2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 9 / 6,844
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Fenech Looking for a Few More KOs

Australian boxer Jeff "The Marrickville Mauler" Fenech, who won three World Championship titles in the 1980s, is in the field today. 21 of his 28 career wins came by knockout, and he's no doubt looking to repeat that performance today, albeit by raking in chips rather than delivering punches.

Though he works primarily as a trainer these days, the 43-year-old Fenech recently came out of retirement to fight 49-year-old former rival Azumah Nelson in a "grudge match" last month in Australia, which he won.

Rocky Start For Black

Andy Black
Andy Black
Andy Black limped in from under the gun and another player in early position limped along. The action folded to the small blind, who raised it up to 350. The big blind and the two limpers made the call.

The four players took a flop of {10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and it was checked around. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and the small blind fired out a bet of 2,100. Black was the lone caller as the other two players stepped aside.

The river was the {7-Diamonds} and the small blind checked to Black who fired out 5,000. The small blind called and tabled {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. Black cringed and tossed his cards into the muck, as he gets off to a rocky start.

Tags: Andy Black

Elsewhere in the Field

Erick Lindgren is at the ESPN TV table and his good friend Daniel Negreanu is playing at the feature table just outside the Milwaukee's Best Light Lounge. Also playing today are Haralabos Voulgaris and David Bach.

Levi Off To a Good Start

Donnie Peters
Donnie Peters
David Levi, event #53
David Levi, event #53
David Levi sat down in his seat, folded one hand, said hello to Kenna James, and then played his next hand.

James Namken and Levi went to the flop and watched the dealer spread the {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {7-Spades} across the felt. Levi checked and Namken bet out 500. Levi raised it up to 1,500 and Namken called.

The turn was the {J-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {9-Hearts} and Levi bet out 2,000. His opponent verbally made the call.

Levi showed {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for a full house and his opponent shipped over the 2,000 that he owed.

Levi is up to 23,200.

Tags: David LeviJames Namken

Playing a Different Game

While every other table in the Amazon Room is playing with blinds of 50 and 100, the players at Blue #1 (Jamie Gold's table) are playing with blinds of 25 and 50. Neither the dealer nor any of the players at the table seem to have noticed or cared. We'll keep an eye on it to see how long it takes before someone mentions it to the dealer.

Gold has played almost every hand so far. One of his opponents just asked him where his banner is (banners of past champions are hung around the Amazon Room). He replied, "It's two over from the question mark. There's the question mark for this year, Jerry Yang for last year, then me."

1983 World Champion Likes A-8

Tom McEvoy looking quasi-futuristic in Event #53
Tom McEvoy looking quasi-futuristic in Event #53
An opponent limps in and Tom McEvoy raises to 650 on the button. The opponent calls.

The flop is {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts} and the opponent bets 425. McEvoy calls.

The turn is {7-Spades} and the opponent checks. McEvoy bets 775 and the opponent calls.

The river is {7-Clubs} and the opponent checks. McEvoy bets 1,500 and the opponent calls.

McEvoy shows {A-Spades}{8-Spades} and picks it up. He has 26,000.

More Notables

Steve Zolotow, during HORSE World Championship
Steve Zolotow, during HORSE World Championship
Other notable players in the orange section today include Steve Zolotow, Mickey Appleman, Thor Hansen, Todd Witteles, Yosh Nakano, John Duthie, Erich Kollman, Sverre Sundbo and Christiane Klecz.

Tags: Steve Zolotow

You're Not Online Anymore

The dealer at Table 12 was just forced to give a bit of a remedial course to his players about what constitutes a raise or a call in terms of how the chips are placed into the pot. Some players were apparently not verbalizing their action by saying "raise" while tossing oversized chips into the pot and these actions, per the tournament rules, were ruled as calls and not raises, despite the players' intentions.

Remember, kids... when in doubt, if you want to raise, say "Raise!"
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