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

Alex Tinsley Eliminated

Alex Tinsley is out.
Alex Tinsley is out.
Alex Tinsley has been knocked out of the Main Event, but not without a little bit of strange behavior from Albert Kim. Tinsley opened the pot with a raise to 45,000. Kim, sitting in the big blind, announced a raise. Before he could count out how much of a raise he wanted to make, Tinsley reraised all in for 285,000 total.

Kim asked for a floor to be called to the table so he could determine how much was the minimum he had to raise prior to Tinsley's all-in reraise. The floor responded that Kim was obligated to make a minimum raise to 74,000. With that, Kim announced his raise to 74,000 and then added that he was calling Tinsley's reraise as well!

Tinsley: {9-Spades} {8-Spades}
Kim: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

It was an all-diamond flop of {A-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}. Without running cards, Tinsley would be eliminated. He didn't get his runner-runner; the turn and river came {9-Diamonds} {j-Clubs} to make a flush for Kim.

Tinsley is out, and Kim is over two million in chips.