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

Patrik Antonius Eliminated

Patrik Antonius - Eliminated
Patrik Antonius - Eliminated
Action folded around to Jim Dalessandro and he opened for a standard raise. Patrik Antonius moved all in from the big blind for just under 30,000 and Dalessandro made the call. The players showed:

Dalessandro: {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}
Antonius: {K-Clubs} {J-Hearts}

Antonius took the lead when the flop came {K-Hearts} {6-Spades} {4-Clubs}, but Dalessandro went backdoor to win the hand when the turn and river came the {4-Hearts} and {Q-Hearts} respectively.

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Boeken Bows Out

Noah Boeken's Day 3 lasted less then twenty minutes. He raised to 4,200 preflop and was called by Raul Paez out of the big blind. The flop came three baby spades, {7-Spades} {8-Spades} {2-Spades}, and both players checked. On the turn {8-Hearts}, Boeken bet 7,000 after Paez checked. Paez then raised to 17,000, prompting Boeken to move all in for a total of 51,000. Paez made a snap call with {7-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for a full house. Boeken wasn't completely dead when he showed {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}, but he was after the river came down {5-?}.

The Rich Get Richey

Brett Richey in HORSE Championship
Brett Richey in HORSE Championship
Jonah Rogers raises to 4,200 and Brett Richey re-raises to 15,100. Rogers raises again to 36,400 all in. Richey calls and shows just {Q-Spades}{7-Hearts} to the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} of Rogers.

Board: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The rivered queen sends Rogers home and moves Richey up to 175,000.

Will Souther Eliminated in Dramatic Fashion

Action folded around to Daniel Deveau in middle position and he moved all in. Will Souther called all in from the small blind for roughly 35,000 and the players showed:

Souther: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}
Deveau: {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}

The flop came {Q-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} putting Souther into the lead, but the {A-Clubs} hit the turn and fortunes were reversed. The {10-Spades} hit the river and Souther was eliminated.

Chris Making No Money Today

Chris Moneymaker from Day 2
Chris Moneymaker from Day 2
From early position, Dragoslav Timarac opened the pot with a raise to 4,600. Action passed around to Chris Moneymaker across the table, and he moved all in for 34,500 total. Timarac called, and the two men showed down their hands of choice:

Timarac: {9-Spades} {10-Spades}
Moneymaker: {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}

With the betting action complete, and Moneymaker at risk of elimination, the dealer ran out the board: {K-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {6-Hearts}. Timarac hit his card on the flop, and Moneymaker failed to find any of his out cards. A deep run this year would have silenced a lot of his critics, but the loss of that hand spells the end of the Main Event for Chris Moneymaker.

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