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

Ed Fernandez Eliminated

Ten minutes back from the dinner break, Ed Fernandez is on his way to the payout cage. He raised preflop to 30,000 and was called by Chris Crilly on the button. The flop fell {6-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {j-Diamonds}, bringing an all-in bet from Fernandez for 130,000. Crilly made the call with {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs} and was well ahead of the {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} of Fernandez. The turn {A-Spades} gave Crilly two pair; only a ten on the river could save Fernandez. He didn't get it when the river came down {3-Hearts}.

Play Recommences

Play has recommenced after the dinner break with 216 players still in today's field. We'll be playing one more level before calling it quits for the day.

Here Comes Hansen

In the very last hand before the dinner break, Gus Hansen was involved in a big hand that extended a good seven or eight minutes into the break.

We picked it up on the flop, with the board showing {5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{A-Spades}. Joseph Ward bet 100,000, and Hansen tanked for a long time before making the call. The turn was the {9-Clubs}. Ward checked quickly, and Hansen bet 200,000. Ward check-raised all in with his last 385,000, and Hansen called.

Ward showed {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} for top pair, but Hansen had {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for two pair. The river was the {7-Hearts}, and Ward was out.

Hansen has about 1.3 million chips with which to work when we begin our last level of the night.

Tags: Gus Hansen

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Kido Pham Doubles Through Gert Anderson

Kido Pham - Day 1a
Kido Pham - Day 1a
Kido Pham just doubled up when his {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} held off the {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} of Gert Anderson.

Pham was all in before the flop and when the cards were turned up he said, "I've been waiting for this."

The board ran out {J-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} and Pham doubled to about 880,000 leaving Anderson with only 250,000.

Squeeze Fails for Bevant

Suresh Prabu
Suresh Prabu
Eric Bamer raised to 20,000 from middle position, and Suresh Prabhu called behind him. Then Manuel Bevant squeezed all in from the small blind with about 300,000. Bamer folded, but Prabhu decided to make the call.

Bevant showed {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, and Prabhu {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. The board ran out {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{4-Spades}, and Bevant is out. Prabhu is up to 1.47 million.

Tags: Eric BamerManuel BevantSuresh Prabhu

What Am I Doing?

Before the flop Jon Turner raised to 21,000 and Albert Kim called on the button. The flop came {8-Spades} {10-Hearts} {A-Hearts} and Turner led out for 41,000. Kim then raised to 140,000 and Turner moved all in, leaving Kim to decided if he wanted to call for another 336,000.

After tanking for a good bit he indeed decided to call, and found that his {8-Hearts} {9-Hearts} was up against Turner's {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} and top set. The turn quickly reversed the situation as the {Q-Hearts} fell, giving Kim the flush. Turner needed to board to pair to give him the full house, but instead the {4-Hearts} fell on the river, and just that fast Turner was eliminated from the Main Event.

"What am I doing?" Kim wondered aloud after the hand. "I'm so stupid, I'm such a donk. That's the dumbest thing I've ever done."

Jeremiah Smith said, "I agree with you, that's a terrible call. Jon Turner almost always has a set there."

Self-flagellation aside, Kim is still very much alive in the tournament and has around 1.4 million in chips.