$10,000 Main Event - The 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Is Set!
Jul 14, '08
It's official! The 2008 WSOP main event final table is set! The final 9 will return on November 9 to play for the massive first-place prize of $9,119,338 and the right to be called World Champion.
Returning for the final table are:
Dennis Phillips
Ivan Demidov
Scott Montgomery
Darus Suharto
Ylon Schwartz
Peter Eastgate
Craig Marquis
David "Chino" Rheem
Kelly Kim
Big Hands:
Hamrick Bubbles Final Table, Out In 10th Place ($591,869)
Dean Hamrick moved his final 3,420,000 all in preflop and when action folded to Craig Marquis, he moved all in as well, having Hamrick covered. Everyone else folded and they showed their cards. Hamrick held A
J
but was up against Marquis's ladies - QQ
. The board was dealt slowly and the crowd was on their feet reacting to each card - K103
10K and Hamrick was eliminated one spot shy of the final table.
Demidov Gets Good Value From Flopped Set
Ivan Demidov called Craig Marquis's raise of 700,000 preflop and the two were heads up when the flop of 1073 fell. Both players checked and the 5 came on the turn. Marquis again checked and Demidov fired 1 million into the pot. Marquis made the call and the river brought the Q. Marquis checked again and Demidov fired 2 million this time. Marquis quickly called and Dremidov showed 1010 for a slowplayed set. Marquis showed A-Q for a pair of queens on the river and Demidov took a pot containing 8 million in chips.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Craig Marquis, Ivan Demidov
$10,000 Main Event - Still 10-Handed
Jul 14, '08
Blinds/Antes: 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Dennis Phillips: 20,800,000
Ivan Demidov: 20,680,000
Scott Montgomery: 19,640,000
Darus Suharto: 17,160,000
Ylon Schwartz: 16,880,000
Peter Eastgate: 13,660,000
Craig Marquis: 11,000,000
David Rheem: 8,780,000
Dean Hamrick: 6,320,000
Kelly Kim: 3,940,000
Big Hands:
Craig Marquis Hangs Around Thanks to Running Hearts
Peter Eastgate raised before the flop to 750,000. The action was then on Dean Hamrick, who popped it to 2.1 million. Action folded to Craig Marquis and he moved all in after many moments of thinking. Eastgate threw his hand in the muck but Hamrick made a quick call. The hands were turned over.
Marquis: AQ
Hamrick: QQ
Board: J7345
The flop gave Marquis some added hope as two hearts showed up. The turn added more hope as another heart fell on the turn. The river brought one more heart and Marquis cracked Hamrick's ladies to build his stack up to 12 million. Hamrick was down to about 6 million.
Respect
Kelly Kim moved was under the gun and moved all in for about 3 million in chips. He had not played a hand since the field shrank to 10 players. Apparently, everyone at the table noticed this as well as everyone threw their hands away. Kim took the blinds and antes, but he was not done as he moved all in again preflop a few hands later. No one called again and Kim increased his stack to about 4.5 million.
Rheem Wins Battle of the Blinds
Action folded around to Darus Suharto in the small blind. He completed the bet and David Rheem checked his option from the big blind. The players saw a flop of A38 and Suharto checked. Rheem fired 240,000 and Suharto mucked his hand, allowing Rheem to rake in the pot. His stack was around 8 million.
Player Tags: Kelly Kim, Dean Hamrick, Craig Marquis
$10,000 Main Event - Rheem Takes a Hit, Bishop Out
Jul 14, '08
Note: Play had paused after the elimination of Joe Bishop to allow for a redraw for the final table of 10 players. We are one elimination away from the television final table that will take place in November.
