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[Event 38] $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball(Final Day)

[Event 38] $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball(Final Day)

Recap Continued:

Thu Jul 27 04:02:00 PDT 2006
Heads Up 106-110
106. Alaei raises to $80,000 and Williams folds.
107. Williams calls from the small blind. Alaei checks and draws four cards. Williams draws one. Both check and Alaei wins the pot after Williams pairs.
108. Alaei raises to $80,000. Williams folds.
109. Williams raises to $80,000. Alaei folds.
110. Alaei folds and Williams takes the pot.

Thu Jul 27 04:07:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
The players are on a 15 minute break.

Thu Jul 27 04:26:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $20,000-40,000 with a $5,000 ante.

Thu Jul 27 04:30:00 PDT 2006
Heads Up 111-115
“I can’t believe we went through that whole level.” – David Williams
111. Williams raises all-in. Alaei folds.
112. Alaei calls and Williams checks. Williams draws two and Alaei draws two as well. Williams goes all-in. Alaei folds.
113. Williams folds his small blind.
114. Alaei calls from the small blind. Williams checks and draws two. Alaei stands pat. Williams checks. Alaei checks and shows a Q-low and wins the pot.
115. Williams raises and Alaei folds.

Thu Jul 27 04:37:00 PDT 2006
Heads Up 116-120
116. Alaei calls from the small blind. Williams checks and draws one. Alaei draws two. Williams checks. Alaei bets $90,000. Williams calls. Alaei shows a 10-low. Williams shows a J-low. Alaei wins the pot.
117. Williams calls from the small blind and Alaei checks. Both players draw two cards. Alaei checks. Williams goes all-in. Alaei folds.
118. Alaei calls from the small blind. Williams checks. Both draw two cards. Williams checks. Alaei shows an A-low and Williams shows 8-7-6-4-2 to win the pot.
119. Williams folds his small blind.
120. Alaei folds his small blind.

Thu Jul 27 04:42:00 PDT 2006
Heads Up 121-125
121. Williams calls from the small blind. Alaei checks and draws one. Williams draws one as well. Both check. Williams shows an A-low and wins the pot.
122. Alaei folds his small blind.
123. Williams folds his small blind.
124. Alaei folds his small blind.
125. Williams folds his small blind.

Thu Jul 27 04:48:00 PDT 2006
Heads Up 126-130
126. Alaei folds his small blind.
127. Williams calls from the small blind. Alaei checks and draws two. Williams draws one. Alaei bets $80,000 and Williams mucks, saying, "Big pair, big pair."
128. Alaei raises to $100,000 and Williams folds.
129. Williams goes all-in and Alaei folds. "I had a ten, but I looked again and they were all spades," he says.
130. Alaei raises to $100,000 and Williams folds.

Thu Jul 27 04:55:00 PDT 2006
Heads up 131-135
131. Williams folds his small blind.
132. Alaei folds his small blind.
133. Williams calls from the small blind. Alaei goes all-in. Williams folds.
134. Alaei calls from the small blind. Williams checks and drawstwo. Alaei draws one. Williams checks. Alaei checks. Williams shows a Q-low and takes the pot.
135. Williams goes all-in. Alaei folds.

Thu Jul 27 04:58:00 PDT 2006
Heads Up 136-137; Alaei Wins the Tournament
136. Alaei folds his small blind.
137. Williams goes all-in. Alaei calls. Alaei shows 8-6-5-3-2. Williams is drawing dead. Daniel Alaei wins the tournament. He takes home $430,698 and the gold bracelet. Williams gets $256,091 for second place.

Thu Jul 27 05:00:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Alaei Wins No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball ($430,698)
Daniel Alaei wins the No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball tournament earning him $430,698. David Williams finished in second place, taking home $256,091. Tomorrow is the final day of the $1,500 No-Limit tournament at 2 p.m. Check back at Cardplayer.com for updates.

 

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

Recap of the Day:

Fri Jul 28 10:35:00 PDT 2006
The Main Event Has Arrived
The 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event is now upon us!
There are officially at least 8,532 participants, and the word on the street is that there will be up to 500 alternates per day. We will keep you updated as this situation develops.
This year there are four individual day ones, each playing down to 800 players by the end of the day.

Fri Jul 28 12:02:00 PDT 2006
Players to Use All-In Button
Players each have an all-in button to use for their all-ins rather than having to push all $10,000 of their chips into the middle. This is the first time the World Series of Poker has implemented such a device to improve efficiency.

Fri Jul 28 12:05:00 PDT 2006
The Characters Have Arrived
Brett "Gank" Jungblut is seated next to a nun. At least, a player dressed as a nun. Card Player will keep tabs on this table to see if there are any F-bomb violations from the clergy.

Fri Jul 28 12:12:00 PDT 2006
And They're Off!
Cards are in the air for day 1 of the 2006 World Series of Poker, after introductions from WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack and James Garner. Blinds start at $25-$50 in the first level of the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 12:18:00 PDT 2006
"You've Outlasted One Player"
A tournament director just announced over the P.A. system, "Congratulations players, you've just outlasted one player!" marking under 7 minutes before the first bustout of the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 12:23:00 PDT 2006
Bloch All-In Early in Tournament
Andy Bloch raises to $125 preflop from early position and Jeff Smith calls from the button. The player in the big blind also calls and the flop comes 10 105. The big blind checks and Bloch bets out $200. Smith raises to $500 and the button folds. Bloch calls and the turn puts the 5on the board. Bloch checks and the Smith bets $600. Bloch raises to $1,600 and Smith calls. The river is the Qand Bloch pushes all-in for $7,500. Smith asks if he is allowed to show his cards to Bloch in an attempt to get a read. He is informed that this is against the rules and would result in a penalty. Smith then asks Bloch if he has pocket Queens. Bloch does not respond and Smith eventually folds. Bloch is now up to $14,000.

Fri Jul 28 12:32:00 PDT 2006
All-In Called with 8-High
On a flop of 10 75, Tim Rod bets $300 and his opponent raises to $600. Rod calls and the turn puts the 3on the board. Rod again bets out with $1,500 and is again raised by his opponent to $4,000. Rod calls and the river puts the 3on the board. Rod pushes all-in and his opponent immediately calls. Rod flips up KQfor a turned flush. His opponent says, "Do I have a straight flush? Oh, no I don't," as he shows 86for 8-high.

Fri Jul 28 12:36:00 PDT 2006
Wattel Takes a Hand Early
On a flop of 9-8-3, seat 7 checks, Mike Wattel bets $300 and his opponent calls. The turn is a 4 and Wattel bets $600. His opponent calls again as they go to the river. The river is a 10. Wattel fires out again and this time for $1,300. The opponent calls once again and Wattel turns over 8-8 for a set of eights. The other player mucks and Wattel is now at $12,500 in chips.

Fri Jul 28 12:38:00 PDT 2006
Jett Takes A Hit
Chip Jett makes it $150 to go from early position, and is called by the small blind. The flop brings the J 94. The player in the small blind checks, Jett bets $250, and his opponent calls. The 4rolls off on the turn, and this time the small blind leads out for $350, which is called by Jett after a momentary pause. The 2on the river induces the small blind to bet $350 again, and Jett once again thinks for a short moment, but this time decides to muck. Jett now has approximately $8,500.

Fri Jul 28 12:49:00 PDT 2006
Laura Prepon Takes a Pot
A player in early position raises to $150 and Laura Prepon re-raises up to $300. Prepon's opponent calls and the flop comes 7 52. Prepon's opponent checks and she bets out $400. Her opponent calls and the turn puts the Kon the board. Prepon's opponent now bets out $700 and Prepon again calls. The river is the 10and Prepon's opponent again shoots out with a $1,000 bet. Prepon calls and shows AAfor an over pair while her opponent flips up AKfor top pair, top kicker and Prepon takes the pot. Prepon is now sitting with $12,400.

Fri Jul 28 12:51:00 PDT 2006
Mekhi Phifer Loses The Minimum
On a board of 6-4-4-7-3, Mekhi Phifer faces a large re-raise on the river. Thinking for a moment, Phifer decides to just call the raise with the 6 6, for the second best full house. His opponent shows the 77, and Phifer maintains about $5,500 in chips by simply calling on the river.

Fri Jul 28 12:54:00 PDT 2006
Masterson Loses One Early
On a board of K J1092Chris Masterson's opponent moves all-in for about $6,000 total and Masterson makes the call. Masterson shows Q10but his opponent shows AQwith the nut straight. Masterson is down to $3,800.

Fri Jul 28 12:59:00 PDT 2006
Table to Watch
Gioi Luong, Russ "Dutch" Boyd and Matthew Lillard are all sitting at the same table, making for a good mix of solid play and interesting personality.

Fri Jul 28 13:02:00 PDT 2006
Chip Jett Eliminated
Chip Jett has just been eliminated from the main event in the first round of the first day.

Fri Jul 28 13:11:00 PDT 2006
Chris Masterson Busts
On a flop of 10 82, Chris Masterson checks in the small blind position and the player in the big blind position, Yarom Reuven, raises to $450. Masterson calls and the turn puts the 4on the board. Masterson pushes all-in for his remaining $550 and Reuven calls. Reuven shows J4for a pair and a flush draw, while Masterson flips up A6for the nut-flush draw. The river is the Kand Masterson does not hit his draw and is out of the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 13:16:00 PDT 2006
Quads vs. 2nd Nuts
Ryan Fisler re-raises his opponent all-in on a board of 7 75108. His opponent quickly calls and flips over 1010, for the second nuts, a full house, 10's over 7's. Fisler then flips over 77for quad 7's. Not only is his opponent in shock, but now he's left with only $900 in chips. After this hand, Fisler is sitting with roughly $16,000.

Fri Jul 28 13:34:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi Doesn't Appreciate Actors
On a board of 10 836, with around $650 in the pot, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi bets $650 and David Vaillancourt asks for time before finally making the call. The river puts the 5on the board and Mizrachi bets out $1,500. Vaillancourt raises to $3,500 more and the Mizrachi says "You don't have to Hollywood." Mizrachi mulls over the hand for five minutes before finally folding. Vaillancourt takes down the pot of $8,000 and now sits with $12,000. Mizrachi is down to $7,300.

Fri Jul 28 13:37:00 PDT 2006
Girl Power
There are 55 women playing today on Day 1A.

Fri Jul 28 13:40:00 PDT 2006
Bartholdi Ducks Danger
Joe Bartholdi checks in the big blind, and four players see a flop of A 4 2 . Bartholdi bets out 250, and gets called by the player under the gun. The 3 rolls off on the turn, making four to the straight on the board. Bartholdi bets $650, and is quickly called once again. The 10 hits on the river and Bartholdi doesn't slow down at all, betting $950. His opponent calls, and Bartholdi reveals the 2 2 , for a set, but any 5 makes a straight. His opponent mucks the hand, however, and Bartholdi rakes the pot, leaving him at roughly $12,300 in chips

Fri Jul 28 13:54:00 PDT 2006
Vahedi Takes Pot from Paul "Eskimo" Clark
On a board of K 4 2 , with $775 in the pot, Amir Vahedi ($10,700 before the hand) checks and Paul "Eskimo" Clark ($9,800) bets $450. Vahedi calls and the turn puts the 10 on the board. Both players check and the river brings the 2 , prompting Vahedi to bet $500. Clark calls and Vahedi flips up K-5 for two pair, Kings and 2's. Clark mucks and Vahedi takes down the $2,675 pot to put his stack up to $12,000. Clark's stack is down to $8,600.

