Poker is a lot of fun to play, and can be a lot of fun to watch as well, especially in hands like this one during the 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event. Sometimes a player can have a lock on a hand, where the other player can’t win regardless of what cards come on the deal, but many times there is always a chance, no matter how slim, as we will see in this hand.
There were a lot of great stories during the run of the 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event. Players overcoming amazing odds to make it this far, the fact that the November Nine had a months – long break from making the final table to playing it, and more. In this hand we saw how Ivan Demidov, who got down as low as $600 in tournament chips on Day 1 of the Main Event, was doing so very well.
The 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event was certainly an international one, with players from Denmark, Russia and Canada as well as the US. In this hand the two Canadian player went into a showdown, with one possibly leaving the game for good.
During the 2008 World Series of Poker main event viewers got a chance to see just how good amateur poker player Dennis Phillips really was. He battled his way through to the final table and held the chip lead, and although he took a big hit and lost most of that lead, he persevered and kept making good decisions
Only six players remained at the 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event, with a nine million dollar first place prize waiting for the victor. In this hand with Dennis Phillips and Ivan Demidov we saw how Philips managed to survive for so long, starting the final table as the chip leader and dipping to nearly the short stack, and now working his way back up the ranks.