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. Ketteringham called with pocket nines and this time it was the pocket pair that won the coin flip as the board came 
to eliminate Barbero.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 5
. Ketteringham called with pocket nines and this time it was the pocket pair that won the coin flip as the board came to eliminate Barbero.
“The Mouth” versus “The Poker Brat” was the contest that everyone wanted to see and the fans in the Amazon Room have flocked to the feature table to catch a glimpse of two of their favorite superstars.
So far the action on the felt has been pretty quiet as they chat and catch up on how they got to this point of the Main Event.
After a few minutes Matusow turned to the crowd and shouted, “Phil only just got here and I’ve already heard how great he is!” said Matusow “I only gotta put up with another hour and a half of this!"
. Kunbuz checked, Papola moved all in for 185,000 and Kunbuz called. Papola
Kunbuz
The turn was the
, the river was the 
and Kunbuz knocked out Papola with a set of queens. He finished in 90th place, good for $64,333. After the hand, Kunbuz was up to 3,636,000.
and a sizable pot having already developed, Toni Judet checked, and Alexander Kostritsyn bet 250,000. Judet then check-raised to 575,000. Kostritsyn thought a moment, then pushed all in for 906,000. Judet made the call.Judet:
Kostritsyn:
Kostritsyn was ahead with his set of deuces. He had to fade an ace, a nine, or a diamond to win one of the biggest pots of the tourney thus far.
The dealer burned one and turned over the river card -- the
, giving Judet the flush and a huge pot. After that one, Judet is up to 2.96 million, while Kostritsyn has slipped to 820,000.
up against the of Outhred.The board fell
and Carroll doubles to 790,000 with Outhred falling to 310,000.
Let the games begin!
dominating Ketteringham's 
.The flop, though came down
, pairing Ketteringham's six. The turn was the and the river was the 
making him sixes full and eliminating Herzog. "This is why I make a living at this-- because of plays like that," said Herzog as he hit the rail in 92nd place.
"Please don't break this table for a couple of hours," begged Phil Hellmuth, who was not involved in the hand, but voiced his opinion nonetheless.
Taylor:
Gould:
The door card as the dealer put down the flop was the
, but when the flop was spread it revealed 
as well. Gould made a set of queens, and filled up when the board ran out . He eliminated Taylor and moved up to 2.25 million chips in the process.
Matusow:
Davis:
"I found the ten-five ladies and gentlemen!" said Matusow, displaying a quiet confidence that he could find his way out of the mess he'd just gotten himself into.
The crowd were on their feet as the flop fell
and Matusow spiked a pair to roars of delight from his fans! The turn was the the and river the , as the chants of "Mikey! Mikey! Mikey!" broke out around the room as Matusow found a remarkable double-up to jump up to 1.1 million in chips."I shifted gears at the right time baby! I feel GOOD!"
were one-upped by Andersen's . The board ran out 
and Andersen doubled to 600,000.