Fri Jul 28 14:08:00 PDT 2006
J.J. Liu Eliminated
In a three way pot, with a board showing 5-4-3, Bruce Liming moves all-in and J.J. Liu calls all-in, the other player folding. Liu shows 6 2 for a flopped straight. Liming shows a dominating hands with 7 6 for a better flopped straight. Liu does not improve and is knocked out of the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 14:09:00 PDT 2006
Bloom Takes A Hit
After a flop of 10 3 2 , Joe Bartholdi bets out $500 and is raised to $2,000 by Tony Bloom. Bartholdi calls the $1,500, and the turn brings th 10 . Bartholdi bets $2,500 and Bloom thinks for a couple of moments, before mucking. Bloom now has roughly $4,500, while Bartholdi is sitting around $16,000.

 

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

Recap of the Day Continued:

Fri Jul 28 14:11:00 PDT 2006
Players on Staggered Break
Half of the field is on break for 20 minutes. The other half of the room is now playing at $50-$100 blinds and will be on break when the first group returns.

Fri Jul 28 14:30:00 PDT 2006
Mekhi Phifer Takes One Down
Mekhi Phifer raises to $300 in middle position and gets one caller. The flop brings the 9 75. Phifer bets out $500 and gets a call from his opponent. The turn brings the 9, prompting Mekhi to bet $1,100. His opponent briefly pauses, then calls. The 3on the river also brings a bet from Phifer, this time of $2,500. His opponent thinks for a few moments, then mucks. Phifer shows pocket fives, for fives full, and rakes the pot, ending with approximately $8,400.

Fri Jul 28 14:31:00 PDT 2006
Other Half on Break
The other half of the players are now on break, while the first group is back and playing at blinds of $50-$100.

Fri Jul 28 14:32:00 PDT 2006
Vahedi Crippled
On a board of J 109, a player bets $500 and Amir Vahedi ($11,000) raises to $1,500. Wayne Boyd ($10,000) re-raises to $2,000 more and the first bettor moves all-in for $5,000 total. Vahedi also pushes all-in over the top for $9,000 and Boyd calls. Vahedi flips up 99for a set, Boyd shows KQfor a straight and the other player turns over 8-7 for a lower straight. The turn and river come Aand 8, upgrading Boyd's straight and giving him the pot. Boyd is now up to $25,000, while Vahedi stack is down to $700 and the other player is eliminated.

Fri Jul 28 14:48:00 PDT 2006
William Rockwell Eliminated
William Rockwell has been eliminated from the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 14:51:00 PDT 2006
All Players Now in Level 2
All players are now back from break and playing in level 2 of the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 15:02:00 PDT 2006
Mascio Takes Down a Pot
Greg Mascio raises to $350 preflop and the player in the big blind re-raises to $1,350. Mascio calls and the flop comes J 74. Mascio's opponent bets $2,000 and Mascio calls. The turn puts the 5on the board and the player in the big blind position now checks. Mascio bets $3,000 and his opponent folds. Mascio rakes in the pot and now sits with $15,200.

Fri Jul 28 15:03:00 PDT 2006
Wattel's Rockets Hold Up
On a board showing K 96Q, Mike Wattel checks and the player on the button bets $1,000. Wattel calls and the river puts the 6on the board. Wattel again checks and the button player shoots out with a $2,000 bet. Wattel calls and shows AAand his opponent mucks. Wattel takes down the pot and now sits with $9,000.

Fri Jul 28 15:06:00 PDT 2006
Dutch Boyd Takes a Pot from Matthew Lillard
On a board of Q 8338, Matthew Lillard bets $1,500 into a $4,000 pot and Dutch Boyd calls. Lillard shows 66for two pair (8's and 6's) while Boyd shows J3for a full house (3's full of 8's). Lillard, who started the hand with $11,200, is down to $8,200 while Boyd, who started the hand with $8,500, is up to $11,500 in chips.

Fri Jul 28 15:10:00 PDT 2006
Adam Smith Cracks Cowboys
Adam Smith raises to $250 preflop and a player in late position re-raises to $1,100. Smith re-raises again up to $2,000 to put his opponent all-in and his opponent calls. Smith shows A Qand his opponent flips up KKfor the lead. The flop comes 865and is not much help to Smith. The turn gives Smith some hope when it brings the Jto give him the nut flush draw. The river delivers with the 2and Smith takes down the pot to eliminate his opponent. Smith's stack is now up to $23,000 to put him among the chip leaders.

Fri Jul 28 15:10:00 PDT 2006
Tehan Builds His Stack
Joe Tehan raises to $275 from early position and is called by the button. The flop comes down 9 76and Tehan bets $425. His opponent raises to $1,500 and Tehan makes the call. The turn is a 7and Tehan bets $2,100. His opponent folds and Tehan now sits with $20,000.

Fri Jul 28 15:14:00 PDT 2006
David Benyamine Eliminated
Michael Mizrachi re-raises an opponent in early position to $2,500 and David Benyamine calls all-in for his last $2,000. The early position player folds and Mizrachi shows J J. Benyamine shows AKand the players are racing. The board comes 99478and Benyamine is eliminated early on today's championship event. Mizrachi is now up to $13,500.

Fri Jul 28 15:19:00 PDT 2006
Amir Vahedi Busts
Amir Vahedi pushes all-in for his remaining $375 and says, "I'm good for poker. Let me stay at the table." The player on the button, Ken Krajewski, calls and is booed by the other players at the table. Krajewski shows K Kand is in the lead when Vahedi flips up A3. The board comes QJ5108and Vahedi is eliminated from the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 15:22:00 PDT 2006
John Duthie + Quads = $
With a flop of A Q5the small and big blind check. John Duthie bets $425 and both players call. The turn is a 5and both players check again. Duthie bets out $650 and the big blind calls. The river is a 7and the big blind checks once more. Duthie bets $3,800 and is called by his opponent. Duthie shows 5-5 for quads and collects the pot, he now sits with $17,800.

Fri Jul 28 15:32:00 PDT 2006
Matthew Matros Takes A Hit
Matthew Matros bets $250 from middle position, and gets called by the small blinds. The flop brings the 10 84. The small blind bets $300, Matros reraises to $900 total, and the small blind calls. The turn brings the 3. Both players check, after some hesitation, and the 4rolls off on the river. The small blind bets $1,000, and Matros thinks for a moment, then calls. The small blind reveals the JJ, and Matros mucks his hand facedown. His opponent rakes the pot, leaving Matros with $17,000 remaining.

Fri Jul 28 15:37:00 PDT 2006
Garner Beats "Nothing"
The player under-the-gun raises to $450 preflop and a player in mid-position calls. James Garner calls in the small blind and the player in the big blind also calls, making four players to the flop. The flop comes K Q10and Garner and the big blind position player check. The under-the-gun player shoots out with a $1,700 bet and the mid-position player folds. Garner calls all-in for his last $350 and the big blind folds. Garner shows J2for an open ended straight draw and his opponent shows 95for a 9-high. The turn and river put the 6and the 2on the board and Garner takes the pot. Garner now sits with $4,300.
Garner's opponent says, "You beat my favorite hand!" and Garner replies, "What's that...nothing?"

Fri Jul 28 15:39:00 PDT 2006
Shawn "SprStoner" Glines Can't Get Any Action
There are three limpers into the pot before the action comes around to Shawn Glines on the button. Glines makes it $400 more to go when he throws a pink $500 chip into the pot and everyone folds. Glines is about to muck his hand, when someone convinces him to show his A A. Glines is back up to $9400 in chips.

Fri Jul 28 15:41:00 PDT 2006
Nasr and Gowen Both Losing
With a board of 10 3355Darrell Roberts ($11,000) bets $4,000 and Tony Nasr ($11,200) thinks for 7 minutes before Clonie Gowen ($8,300) says "Ok lets get this hand over with, call the floor," Nasr folds and shows A9before Gowen acts. Clonie says "I can't beat that," and folds as well. Roberts now has $17,000, Gowen sits with $5,100 and Nasr has $8,000.

Fri Jul 28 15:44:00 PDT 2006
James Garner Busts
On a board showing K 32, the player in seat 3 bets $200. James Garner calls and the turn puts the Kon the board. Garner's opponent again bets, making it $1,500 and Garner again calls. The river puts another King, the Kon the board, and Garner's opponent pushes all-in, having Garner covered. Garner calls and shows 55for a full house, while his opponent flips up the nuts with the KJfor quad Kings. Garner has been eliminated from the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 15:46:00 PDT 2006
Paul "Eskimo" Clark Eliminated
Paul "Eskimo" Clark is short stacked, putting his last $100 chip in preflop, and going against three other players heading into the flop. The board comes down Q 6262, and on the river one opponent bets out all remaining players. He pulls down the sidepot, then shows the Q10. Clark will need to show a either a queen with a better kicker, aces, kings, a six or a deuce. He reveals the A10, however, and is eliminated.

Fri Jul 28 15:48:00 PDT 2006
Wheaton... Out
With a board showing K Q1038Wil Wheaton is all-in and shows KJ but his opponent shows 8-8 for a rivered set. Wil Wheaton has been eliminated.

Fri Jul 28 15:59:00 PDT 2006
Serendipity, Brought to You by Full Tilt
A Card Player reporter was confirming the name of Full Tilt online qualifier Mike Wrublik when the player sitting next to Wrublik, John Coito, seemed particularly interested in the name. When a reporter returned to the table, Wrublik explained the interest further.
Apparently Wrublik had beaten Coito heads up in the Full Tilt qualifier to get his seat and now they're sitting next to each other in the main event.
Perhaps Coito can exact his revenge on Wrublik with his second chance.

Fri Jul 28 16:00:00 PDT 2006
Shawn "SprStoner" Glines Takes A Hit
The cutoff raises to $300 and the button calls. Shawn Glines in the big blind raises it up to $1,200 and the button calls. The flop comes K 82and Glines bets out $1,500. The button calls and both see a turn of the J. Glines checks and the button bets $2,000. Glines makes the call. The river is the Aand the button bets $2,000. Glines doesn't hesitate to throw his KKaway. After the hand, Glines is down to $13,000 in chips.

Fri Jul 28 16:08:00 PDT 2006
Boyd Sends One to the Rail
A player in early position raises to $300 and Dutch Boyd ($11,000) re-raises to $1,000. His opponent makes the call and they see the flop heads up, 5 32. His opponent goes all-in immediately and Boyd calls. His opponent flips over 99but Boyd has QQ. The turn is a 7and river a K. Boyd eliminates his opponent and now sits with $18,500.

Fri Jul 28 16:10:00 PDT 2006
Bloom Wins With Scared Sixes
Tony Bloom calls a preflop raise of $300 from a player who is in the cut off. The flop brings the J 97. Bloom checks, then calls another $300 bet from his opponent. The 4comes down on the turn and both players check. Both players check again after the 7falls, and bloom shows his 66. His opponent looks back at his cards, then mucks them face down. Bloom now has roughly $7,000.

