2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 3
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PokerNews received word today that Vimy's young niece and nephew, one and three years old, respectively, tragically drowned in their pool in Coppell, Texas yesterday evening. Vimy flew out from Las Vegas first thing this morning to be with his family, and he has not returned to play Day 3.
Vimy Ha's overnight chip count was 190,600, and right now there are still 99,100 of them in front of his empty chair. With each round of play costing 8,100 chips, it is actually feasible that Ha could cash despite his absence, though that is no matter to him at the present.
Every now and then, we receive an unfortunate reminder of what is really important in life, and poker is certainly not at the top of the list. PokerNews offers our sincerest condolences to Ha and his family.
to his 
.The board came
. He failed to avoid the three-outer but is still looking good on 480,000.
with five players, Dave Saab bets 10,000 and Frankie O'Dell raises to 28,000. Everyone else folds and Saab pops it up to 67,000. O'Dell calls.The turn is
and Saab checks. Frankie bets all in and Saab folds.O'Dell now has 330,000 and Saab is down to 140,000.
, Ron Jenkins bet 40,000 and a player in late position made the call. On the river of the 
, Jenkins checked and his opponent bet out 80,000. Jenkins made the call. Jenkins showed
for top two pair, while his opponent showed 
for the nut straight.After the hand, Jenkins has only 22,300 remaining.
and Alexander checked. His opponent bet out 30,000 and Alexander moved in enough chips to place his opponent all in.His opponent called and showed
for top pair, while Alexander turned over 
for mid pair and a gutshot. The on the turn was of no help, but the on the river completed his straight and eliminated his opponent. After the hand, Alexander is back up to 470,000.
which actually gave him a straight flush draw and therefore made his move a lot more feasible, and in most people's eyes, the correct play.Jean-Robert has received a lot of flack from his buddies saying he played it like a donk. Let's hope he gets some peace now and support as we near the money in the Main Event.
, Gus Hansen check-raised enough to put Doug Craine all in and Craine made the call. Hansen:
Doug Craine:
When the turn fell the
, Hansen said, "That's a good card for me."The river fell the
and Craine was eliminated.Another player at the table asked Hansen, "Why did you try and bluff him?"
Hansen: "I couldn't help myself."
Hansen moved up to 296,000 after the hand.
, a player from middle position moved all in for 25,000. Van Nguyen called and showed 
while her opponent showed . The turn was the and the river brought the 
. Neither player made a pair, and Van's A-K was good enough to take it down.Afterwards, she increased her chip stack to 190,000.