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Rheem went into the tank but eventually gave it up as Sliwinski flashed
. Rheem slips to 7.6 million with Sliwinski back up to 4.75 million.
2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 7
Event Info
Rheem went into the tank but eventually gave it up as Sliwinski flashed
. Rheem slips to 7.6 million with Sliwinski back up to 4.75 million.
Everyone has their eye on becoming one of the "November Nine" and all the sponsorship and accolades that will come with it. No need to mix things up this early.
It was 3.3 million to call, but after some deep thought Klodnicki decided to pass. Suharto flashed the
as he raked in a creatively played pot. He's now up to 4.6 million.
and after Loecke checked Schwartz bet 700,000 and chased Snead and Loecke from the pot.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and they both checked again. The river was the 
, Kim checked, Cantu bet 400,000, and Kim mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Cantu.
. Anderson bet 425,000, Cantu folded and Andersen won the pot.
Nguyen's
were pitted against Snead's 
. The flop came 
, and when the turn brought the 
Nguyen picked up a flush draw. "It's 50/50, either I hit it or I don't," Ngyuen said before the river, and this time he didn't as the 
fell and he was eliminated.
They saw a flop of
. Sliwinski checked it over to Rheem, who fired out 300,000, forcing a fold from Sliwinski who has now slipped down to 3.3 million chips.
Of the 26 players remaining:
The average time each has been playing poker is just under five and a half years. Craig Marquis has been playing for about a year and a half whereas Joe Bishop reports that he's been playing poker for 26 years.
The average age of these players is just over 30. Aaron Gordon is the only 21-year-old left in the field, while Dennis Phillips is the eldest at 53 years young.
Nine of these players consider themselves professionals. Six players consider themselves "semi-professionals," while another seven had no problem admitting that they were, in fact, amateurs. Three players opted not to answer the question at all.
Please note that this information is for educational purposes only and is based on Player Bio sheets that were filled out by the players. Not all surveys were returned complete and any incomplete/ambiguous data was omitted completely from this analysis.