Fri Jul 28 16:13:00 PDT 2006
Mike Sexton Rakes in a Pot
Mike Sexton raises to $350 preflop on the button with four players already in. All four call and the flop comes Q 53. It is checked to Sexton, who bets $800 and gets one caller. The turn puts the 10on the board and Sexton's opponent again checks. Sexton shoots out a $1,750 bet and is called by his opponent. The river brings the 9and it is again checked to Sexton. Sexton tries again and bets $2,500. His opponent folds and Sexton takes down a relatively large pot, now sitting with $12,500.

Fri Jul 28 16:21:00 PDT 2006
Jean Gluck Eliminated
On a board showing J 539, Jean Gluck pushes all-in for her remaining $3,225. Her opponent, Tom Louie, calls and shows AAand Gluck is behind when she flips QQ. The river puts the 9on the board, giving Louie the nut flush to take out Gluck and rake in the pot of over $20,000. Louie now sits with $32,500.

Fri Jul 28 16:30:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break
Half of the field is on a break for 20 minutes while the other half will play with increased blinds ($100-$200). When the first half returns from their break, the second half will go on a 20 minute break, and the first half will play at the new blind level.

Fri Jul 28 16:31:00 PDT 2006
Sebok Arrives.... In Costume
Joe Sebok has arrived at the tournament dressed as "Robin" from the Batman and Robin comic book. Sebok lost a bet to Gavin Smith on who would perform the best during the preliminary events at the 2006 WSOP. Sebok must make an appearance dressed as a different super-hero for each day of the main event (Smith gets to choose which character).

 

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

Recap of the Day Continued:

Fri Jul 28 16:44:00 PDT 2006
Bartholdi Gets A Lot of Action
Joe Bartholdi bets $1,000 on a flop of 10 87, and is almost instantly reraised all-in by an opponent. Action folds around to Bartholdi, who instantly calls, showing the 1010. His opponent cringes and reveals the 88, for a lower set. The turn brings the 2, bringing no help to Bartholdi's opponent. The river solidifies Bartholdi's victory, bringing the last ten in the deck, 10, and giving Bartholdi quads. Bartholdi now has approximately $11,000.

Fri Jul 28 16:45:00 PDT 2006
Featured Table Listing
The ESPN featured table is table 67, which consists of:
Seat 1 - Robert Burns
Seat 2 - Jenny Kang
Seat 3 - James Olson
Seat 4 - Scotty Nguyen
Seat 5 - David Toneman
Seat 6 - William Mosey
Seat 7 - Michael Chow
Seat 8 - Randall Hughes
Seat 9 - Beth Shak

Fri Jul 28 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Vos Wins a Blind Showdown
A player from the button raises $600 into Mark Vos' big blind. Voss re-raises another $2,000, and the button makes the call. The flop comes A Q5, and it is checked around. The turn comes Q, and Vos checks to the button who makes it $1,600 to go. Vos calls, and the river brings the Q. Once again, Vos checks into the button who this time bets $2,500. Vos takes a moment to ponder the call and to study the bettor. Vos decides to look him up and makes the call. The player on the button immediately mucks his hand, and Vos rakes the pot without ever having to reveal his own hand. Apparently Vos just wanted to keep him honest, but unfortunately for his opponent, he was lying the entire time.

Fri Jul 28 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Part II
The first half of the field is returning, and the second half is going on break.

Fri Jul 28 16:51:00 PDT 2006
"The Grinder" Builds His Stack
On a board showing Q 82, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi bets $1,100 and Ben Roberts calls. The turn puts the 10on the board and both players check. The river brings the Aand Mizrachi bets to $1,600. Roberts raises to $3,200 and Mizrachi calls, showing 75for a flush. Roberts mucks and Mizrachi takes down the pot to put his stack at $18,850. Roberts is now down to $3,850.

Fri Jul 28 16:59:00 PDT 2006
Oldest Entrant Victor Golden Eliminated
On a board showing 8 32, with $3,000 already in the pot, the player in the small blind position, John Luu, checks. A player in mid-position bets $500 and Victor Golden and the player on the button call. Luu raises to $4,500 more and Golden calls for his last $100. The mid-position player also calls, creating a side-pot and leaving two active players. The turn puts the 3on the board and Luu shoots out with a $4,000 bet, which the mid-position player calls. The river brings the 6and Luu moves all-in for his remaining $6,050, causing the mid-position player to fold. Luu takes down the side-pot and flips up 32for a full house, while Golden shows K8for top pair. Victor Golden, the oldest player in the World Series of Poker at 91, is eliminated from the tournament. Luu is now sitting with $27,150.

Fri Jul 28 17:09:00 PDT 2006
Hoang Moves up to $30,000
With $12,000 already in the pot before the turn, John Hoang ($15,000 before the hand) leads at the A Q48board for $3,000. His opponent moves all-in and has Hoang covered. Hoang wastes no time in calling with the nut flush, A5. His opponent turns over AAwhich leaves him needing the board to pair. The 10falls on the river and Hoang has doubled up to $30,000.

Fri Jul 28 17:12:00 PDT 2006
All Players Back From Break
All players are now back from break and playing in level 3 with blinds at $100-$200.

Fri Jul 28 17:16:00 PDT 2006
Bill Chen Triples Up
Three players, including Bill Chen (who has two bracelets this year), are all-in on a flop of 9 74. One player flips up pocket 7's for a set while another player shows pocket 9's for a better set. Chen, with fewer chips than both other players, shows A8for the nut flush draw. The turn delivers the 5for Chen, giving him the mortal nuts. Chen will have to avoid having the board pair on the last card to triple up and survive. The river brings the 3and Chen rakes in the main pot to triple up and now sits with $25,000.

Fri Jul 28 17:27:00 PDT 2006
Tobey Maguire Eliminated
Tobey Maguire raises to $600 preflop and his opponent re-raises to $1,600. Maguire calls and the flop comes A Q9. Maguire checks and his opponent bets $1,200, which Maguire calls. The turn is the Jand Maguire pushes all-in for his remaining $2,000. His opponent calls and shows QQ, while Maguire flips up A10. The river puts the 10on the board, giving Maguire two pair, which is not enough against his opponent's set of Queens and Maguire is eliminated from the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 17:28:00 PDT 2006
Norm MacDonald Rakes a Monster Pot
Norm MacDonald raises $800 before the flop from a late position. The player to his left calls from the cut-off position. The flop comes A A2, and MacDonald fires out $2,000 at the pot. The cut-off makes the call. The turn comes 5, and MacDonald bets $5,000. Once again, the cut-off calls the bet, and the river brings the K. MacDonald immediately pushes all-in, and he has his opponent covered. The player from the cut-off position asks Norm to count his chips. After a few moments of intense deliberation, MacDonald's opponent makes the call. MacDonald flips over A8, and his opponenet mucks his hand. MacDonald's trip Aces were plenty good enough to rake a monster pot and eliminate a player from the tournament. After this hand, MacDonald now has $39,000.

Fri Jul 28 17:31:00 PDT 2006
Aces..... Again??
Players at Shawn "SprStoner" Glines table are beginning to complain about his good fortune. On a board of 10 421010, Glines bets $2,000 and gets his opponent to call. Glines turns over AAand his opponent mucks. This is the fifth time that Glines has held pocket Aces during this tournament. After the hand, Glines is up to $21,000 in chips.

Fri Jul 28 17:37:00 PDT 2006
Mekhi Phifer Doubles Up
Mekhi Phifer moves all-in for his last $5,000 before the flop. He is quickly called by an opponent to his left, and Phifer flips over 4 4. His opponent shows a pair of Kings in the hole. The board comes 9543A, giving Phifer a set on the flop to crack his opponent's pair of Kings. Phifer more than doubles up this hand, and now has $12,000.

Fri Jul 28 17:38:00 PDT 2006
Young Phan Takes a Hit
On a board showing 10 425, Young Phan bets $300 and his opponent raises to $600. Phan calls and the river brings the 3, prompting both players to check. Phan shows the K10while his opponent flips up 42for two pair to take the pot. Phan's stack is now down to $16,500.

Fri Jul 28 17:45:00 PDT 2006
De Wolfe Doubles up
Roland De Wolfe moves all-in for $8,700 on a flop of 10 43. His opponent makes the call with 52while De Wolfe shows QQ. The turn and river come 9and Kgiving De Wolfe the winning hand. He's now at $21,400.

Fri Jul 28 17:46:00 PDT 2006
Mekhi Phifer Eliminated
Mekhi Phifer has just been eliminated from the main event.

Fri Jul 28 17:50:00 PDT 2006
Terrence Chan Hits The Flop... Hard.
On a flop of Q 109, Terrence Chan gets all of his chips in against one opponent. After he is called, he reveals the J8, for a flopped straight and an inside straight flush draw. His opponent shows the K9, for a pair and inside straight draw. The turn brings the A, which leaves Chan's opponent needing a jack to make a straight. The river brings a 6, however, and Chan rakes the pot, ending with approximately $18,000.

Fri Jul 28 17:58:00 PDT 2006
Gus Hansen Doubles His Stack
Gus Hansen raises to $600 under-the-gun and a player in mid-position calls. The player in the big blind also calls and the flop comes A 75. The big-blind player checks and Hansen shoots out with a $1,250 bet. The mid-position player folds and the big blind player moves all-in, having Hansen covered. Hansen calls all-in for his last $6,125 and shows AQfor top pair. His opponent flips up 85for a flush draw. The turn puts the 3on the board and the river brings the 7and Hansen's Aces hold up. Hansen more than doubles up and now sits with $17,625.

Fri Jul 28 18:09:00 PDT 2006
Grinder not Afraid of the Big Stack
On a board showing 8 76K, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi bets $1,050 and Mike Sorrentino, the big stack at the table, calls. The river is the 8and Mizrachi bets $2,600. Sorrentino folds and Mizrachi takes down the $3,700 pot to put his stack at $23,000. Sorrentino's stack is down to $33,000.

Fri Jul 28 18:14:00 PDT 2006
Sorrentino Hits Royal Flush
On a board showing K J10A8, Mike Sorrentino bets $2,000 and Ben Roberts takes some time before mucking his hand. Sorrentino opts to show his hand, AQ, which gave him the royal flush. Sorrentino's stack is now up to $35,500.

Fri Jul 28 18:17:00 PDT 2006
Mark Vos Takes Command
Mark Vos is now sitting with $78,000 in chips, and Norm MacDonald, to his right, is now only sitting with $15,000. Vos took an enormous pot off of MacDonald when Mark cracked Norm's Aces with Q-J, making two pair.

Fri Jul 28 18:23:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Alaei Wins Big Pot
Preflop action folds to Daniel Alaei in the small blind. Alaei raises to $600 and the player in the big blind calls. The flop comes 6 43and Alaei bets $1,000. His opponent pushes all-in for his remaining $5,500, which Alaei calls. Alaei shows 88for an over pair and his opponent flips up A4for mid-pair. The turn is the Kand the river is the 9, improving neither player and eliminating Alaei's opponent. Alaei rakes in the pot and now sits with $15,500.

Fri Jul 28 18:33:00 PDT 2006
Young Phan Doubles
On a flop of Q Q7, the player in the small blind raises to $2,500 and Young Phan re-raises all-in for $2,950 from the big blind. Phan's opponent calls, having Phan covered, and shows JJwhile Phan flips up AQfor trip Queens. The turn and river are no help when they come 5and 5and Phan doubles up to $$8,600.

