WSOP 2008
Shorr Silences Minneapolis Meehan
by Crystal on 06.25.08, 12:47 am
As the PLO8 field continues to drop, some of the players have been rather annoyed with the antics of Minneapolis Jim Meehan. He has been seen standing up and walking around and talking (rather loudly) to just about anyone who will listen. At one point security was almost brought in when Meehan put a cigarette in his mouth and lit a lighter, looking like he was going to light the cigarette. He smiled and laughed and sat back down without lighting the cigarette as on-lookers rolled their eyes.
Meehan also seems to be in need of a good pair of women’s jeans. He asked a P5s reporter where she got her jeans and when he was told it wasn’t anywhere near Las Vegas he said “Well that’s too far to drive! I’m 0 for 2 today. The other girl I asked got her jeans somewhere far away too. I just want to drive to a place that’s like 1.6 miles away!” While we’re not sure why Meehan is looking for women’s jeans, it made for some interesting conversation. After a tournament director asked him to speak more quietly, Meehan said he would be quiet for one hour but that won’t be necessary now that Shannon Shorr has knocked Meehan out. Shorr (pictured left) flopped a set which held against Meehan’s nut low draw that never materialized and Meehan was sent to the rail.
Dan “Stainley88″ Adams (pictured right) put another player at risk for all his chips preflop with Adams holding the K
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against the all in player’s AA-X-X. The other cards, which pocket fives couldn’t catch, were far less important than the aces as the all in player made quads on the board of AQ5AT to double up.
Matt “plattsburgh” Vengrin was also spotted trying to knock a player out holding the 6532 against the all in player’s AT85. The board ran out T7437 and Venegrin took the high with his spade flush while the other player’s A-5 was good enough for a 7543A low to take the other half of the pot.
There are currently 126 players remaining but only the top 72 will make the money. Other players still in contention are Eric “Rizen” Lynch, Garrett “GBecks” Beckman, Matt “SamENole” Smith, and Chris “SKOAL” Falconer.