

The big blind shows {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Ioffe has {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. The turn and river are {10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Ioffe is down to 173,000.

Steve Dannenmann Eliminated

Steve Dannenmann Eliminated
Steve Dannenmann Eliminated
Sami Rustom raised to 1,800 preflop and Steve Dannenmann reraised to 5,800. Rustom called.

On a flop of {7-Clubs} {10-Spades} {8-Diamonds}, Rustom checked to Dannenmann, who bet 8,000. Rustom raised all in and Dannenmann called. Dannenmann only had around 15,000.

Dannenmann: {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Rustom: {5-Diamonds} {6-Spades}

The turn of the {4-Hearts} gave Rustom a straight. The river card of the {4-Spades} ended up being irrelevant, and Dannenmann was eliminated.

Tags: Steve Dannenmann

Aces Andy

Andy Griggs has just doubled up to 57,000. He was heads up with an opponent and the flop was out as {8-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {J-Spades} before all the chips went in.

Griggs had {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} to his opponent's {J-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}. The aces held and Griggs is up to 57,000.

According to Lara Miller on the rail, this is Griggs's first live tournament. He is best known as a Country and Western singer who sang us in the first two days of play at this years Main Event.

He's got the backing of the team at Doyle's Room, though. They've spent the last week giving him pointers and specific instructions to follow. Seems to be working okay for now.

Tags: Andy Griggs

No Moore

We missed the preflop action, but all of John Moore's chips were in the middle and he was facing Ryan Daut. Daut showed {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs} against Moore's {A-Spades} {5-Diamonds}. The board ran out {J-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {5-Spades} {J-Hearts} {A-Clubs} to make trip jacks for Daut against two pair, aces and jacks, for Moore. Daut climbed to 32,000 on the hand, while Moore was eliminated.

Irv Gotti Doubles Up

Yep... that Irv Gotti.

Gotti was all in preflop with {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} vs. his opponent's {J-Spades} {10-Clubs}. The flop was {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}, the turn was the {8-Hearts}, the river was the {K-Hearts} and Gotti doubled to 22,000 with his two pair.