Fri Jul 28 18:34:00 PDT 2006
Norm MacDonald Eliminated
In a rollercoaster-like hour, Norm MacDonald went from winning a large pot making him chip leader, to taking a huge hit at the hands of current leader, Mark Vos. Norm raised all in on a flop of Q J9, and is called by an opponent with the A10. The turn card is MacDonald's worst nightmare, the K, giving his opponent the broadway straight. MacDonald will need an ace on the river to spilt. It does not come, however, and he is eliminated within an hour of being the chip leader.

Fri Jul 28 18:37:00 PDT 2006
Bill Chen Takes a Hit
With a flop of 6 42Bill Chen bets $1,500 and is raised by his opponent in seat 7 $4,500 total.Chen goes all-in for $13,000 more and his opponent calls (he has less than Chen). Chen shows JJand seat 7 shows 66for a set. The turn is a 9and the river a 10. Chen loses the hand and is down to his last $6,750.

Fri Jul 28 18:39:00 PDT 2006
Clonie Gowen Eliminated
On a board of A K9, with $4,000 already in the pot, Clonie Gowen pushes all-in for her remaining $2,400. Her sole opponent calls and shows A3for a pair of Aces. Gowen flips up pocket Queens and will need to improve. The turn is the 9and the river is the 2, not helping Gowen and eliminating her from the tournament.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

Recap of the Day Continued:

Fri Jul 28 18:40:00 PDT 2006
Hardest Beat EVER
Jack Mahalingam is all-in for $5,000 and is called an opponent in late position. Mahalingam shows 8 8and his opponent has 55. The flop is 655and his opponent flops quads. The turn is a 9giving Mahalingam a gut-shot straight flush draw (his only way to win). The river is the 7giving Mahalingam the straight flush and the hand.

Fri Jul 28 18:41:00 PDT 2006
Antonio Tarver Gets KO'd
Professional boxer Antonio Tarver has been knocked out on Day 1 of the Main Event.

Fri Jul 28 18:51:00 PDT 2006
Players Now on Dinner Break
All players are now on dinner break until 8:20 p.m. PDT. When they return they will play in level 4 of the tournament with blinds at $100-$200 with a $25 ante.

Fri Jul 28 20:24:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Level 4 begins with blinds at $100-200 and a $25 ante.

Fri Jul 28 20:45:00 PDT 2006
Sexton Eliminates Harrington
Dan Harrington is eliminated from today's event. He was greeted by a round of applause as he stood up and walked away from his table. Mike Sexton's Q Qbeat Harrington's J7when the board brought a fourth heart on the river.

Fri Jul 28 20:51:00 PDT 2006
Grinding One Out
Michael Mizrachi raises under-the-gun to $600. Seat 2 and 3 call. The flop comes J 108. "The Grinder" checks, seat 2 bets $1,000, and seat 3 calls. Mizrachi raises to $3,500 total. Only seat 2 calls. The turn is the Jand Mizrachi leads out with $2,500. Seat 3 raises to $5,000 and Mizrachi calls. The river is the Aand both players check. Mizrachi shows Q8and seat 3 shows 99. Mizrachi has $13,000.

Fri Jul 28 20:56:00 PDT 2006
Matthew Lillard Eliminated
Matthew Lillard tries to raise under-the-gun by betting a $500 chip but the dealer says it is only a call because it is a single chip and Lillard did not say he was raising. One of Lillard's opponents raises to $800 and Lillard calls. The flop comes J 98. Lillard's opponent bets $1,200 and he calls. The turn is the Q. Lillard leads out for $2,000 and his opponent raises to $4,000 total. The river is the 6and Lillard pushes all-in. He is called immediately. His opponent flips over AQfor the nut flush while Lillard shows KQand is eliminated from the event.

Fri Jul 28 20:57:00 PDT 2006
Flack Doubles
On a board of 6 53J3, Layne Flack doubles up with AAagainst his opponent's QQ. He's up to $17,600.

Fri Jul 28 21:03:00 PDT 2006
The Field Narrows
At least 738 players have been eliminated from day 1A of the WSOP Main Event. Play will continue until 500 more players are eliminated.

Fri Jul 28 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Hansen Folds
With a $3,700 pot and four players in the hand, including Gus Hansen, the flop comes K J8. Two players check to Hansen, who bets $1,000. Only one person calls. The turn is the 8. Both players check. The river is the K. Hansen folds after his opponent bets $3,000. He's down to $12,850.

Fri Jul 28 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Vos Increases His Lead
Mark Vos raises to $900 from the button. Seat 8 calls in the big blind. The flop comes Q 63. Seat 8 checks, Vos fires out $1,400, and seat 8 folds. Vos has $86,000.

Fri Jul 28 21:13:00 PDT 2006
Tough Start For Jennicide
Jennifer Leigh is off to a tough start in the main event. Due to an unfortunate miscommunication, Jennifer was under the impression that her Main Event was beginning on Saturday. Jennifer received a phone call around 5:30 p.m. that informed her that she was being blinded off. Jennifer arrived at the Rio around 6:00 p.m. to find only $6,000 in her stack. She has been battling back since then and currently has $9,000.

Fri Jul 28 21:22:00 PDT 2006
Do Decides To Fold
Seat 10 raises under-the-gun to $900. Cuong Do calls from the cut off and seat 7 calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9 22. Seat 10 bets $1,100. Do and seat 7 fold. Do has $73, 500.

Fri Jul 28 21:23:00 PDT 2006
Watkinson Busts
With $7,000 in the pot and a flop of 6 32, Lee Watkinson pushes all-in for $5,450. His opponent calls and shows 1010. Watkinson has 55. The board completes with 3A. Watkinson is eliminated halfway through the fourth level.

Fri Jul 28 21:24:00 PDT 2006
Ralph Perry Scoops a Pot
The small blind raises to $1,000 and Rafael "Ralph" Perry calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9 83. Perry bets $1,500 and the small blind folds. Perry has $23,000.

Fri Jul 28 21:33:00 PDT 2006
Bloch Cracks Aces
With a board of 7 325, Andy Bloch checks. His opponent in seat 7 bets $2,500. Bloch calls. The river is the 8both players check. Seat 7 shows AA. Bloch shows 87for two pair and the pot. His opponent laughs while shaking his head as they move to the next hand.

Fri Jul 28 21:47:00 PDT 2006
Kessler Doubles
Allen Kessler and his opponent get all-in pre-flop. Kessler shows A-K and his opponent shows A-5. Kessler's hand holds up and he wins the pot, doubling to $17,300.

Fri Jul 28 21:51:00 PDT 2006
McCaffrey Still Rolling
Paul McCaffrey bets $1,400 on a board of A 649and his opponent folds. Mccaffrey shows pocket aces and collects yet another pot. He is cruising with $75,800, good for second place in the early stages of this tournament.

Fri Jul 28 21:51:00 PDT 2006
Young Phan Doubles
Young Phan and his opponent get all-in pre-flop. Phan's A-K dominates his opponent's K-Q. The board comes J 86Q10. Phan doubles up to $19,500 with a straight and eliminates his opponent from the tournament.

Fri Jul 28 21:58:00 PDT 2006
Gazes Mucks
Kristy Gazes raises to $1,200 from under-the-gun and is called by seat 9 in late position. The flop comes J 52. Gazes bets $1,500 and seat 9 calls. The turn is the 4. Gazes checks and seat 9 bets $2,500. Gazes mucks her hand. She has $18,500.
Kristy Gazes is sitting in seat 5, directly to the left of Julian Gardner in seat 4. Both players are sitting at one of the more vocal tables in this year's main event - the player in seat 2 has been singing almost every hand.

Fri Jul 28 22:02:00 PDT 2006
New Chip Leader
Mike Ertsling jumps into the chip lead when he makes a spade flush with K Kin the hole. He has $84,000, good for first place at the moment.

Fri Jul 28 22:08:00 PDT 2006
Boyadjian Takes a Hit
Yervand Boyadjian raises from middle position to $1,500 and seat 1 in the small blind pushes all-in for just under $5,000. Boyadjian calls and turns over A Q. Seat 1 shows AA. The board comes Q822Jand Boyadjian doubles up seat 1. Boyadjian is now at $62,500.

Fri Jul 28 22:13:00 PDT 2006
Shane Schleger Takes A Hit
Shane Schleger re-raises an opponent preflop and the opponent moves all-in. Schleger makes the call and shows pocket queens. His opponent turns over pocket kings and a board of J 10248does not improve Schleger. His opponent doubles up and Schleger is left with around $17,000.

Fri Jul 28 22:23:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Fri Jul 28 22:45:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Play resumes at level 5 with blinds at $150-300 and a $25 ante.

Fri Jul 28 22:51:00 PDT 2006
Danny Masterson Doubles Up
After a flop of K 104Danny Masterson checks in the small blind in a heads up pot. A player on the button bets out $800, Masterson raises to $2,000 and is called. The Qcomes on the turn and Masterson checks, his opponent bets out $2,000. Masterson thinks for a minute before pushing the remainder of his chips in the pot. The button calls the all in re-raise and shows pocket Aces. Masterson has KJand is behind. The river is a 9, completing Masterson's straight. He is now at $20,000.

Fri Jul 28 22:52:00 PDT 2006
Hansen's Aces Cracked
Gus Hansen's aces are cracked by his opponent's pocket jacks after hitting a third jack on the turn. Hansen raised the hand pre-flop, on the flop, and on the turn. He called a re-raise on the turn and both players checked the river. Hansen is at $7,000.

Fri Jul 28 22:59:00 PDT 2006
Corkins Sits On a Healthy Stack
Seat 5 raises to $2,500 from the cut-off and is called by Hoyt Corkins. The flop comes A 105. Corkins bets $3,000, seat 5 calls. The turn is the 2, Corkins bets $4,200, seat 5 calls. The river brings the 2, Corkins fires out $12,000 and is called by seat 5 once again. Corkins turns over A10for two pair and his opponent mucks his hand. Corkins now is at $52,500.

Fri Jul 28 23:05:00 PDT 2006
Tracy Eliminated
Full Tilt Poker qualifier Gregory Tracy is eliminated after his K-K fails to improve against his opponent's A-A.

Fri Jul 28 23:06:00 PDT 2006
Flack Mucks
Layne Flack raises to $900 in late position and is called by seat 2 in the small blind. The flop comes K 105, seat 2 checks, Flack bets $1,500. Seat 2 calls and the turn is the 8. Both seat 2 and Flack check, the river is the 7. Seat 2 bets $3,000 and Flack folds. Flack is sitting at $21,600.

Fri Jul 28 23:15:00 PDT 2006
Slowly Building Stack
As reported earlier, Jennifer Leigh was under the impression that her Main Event was beginning on Saturday not today. After being blinded off for almost 6 hours, she's worked her stack up to $11,500.

Fri Jul 28 23:17:00 PDT 2006
No Show...Still
Table 134 has an empty seat. The player that was suppose to be in seat 8 has not been inside the Rio once today as 11:30 p.m. approaches. The player is being blinded off and is down to $1,800.

Fri Jul 28 23:23:00 PDT 2006
Clock
A player calls the clock on Andy Bloch while he ponders a decision. Bloch decides to muck his hand with 1 second left on the clock and now has $7,825.

