WSOP News

[Scotty]

OK - here are the final 27 players that will be returning tomorrow;



Dennis Phillips (11.91 million), Craig Marquis (11.46 million), Tiffany Michelle (9.755 million)



Kelly Kim (8.8 million), Peter Eastgate (8.72 million), Gert Anderson (8.35 million)



Chris Klodnicki (7.8 million), David Rheem (6.8 million), Ivan Demidov (5.8 million)



Paul Snead (5.6 million), Brandon Cantu (5.23 million), Tony Judet (5.23 million)



Albert Kim (5.05 million), Darus Suharto (5 million), Nicholas Slowinski (4.9 million)



Joe Bishop (4.8 million), Scott Montgomery (3.55 million), Jason Riesenberg (3.3 million)



Aaron Gordon (2.7 million), Ylon Schwartz (2.7 million), Anthony Scherer (2.58 million)



Tim Loecke (2.16 million), Owen Crowe (2.1 million), Dean Harmick (2 million)



Niklas Flisberg (1.8 million), Phi Nguyen (1.15 million), Michael Carroll (875k)

Blinds will still be at 40,000/80,000/10,000 when they resume play.

[Scotty]

Sons of bitches just updated the chip counts again (an hour after the last update)

Dennis Phillips 11,910,000
Craig Marquis 11,460,000
Tiffany 'Hot Chips' Michelle 9,755,000
Peter Eastgate 9,325,000
Kelly Kim 8,840,000
David 'Chino' Rheem 8,280,000
Gert Andersen 6,740,000
Paul Snead 6,600,000
Chris Klodnicki 6,245,000
Toni Judet 5,000,000
Ivan Demidov 4,965,000
Nicholas Sliwinski 4,925,000
Joe Bishop 4,855,000
Brandon Cantu 4,740,000
Darus Suharto 4,510,000
Scott Montgomery 4,320,000
Owen 'ocrowe' Crowe 3,800,000
Albert Kim 3,675,000
Ylon Schwartz 3,655,000
Jason Riesenberg 3,405,000
Anthony Scherer 2,385,000
Dean Hamrick 2,375,000
Tim Loecke 2,280,000
Aaron Gordon 1,790,000
Niklas Flisberg 1,330,000
Phi Nguyen 1,020,000
Michael Carroll 1,015,000

[AceLosesKing]

Come on Tiffany! Now that Mikey and Phil are out, I've lost interest a bit - but I'll still keep following the updates.

[Scotty]

Now down to 2 tables, after about three hours of play. The nine players knocked out;

19 $ 257,334 Albert Kim
20 $ 257,334 Brandon Cantu
21 $ 257,334 Paul Snead
22 $ 257,334 Toni Judet
23 $ 257,334 Tim Loecke
24 $ 257,334 Aaron Gordon
25 $ 257,334 Niklas Flisberg
26 $ 257,334 Phi Nguyen
27 $ 257,334 Michael Carroll

[Scotty]

They are currently playing at 50k/100k/10k blinds. For those that are cheering for Tiffany Michelle to take it down ... she's drawn fairly badly as they re-drew for the final 2 tables. She has 2 monster stacks to her left.

Seating Assigments

With the field down to just 18 players, play is now confined to just two tables. Here are the current seating assignments:


ESPN Featured Table

Seat 1: Nicholas Sliwinski
Seat 2: Jason Riesenberg
Seat 3: Tiffany Michelle
Seat 4: Dennis Phillips
Seat 5: Scott Montgomery
Seat 6: Dean Hamrick
Seat 7: Gert Andersen
Seat 8: Anthony Scherer
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate

Outer Table

Seat 1: Joe Bishop
Seat 2: Chris Klodnicki:
Seat 3: Owen Crowe
Seat 4: Ylon Schwartz
Seat 5: Kelly Kim
Seat 6: Darus Suharto
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov
Seat 8: Craig Marquis
Seat 9: David "Chino" Rheem

[Scotty]

Speaking of Tiffany ...

Historic In the Making...Or Already Made?

While the hype surrounding the main event run of PokerNews' own Tiffany Michelle builds, it's worth noting that she's already broken one informal, perhaps obscure record.

The attention on Michelle has been focused mainly on whether or not she will not only final table the Main Event, but break the record for a highest finish by a female. Barbara Enright is currently in sole possession of that record for her historic 5th place finish in the big one in 1995.

However, with the record fields of the current era, it's not really fair to compare the two accomplishments. If one were took closely examine the finishes of these notable females when compared to the size of the field, one would see that Michelle's run is already historic.

Tiffany Michelle - 18th Place*, 2008, outlasted 99.736%
Tiffany Williamson - 15th Place, 2005, outlasted 99.733%
Maria Ho - 38th Place, 2007, outlasted 99.402%
Barbara Enright - 5th Place, 1995, outlasted 98.168%
Annie Duke - 10th Place, 2000, outlasted 98.047%

*With only 18 players remaining, Tiffany Michelle is guaranteed to finish 18th place or better.

[Scotty]

Player Profile: Anthony Scherer

Anthony Scherer of Truckee, CA is a self-described "ski bum" who has been playing poker for about 18 years. Scherer declares an amateur status and admits that during only about five of those years has he taken poker seriously.

A dual citizen of both Switzerland and the U.S., Scherer enjoys skiing, building igloos, and playing scrabble. He got into this tournament the old fashioned way - by paying the $10,000 entry fee in cash.

Scherer doesn't own an iPod, but admits that he plays AC/DC's hit "Back in Black" every morning "to get pumped for poker."

The 35 year-old attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and plans to "buy a new pair of skis" should he emerge the champion in November.

[Scotty]

Quadzilla

Ivan Demidov raised to 300,000 and both David "Chino" Rheem and Joe Bishop called. The flop came {J-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} and, after Demidov checked, Rheem bet 400,000. Bishop called and Demidov folded, and the {6-Hearts} fell on the turn. Rheem bet 900,000, Bishop raised to 2 million, and again Rheem called.

The river brought the {Q-Diamonds} and, after Chino checked, Joe bet 1.5 million. Rheem called...to see Bishop roll over {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} for quads. Rheem mucked and is down to 2.35 million, while Bishop is up over 14 million.

[Scotty]

Player Profile: Jason Riesenberg

This is the 2nd year that 25-year-old Jason Riesenberg has played in the World Series of Poker. Born in Carroll, Iowa, but currently residing in Las Vegas, NV, the former student makes his living playing cards.

Currently single, Riesenberg goes by the nickname "J-Ball" and learned to player poker online and with the help of friends. With a bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Iowa State University, Riesenberg has been playing poker for about four-and-a-half years and won the $2,000 buy-in PCA tournament in the Bahamas earlier this year.

Riesenberg enjoys golfing and hunting in his free time and also currently has a brother serving in Iraq.

[Scotty]

So much for posting his profile ...

Jason Riesenberg Eliminated in 18th Place ($334,534)

Jason Riesenberg raised to 275,000, Dennis Phillips called and Dean Hamrick called. The flop was {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {3-Clubs}. Riesenberg bet 350,000, Phillips folded, and Hamrick called. The turn was the {9-Hearts}. Riesenberg led out again, this time for 675,000 and Hamrick called. The river was the {K-Hearts}. Riesenberg checked, Hamrick moved all in and Riesenberg called. Hamrick had him covered.

Hamrick turned up {9-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}, having turned nines full of queens. Riesenberg showed {Q-Clubs} {8-Clubs} for trips and headed offstage in 18th place. He'll collect $334,534 for his performance.