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

Keoni Schwartz Eliminated

Keoni Schwartz
Keoni Schwartz
After Brandon Becker raised to 45,000 from early position Keoni Schwartz moved all in for 125,000 from the big blind. Becker called and his {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} had Schwartz's {A-Clubs} {8-Hearts} dominated.

The tables turned as Schwartz connected on the {8-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {4-Spades} flop but after the {3-Diamonds} came on the turn the {Q-Diamonds} cruelly spiked on the river to rip the pot away from Schwartz and end his Main Event.

Kings into Aces for Albert Kim

Albert Kim picked up cowboys at the wrong time. He raised to 45,000 from early position. Mark Owens popped it up to 145,000. Everyone else folded back to Kim, who raised enough to put Owens all in. He snap-called and tabled pocket rockets. Kim flopped a set, but so did Owens when the flop came down {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {9-?}. The turn and river fell {10-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds}, allowing Owens' set of aces to hold up. He moves up to 970,000, while Kim drops down to 1,275,000.

Something Good Brewin

It looked like Will Brewin was about to exit the tournament when he was all in before the flop with {8-Clubs} {8-Hearts} to Deng Dong's {A-Spades} {6-Spades} and the flop came {7-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}. But the {5-Hearts} on the river gave Brewin an open-ended straight draw and the runner-runner came in as he spiked the {4-Clubs} on the river double up to 325,000. Dong is now down to just 50,000.

An Alien Among Us?

It was just announced that at the start of today's play there were 26 countries being represented. The voice later announced that "65 percent of the remaining field is from the United States while 34 percent hails from a foreign country."

While it was an obvious rounding error, many people couldn't help but notice that these numbers did not equal 100 percent.

Amongst the chatter, ESPN host Ali Nejad was overheard jokingly asking "What, is there a Martian playing?"

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air. There are currently 144 players remaining on 16 tables. The average stack is just over 950,000 chips and James McManus returns from break with the chip lead currently sitting on approximately 3,400,000.

Davis Gets Better Of Dragomir In Raising War

An interesting battle just broke out of a flop of {5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}.

Sean Davis fired out 55,000 before Cristian Dragomir raised it to 133,000.

Davis then reraised to a total of 253,000, and Dragomir put in yet another raise, making it 483,000 to go.

Davis then immediately moved all in, and surprisingly Dragomir quickly folded.

We'll have updated chips counts from the feature table at the break.

Tags: Cristian DragomirSean Davis

Matt Matros Eliminates Joel Fischbein

Joel Fischbein
Joel Fischbein
Joel Fischbein raised to 31,000 before the flop and Matt Matros called from the big blind. After the {5-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {2-Clubs} flop Matros checked and Fischbein bet 50,000. Matros check-raised to 160,000 and Joel made the call.

The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and when Matros bet 250,000 Fischbein moved all in for his last 506,000. Matros made the call and his {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades} led Fischbein's {8-Spades} {7-Spades}. Joel had outs with his overcard and open-ended straight draw but the {10-Spades} on the river was of no help and he was knocked out of the Main Event. Matros is now up to 1.48 million.