Fri Jul 28 23:26:00 PDT 2006
Aces All Day
One player in the main event has had pocket aces nine times today.

Fri Jul 28 23:32:00 PDT 2006
Jennifer Leigh Eliminated
Jennifer Leigh's pocket Queens could not hold up against her opponent's flopped set of deuces, and she was eliminated from the Main Event.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

Recap of the Day Continued:

Fri Jul 28 23:37:00 PDT 2006
Flush Me
With a board of K Q2910and $7,800 in the pot, Julian Gardner and seat 6 go to the showdown. Gardner turns over 103for the flush and his opponent mucks his hand. Gardner sits at $38,400.

Fri Jul 28 23:41:00 PDT 2006
Boyd Chops
Seat one raises to $1,500 in early position. Seat 10 calls from middle position and Russ Boyd goes all-in for $11,600 from the big blind. One player calls and shows A K. Boyd has Q10. The board comes K10762. Boyd and his opponent chop the pot. He's now at $12,700.


Fri Jul 28 23:44:00 PDT 2006
Sklansky Takes A Pot Off Masterson
On a board of 10 97J, David Sklansky checks and Danny Masterson bets $1,100. Sklansky makes the call and the river is the 7. Sklansky fires $2,400 and Masterson immediately calls. He mucks his hand when Sklansky shows 99for a full house.

Fri Jul 28 23:50:00 PDT 2006
Chop Chop
Seat 6 calls the big blind from middle position. Seat 1 calls in the small blind and Yervand Boyadjian checks in the big blind. The flop comes 5 42. Boyadjian bets $500 and seat 6 calls. Boyadjian checks in the dark and the turn brings the A. Seat 6 fires out $2,000 and Boyadjian calls. The river is the 5. Boyadjian pushes all-in. Seat 6 calls. Boyadjian flips over Q4. Seat 6 shows 64. Both players have a two pair with an Ace kicker and they chop the pot.

Fri Jul 28 23:51:00 PDT 2006
Barch Shows Frustration
Seat 1 limps under-the-gun. Tex Barch, seat 5, and the small blind limp. The big blind raises $500. Seat 1 and Barch call the raise. Seat 5 pushes all-in for his remaining $4,775. It folds around to Barch who is clearly frustrated. Barch says, "There is no way you have a hand. If I had better than K-high, I would call. Either this is the worst poker play I have ever seen, or you have a garbage hand." Barch scolds the raiser from the big blind as well. The player in seat 5 shows A 9to calm Barch's frustration.

Sat Jul 29 00:11:00 PDT 2006
Minh Nguyen Blinded Off
Minh Nguyen is eliminated from the tournament after his chips were blinded off. He has still not arrived at the Rio.

Sat Jul 29 00:20:00 PDT 2006
Perry's Kings Cracked
Rafael Perry calls his opponent's all-in and turns over K K. His opponent holds AQ. The turn brings the Aand Perry's kings do not hold. Perry's has $9,850.

Sat Jul 29 00:26:00 PDT 2006
New Seating
The $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em champion, Mary Jones, just moved to Hoyt Corkin's table. Corkins is at $56,400 and Jones is at $10,250.

Sat Jul 29 00:37:00 PDT 2006
Flack Checks It Down
Seat 1 raises to $1,200 from middle position. Layne Flack re-raises $4,000 from the cut-off. Seat 1 calls. The flop comes 9 95. Both players check. The turn is the 2. Both players check again. The river is the 4. Again, both players check. Flack shows AKand his opponent shows JJ. Flack is down to $37,200.

Sat Jul 29 00:43:00 PDT 2006
Sklansky Takes Down a Big Pot
David Sklansky raises $900 from early position and the player in seat 7 calls from middle position. The flop comes K 43. Sklansky checks, seat 7 bets $2,000, and Sklansky calls. The turn is the 2. Both players check. The river is the J. Sklansky bets $3,000 and his opponent calls. Sklansky shows KJand his opponent mucks. He is now at $18,700.

Sat Jul 29 00:45:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes at level 6. Play will continue for one more level before ending for the night, whether 900 players remain or not.

Sat Jul 29 01:05:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $200-400 with a $50 ante. This is the last level of play for the night.

Sat Jul 29 01:12:00 PDT 2006
Lisandro Takes Down a Hand
With $2,000 in the pot and a board of J 832, Jeff Lisandro checks, seat 5 bets $1,300 and Lisandro calls. The turn is the 9. Both players check. Lisandro shows Q10for the nut straight and his opponent mucks. He's up to $67,000.

Sat Jul 29 01:14:00 PDT 2006
Flack Down
On a board of J 85, Layne Flack bets $1,200 after he and two others limped into the pot. One person calls. The turn is the K. Flack checks and his opponent bets $1,800. Flack calls. The river is the 2. Flack checks, his opponent bets $3,000, and Flack calls. His opponent shows J4and he mucks. Flack is at $34,800.

Sat Jul 29 01:16:00 PDT 2006
Boyd Hit Hard
Russ "Dutch" Boyd calls from middle position. The small blind calls and the big blind checks. The flop comes A 106. All three players check. The turn is the 6. The small blind bets $400, the big blind folds, and Boyd calls. The river is the 2. The small blind bets $1,000 and Boyd calls again. The small blind shows 86for trips and Boyd mucks. He's down to $3,150.

Sat Jul 29 01:22:00 PDT 2006
Flack Plays Aggressively
Layne Flack is up to $42,000 after raising aggresively and stealing lots of blinds and antes.

Sat Jul 29 01:25:00 PDT 2006
Sklansky Bets the Turn
Seat 1 raises to $1,600 from middle position. David Sklansky calls. The flop comes Q 109. Seat 1 bets $2,000 and Sklansky calls. The turn is the 2. Seat 1 checks, Sklansky bets $2,000, and seat 1 folds. Sklansky is at $24,300.

Sat Jul 29 01:26:00 PDT 2006
Alaei Folds a Pot
Daniel Alaei raises $1,200 under the gun. Seat 1 re-raises $1,800 more from middle position. Alaei calls. The flop comes Q 98. Alaei checks and his opponent bets $6,000. Alaei folds. He's down to $13,200.

Sat Jul 29 01:33:00 PDT 2006
Two Pair No Good
With $16,500 in the pot and a board of Q 82, Andrew Black's opponent goes all-in for $6,150. Black calls after counting the pot. He shows K8. His opponent shows AQ. Black hits the Kon the turn, but his opponent hits the Aon the river to win the pot. Black is down to $18,600.

Sat Jul 29 01:35:00 PDT 2006
Questioning Himself
Seat 3 raises to $1,200 in middle position and is re-raised by seat 4 to $3,000. Seat 3 calls and the flop comes 8 42. Seat 3 checks and seat 4 bets $4,500. Seat 3 mucks his hand and says "I dont even know why I raised in the first place, let alone called the re-raise." The table is re-drawing for new seats as their table has just been broken up.

Sat Jul 29 01:39:00 PDT 2006
Alaei Folds Again
Seat 2 raises from under-the-gun+1 to $1,400. Daniel Alaei calls from the cut-off. The flop comes J 102. Seat 2 bets $3,500 and Alaei folds. He's at $11,200.

Sat Jul 29 01:42:00 PDT 2006
Boyd Gains Some Back
Russ "Dutch" Boyd goes all-in from middle position for $6,025. It folds around and he picks up the blinds and antes. He's at $8,025.

Sat Jul 29 01:43:00 PDT 2006
A Friendly Visitor
Daniel Negreanu has just entered the Amazon room and is walking through the 91 tables still remaining to see who is left in the field on Day 1A.

Sat Jul 29 01:43:00 PDT 2006
Big Table
Danny Masterson, Hoyt Corkins, and David Sklansky share a table.

Sat Jul 29 01:48:00 PDT 2006
Corkins Eliminates a Player
A player goes all-in in early position for $2,600. Hoyt Corkins calls from the big blind and shows 10 5. His opponent has A4. After the board comes out, Corkin's hand is on top and he eliminates the other player. Corkins is up to $64,600.

Sat Jul 29 01:49:00 PDT 2006
Seat 1 Flops the Straight
With the board showing 7 53Q, seat 4 pushes all-in for $7,400 and is called by seat 1. Right after seat 1 calls he tells seat 4 he flopped the straight and shows 64, seat 4 shows QJ. The river is the Kand seat 4 is eliminated.

Sat Jul 29 01:59:00 PDT 2006
Mortensen Hit Hard
With a pot of $11,000 and a board of 9 8685, Juan Carlos Mortensen bets $4,000. His opponent goes all-in for $21,300 total. Mortensen thinks for a long time before folding his hand face up - AA. His opponent shows the Kas he rakes the pot. Mortensen is down to $8,000.

Sat Jul 29 02:05:00 PDT 2006
Flack Down
Layne Flack raises to $1,600 from middle position after one person limped in. The small blind and the original limper both call. The flop comes A 42. It checks to Flack, who bets $4,000. Both players call. The turn is the K. It checks around. The river is the 9. It checks around again. The small blind shows AQ. Flack and the other player muck. Flack is at $40,300.

Sat Jul 29 02:06:00 PDT 2006
Right Next Too Each Other
With a board of A A9, seat 2 checks and is followed by Osman Kibar who checks as well. The turn is the 4, seat 2 bets $3,000, Kibar calls. The river is the 7and both players check. Seat 2 says he has two pair, and Kibar says "So do I" and flips over 66. Seat 2 laughs and says "Why are you calling me with that crap?" and flips over 66. Kibar tells seat 2 he was scaring him, and seat 2 replies with "At least I had the guts to bet the hand." Kibar and seat 2 laugh while the dealer splits the pot as both players have Aces and 6's.

Sat Jul 29 02:14:00 PDT 2006
Flack Rolling
Layne Flack wins an $8,000 pot with K 8 on a board of A K 4 2 Q . He's up to $45,000.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)

Recap of the Day Continued:

Sat Jul 29 02:17:00 PDT 2006
Greenstein Takes a Pot
Seat 2 raises to $1,000 from late position. Barry Greenstein calls from the big blind. The flop comes 7 43. Greenstein checks and seat 2 bets $1,000. Greenstein re-raises to $3,000. Seat 2 calls. The turn is the K. Greenstein bets $4,000 and seat 2 calls. The river is the 3. Greenstein bets $7,000 and his opponent folds. He's now at $34,500.

Sat Jul 29 02:20:00 PDT 2006
Black Takes a Pot
With $7,000 in the pot and a board of K 84AK, Andrew Black bets $1,500. Paul McCaffrey calls. Black shows AQand wins the pot. He's at $26,000.

Sat Jul 29 02:26:00 PDT 2006
Boyd Eliminated
Russ "Dutch" Boyd is eliminated from the tournament after pushing all-in with queens. His opponent calls with A-10 and hits an ace on the flop.


Sat Jul 29 02:39:00 PDT 2006
Bucci Triples Up
On a flop of K J3, Rocco Bucci pushes all-in. Elpidio Castro and Maxim Dolinksy call. Bucci shows K3, Castro shows Q10, and Dolinksy shows AA. The turn brings the 9, giving Castro his straight, but the river is the Qand Bucci wins with a flush.

Sat Jul 29 02:45:00 PDT 2006
Hansen Eliminated
Gus Hansen is eliminated from the tournament after he pushes pre-flop with 6 6and loses to his opponent's A7 .