Blinds/Antes: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Dennis Phillips: 21,500,000
Scott Montgomery: 20,635,000
Ivan Demidov: 18,700,000
Darus Suharto: 16, 425,000
Dean Hamrick: 12,460,000
Craig Marquis: 12,000,000
Ylon Schwartz: 10,500,000
Peter Eastgate: 10,440,000
David 'Chino' Rheem: 10,100,000
Kelly Kim: 4,430,000
Average Stack: 13,688,000
Eliminations:
11th: Joe Bishop: $591,869
Big Hands:
Set No Good, Rheem Takes a Hit
Action folded around to Ivan Demdidov in the cutoff. He raised it up to 650,000 and action folded to David "Chino" Rheem in the small blind. He repopped to 2 million total and Demdidov went into the tank. When he came out of the tank, he announced he was all in for almost 8 million. Rheem took some time of his own to think about what to do before making the call. He turned over 1010. He was in good shape against Demdidov's 99. The crowd went nuts as the hands were set up for the cameras. The flop then came 1086, giving Rheem top set but also giving Demdidov a variety of outs. The turn brought the 4 and Demdidov spiked a flush. Rheem needed to pair the board to win the hand, but the 5 sealed the deal for Demdidov, who moved up to about 18 million. Rheem dropped down to 8 million.
Darus Suharto Doubles Through Joe Bishop
Bishop raised to 700,000 from the button and Darus Suharto repopped from the big blind. He made it 2 million to go and Bishop made the call. The flop came Q65 and Suharto led out with 2.5 million. Bishop came over the top, moving all in for almost 10 million. Suharto made the call and turned over KK for an over pair. Bishop showed top pair on the board with AQ. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 2 and Suharto doubled up.
Bishop Doubles Another
Bishop raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and action was next on Kelly Kim in the small blind. He moved all in for about 2 million and Bishop called, showing 87. Kim was in great shape as he showed 88. The board ran out A101072 and Kim doubled up and Bishop was down to 2.4 million.
Bishop Trampled By the Wheel on the River, Busts in 11th Place
The fall of Joe Bishop would be complete a few hands later. He moved all in from under the gun and action folded around to David Rheem. He made the call and showed 22. Bishop turned over A3 and was racing against ducks. He flew ahead on the flop as it dropped A53. Bishop had two pair and Rheem needed another duck or a four to bust Bishop. The turn was a blank as the Q hit the felt. But the river brought chaos as the miracle 4 showed up, knocking Bishop out of the main event and sending Rheem's supporters into a frenzy.
Phillips Wins 3 Million Preflop
Dean Hamrick raised to 550,000 preflop and Ylon Schwartz reraised to 2.2 million. Sitting behind Schwartz, chipleader Dennis Phillips asked for Schwartz's chip count and crossed his arms to think. He announced a reraise and popped it to 6 million straight. Hamrick mucked immediatley and Schwartz only took a few seconds to do the same, giving Phillips an additional 3 million for his already large chip stack without even seeing a flop.
Montgomery Crushes Chip Leader
Dennis Phillips raised to 500,000 and Scott Montgomery reraised to 2.2 million. Phillips made the call and the flop brought J106. Phillips checked, Montgomery bet 1.5 million and Phillips called. The turn was interesting, bringing the K. Phillips checked again and Montgomery bet 2 million. Phillips called and the river brought the 9. Phillips checked for the final time and Montgomery shoved out 4 million. Phillips took time to seriously consider his decision. He eventually called and Montgomery showed A10 for the ace-high flush. Phillips mucked and lost a huge pot that had more than 15 million in it. With the pot Montgomery pased 20 million.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Chino Rheem, Darus Suharto, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery, Joe Bishop
$10,000 Main Event - Lull in the Action
Jul 14, '08
Blinds/Antes: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Left: 11 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Dennis Phillips: 23,800,000
Ylon Schwartz: 16,900,000
Peter Eastgate: 13,960,000
David Rheem: 13,800,000
Dean Hamrick: 13,490,000
Scott Montgomery: 13,400,000
Joe Bishop: 12,000,000
Craig Marquis: 11,800,000
Ivan Demidov: 9,800,000
Darus Suharto: 8,700,000
Average Stack:
Big Hands:
Phillips Starts To Pull Away
Dennis Phillips has raised a number of hands to take down pots uncontested.
But in one hand Phillips bet 800,000 on a flop of 1075 and Scott Montgomery re-raised to 2 million. Phillips took a moment then made the call. Phillips then announced he was checking in the dark and the A peeled off on the turn. Montgomery checked the ace as well, and when the 3 hit on the river Phillips bet out 1.3 million. Montgomery quickly folded and Phillips tok another sizeable pot without showdown, increasing his chip stack to 28,000,000.
