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

Tiffany Michelle Takes a Pot From Kido Pham

Tiffany Michelle
Tiffany Michelle
Tiffany Michelle limped in from UTG, Kido Pham raised to 300,000 from early position and Michelle made the call. The flop was {10-Spades} {3-Spades} {2-Spades}. Michelle led out for 750,000.

"I know you don't have a big hand, but I'll let you have it," said Pham, as he mucked his cards.

After the hand, Michelle was up to 4,000,000, while Pham fell to 1.8 million.

Tags: Kido PhamTiffany Michelle

Alfredo Fernandez Eliminated in 51st Place ($135,100)

Alfredo Fernandez - 51st Place
Alfredo Fernandez - 51st Place
Mike Matusow opened with a preflop raise to 110,000 before Alfredo Fernandez moved all in for 625,000 in total. Matusow made the call.

Matusow: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Fernandez: {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board fell {K-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} to eliminate Fernandez in 51st place.

After the hand Matusow yelled, "That's the power of positive thinking! They can't beat me!" He stacks up 3.4 million in chips.

Tags: Alfredo FernandezMike Matusow

Mark Ketteringham Eliminated in 52nd Place ($135,100)

Mark Ketteringham - 52nd Place
Mark Ketteringham - 52nd Place
Action folded around to Mark Ketteringham on the button and he moved all in for 590,000. Gert Andersen called from the small blind. The big blind passed and the players showed:

Ketteringham: {J-Hearts} {8-Hearts}
Andersen: {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs} {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {K-Spades} and Ketteringham's hand was second best. Andersen's pair of queens took it down and sent the early chip leader to the rail in 52nd place.

Andersen is inching ever closer to the ten million mark with about 9,840,000 chips.

Crowe Rivers Flush

On a board of {J-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts} Nhan Le had fired out a bet but was left facing an all-in reraise from Owen Crowe. After a long time in the tank Le eventually made the call with {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts} for top two pair, and Crowe showed {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for the bare flush draw.

However, the river was the {A-Clubs} and Crowe made his flush to move up to around 1.6 million chips, with Le falling to 600,000.

Tags: Nhan LeOwen Crowe

Tiffany Michelle Bullies Her Way to a Big Pot

Tiffany Michelle limped into the pot from under the gun and from the blinds Toni Cristian and Cristian Dragomir came along for the ride. The flop came {7-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {7-Spades}, Cristian checked and Dragomir bet 75,000. Michelle called and Cristian folded.

The turn brought the seemingly innocent {4-Hearts}. Dragomir bet 100,000, Tiffany raised to 200,000, and Cristian reraised to 400,000. That's when Michelle moved all in and Dragomir decided that enough was enough. He mucked his cards and Tiffany scooped a pot that pushed her back up to 3.78 million. Dragomir is now down to 2.18 million.

Alan Gould Eliminated in 53rd Place ($135,100)

Alan Gould - 53rd Place
Alan Gould - 53rd Place
Joe Bishop opened with a raise to 100,000 from early position before Alan Gould made it 400,000 to go from middle position. Albert Kim then bumped it up once again, to 1.1 million from the cutoff. The blinds folded, as did Bishop, before Gould moved all in for 2.1 million in total. Kim made the call.

Kim: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Gould: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs} to send Gould to the rail in 53rd place, while Kim now sits with over 7.5 million chips.

Tags: Alan GouldAlbert Kim

Alex Outhred Eliminated in 54th Place ($135,100)

Alex Outhred - 54th Place
Alex Outhred - 54th Place
Chris Klodnicki opened with a raise to 110,000 from the button before Alex Outhred moved all in from the small blind for his last 525,000. Klodnicki made the call.

Klodnicki: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Outhred: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

The flop came {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} to give Outhred a pair of kings, but Klodnicki made a set of nines to take a commanding lead in the hand. When the {3-Diamonds} fell on the turn, Outhred was left drawing dead. He is eliminated in 54th place, which means he jumps into the next payout bracket for a collect of $135,100.

Tags: Alex OuthredChris Klodnicki

Tiffany Michelle Takes a Hit

Tiffany Michelle opened for 120,000 from late position, Ivan Demidov reraised to 390,000 from the button and Michelle called. The flop was {A-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Michelle bet 500,000 and Demidov called. The river was the {7-Clubs}. Michelle bet 800,000 and Demidov tanked for about two minutes before raising to 2,200,000. After thinking it over for a minute or so, Michelle mucked her cards.

After the hand, Demidov was up to 6,500,000, while Michelle's stack fell to 3,150,000.

Tags: Ivan DevidovTiffany Michelle

Eric Bamer Eliminated in 56th Place ($115,800)

Eric Bamer - 56th Place
Eric Bamer - 56th Place
Jonathan Plens raised to 100,000 from middle position and Eric Bamer called from the cutoff. The flop came {J-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {7-Hearts} and when Plens bet 140,000 Bamer moved all in. Plens quickly called and his {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} needed to hang on against Bamer's {K-Clubs} {10-Clubs} and flush draw.

The turn brought the {5-Diamonds}, the river the {J-Diamonds} and with that Eric Bamer was eliminated from the Main Event.