Sat Jul 29 02:48:00 PDT 2006
Vos Loses a Large Pot
With $40,000 in the pot and a board of K 985K, Mark Vos' opponent goes all-in. Vos folds and is down to $93,000.

Sat Jul 29 02:55:00 PDT 2006
Strasser Wins a Pot
Jason Strasser raises to $1,200 pre-flop and the big blind calls. The flop comes A 84. The big blind checks and Strasser bets $2,500. The big blind folds and Strasser wins the pot.

Sat Jul 29 03:02:00 PDT 2006
Masterson Steals
Danny Masterson raises to $1,200 on the button and wins the blinds and antes. He's up to $26,575.

Sat Jul 29 03:11:00 PDT 2006
Corkins Takes a Hit
Hoyt Corkins and two other players get all-in pre-flop. Corkins has a pair of jacks. One opponent has A-K and the other has a pair of kings. An ace flops and cracks both pocket pairs. Corkins is down to $28,000.

Sat Jul 29 03:12:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
Play ends for the night with under 800 players remaining out of the original field of 2,138. The players erupted in cheers as the tournament director came on the public address system to congratulate the players and explain the bagging process.
Day 1B begins tomorrow at noon. Players from day 1A will return on Tuesday, August 1, for day 2A of the main event.


[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Paul McCaffrey-111,800
2-Mark Vos-93,000
3-Cuong Do-86,000
4-Jeffrey Lisandro-79,000
5-Pete Falk-68,200
6-Mike Erstling-67,000
7-Yervand Boyadjian-65,000
8-Mike Epstein-62,000
9-David Pham-59,000
10-Eric Buchman-56,500

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

Recap:

Sat Jul 29 11:49:00 PDT 2006
Players Ready To Begin
The players are filing in to the Amazon room here at the Rio. Day 1B is set to begin in about ten minutes.

Sat Jul 29 12:03:00 PDT 2006
Doyle Brunson
Today marks Doyle Brunson's 30th anniversary of his first championship bracelet. Texas Dolly has just announced for the dealers to shuffle up and deal. The cards are in the air, and day 1B has officially begun.

Sat Jul 29 12:09:00 PDT 2006
1st Elimination, 1st Hand
Greg Nunley raises to $225 and Mark Lawlor re-raises to $600. Nunley re-raises to $1,500 and Lawlor makes it $3,000 to go. Nunley goes all-in and Lawlor makes the call. Nunley shows K

K

and Lawlor shows A

A

. The board comes J

10

2

7

3

, and Nunley is our first elimination of the day.

Sat Jul 29 12:15:00 PDT 2006
Has Anyone Seen Hellmuth?
ESPN is featuring Table 100 today. The player in seat 5 has yet to arrive...but we can probably expect Phil Hellmuth sometime within the next two hours. He will be playing for his eleventh bracelet.

Sat Jul 29 12:18:00 PDT 2006
Mike Caro Adds To His Stack Early
On a board of K

10

7

2

8

, Mike Caro bets out $3,500. As his opponent is thinking, Caro says, "It's a tough spot to be in. Here's a man who doesn't care." His opponent calls and Caro turns over A

J

for the nut flush. After the hand, Caro is up to $16,000.

Sat Jul 29 12:24:00 PDT 2006
Rosendo Perez Doubles Up Early
Rosendo Perez and his opponent get it all-in on a flop of A-Q-X. Perez turns over A-A and his opponent has Q-Q for a rare set over set situation. After the hand, Perez is up to $19,800 in chips.

Sat Jul 29 12:31:00 PDT 2006
Luck of the Draw
Table 171 is in for a rough time as the tournament starts. Rafe Furst, Padraig Parkinson, and Rafi Amit are all sitting at that table as play begins.

Sat Jul 29 12:34:00 PDT 2006
AA vs. KK vs. QQ
A player under the gun raises to $150. Jarret McMillan re-raises to $400. Michael Hasday, in the big blind, makes it $3,900 to go. The under the gun player goes all-in while McMillan folds. Hasday makes the call and shows A

A

. The under the gun player shows Q

Q

and McMillan mucks K-K. The board comes K

J

3

2

10

, and Michael Hasday eliminates an opponent and boosts his stack to $22,400. McMillan folded the winning hand.

Sat Jul 29 12:44:00 PDT 2006
Overheard
Brad Garrett, who hosted this year's roast of Doyle Brunson, hasn't stopped the roast on account of his play in the tournament. "I found Doyle Brunson's catheter," he said, holding up the cord to his I-Pod.

Sat Jul 29 13:00:00 PDT 2006
Caro On Fire
With the board reading A

A

9

J

10

the player first to act ($6,000) bets $500. Mike Caro ($20,000) raises $1,700 more and says, "Since you have nothing and are trying to buy it." The player calls and Caro shows A

J

. Caro's opponent angrily flips over A

K

. Caro continues to grow his stack to $23,600. His opponent has $3,000.

Sat Jul 29 13:15:00 PDT 2006
Brunson Minimizes Loss
Doyle Brunson and his opponent check a board of J

6

5

2

. On the river (J

), Brunson's opponent bets $600 and Brunson calls. His opponent shows K

K

for the second nut flush. Brunson shows A-A without the A

and expresses how glad he is that they didn't get all of their chips in pre-flop.

Sat Jul 29 13:18:00 PDT 2006
Rafi Amit Takes Down A Pot
On a board of A

6

3

K

with $3,000 in the pot, Rafi Amit bets $2,000. Both his opponents fold and Amit turns over J

2

for a complete bluff. After the hand, Amit is up to $12,250.

Sat Jul 29 13:20:00 PDT 2006
Celebrity Table
Dax Shepherd of Punk'd and Brad Garrett of Everybody Loves Raymond are both seated at Table 201.

Sat Jul 29 13:23:00 PDT 2006
Juanda Takes One Down Uncontested
On a flop of J

8

5, the player in the small blind bets $200. John Juanda raises to $700 from the button, and the small blind calls. The turn brings the Q

, the player in the small blind checks, and Juanda bets $1,700. The small blind folds and Juanda rakes the pot, building his stack to $10,300.

Sat Jul 29 13:26:00 PDT 2006
Williams Cracks Aces on the River
A player from the 5 seat raises $250 before the flop, and David Williams just flat calls his bet. The flop comes K

7

6

, and the 5 seat bets $600, Williams calls. The turn comes 2

, and the 5 seat bets $1,000, and Williams calls. The river brings the 10

, seat 5 bets $1,000, and Williams says, "I'll just call." Williams flips over 10

10

, for a set, and the 5 seat turns over A

A

. Williams says, "It was for the camera.", as there was an ESPN film crew looking on. Williams rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to $10,300. He looks back to the cameraman and says, "Keep that camera running, I'm playing another pot here buddy."

Sat Jul 29 13:30:00 PDT 2006
Jerry Venable Gets a Walk...Almost
Dan Idema limps in early position. The action folds to Jerry Venable, who thinks that no one has called. Happy to get a walk, he flips up his cards (7-3 offsuit) before realizing that Idema is actually in the hand. The floor rules that his cards are live despite being face-up. The flop comes 5-3-3 rainbow and the small crowd around the table erupts in laughter. Venable bets and Idema folds K

J

face-up. Venable drags the $125 pot.

Sat Jul 29 13:36:00 PDT 2006
Patrik Antonius Doubles Up
Patrik Antonius is all-in for his last $4,100 with K-K. His opponent calls with Q-Q. The board comes 9-8-4-3-2 and Antonius is up to $8,250.

Sat Jul 29 13:46:00 PDT 2006
Rafe Furst Gets Caught
A player limps from under the gun. Rafe Furst raises to $300 from the button. The big blind calls and so does the initial limper. The flop comes A

Q

6

and both opponents check to Furst. Furst bets $400 and the big blind makes the call. The turn is the Q

and both players check. The river is the 4

and the big blind bets $1,500. Furst folds and he is down to $13,600.

Sat Jul 29 14:04:00 PDT 2006
Caro Continues to Roll
Mike Caro raises to $1,200 from early position and receives a call from the player in seat 1. They both check all the way down on a board of 9

5

3

2

7

, although Caro thinks about betting the river. Caro shows down A

K

, edging out his opponent's A

Q

. Caro adds another $1,000+ to his stack and is at $24,075 in chips.

Sat Jul 29 14:05:00 PDT 2006
David Waldstein Adds To His Stack
David Waldstein limps in the cutoff with 5

6

with two limpers in front of him. The small blind completes and the big blind checks his option. The flop of 4

2

2

is checked around to Waldstein who also checks. The 3

hits the turn and the small blind bets out $200. The big blind calls and Waldstein raises to $800. The small blind folds and the big blind goes all in for $300 more. Waldstein calls and the big blind turns over A

5

. The river is the 9

and Waldstein is up to $11,800.

Sat Jul 29 14:08:00 PDT 2006
Break
Half of the players in today's event are on break while the other half will play with blinds of $50-$100.

Sat Jul 29 14:12:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Arrives
Phil Hellmuth Jr. has just shown up to play at the featured table. Hellmuth is joining Randy Jensen and Mark Schoenberg who arrived on time.

Sat Jul 29 14:24:00 PDT 2006
Break
Players from the first break are returning to blinds of $50-$100. The other half of the room will now take their 20-minute break.

Sat Jul 29 14:36:00 PDT 2006
Brunson Wins Big Pot
With $2,500 in the pot the board reads J

8

5

6

. Doyle Brunson ($8,000) bets $1,000 from the small blind. His opponent in the cut off position ($7,000) calls. The 4

falls on the river and Brunson leads out with $2,000. His opponent calls and Brunson shows 9

7

for a straight. Brunson improves to $12,200 while his opponent has $3,250.

Sat Jul 29 14:39:00 PDT 2006
James Coca
James Coca, Cardplayer.com's online qualifier, is doing well and has built his stack up to $21,550. Coca, who plays as SkiniJimi online, won his seat through Cardplayer.com's monthly forum freeroll.

Sat Jul 29 14:45:00 PDT 2006
Players Return
Players from the second break have returned and now the entire room is on Level 2 with blinds of $50-$100.

Sat Jul 29 14:49:00 PDT 2006
Chris Ferguson vs. David Colclough
On a flop of A

9

2

, Chris Ferguson checks in the big blind. David Colclough bets $400 on the button and Ferguson makes the call. The turn is the 10

and both check. The river is the 10

and both players check again. Ferguson shows A

4

and Colclough mucks his hand. These confrontations are pretty typical of the kind of action the pros are giving each other. It seems that they would rather fight their battles versus less experienced players.

Sat Jul 29 14:56:00 PDT 2006
ESPN Featured Table
Seat 1 - James Cox
Seat 2 - Randy Jensen
Seat 3 - Nina Koucheki
Seat 4 - Mark Schoenberg
Seat 5 - Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Seat 6 - Mike Hakami
Seat 7 - Brian Rast
Seat 8 - Stephanie Klempner
Seat 9 - Joseph Edwards
Seat 10 - Michael Martin

Sat Jul 29 15:01:00 PDT 2006
Rafe Furst Makes A Great Laydown
A player in middle position re-raises Rafe Furst to $1,500 and Furst makes the call. The flop comes 10

6

3

and his opponent bets $3,000. Furst immediately folds Q

Q

face up. His opponent shows A

A

. Furst is down to $11,200.

