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

Short Stack for Sheikhan (Suddenly)

Jamal Kunbuz
Jamal Kunbuz
Shawn Sheikhan raised from late position, and was reraised by Jamal Kunbuz from the button. It folded back around to Sheikhan who shoved his entire stack -- around 1.5 million -- and Kunbuz snap-called.

Sheikhan: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Kunbuz: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{A-Clubs}, and Kunbuz catapults to 3.2 million. Sheikhan is now all of sudden way down to just 75,000.

Tags: Jamal KunbuzShawn Sheikhan

Kostritsyn Can't Hang Onto Chips

Alexander Kostritsyn and Reagan Silber were at it again. When we caught up to them, the board showed {J-Spades} {A-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {10-Hearts}. Silber checked to Kostritsyn, who bet 75,000, then check-raised all in for a shade over 600,000. Kostritsyn thought it over, then said, "I call."

Kostritsyn: {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}
Silber: {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}

It was Silber's Broadway straight against Kostritsyn's set of aces. Kostritsyn needed a board pair to send Silber to the rail, but he didn't get it when the river fell {2-Clubs}.

Kostritsyn had previously chipped up, but that pot knocked him back to about 1.7 million. Silber is up to 1.3 million.

Greg Debora Eliminated

Greg Debora - Eliminated
Greg Debora - Eliminated
Before the flop, Greg Debora raised to 70,000 on the button and Peter Eastgate reraised to 200,000 from the small blind. Debora moved in for his last 430,000 and Eastgate made the call. His {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} were pitted against Debora's {A-Spades} {10-Clubs}, but Greg couldn't find an ace on the {K-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {8-Spades} board and he was eliminated. Eastgate is now up to 2.2 million.

Reggie Lyons Eliminated

Reggie Lyons - Eliminated
Reggie Lyons - Eliminated
With the action folded around to Reggie Lyons in the small blind, he moved all in for his last 310,000. Suresh Prabhu made the call, and Lyons had to have been disappointed to see that he didn't even have two live cards, as his {J-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} were dominated by Prabhu's {A-Spades} {3-Hearts}. And when Suresh made a pair on the {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {2-Spades} flop, it was all over but the shouting. Well, there wasn't any shouting, just the {2-Hearts} on the turn and {10-Clubs} on the river, and Lyons' Main Event came to an end. Prabhu is now up to 2.38 million.

Alexander Kostritsyn Wins Without a Showdown

Alexander Kostritsyn
Alexander Kostritsyn
With the board showing {10-Spades} {7-Clubs} {4-Hearts} and about 260,000 in the pot, Alexander Kostritsyn check-called a bet of 150,000 from Garrett Beckman.

The turn fell the {2-Hearts} and both men checked. The {A-Clubs} hit the river and Kostritsyn check-called again, this time for 300,000. As soon as Kostritsyn tossed out the call, Beckman immediately mucked. Kostritsyn mucked behind and stacked the over 1,000,000 chip pot without a showdown.

Kostritsyn climbed to about 2,190,000 chips on the hand while Beckman was left with just 406,000.

Tags: Kostritsyn

Loecke Joins Millionaire's Club

Tim Loecke
Tim Loecke
Thomas Keller opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from middle position. Tim Loecke made the call in the cutoff as did Alex Outhred in the big blind.

The three players took a flop of {2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} where all players checked. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and Outhred led out with a bet of 140,000. Keller folded and Loecke made the call.

They went to the river where the {2-Spades} landed. Outhred fired out 350,000 and Loecke called once again. Loecke tabled {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} which was good to take the pot as Outhred mucked.

After the hand Loecke is up to 1.2 million with Outhred back down to 1.1 million.

Tags: Alex OuthredTim Loecke

Cort Kibler-Melby Doubles Through Scott Montgomery

Cort Kibler-Melby just got a much needed double up when his {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} held off the {Q-Spades} {9-Spades} of Scott Montgomery.

The chips went in before the flop and when the board finished {J-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds}, Kibler-Melby's ace-high was best. He doubled to just under 375,000. Montgomery is still well above average with about 2,600,000 chips.

Clint Says Go Ahead, Make My Day

Clint Schafer
Clint Schafer
It folded around to Mark Vos who raised to 55,000 from the button, and Clint Schafer called from the small blind.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Schafer bet 55,000, and Vos raised it to 230,000. Schafer then re-popped it to 600,000. Vos got the message Schafer was sending, and let it go.

Vos still has 1.76 million. Schafer moves up to 1.24 million.

Tags: Clint SchaferMark Vos