02 October 2008
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: Final Table Overview from Matt Perry
So ‘The October Nine’ doesn’t quite have that same ring to it and sounds less like an elite, chosen few than an old 1950s B-Movie, but hey – the final table is set and everybody’s favourite Canadian poker player is in there. No, not Gavin Smith, although we like him.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: The October Nine Are Set!!
The man who won't be joining us is Peter Neff, who was crippled in a big hand only moments before by Scott Fischman. In that hand he flopped an open-ended straight draw against the bottom set of the American pro, only to see Fischman make quads on the river. The final hand was equally as gruesome for Neff.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: 'Unofficial' final table set, one more to go...
The action is down to the last single table at the WSOP Europe. Ivan Demidov has gone back to back final tables in WSOP main events, with his space in the US equivalent already guaranteed next month.
01 October 2008
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: Towns-end.
Brian Townsend has hit the rail shortly before the dinner break. Townsend, who has become a favourite with many of the Brits on the rail, was short stacked and ended up making a stand in a pot with Scott Fischman.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: 'BoostedJ' Has Left The Building
Smith, who is best known as his online alias 'BoostedJ', came into Day 4 well chipped up and with plenty tipping him to cause an upset to the likes of Juanda and Negreanu. In the end it was Negreanu who knocked Smith in one of those chilly deck situations that ruin many a World Series dream.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: Matusow eliminated in 18th
No one has ever question Mike Matusow's heart, and so it proved once again that the man was here to win.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: Two Tables - 'The Haves' and 'The Have-Nots'
So we've got two tables now, one which is home to Juanda, Negreanu, Sonnert and Smith, while the other has Matusow, Demidov, Fischman and Townsend. The biggest stack on Table Matusow is 415,000, which would only be eighth on the other table.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: Seidel out, Juanda's stack just keeps on growing
He began the day as one of the short stacks and adopted a patient approach in a bid to cure his chip problem. In the end he had to move with rags and ran into rockets.
WSOP Main Event Day 4: The Drama Begins
The television crews are all over the last three tables, making it difficult for us 'mere mortals' to get a good look-in on the action. No matter how many surly men stand in your way, or the length of the barriers, you can't prevent whoops and hollers from getting the rail's attention.
WSOPE Main Event Day 4: Here we go again!
This summer saw the birth of the 'Year of the Pro', as the card sharks fought back against the amateurs who had begun to dominate the tournament scene. It seems that the trend might continue here, as Negreanu and Juanda are the one-two coming into Day Four.