Sat Jul 29 15:09:00 PDT 2006
Chris Viox Takes A Pot
On a flop of Q

J

5

, a player under the gun bets $300 and Chris Viox calls from the button. The turn is the 2

and his opponent bets out $500. Viox makes the call and the two players see a river of the 8

. His opponent bets out $1,000 and Viox raises him to $2,500. His opponent reluctantly calls and Viox turns over 10

9

for the rivered straight. His opponent disgustedly mucks Q

J

face up. After the hand, Chris Viox is up to $8,900 in chips.

Sat Jul 29 15:18:00 PDT 2006
Tiffany Williamson Eliminated
Mark Shoichet raises preflop to $600 and Tiffany Williamson makes the call. The flop comes 9-4-3 and Shoichet bets $600. Williamson raises to $3,000 and Shoichet goes all-in. Williamson then asks Shoichet, "Do you have trips?" After 5 minutes, Shoichet calls the clock on Williamson. She calls and turns over 10-10. Shoichet has K-K and the board bricks out for Williamson, who is eliminated early on in the championship event.

Sat Jul 29 15:27:00 PDT 2006
Williams Takes Down Pot
With a board showing 10

8

3

5

, David Williams fires $500 into a $1,500 pot. He gets one caller. The river brings the 5

and Williams fires another $2,000 into the pot. His opponent thinks for a short bit and finally calls. Williams turns up A-10 offsuit. His opponent mucks. David Williams now sits with $11,500.

Sat Jul 29 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Barry Shulman Takes A Hit
There are 7 limpers preflop including Barry Shulman, and all see a flop of A

K

8

. All seven players check and the turn is the 5

. The small blind bets $450 and Shulman is the only caller. The river is the J

and the small blind bets $1,100. Shulman makes the call. His opponent shows 10

7

for a flush, and Shulman is down to $2,950.

Sat Jul 29 15:41:00 PDT 2006
Caro Gets Slapped...by Himself, but Wins Pot
A player from middle position raises to $500. Another player calls. Mike "The Mad Genius" Caro raises $1,500. While the initial raiser is thinking Caro says, "I'm probably playing too aggressive. I should slow down, starting in the middle of this hand." He then puts out his hand and slaps it twice saying, "Bad genius! Bad!" The initial raiser folds and the other player calls. The flop comes Q

6

2

. Caro was apparently bluffing about slowing down, as he bets $2,025 putting his opponent all in. Caro's opponent immediately folds. Caro is up to $25,000 while his opponent has $1,925.

Sat Jul 29 15:51:00 PDT 2006
Darden Crippled By Tough Beat, Then Busts
The player under the gun makes it $600 to go. The action folds around to Paul Darden on the button who pumps it to $1,700. The player in the big blind position then pushes all-in for $3,950. The action folds back around to Paul Darden who calls, leaving himself with only $650. Darden turns up K

K

while his opponent shows A

K

. The flop comes 10

Q

Q

, keeping Darden well in the lead but giving his opponent additional outs. The turn brings the harmless 2

but the river brings the J

, giving Darden's opponent Broadway and the pot. A few hands later Darden pushes his remaining chips into the middle with pocket sevens but he runs into pocket jacks and fails to improve. Paul Darden has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Sat Jul 29 15:59:00 PDT 2006
Barry Shulman Doubles Up
A player in middle position raises to $400 and Barry Shulman makes the call. Rosendo Perez also makes the call. The flop comes J

10

4

and the initial raiser checks. Shulman goes all-in for $3,700 and Rosendo makes the call. Shulman shows A

J

and Perez shows 10

10

. The turn and river are the 9

6

and Shulman doubles up with the nut flush. After the hand, Shulman is up to $8,900 and Perez is down to $16,500.

Sat Jul 29 16:06:00 PDT 2006
David Waldstein Takes A Hit
David Waldstein flops two pair against his opponent's pocket Aces. The board pairs on the river and Waldstein has been counterfeited. After the hand, Waldstein is left with $8,800.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

Recap Continued:

Sat Jul 29 16:07:00 PDT 2006
Steve Diano up to $17,000
Steve Diano, who was down to $4,700 at one point, is now up to $17,000 after moving all-in with A-K on an A-K-Q-5-K board. His opponent mucks on the river but still loses about $9,000 to Diano in the hand.

Sat Jul 29 16:13:00 PDT 2006
Eric Firestone Hits a Royal Flush
On a flop of A

Q

10

an opponent bets $500. Eric Firestone raises to $1,500. His opponent reraises to $4,500 and Firestone calls. Both players check a turn of the K

and the river is the 6

. Firestone goes all-in and his opponent folds two pair. Firestone shows Q

J

for a royal flush and builds his stack to $15,600.

Sat Jul 29 16:24:00 PDT 2006
Mueller Loses Huge Pot
Greg Mueller has J

J

against A

K

all-in preflop and loses the race for a pot worth over $20,000. Mueller is genuinely surprised at his opponent's call of his push as most players avoid calling an all-in for that many chips at this level of the tournament with big slick. Mueller is down to $5,200.

Sat Jul 29 16:28:00 PDT 2006
Break
Half of the players in today's tournament are now on break. The rest of the players will now be playing with blinds at $100-$200.

Sat Jul 29 16:29:00 PDT 2006
Gavin Smith Doubles Up
Gavin Smith is all-in with 10

10

against A

K

. The board comes 5

4

2

8

Q

and Smith doubles up to $2,150.

Sat Jul 29 16:34:00 PDT 2006
Annie Duke Gets Crippled
On a board of 10

9

7

6

with $3,000 in the pot, Samuel Shapiro bets $2,000 and Annie Duke calls. The river is the 3

and Shapiro bets $3,000. Duke makes the call. Shapiro shows K

K

and Duke mucks. After the hand, Shapiro has $21,750 while Duke is crippled down to $2,700.

Sat Jul 29 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated
Phill Hellmuth was all-in with A-Q, versus an opponent's pocket 7s. The 7s hold up, and a once short-stcked Phill Hellmuth is now eliminated.

Sat Jul 29 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Break
Players return from break and the other half of the room is now on break. Those returning from break will be at blinds of $100-$200.

Sat Jul 29 16:50:00 PDT 2006
Gavin Smith Eliminated
Gavin Smith has been eliminated shortly after returning from break.

Sat Jul 29 16:52:00 PDT 2006
Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated
Much to our dismay, Shannon Elizabeth has been eliminated from the tournament.

Sat Jul 29 17:04:00 PDT 2006
Players Return
Players from the second break are returning to blinds of $100-$200. The players' next break will be for dinner.

Sat Jul 29 17:07:00 PDT 2006
John Juanda Takes A Hit
On a board of 9

6

5

, John Juanda bets $2,800. An opponet goes all-in for another $6,700 and Juanda makes the call. Juanda shows 8

6

and his opponent shows Q

Q

. The turn and the river come 4

K

and Juanda takes a hit down to $9,450.

Sat Jul 29 17:09:00 PDT 2006
Williams Eliminates Opponent
With a board reading A

9

7

and about $4,500 already in the pot, David Williams bets enough to put his opponent all-in for about $3,000 more. His opponent calls, showing pocket Kings. Williams turns up A

7

. The turn and river fail to improve his opponent and David Williams takes down the pot. He now sits with $18,200.

Sat Jul 29 17:18:00 PDT 2006
Booth Replaces Hellmuth
Brad "Yukon" Booth has replaced Phil Hellmuth at the featured table following Hellmuth's elimination.
Booth recently lost an $18,000 pot with K-J on a K-J-5-7 board. His opponent had K-7 and all of the chips went in on the turn. The river brought one of two remaining 7's in the deck, dropping Booth to $8,000.

Sat Jul 29 17:23:00 PDT 2006
Greg "FBT" Mueller Eliminated
Greg Mueller is all-in with K-K against Keith Tilston's A-Q. The board comes with two Queens, and Greg Mueller is eliminated.

Sat Jul 29 17:26:00 PDT 2006
Carmel Petrasco Eliminated
Carmel Petrasco has just been eliminated from the tournament when her A-K didn't catch against her opponent's Q-Q.

Sat Jul 29 17:31:00 PDT 2006
John Juanda Gets Some Back
On a board of A

K

Q

, John Juanda calls a bet of $300 from his opponent. The turn is the 8

and Juanda bets out $800. His opponent calls and both see the 4

hit the river. Juanda bets $1,250 and his opponent folds. After the hand, Juanda is up to $11,750.

Sat Jul 29 17:34:00 PDT 2006
Men "The Master" Nguyen Takes A Pot
On a board of 5

4

3

9

2

, an opponent bets $1,000. Men Nguyen calls and turns over the K

6

. His opponent shows A

K

for a lower straight, and Nguyen is up to $14,200.

Sat Jul 29 18:19:00 PDT 2006
Ryan Fair Eliminated
Ryan Fair was just eliminated when his A-K was beaten by A-J. Both players flopped an Ace, but a Jack on the turn ended Fair's day.

Sat Jul 29 18:20:00 PDT 2006
Brad Garrett Runs His Mouth, Avoids Penalty
On a board showing A

7

2

, with $3,000 in the pot, Robert Ozeran pushes all-in for his remaining $1,650. Brad Garrett, Ozeran's sole opponent, considers his hand in typical Brad Garrett fashion. ESPN cameras and Card Player reporters stand near the table to catch the action. "Go away! Why don't you go to Phil Hellmuth's house? He's home!" (Hellmuth had busted just over an hour ago).
After considering his hand for a minute more, the fire alarm goes off in the Amazon Room and Garrett yells, "Doyle (Brunson), can you turn your oxygen machine down?" Garrett then calls and shows 10

10

, while Ozeran flips up A

J

for a pair of Aces and the lead. The turn and river come 8

and Q

and Ozeran takes down the pot to double up to $6,300. Garrett is now down to $5,000.
After the hand, Garrett drops the F-bomb and then covers his mouth. A tournament director is standing right behind him and gives him a warning, which prompts an argument from the rest of the table because two others sitting there had already gotten penalties for a language violations and had not received warnings. The warning stood and the other players at the table were assured that fairness would be observed. Garrett also reassured them, "Don't worry, I'll be out soon."

Sat Jul 29 18:21:00 PDT 2006
David Chiu Adds To His Stack
The cutoff raises to $600 and David Chiu calls from the button. The flop comes J

2

2

and the cutoff bets $600. Chiu makes the call and both players see the 2

on the turn. Both players check. The river is the 7

and the cutoff bets $1,200. Chiu calls and shows 4

5

. His opponent turns over A

Q

for Ace high, and Chiu is up to $20,500.

Sat Jul 29 18:25:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Builds
On a board of 8

7

6

4

3

, Aaron Bartley shows 10

9

for the straight. His opponent mucks and Bartley takes down the $3,300 pot. He's now at $24,000 in chips.

Sat Jul 29 18:30:00 PDT 2006
Rousso Almost Back To Starting Point
With the board reading 10

8

5

A

Vanessa Rousso bets $1,600 into a $4,700 pot. Her opponent thinks for a long time before folding. Rousso has $9,300 after being down at one point to $200. Her opponent has $6,000.

