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

Big Stacks Playing Big Slick

Jason Su
Jason Su
Jason Su, with just over 1.2 million, raised to 15,000 from the cutoff. David Saab, with almost 1.8 million, then reraised to 60,000 from the button. Su repopped it to 210,000, then Saab pushed all in. Su made the call.

Su showed {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, and Saab {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}. "Hey, I can make a flush two ways," cracked Saab.

The flop was {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. "I'm freerolling," said Saab. No more spades came, though, and all of those chips went back where they started.

Tags: David SaabJason Su

JP Kelly Eliminated

JP Kelly's Main Event is over. After Paul Snead raised the button to 27,000, Kelly pushed all in for 162,00 from the small blind with {A-Hearts} {J-Spades}. Action folded back to Snead, who made a snap-call with {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}. The board ran out {9-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {8-Spades}, improving neither player. Snead's pair of jacks took down the pot and sent Kelly to the rail.

Karen Manfrede Doubles Through Gus Hansen

Karen Manfrede
Karen Manfrede
Gus Hansen opened for a raise to 24,000 from early position. Action folded around to Karen Manfrede in the small blind and she moved all in for 124,000 total. The big blind passed but Hansen made the call. The players showed:

Manfrede: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
Hansen: {7-Spades} {7-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {J-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {9-Spades} and Manfrede took it down. She sits with about 265,000 chips after the hand.

Tags: Gus HansenKaren Manfrede

Danny Mitnick Eliminated

Gus Hansen opened for a raise to 24,000 and Danny Mitnick pushed all in for 129,000 total. Hansen made the call and the players showed:

Mitnick: {K-Hearts} {10-Clubs}
Hansen: {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}

Hansen made Broadway as the board ran out {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {7-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} which was good enough to eliminated Mitnick.

Begging the Question

Had an interesting blind-vs.-blind confrontation between Matt Matros and David Saab take place at the end of the previous level. Some preflop jousting meant there was already 130,000 in the pot when the flop came {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Matros bet 85,000, and Saab called. The turn was the {6-Spades}, and this time Matros bet 175,000. Saab again called.

The river was the {6-Hearts}. Both players checked. "Ace-king?" asked Matros before turning over his hand -- {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Saab, apparently thinking Matros was declaring his hand rather than asking about Saab's, was slow to turn over his cards. Finally he saw Matros' treys and turned over his {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

There was a bit of discussion afterwards, as it might've appeared Saab had slowrolled. Saab explained he didn't even realize he had the pair, as he was focused on the flush draw. In any event, Saab took the hand and now has nearly 1.8 million. Matros has 830,000.

Tags: David SaabMatt Matros

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Hand Too Big to Fit on the Marquis

Big hand just before the break. Jesse McEven raised to 19,000 before the flop, and both Stefan Mattsson (button) and Craig Marquis (small blind) called.

The flop came a gawdy {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Marquis checked, McEven bet 23,000, Mattsson called, and Marquis called as well. Something was afoot.

The turn was the {3-Spades}, and all checked. Hmm....

The river brought the {J-Clubs}. Marquis bet 100,000, McEven folded, Mattsson quickly reraised, and Marquis pushed all in. Mattsson called, showing {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. But Marquis had {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} for the better boat.

Marquis jumped up to 750,000, while Mattsson slipped all of the way down to 40,000.

Tags: Craig MarquisStefan Mattsson