2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
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

Jennifer Harman Eliminated

Jennifer Harman - Eliminated
Jennifer Harman - Eliminated
Action folded around to Jennifer Harman in the small blind and she moved all in for 17,300. The big blind, Derei Asher, made the call and the players showed:

Harman: {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts}
Asher: {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds}

The sevens held for Asher as the board ran out {Q-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {4-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} and Harman's day was done.

Tags: Jennifer Harman

Tex Barch Doubles Up

Action folded around to Dag Martin Mikkelsen on the button and he raised to 4,200. Tex Barch shoved all in from the big blind for 20,200 total and Mikkelsen made the call. The players showed:

Barch: {Q-Spades} {9-Spades}
Mikkelsen: {K-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}

Barch trailed in the hand, but only slightly. He took the lead on the {9-Hearts} {6-Spades} {2-Hearts} flop and never gave it back. The turn came the {A-Clubs} with the river {7-Spades} behind it and Barch doubled to just under 45,000.

Tags: Tex Barch

Lester Runs Queens Into Kings

Jason Lester from day 2b
Jason Lester from day 2b
David Murray raised to 4,200 and then jason Lester reraised to 13,000. Murray came back over the top to make it 38,000. Lester then stuck another raise in to 98,000. Murray wasn't having any of this and moved all in. Lester made the call and had Murray covered.

Lester: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
Murray: {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {5-Spades} and Murray's kings were a tad better than Lester's queens. Lester dropped to 68,000 after this hand.

Tags: David MurrayJason Lester

Karmic Payback for Killing Remus

We caught up with Cero Zuccarello as he raised all in to 40,000 preflop. Romulus Suchovsky made the call.

Suchovsky: {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Zuccarello: {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}

Things looked grim for Zuccarello when the flop came down {8-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}, leaving him only with runner-runner options to win the pot. The turn {10-Diamonds} gave him the faintest of hope, and the river {9-Hearts} gave him the pot. Zuccarello now has 80,000 in chips.

Christiane Klecz Eliminated

Christiane Klecz on Day 2a
Christiane Klecz on Day 2a
Christiane Klecz ran her {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts} into the {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} of Ara Aprahamian. Klecz caught a king on the {5-Clubs} {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} flop, but improved no further as the turn brought the {10-Clubs} and the river the {7-Diamonds} and she was eliminated.

Dropping Like Flies

We are 45 minutes into Day 3's action, and we've lost 100 players already. Things are looking good so far for the remaining field to make the money by day's end.

Do You Feel Lucky?

On a flop of {5-Clubs} {10-Spades} {Q-Spades}, Noble Simpson check raised all in to Roder Lorenz and Lorenz said, "I feel lucky. I call."

Simpson: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}
Lorenz: {J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}

The {3-Spades} on the turn helped neither player. But true to his gut feeling, the {K-Diamonds} fell on the river giving Lorenz the straight and doubling him up to 134,000 in chips.

Tags: Roder Lorenz

Feed Me Seymour

Jon Friedberg has just seen his stack jump up to 190,000. James Ruffalo was his personal sponsor in this hand. All the chips went in on a {4-Spades} {2-Spades} {8-Diamonds} flop. Ruffalo was holding {7-Spades} {8-Spades} for top pair and a flush draw but he wouldn't want the flush to hit as Friedberg was holding {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} for the nut flush draw.

The turn came {10-Spades} and river {6-Diamonds}. The flush card came straightaway on the turn sending the pot Friedberg's way.

Tags: Jon Friedberg

Pearl-Jammed On the River

Jon Turner from day 2a
Jon Turner from day 2a
Michael Grabmugg raised to 4,100 from early position. Mikael Hilaire moved all in for 5,300 total. Jon "PearlJammer" Turner called from the cutoff and the small blind also called. Grabmugg then made the call as well.

The flop came {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {8-Hearts}. Small blind checked, Grabmugg checked, and Turner led out for 9,500. The small blind called and then Grabmugg moved all in for 74,600.

Turner tanked and then made the call. The small blind folded.

Grabmugg: {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Turner: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}
Hilaire: {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts}

Turner asked the small blind if he had hearts to see if anymore outs would be taken away. The small blind said that was a negative.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and the river was the {3-Hearts}. Turner swung around in disgust as he lost the huge hand. Hilaire was eliminated, Turner dropped to 83,000, and Grabmugg moved up to 166,000.

Tags: 'Pearljammer'Jon TurnerMichael GrabmuggMikael Hilaire