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

Tom Hanlon Eliminated

Tom Hanlon - Eliminated
Tom Hanlon - Eliminated
Gus Hansen opened for a raise to 18,000 and Tom Hanlon reraised all in for 116,000 total. Hansen made the call and the players showed:

Hansen: {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Hanlon: {A-Clubs} {J-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {7-Spades} {J-Clubs} and Hansen's pair of kings was best. He eliminated Hanlon from the tournament and chipped up to about 830,000 in the process.

Tags: Gus HansenTom Hanlon

Zamarian's Miracle River

Patrick Zamarian was all in preflop with {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} against Allen Carter's {Q-Clubs} {J-Hearts}. The flop came down {K-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {7-Spades} giving the lead to Carter. The turn was the {A-Hearts}, but the {6-Spades} spiked on the river, making Zamarian's set and doubling him up to 161,000.

Johnny Chan's Set Not Enough

Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan
Damien Creurer was all in for his tournament life holding {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} against the {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} of one of the two previous WSOP World Champions left in the field in Johnny Chan.

As the cameras and media swarmed around the table, Chan ensured his All In energy drink was facing the right direction as he exclaimed "They're all cheering for me so that we can go to the feature table!"

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Chan clapped his hands as he spiked a set of fives but he would need to dodge a diamond to eliminate his opponent. However the turn was the {8-Diamonds} to give his opponent the flush, and Chan was now looking for the board to pair. The river brought another diamond with the {J-Diamonds} sending the pot to Creurer as Chan falls to 120,000 chips.

Tags: Damien CreurerJohnny Chan

Gary Friedlander Eliminated

Chris Barrile raised to 18,000 before the flop and Gary Friedlander moved all in for 43,000. Barrile called and his {7-Hearts} {7-Clubs} were racing against Barrile's {A-Hearts} {J-Spades}. That race came to a screeching halt after the {7-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} flop as Barrile flopped a set. The {A-Diamonds} on the turn did Friedlander no good and when the {6-Spades} fell on the river his Main Event came to an end. Barrile is now up to 740,000.

Igor Ioffe Eliminated

Igor Ioffe made it to the first break, but not much past that. He got all in preflop with {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} against Tony Clark's {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}. The board ran out eight-high to send Ioffe to the cage. Clark now has roughly 650,000 in chips.

Usher to Blue #41

As players arrived back from the break, Patrick Zamarian and Maya Antonius sat down in Seats 2 and 3, respectively, on Blue #41. Antonius looked down at a collection of empty water bottles on the floor near her seat and seemed confused.

"What's all this?" she asked.

The dealer at the table looked at the two of them and asked them whether he hadn't already dealt to them. It was then that Zamarian and Antonius realized they were at the wrong table -- their seats are at Blue #36, one table over.

25,000 Chips Introduced

"Hey, what are those green chips in your stack?" asked a surprised Maya Antonius. A small stack of forest green chips sat atop her tablemate's stack of yellows and oranges.

He showed the chips to a curious Antonius-- at the last color-up dark green 25,000-denomination checks were introduced into play.

Ms. Antonius looked a bit disappointed that she didn't have any... yet.

Tags: Maya Antonius