The board ran out to give Eastgate the win. He climbed to just over 400,000 chips and left Esposito with about 345,000.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 4
The board ran out to give Eastgate the win. He climbed to just over 400,000 chips and left Esposito with about 345,000.
The turn was the and again Joseph checked to Mills who bet out 130,000. Joseph then moved all in to put his opponent to the ultimate test. Mills laid it down and Joseph extends his chip lead to move to 2.3 million chips!
Petersson
Zane
The flop was -- Zane's leading, but Kenna would have flopped a set of tens. The turn was the , the river was the and Zane raked in the pot, eliminating Petersson.
"Please don't tell everyone that I'm the tightest player in the world!" begged Kenna.
After the hand, Zane was up to 350,000.
Beckman:
Nagji:
Spinasanta:
The flop was huge for Beckman as it fell . The turn spiced things up a bit as it dropped the . Nagji's fate was sealed but Spinasanta had a chance to win if the river paired the board.
The river fell the and Beckman had the nuts. He eliminated both Nagji and Spinasanta from the tournament and climbed to about 480,000 chips on the hand.
Biebel:
Marcon:
The board fell and a mirculous jack on the river keeps Marcon alive to double up to over 200,000 chips.
Godfrey had , and Beddingfield . The flop was good for Godfrey -- . But the on the turn gave it back to Beddingfield. The river was the , and Beddingfield bumped up to 240,000. Godfrey, meanwhile, was running on fumes with just 5,000 -- less than one big blind. He'd be eliminated on the following hand.
The river was the . Smith checked, McManus pushed all in, and Smith called with his last 160,000.
McManus showed for a Broadway straight. Smith tried to muck, but someone at the table (we're not sure who) asked to see his cards. The floor was called over, and Smith's cards were revealed to be J-6 for a pair of jacks.
That information isn't of use to anyone playing against Smith now, as he's been eliminated. McManus, meanwhile, has crossed the million chip mark. He now has 1,075,000.