A Big Chop For The Chip Leader
In a limped 3-way pot involving Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery and Dean Hamrick, Montgomery checked a flop of 1022 and Hamrick fired out 425,000. Phillips reraised to 1.2 million, Montgomery got out of the way and action was back on Hamrick. He three-bet it to 2.65 million and Phillips just called. On the 9 turn Hamrick fired out 3 million more and Phillips took his time. He eventually elected to call and the 3 came on the river. Both players checked and showed down. Hamrick showed 104 for two pair, but Phillips showed 108 for the same two pair. The nine played and both players could breathe a sigh of relief as they chopped a big pot.
Chino XL
David "Chino" Rheem was the short stack at one point in Day 7. But he has made moves and shot to the top three of the leaderboard.
Darus Suharto raised to 600,000 preflop from the hijack and Rheem made the call from the small blind. The flop came out 972 and both players checked. The turn then brought the 6 and Rheem unloaded a blast of 800,000 into the pot. Suharto mucked and Rheem took the pot, much to the delight of his supporters surrounding the table.
A few hands later, action folded around to Craig Marquis in the small blind. He raised to 625,000 and action was on Rheem. He instantly announced "all in" and Marquis went into the tank as Rheem's supporters cheered the bet. Marquis wondered what on earth Rheem could have to make such an overbet with the pot at just around 1 million. Rheem bet over 10 million with his action. Marquis mucked and Rheem raked in the pot. He was at 14 million in chips.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery
$10,000 Main Event - Phillips Jumps Ahead
Jul 14, '08
Players are now on a 20 minute break. Play will resume around 10:50 p.m.
Blinds/Antes: 80,000 / 160,000 / 20,000
Players Remaining: 11 of 6,844
Average Stack: 12,443,636
Chip Counts:
Dennis Phillips: 24,000,000
Ylon Schwartz: 14,600,000
David Rheem: 13,800,000
Peter Eastgate: 13,700,000
Scott Montgomery: 13,700,000
Dean Hamrick: 13,490,000
Joe Bishop: 12,000,000
Craig Marquis: 11,800,000
Ivan Demidov: 9,800,000
Darus Suharto: 8,700,000
Kelly Kim: 7,200,000
Recent Eliminations:
12th Place - Chris Klodnicki ($591,869)
13th Place - Nicholas Sliwinski ($463,202)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Phillips Ready To Gamble, Takes Chip Lead
Dennis Phillips bet 1.3 million on a flop of 842. Peter Eastgate thought it over and made the call. When the 10 fell on the river, Phillips moved his remaining 12 million all in. With such a huge pot on the long, Eastgate went into the tank for several minutes. He finally laid his hand down after Phillips had to call a clock on him, and Phillips added to his stack and approached 19 million after the hand, taking the chip lead.
Nicholas Sliwinski Runs Into Flopped Flush, Out in 13th Place ($463,202)
Dennis Phillips put in a raise to 460,000 preflop and Nicholas Sliwinski called out of the big blind. On a flop of 973, Sliwinski fired 500,000 and Phillips called. Sliwinski fired 1.2 million when the 6 fell on the turn and Phillips tanked for a bit before calling. The 9 fell on the river and Sliwinski shoved all in, prompting Phillips to make a quick call and show KQ for the flopped flush. Sliwinski showed 65 for two pair and was eliminated in 13th place. Phillips' stack grew to around 14 million after the hand.
No Royal Flush For Klodnicki, Gone in 12th Place ($591,869)
Scott Montgomery raised to 600,000 and Chris Klodnicki made the call from the big blind. On a flop of AQQ, Klodnicki checked and Montgomery fired out a bet of a cool million. Klodnicki check-raised all in and Montgomery quickly called. Montgomery had QJ for trip queens, but Klodnicki held J10 for a royal flush draw. Any diamond would put Klodnicki ahead, but the J fell on the turn, leaving him dead to the K for a royal flush. The 4 fell on the river and Klodnicki was knocked out in 12th place.
