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

Bari Takes a Bite Out of Booth

Allen Bari opened for 1,400 and Brad Booth called from the big blind. The flop was {8-Spades} {4-Spades} {2-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {6-Spades}. Booth bet 4,000 and Bari called. The river was the {K-Hearts}. Booth bet 7,000 and Bari called.

Bari turned up {5-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for a pair of eights and Booth mucked. Bari is up to 113,000 while Booth is at 120,000.

Tags: Allen BariBrad Booth

Proceed With Caution

Robert Cooper raised to 1,400 from early position, and Fokke Beukers reraised to 4,000 behind him. The table folded back around to Cooper, who made the call.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{A-Spades}. Cooper checked and Beukers checked behind. The turn was the {4-Hearts}. Cooper tapped the felt. Beukers, staring intently at Cooper, also checked.

The river was the {3-Diamonds}. Cooper checked again. Beukers, nodding slightly, checked again as well. Cooper turned over {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, and Beukers showed {J-Clubs}{J-Spades} to take the pot.

Beukers is up to 113,000, while Cooper is down under 20,000.

Tags: Fokke BeukersRobert Cooper

Bellande and Dunst Do Battle

Jean-Robert Bellande from day 1d
Jean-Robert Bellande from day 1d
Tony Dunst raised to 1,800 on the button and Jean-Robert Bellande called from the big blind. The two players took the flop of {Q-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} and both checked.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Bellande checked to Dunst. Dunst bet 1,800 and then Bellande raised him up. He made it 4,200 to go. Dunst made the call.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and Bellande quickly bet 8,000. Dunst raised to 23,000. Bellande shrugged and leaned back, taking a sip of his water in the process. He then folded and shrugged again as if to say "oh well."

Bellande dropped to 36,000 on the hand and Dunst moved up to 56,000.

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeTony Dunst

Adam Levy Doubles Up

Adam "Roothlus" Levy
Adam "Roothlus" Levy
An early-position player made it 1,900 to go, Adam Levy moved all in for 14,000 and the EP player called. Levy's pocket sixes were racing with his opponent's {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts}. The flop was {4-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {2-Spades}, the turn was the {J-Clubs}, giving the lead to the EP player, but the {6-Spades} spiked on the river, making Levy a set. He raked in the pot and doubled up to 31,000.

Tags: Adam Levy

Got it Quietly

Hevad Khan raised it up to 1,600 and found two callers before the flop came {6-Spades} {4-Hearts} {10-Hearts}. Khan continued his aggression with a 4,100 bet and found one caller before the next player to act moved all in for 16,600. Only Khan called the bet with {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} and he was ahead of his opponent's {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs}.

The turn came {K-Hearts} and the river came {Q-Diamonds} to give the pot to Khan, eliminating his opponent in the meantime. He's up to 96,000 now.

Tags: Hevad Khan

Garvie Gets Aces... and Busts

Shaun Garvie on Day 1c
Shaun Garvie on Day 1c
Shaun Garvie came in raising to 3,000 from under the gun, and action folded all the way around to Thamir Akrawi in the big blind. He reraised all in, enough to cover Garvie. Shaun had about 23,000 chips left and put them all into the middle, flipping over {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} . Akrawi was in bad shape with his {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}.

Things turned sour quickly for Garvie, though. The board came down {6-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {K-Spades} {3-Hearts} {Q-Spades}. That third king right on the flop spelled disaster for him, and he makes a disappointed trip towards the exit.

Tags: Shaun Garvie