Shuffle up and deal will be announced shortly and the remaining 855 players of the 2008 WSOP Main Event will duke it out for money. The 2008 WSOP Main Event will pay 666 players and I would imagine most are looking to “just get in the money.” But there are players with bigger goals than a 100% (and change) return on their investment.
David Angel, who my father-in-law says is one the best poker players he has ever played, is still in and I can promise you… he’s not looking to win 20k. And neither should Day 2B chip leaders Peter Biebel, Alex Outhred, Baja Kattamuri and Steven Goosen. Hopefully, players with an M over 100 are feeling confident enough to play their “A” game while staying humble. Outhred, who teaches at the WSOP Academy, knows this and should be the one to watch. One thing is for sure… Phil Hellmuth is sitting on 196K and we all know the money is nice but he has his eye on winning some WSOP jewelry.
Don’t forget to check out coverage on ESPN 360, live updates on Pokernews, girls still playing the Main Event on WCP and ramblings from Pauly.
Good luck to Jeff “Tarzan Jeff” Gibralter, Gary Friedlander and all my other friends!
Top photo of Jack Effel and Jeffrey Pollack with opening announcements.