Hamrick Makes Top Pair, Takes Pot From Phillips
Both Dean Hamrick and Dennis Phillips checked a flop of 552. When the Q turn dropped, Hamrick checked to Phillips who bet 900,000. Hamrick thought briefly then made the call. Both players checked the 2 river and Hamrick showed KQ. Phillips mucked his hand and Hamrick took a small pot.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Chris Klodnicki, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery, Nicholas Sliwinski
$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 29 (Hr. 2)
Jul 14, '08
Note: Players will be going on a 20 minute break. Play will resume at around 4:50
Blinds/Antes: 50,000-100,000-10,000
Players Remaining: 18 out of 6,844
Average Chip Stack: 7.6 million
Eliminations:
18th place - Jason Riesenberg - $334,535 19th place - Albert Kim - $257,334
20th place - Brandon Cantu - $257,334
21st place - Paul Snead - $257,334
Big Hands and Storylines:
Montgomery Gets Miracle and 11 Million Pot, Snead Eliminated in 21st ($257,334)
Paul Snead raised to 300,000 from the button and then called a reraise to 800,000 from Scott Montgomery in the big blind. The flop was JT3 and Montgomery bet 1.5 million. Then Snead raised to three million, and then Montgomery reraised all in for 1.76 million more. Snead took over five minutes to deliberate, and said multiple times he might have to call because of the odds he was getting and that he has outs. Then Tiffany Michelle called the clock, and as the tournament director counted down to one he called.
Snead: J7
Montgomery: A4
Incredibly, Montgomery tried to bluff Snead out of the hand when he would have to call if he hit the board in any way. With over 11 million chips on the line, the turn was the 8, meaning the A was no longer an out for Montgomery. But he caught the A on the river to the amazement of everyone at the table and in the crowd.
With about 400,000 chips left, Snead pushed all in with A-T and was up against Craig Marquis's A-K. The board didn't bring any help, and Snead will head out with a lot of money, but a lot of "what ifs" as well.
Cantu Can't Cut It - Eliminated in 20th Place ($257,334)
Peter Eastgate opened with a raise to 300,000, and Brandon Cantu shoved from the button for 2.3 million. Eastgate made the call, tabling AQ against Cantu's 99. The flop gave Cantu good reason to sweat, running out 863. The turn improved Cantu's chances of doubling up with the 8, but the 4 sealed his fate and sent him to the rail in 20th place. Eastgate climbed to over 9 million after the hand.
Tough Start for Rheem
Play was delayed for several minutes as players redrew their seat assignments once the field was narrowed down to the final two tables. Chino Rheem may wish they had delayed even longer, as he now sits behind the smallest stack in the tournament with only 2.3 million.
In a heads-up battle with Craig Marquis, Rheem greeted a preflop raise with a reraise to 450,000 which Marquis called. The flop came 953, and Marquis stepped out for 700,000. Rheem came over the top, raising to 1.7 million. Unafraid of the power move, Marquis then announced all-in, and Rheem was forced to lay his hand down.
The significant damage came a few hands later, however. Ivan Demidov raised to 300,000 from under the gun, and both Rheem and Joe Bishop made the call. The flop came J106, and after Demidov checked, Rheem bet 400,000. Bishop called and Demidov folded. The turn paired the board with the 6, and Rheem stabbed again with a 900,000 bet. Bishop then reraised to 2 million, and Rheem made the call. The Q on the river completed a potential flush draw, and Rheem checked. Bishop stepped out for 1.5 million and Rheem called. Bishop then showed him the bad news, 66 for quads hit on the turn.
Tiffany Michelle Gets No Respect
Jason Riesenberg raised to 275,000 from late position, and Tiffany Michelle reraised to 775,000 from the button. Scott Montgomery then moved all in from the big blind, forcing both players out of the pot.
On the very next hand, Tiffany Michelle opened with a raise to 300,000. She was called by both Dennis and Scott Montgomery in the small blind. Montgomery checked the flop of AKJ, and Tiffany continued firing, this time for 500,000. Dennis then reraised to a total of 1.3 million. Tiffany went into the tank for some time, but eventually surrendered the hand, dropping down to a total count of around 4.6 million.
