WSOP 2008
So Long, Farewell
by Jessica on 07.16.08, 1:10 am
With 54 events in the books and the final table set, our summer here at the Rio has come to an end. Along the way numerous Pocket Fivers found themselves in the money, at final tables, and winning bracelets and we send our warmest congratulations to everyone. In the end, Pocket Fivers racked up approximately $20 million in cashes and took down several bracelets in the process.
It remains to be seen how much Scott “r_a_y” Montgomery will add to this tally with his Main Event finish. Montgomery and the eight other players at the final table will return on November 9th to play down to two players. On November 10th the final two will return for heads-up play and the event will air on November 11th on ESPN.
Here are the official chip counts of the November Nine:
Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000
Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
David Rheem - 10,230,000
Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
Pocket Fiver, Scott Montgomery, will be coming into the event 3rd in chips. Montgomery is no stranger to high profile final tables. He placed 5th in last year’s LA Poker Classic at Commerce Casino at a loaded final table featuring the event’s winner Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, and Nam Le.
Another online pro to watch out for at this final table is Craig Marquis, known to many online as CMarq. A high stakes online cash game player, Marquis’ railbirds as they played down to the final table included Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Brian “snagglepuss” Powell.
Arguably the most well-known player at the final table is David “Chino” Rheem. This will be his third WSOP final table. Rheem took 2nd in a No Limit Hold Em event at the 2006 WSOP and also finished 5th in the $5K Mixed Limit Hold Em event earlier this summer.
As we have said before, it has been our pleasure reporting for Pocket Fives this summer. We hope you have enjoyed reading as much as we have enjoyed writing. Don’t forget to watch the final table coverage of several P5ers beginning July 22nd (next Tuesday) at 8pm. The first event they will be broadcasting is the $10K World Championship of Pot Limit Hold Em featuring our own Mike “SowersUNCC” Sowers and Amit “amak316″ Makhija. Coverage will continue on ESPN weekly through November 11th.
November Nine Set!
by Brett on 07.15.08, 7:00 am
After playing ten-handed for three hours, Dean Hamrick moved all in for his last 3.4 million and Craig Marquis made the call, potentially setting up the final bustout of Day 7. Hamrick showed A
J and needed some help against the Q
Q of Marquis.
The board revealed KT3
TK
, sending Hamrick out in tenth place with $591,869 and finally providing the poker world with its 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Here’s what we’ll be waiting for come November 11th:
Scott “r_a_y” Montgomery
Dennis Phillips
Craig Marquis
Ylon Schwartz
Darus Suharto
David “Chino” Rheem
Ivan Demidov
Kelly Kim
Peter Eastgate
Each of the final nine will leave the Rio with $900,670 (ninth place money) and have the chance to play for $9,119,517 when they return from their 117-day break in the fall. With that, we at pocketfiveslive.com would like to thank everyone that followed our coverage this summer and look forward to seeing you again soon!