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

Hellmuth Bluffed

Phil Hellmuth, during Day 1
Phil Hellmuth, during Day 1
Phil Hellmuth raised it up from middle position before Bobby Law three-bet from the button. Hellmuth made the call and they took a flop of {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Hellmuth checked and Law fired out 6,500. Hellmuth made the call. The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Hellmuth checked again to Law, who fired a second barrel worth 15,000. Hellmuth thought for a moment, saying, "I might lay it down, but I certainly put you on ace-king." He eventually laid down his hand and Law flashed {J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for nothing but imagination!

"Nice. Wow!" said Hellmuth. "You know I've got to take you out now!"

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

THAY3R Cracks Queens

Thayer in Day 1d
Thayer in Day 1d
A player in middle position raises and Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen calls in the cutoff. The button reraises all in for not much more and both call.

The flop is {6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and the MP checks. Rasmussen bets 3,500 on the side and the MP folds.

Rasmussen: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Button: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The turn and river are {2-Clubs}{K-Spades}. Rasmussen busts a player and moves up to 65,000.

Grudi Grudev Takes an Early Hit

We caught up to this hand on the flop. With the board reading {J-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Clubs}, Grudi Grudev checked to his lone opponent, who bet 6,000. Grudev raised to 17,000 and was called.

The {K-Hearts} hit the turn and Grudev, who started the hand with more chips, moved all in. His opponent had about 17,000 left and called all in. The players showed:

Grudev: {7-Hearts} {6-Hearts}
Opponent: {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts}

The river fell the {2-Spades} and Grudev couldn't beat his opponent's queen-high. He slipped to approximately 43,000 chips on the hand.

The Better Part of Valor

Joe Hachem raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and the player in the big blind reraised to 5,000. "I should probably get it all in," Hachem said, before open-folding pocket jacks. "You got off cheap," the big blind said, and tabled his pocket kings.

Danny Wong Has Been Eliminated

Danny Wong: Busted
Danny Wong: Busted
Danny Wong limped in on the button and Nikolay Evdakov (who cashed ten times in this WSOP, breaking the old record) reraised to 2,500 in the big blind. Wong went all in for his last 7,825. Nikolay called.

Wong: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Evdakov: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Board: {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Evdakov busted Wong and has 105,000.

Joe Awada Eliminated

All the money went in after a {A-Hearts} {K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} flop and that's when Joe Awada learned that his {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs} was outkicked by his opponent's {A-Spades} {9-Spades}. Awada had some hope for a chop but the board ran out {8-Clubs} {6-Hearts} and he was eliminated.

A Bump in the Road for Dags

With the board showing {3-Spades} {10-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {9-Spades} and about 3,000 chips in the pot, John D'Agostino checked to his lone opponent, who checked behind. The river was the {9-Clubs} and D'Agostino checked again, inducing a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. He thought it over briefly, then made the call. His opponent showed {J-Clubs} {10-Hearts}; D'Agostino nodded, rapped the table, and mucked.

He still has about 71,000.

Karan Radiant

An opponent raised under the gun to 1,600. Karan Radia reraised to 4,700 in the big blind. The opponent re-shoved all in for 38,000. Karan went into the tank and eventually called.

Radia: {K-?}{K-?}
Opponent: {Q-?}{Q-?}

Board: {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

Radia busted a player and has 90,000.

The Phil Laak Sideshow Rolls Into Town

Phil Laak, during Event #4
Phil Laak, during Event #4
Phil Laak just took down another pot and following the hand said "$5 to anyone who wants to see a card!"

One player obliges and Laak showed the {Q-Diamonds}.

"Haha--now this seat only cost me $9,995!" laughed Laak. "How do you feel now, dork?!?"--implying that his opponent had now paid $10,005 for his seat. The table burst into laughter. It's great to see Laak back to his usual antics at the table.

Tags: Phil Laak