Jason Riesenberg eliminated in 18th place ($334,534)
Jason Riesenberg raised to 275,000 and was called by Dennis Phillips and Dean Hamrick. The flop was QQ3 and Riesenberg bet 350,000. Only Hamrick called, and the 9 came on the turn. Riesenberg bet 675,000 and Hamrick again called. The river was the K and this time Riesenberg checked. Hamrick then moved all in and Riesenberg called all in. Hamrick showed pocket nines for a full house, and Riesenberg immediately sunk in his seat. He flipped over Q8 for trips, shook some hands and left the table.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Paul Snead, Brandon Cantu, Tiffany Michelle, Peter Eastgate, Jason Riesenberg, Scott Montgomery, Joe Bishop
$10,000 Main Event - Day 6 - Level 26 (Hour 1)
Jul 13, '08
Blinds: 25,000/50,000 - 5,000
Players Remaining: 41 of 6,844
Chip Leader:
Nikolay Losev - 9,500,000
Gert Andersen - 8,500,000
Joe Bishop - 7,000,000
Albert Kim - 6,400,000
Tiffany Michelle - 6,000,000
Brandon Cantu - 5,800,000
Aaron Gordon - 5,600,000
Kelly Kim - 5,500,000
Chris Klodnicki - 5,000,000
David Rheem - 5,000,000
Eliminations:
42nd place - Jonathan Plens - $154,401
43rd place - Jason Glass - $154,401
44rd place - Chris Crilly - $154,401
Montgomery Wards off Big Slick
Jason Glass raised to 140,000 preflop from middle position and play was folded around to Scott Montgomery in the big blind. Montgomery announced all-in for 1,000,000 even, and Glass made the call with AK. It was a race as Montgomery held JJ. The flop brought no help for Glass, coming 653. Neither player held a heart, making the 9 on the turn of no consequence, and the 9 on the river meant Montgomery took the chips and Glass was crippled down to 85,000.
Montgomery put those additional chips to good use just a couple hands later. Montgomery was in the small blind and limp-called the big blind of Brokos. Brokos then put in a raise for another 100,000, and Montgomery called. The flop came A52, and after Montgomery checked, Brokos bet 150,000. Montgomery called. The K hit the river and again Montgomery checked. Brokos stabbed at the pot with 350,000, and Montgomery then announced a check-raise to 1,000,000, which accounted for half his stack. Brokos tanked for several minutes, then announced all-in, having Montgomery covered. Montgomery made the call and showed K5 for two pair made on the turn. Brokos held A10 for top pair. He needed help on the river, but the 9 didn’t provide it, and Montgomery doubled up again. Brokos was left with 2.3 million.
Kido Pham sucks out and doubles up
It folded around to Pham in late position and he moved all in for 725,000. Joe Bishop, who ahd over seven million to start the hand, called.
Pham: AQ
Bishop: AK
Board: Q33J8
Pham caught a queen and held on from there. He now has 1.5 million chips.
Glass Swept Up
Jason Glass managed to triple up his 80,000 on one hand, but a few deals later he decided to go all-in while holding A6. Andrew Brokos had raised preflop with KJ. Glass dodged the flop which came Q84, but the K on the turn hit Brokos. The 8 on the river made it official and Glass was eliminated.
Chris Crilly Eliminated by Chino Rheem
Crilly and Rheem saw a flop of 922 and Crilly checked over to Rheem. Rheem bet 200,000 and Crilly moved all of his chips in against the aggressive Rheem. This was not the time to be cagey, however, as Rheem called with QQ. Crilly was drawing to three outs with his AQ. The turn was the 8 and river was the K, and with that Crilly was eliminated. The hand lifted Rheem up to about 5 million in chips.
