WSOP 2008
Hoor_a_y!
by Brett on 07.15.08, 4:09 am
Scott “r_a_y” Montgomery’s relentless aggression throughout the final two days of the Main Event has rewarded him with a trip to the final table. The remaining 10 players have been seated and play has begun and will conclude when the final nine are decided.
With the field at 11 players, a reeling Joe Bishop moved in for his last 2.4 million from under the gun and David Rheem called in the big blind. Rheem asked him, “Do you have a pair?” and Bishop shook his head as he showed A
3
and was in a race against Rheem’s 22. The flop was interesting to say the least; A5
3 gave Bishop top two pair but Rheem picked up a gutshot straight draw. His rail began chanting and even the other players at the table began pulling for Rheem as Bishop watched from a distance. The Q on the turn was no help to Rheem, but an outburst of emotion poured over the back of the Amazon Room when the 4 peeled off on the river, giving Rheem his straight and eliminating Bishop in 11th place.
Meanwhile at the featured table, Montgomery was in the middle of a colossal pot himself. Chip leader Dennis Phillips raised to 500K with blinds at 100K/200K and Montgomery reraised to 2.2 million. Phillips made the call and the two saw a JT6 flop. Phillips check-called a bet of 1.5 million from Montgomery. The K came on the turn and again Phillips check-called, this time a bet of 2 million. Phillips checked again when the 9 fell on the river and Montgomery bet 4 million. Dennis went into thought and eventually called but watched Montgomery flip over AT
for an ace-high flush. The pot increased Scott’s stack to over 20 million, pulling him close to the chip lead as the tables combined into one.
We’ll be here with updates until we lose one more player so stay tuned to follow the progress of Scott Montgomery here at P5sLive!
Railbirds Getting a Little Rambunctious
by Crystal on 07.14.08, 7:55 pm
The players just returned from a 20 minute break and only 17 players are left in the hunt for the WSOP Main Event Bracelet.
There are a number of people on the rail rooting for both Chris “SLOPPYKLOD” Klodnicki and Owen “ocrowe” Crowe who are now seated right next to each other. A little bit before the break Klodnicki won a small pot and one of the railbirds yelled “He’s hungry, he’s (expletive deleted) hungry!” Which might have gone unnoticed except that a security guard was standing right in front of him. The guard turned around and the railbird started apologizing profusely while holding up his hands, and the crowd started booing. The guard let him stay, but the railbirds are being a bit quieter now in their support for their friends.
The current chip leader is Joe Bishop with 16.3 million in chips while David “Chino” Rheem is the short stack with 1.9 million.
Scott “r_a_y” Montgomery has 12.2 million, Chris “SLOPPYKLOD” Klodnicki has 6.85 million, and Owen “ocrowe” Crowe has 4.9 million.