2008 World Series of Poker
39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 7
Event Info
(It's also worth noting that as Phillips tanked, the entire Chino Rheem-Joe Bishop all-in played out on the outer table, the crowd going nuts when Rheem hit a four on the river.)
After the commotion died down, Phillips made the call.
Montgomery showed for the flush and dragged the monster pot worth over 15 million. Phillips took a 9.7 million hit on the hand and Montgomery is up to nearly 21,000,000.
The flop looked to be a good one for Bishop as it gave him two pair. But it also gave Rheem a wheel draw, and after the turned Bishop walked over the the rail, unable to watch, with an ESPN camera recording his reaction.
And that's when the dealer placed the on the felt. Rheem thrust his arms in the air in triumph as the crowd went crazy. Bishop leaned against the rail in resignation as his two pair failed to hold up and he was eliminated from the Main Event. We're now redrawing as all ten players will now be seated at the main ESPN TV table.
He held to Bishop's and Jim shook his head as he saw what he was up against. The board ran out and Suharto doubled up.
Schwartz showed for a pair of sevens and won the pot.
"Dennis the Menace!" cried one of his supporters from the stands.
2. Dean Hamrick completed the small blind and Peter Eastgate checked his option. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and they checked again. The river was the . Hamrick checked, Eastgate bet 275,000, Hamrick folded and Eastgate won the pot.
3. Scott Montgomery raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
And his was better than Demidov's . As the fans ducked under the rails and pushed close for a better look, the dealer spread the flop -- . Rheem flopped a set, but Demidov now had a flush draw.
A draw that hit when the came on the turn. Now there were calls of "pair the board!!" from the crowd, and with scores of people jamming the stage the dealer flipped over the on the river. Demidov got out of his chair to accept the congratulations of his friends and Rheem bolted out of his seat and walked out of the Amazon Room. He's now down to 8.4 million, while Ivan is now up to 18.7 million.