Mauro Lupo Misses Flush, Dean Hamrick’s Ace High Good
On a board of K873, Dean Hamrick fired a bet of 375,000 into a large pot. After taking a moment to deliberate, Margo Lupo called the amount and awaited the river card. The dealer put down the K, and Lupo checked. Hamrick quickly checked behind, and Lupo revealed A5 for a missed flush draw. Hamrick turned over AQ, and his ace-high with a queen kicker was good enough to take down a very large pot. Lupo finished the hand down to under 2,000,000 in chips, and Hamrick’s stack improved to over 3,000,000.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Andrew Brokos, Jason Glass, Scott Montgomery, Mauro Lupo
$10,000 Main Event - Day 6 - Level 25 (Hour 2)
Jul 13, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000 / 40,000 / 5,000
Players Remaining: 44 of 6,844
Average Stack: 3.1 million
Chip Counts:
Gert Andersen - 9,000,000
Nikolay Losev - 7,800,000
Albert Kim - 7,350,000
Brandon Cantu - 6,800,000
Ivan Demidov - 6,400,000
Tiffany Michelle - 5,500,000
Chris Klodnicki - 5,400,000
Kelly Kim - 4,750,000
Aaron Gordon - 4,600,000
Nicholas Sliwinski - 4,300,000
Recent Eliminations:
45th place - Phil Hellmuth - $154,401
46th place - David Saab - $135,101
47th place - Tommy Le - $135,101
48th place - Adam Levy - $135,101
49th place - Aaron Keay - $135,101
50th place - Allen Kennedy - $135,101
Big Hands and Storylines:
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 45th Place
It’s official: This year’s World Series of Poker main event winner will not be a former champion.
After watching his stack slowly chip away, Phil Hellmuth finally made his stand by moving all in for 405,000 from under the gun. Hellmuth’s shove marked the first time today that Hellmuth was at risk for all of his chips. The action folded to Andrew Rosskamm who called. As the spectators rose to their feet, Hellmuth turned over AQ to Rosskamm’s JJ. As the shouts of encouragement came, the flop fell K43, failing to give Hellmuth a pair. As the dealer prepared to deal the turn card, several shouts of turn card requests from audience members filled the ESPN featured table area. Just as someone had requested, the 10 fell on the turn. This card gave Hellmuth several ways of winning the pot on the river. The chips would go his way if the river card was any ace, jack, queen, or heart. The crowd silenced as the 2 fell on the river.
Hellmuth earned $154.400 for his 45th place finish, bringing his WSOP career total earnings to $6,008,145, including 11 bracelet victories. After politely shaking the hands of his tablemates, Hellmuth exited the tournament area with a storm of obscenities, cursing his inability to “catch a break.”
Saab Wrecks with Aces
Dean Hamrick raised to 90,000 while one from the cut-off, and had David Saab and Nikolay Losev both make the call, Saab from the button and Losev from the small blind. The flop came K88, and after checks from Hamrick and Losev, the fireworks started. Saab, the short stack of the remaining players bet 200,000 at the pot. Losev then check-raised to 400,000, and suddenly Hamrick called the check-raise. Saab now faced a decision for the rest of his chips. He had another 465,000, and finally with a shrug he announced all-in. Losev and Hamrick both made the call, and the 10 came on the turn. Losev now stepped out for a 600,000 bet, and this time Hamrick released his hand. Saab flipped over AA for two pair, but Losev had flopped trips with the 86, and they held through the 3 on the river. Saab was eliminated and Losev raked in the pot of over 2.3 million.
Michelle's run continues
With the board K659 raised to 300,000 and was called by Kido Pham and Ivan Demidov. The river was the 4 and Michelle bet 600,000. Pham folded quickly and after thinking it over, and after two minutes Demidov did the same. Michelle is now up to 5.8 million, while Demidov has a similar amound and Pham has under two million.
Marquis folds pocket kings
Craig Marquis raised to 115,000 and David Rheem and Chris Crilly made the call. The three checked the flop and on the turn the board was QJ43. Crilly bet 150,000 and Marquis raised to 375,000. Rheem folded, Crilly called and the dealer put out the Q for the river. Crilly moved all in for 725,000 and after a few minutes Marquis reluctantly folded. He said he had pocket kings, and that the river was "the sickest card" to come on the river.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Dean Hamrick, David Saab, Nikolay Losev, Craig Marquis
Alan Jaffray Eliminated In 6th Place($105,699)
Dean Hamrick Eliminated In 5th Place(132,380)