2008 WSOP Main Event

[Panic]

16 left. And I'm pissed. Tiffany Michelle got knocked out. Well....anyway, the final table is right around the corner.

[Panic]

Dinner break. 14 to go.

[Panic]

12 left. The top 5 are only seperated by 4 mil. No one is running away with this.

[SBR Lou]

Whose all left as of this moment?

[Panic]

This is it, Crazyl.

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-chip-counts.asp?tid=4948&grid=411

[Illusion]

Down to the Dirty Dozen

Player Chip Counts
Dennis Phillips 19,200,000
Ylon Schwartz 18,060,000
Peter Eastgate 16,300,000
Joe Bishop 14,800,000
Dean Hamrick 14,260,000
Darus Suharto 12,800,000
David 'Chino' Rheem 11,300,000
Scott Montgomery 11,100,000
Craig Marquis 10,900,000
Ivan Demidov 10,700,000
Kelly Kim 7,100,000
Chris Klodnicki 4,100,000

[SBR Lou]

Oh brother. I don't recognize a single name on that list. Guess that's what the wait till November is about, pumping the players up through the media.

If this tournament was smaller like the WTP's there'd almost certainly be a bankable name(s) to market the final table to right away.

[Panic]

Damn, Illusion, you gotta show me up dont you. Just because I dont know how to post their names and chip counts doesnt mean I am any less a man, damn it.

[Illusion]

Damn, Illusion, you gotta show me up dont you. Just because I dont know how to post their names and chip counts doesnt mean I am any less a man, damn it.

you probably made your post while I was seperating the names. All I do is c&p the info from the wsop site and remove the clutter so the names lineup nicely.

[mathdotcom]

Just like my post about the stupid FullTilt ad:

"why is it that so many final tables have so many familiar faces?"

1] there are tons of 'familiar faces'
2] until recently the tournaments were smaller so the 'pros' were a higher % to make final table

Noone is ever gonna win two WSOP main events in a row ever again. Poker is 90% luck, 10% not being a moron.

[Illusion]

Players Hometowns

Dennis Phillips St. Louis, Missouri
Ylon Schwartz Brooklyn, New York
Peter Eastgate Odense, Denmark
Joe Bishop Cincinnati, Ohio
Dean Hamrick East Lansing, Michigan
Darus Suharto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
David 'Chino' Rheem Los Angeles, California
Scott Montgomery Perth, Ontario, Canada
Craig Marquis Arlington, Texas
Ivan Demidov Moscow, Russia
Kelly Kim Whittier, California
Chris Klodnicki Voorhees, New Jersey

[Panic]

Dennis Phillips just hit a monster hand and is starting to pull away. He's at 24 mil in chips and the closest guy to him has 14 mil.

[MonkeyF0cker]

Just like my post about the stupid FullTilt ad:

"why is it that so many final tables have so many familiar faces?"

1] there are tons of 'familiar faces'
2] until recently the tournaments were smaller so the 'pros' were a higher % to make final table

Noone is ever gonna win two WSOP main events in a row ever again. Poker is 90% luck, 10% not being a moron.

90% luck? You can't be a very good player if you think that. I'd put it closer to 60% skill, 40% luck...

[Illusion]

The final table is set, well almost

Joe Bishop is Eliminated in 11th Place ($591,869) After doubling up two opponents in a row, Joe Bishop moved all in for 2.4 million. Chino Rheem called from the big blind and showed to Bishop's . 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.

[Illusion]

Final 10 Chip Counts

Player Chip Counts
Dennis Phillips 21,500,000
Scott Montgomery 20,400,000
Ivan Demidov 17,500,000
Dean Hamrick 13,200,000
Craig Marquis 12,250,000
Ylon Schwartz 10,600,000
Peter Eastgate 10,400,000
David 'Chino' Rheem 10,100,000
Darus Suharto 7,000,000
Kelly Kim 3,860,000

[SportsGambler]

What a two-faced bitch! Tiffany is a disgrace.

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/07/pokernews-official-statement.htm

[JoshW]

No big names will certainly hurt the ratings, but will still be worth watching.

[harsh506]

No big names will certainly hurt the ratings, but will still be worth watching.

im not really sure... last year it was all the lure of scotty winning, but after he went out, people wanted to see who mite actually win. this time its not even worth it to see mediocre poker

[max_asdf]

wheres lakersfan on that list T_T

[Cappy]

It's tough even for the big guys in that field

[Jacey]

Kelly Kim is a pro player, had 6 figures in tournament winnings prior to the WSOP, I have a small piece. Hoping he gets AA v KK on like, hand #1.

[max_asdf]

lucky dudes