Sat Jul 29 18:30:00 PDT 2006
Pat Bozeman Increases His Stack
Three people are all-in preflop including Pat Bozeman. One player shows Q

Q

, another shows A

K

and Bozeman shows K

K

. The board comes 10

9

2

3

5

, and Pat Bozeman increases his stack to $42,000.

Sat Jul 29 18:34:00 PDT 2006
David Waldstein Eliminated
David Waldstein limps in early position. A middle position player raises to $600. The small blind calls, the big blind folds and Waldstein makes the call. The flop comes 6-4-2 rainbow, Waldstein pushes for $3,100 and gets called by the middle position player with A-10. Waldstein shows 8-8. The turn is a 10 and the river is a 4, and Waldstein is eliminated.

Sat Jul 29 18:34:00 PDT 2006
Ron Jeremy Busts
Ron Jeremy goes all-in for his last $3,500 on a flop of A

K

4

and his opponent thinks for awhile and calls with A

10

. Ron has K

5

. The turn and river come 7

and 4

and Ron Jeremy is ousted from the tournament.

Sat Jul 29 18:41:00 PDT 2006
Mel Judah Eliminated
Mel Judah has just been eliminated from the main event.

Sat Jul 29 18:42:00 PDT 2006
Caro Makes Great Read...And Loses Big Pot
With the board reading K

Q

6

10

3

Mike Caro ($23,000) checks. Fred Willumsen ($15,000) bets $3,500 into a $4,800 pot. Mike Caro thinks for a long time before saying the only hand Willumsen can possibly have that beats him is the A

with a King kicker. He says he has every other possible hand beat that Willumsen can have. He throws the money into the pot and Willumsen says, "Good read." Then he flips over A

K

. Willumsen wins the $11,800 pot and has $21,000. Caro is down to $17,000.

Sat Jul 29 18:44:00 PDT 2006
Brunson's Grandson Busts Brad Garrett
True to his word, Brad Garrett busts out of the tournament just over 20 minutes after he told his table he would. Ironically, after hazing Doyle Brunson at his roast two nights ago and then yelling friendly insults to him across the room all day today, it was Brunson's grandson that eventually knocked him out.
Jeff Veach eliminates Garrett when his K-10 runs into Garrett's suited A-Q. Garrett ends up hitting his flush on the hand, but Veach takes it down when he completes a full house. Garrett let Brunson in on the irony by yelling the news across the room.

Sat Jul 29 18:50:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
Players will now be on a dinner break until 8:15 pm PST.

Sat Jul 29 20:27:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $100-200 with a $25 ante.

Sat Jul 29 20:37:00 PDT 2006
Evelyn's Kings Beat Queens
Evelyn Ng's opponent goes all-in pre-flop and Ng raises all-in after him. She shows K

K

and he shows Q

Q

. The board comes 10

9

4

9

6

. Ng wins the pot and increases her chips to $8,800.

Sat Jul 29 20:44:00 PDT 2006
Booth Takes A Hit
With A

J

3

on the flop, and the 2

on the turn, Brad Booth fires out $1,000 into the $1,800 pot. The player in the 10 seat raises it up $3,000 more. Booth calls and the 7

comes on the river. The player bets $1,250 and Booth calls. His opponent flips over A

2

and Booth mucks his cards. Currently, Brad Booth is down to $4,250.

Sat Jul 29 20:44:00 PDT 2006
Singer Eliminated
David Singer raises to $1,700 and Mike Correia of North Haven, CT, raises all-in. Singer calls and shows K

K

. Correia shows A

A

. The board comes J

7

2

6

10

and Singer is eliminated from the tournament.

Sat Jul 29 20:48:00 PDT 2006
Juanda Doubles
John Juanda and his opponent get all-in pre-flop. Juanda shows A

A

and his opponent shows K

K

. The board comes J

6

6

J

8

and Juanda doubles up to $17,900.

Sat Jul 29 20:53:00 PDT 2006
Brunson Doubles Up
Doyle Brunson limps into the pot in middle position only to have the player in the cut-off position raise it to $800. The action folds back around to Doyle, who calls. The flop comes 8

9

9

. Both players check. The turn brings the K

. Doyle checks to his opponent who fires out $1,000. Doyle then pushes all-in for an additional $2,800. His opponent calls, turning up A

K

. Doyle shows 9

7

and the river brings a harmless card. Doyle Brunson now sits with $7,500.

Sat Jul 29 21:00:00 PDT 2006
Lederer Makes Flush
Howard Lederer calls from the small blind, and three players see the flop. The flop of Q

10

8

recieves checks all around. The turn is the 6

, and Lederer pumps $600 into the pot, and both players call. The 8

comes on the river, and it is checked around to the 3 seat who fires $1,500 into the pot. Lederer calls and flips 5

4

for the flush, which was good enough to defeat his opponent's pocket 7's. Currently, Lederer has $13,500.

Sat Jul 29 21:02:00 PDT 2006
Booth Eliminated
Brad Booth is eliminated from the main event.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

Recap Continued:

Sat Jul 29 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Evelyn Ng Eliminated
After an opponent raises and is called by another player, Evelyn Ng re-raises to $3,400 and is called in both spots. The flop comes three low cards and Ng moves all in for around $7,000 more. She is called by one opponent and Ng turns over pocket jacks. However, her opponent reveals pocket queens and Ng does not improve. She is eliminated from the tournament.

Sat Jul 29 21:10:00 PDT 2006
Rouas Eliminated
Phillipe Rouas calls with his last $300 pre-flop from the button after another opponent raised and another called. His opponents check down to the river as the board comes A

5

4

5

7

. One opponent shows K

J

, another shows Q

9

, and Rouas shows 10

6

. Rouas is eliminated from the main event.

Sat Jul 29 21:13:00 PDT 2006
Froehlich All-In
With a board of Q

10

4

seat 1 bets $1,700 and Eric Froehlich pushes all-in for $19,000. Seat 1 goes into the tank for a solid 5 minutes before mucking his hand face up showing A

Q

. Froehlich's stack sits at $22,000.

Sat Jul 29 21:14:00 PDT 2006
The Master Takes One Down
With $4,000 in the pot, and a flop showing 9

6

2

, from the small blind, Men Nguyen checks. From the cut-off, the player in the 10 seat bets out $1,000 and Men "The Master" calls. The turn card is the 8

, Nguyen fires out $3,000 and the 10 seat calls. The river is the 10

, and once again, "The Master" pumps $3,000 into the pot. The 10 seat calls and flips over K

9

, which is not good enough to hold up against Nguyen's 8

6

.

Sat Jul 29 21:22:00 PDT 2006
Williams Puts 3:1 on the Fold
With just under $9,000 in the pot and a board of A

10

9

5

10

, David Williams raises to $4,000. He offers the table 3:1 odds that his opponent won't call the bet. One person takes it and puts $100 on the table. Williams puts out $300. His opponent thinks for a while before folding. Williams shows the ESPN camera A-10 for a full house. He's now at $50,850.

Sat Jul 29 21:25:00 PDT 2006
Tran Eliminates Opponent
Theo Tran raises to $650 pre-flop and his opponent re-raises to $1,600. Tran calls. The flop comes 7-6-5. His opponent bets $4,000 and Tran raises him all-in for another $4,500. His opponent calls and shows K-K, but Tran has 8-9 for the flopped nut straight. The turn is a 6 and the river is a 5. Tran eliminates his opponent and is up to $33,000.

Sat Jul 29 21:28:00 PDT 2006
Williams Hits His Straight
With a board of A

7

2

9

, David Williams checks from the big blind and seat 4 on the button checks as well. The river brings the 6

, Williams bets $900, seat 4 calls. Williams turns over 8

5

for the straight 5-9 and his opponent mucks.

Sat Jul 29 21:32:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Moves Up
With $8,300 in the pot and a board of 9

8

3

, the small blind bets $2,000 and David Chiu raises $4,500 more. The small blind calls. The turn is the 5

. The small blind checks, Chiu bets $14,000, and the small blind folds. Chiu takes the large pot and is up to $38,000.

Sat Jul 29 21:37:00 PDT 2006
Sebok Rolling
The small blind raises $800 and from the big blind, Joe Sebok calls. The flop comes Q

10

4

. The small blind checks, and then calls Sebok's bet of $1,300. The turn is the 2

and the small blind checks. Sebok fires out $2,000 and the small blind folds. Sebok is rolling right now, and is sitting on nearly $24,000.

Sat Jul 29 21:44:00 PDT 2006
Brunson Eliminated
After limping into the pot, Doyle Brunson calls a raise of $700 from a player behind him. The flop comes 10

10

6

and both players check. The turn brings the 5

and Brunson fires out $2,000. His opponent calls. The river brings the 7

and Doyle pushes all-in for $4,575. His opponent thinks for a short time and finally calls, showing K

10

. Doyle shows 9-9 in the hole and is eliminated. Doyle received a loud standing ovation upon leaving the Amazon Room.
A few minutes later, after re-entering the room, he receives another round of applause from the 1,400+ players remaining after the tournament director announces his arrival over the public address system.

Sat Jul 29 21:57:00 PDT 2006
Big Raise
Fabrice Soulier raises from the cut-off to $650 and is re-raised by seat 1 on the button to $12,500. Soulier thinks for a bit before folding. His opponent says good laydown and shows K

K

.

Sat Jul 29 22:03:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Avoids A Boat
On a flop of Q

8

3

, in a three-way pot, David Chiu checks from the small blind, a player in seat 5 checks, and the player in seat 10 bets $4,000, Chiu flat-calls, and seat 5 folds. The turn and river are the Q

and the Q

. The players both check on both streets. Seat 10 shows 8-8 for a full house, and Chiu shows A

K

for the flopped flush. Chiu is now down to $30,200

Sat Jul 29 22:06:00 PDT 2006
Ferguson Collects More Chips
Seat 3 raises to $700 from middle position and Chris Fergus re-raises to $2,200 total. Seat 3 calls. The flop comes A

J

6

. Ferguson bets $1,625, putting his opponent all-in. Seat 3 calls. Ferguson shows A

K

and seat 3 shows A

10

. The turn is the 5

and the river is the K

. Ferguson wins the pot and eliminates a player. He's up to $39,200.

Sat Jul 29 22:09:00 PDT 2006
K-K-K-K
Phil Ivey wins a pot with quad kings. He's up to $46,000.

Sat Jul 29 22:11:00 PDT 2006
Set Of Sevens
Howard Lederer and seat 10 are the only two left remaining in the hand with a board of 9

7

3

A

7

. Lederer checks from the small blind and seat 10 bets $2,000. Lederer makes the call and his opponent flips over 7

6

for a set of 7's. Lederer now sits at $10,000.

Sat Jul 29 22:16:00 PDT 2006
Miami John Eliminated
"Miami" John Cernuto goes all-in pre-flop with A

6

. His opponent calls and shows K

8

. The board comes A

4

4

9

J

. Cernuto loses to his opponent's flush and is eliminated from the tournament.

Sat Jul 29 22:18:00 PDT 2006
Shulman Doubles Up
Barry Shulman just doubled up when he was dealt A-A and his opponent holds J-J. Shulman's Aces hold and he is now at $16,800.

Sat Jul 29 22:21:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Doubles
With $3,850 in the pot and a board of 7

7

5

, Allen Cunningham bets $1,100. His opponent raises to $3,100 total and Cunningham goes all-in for $5,750 total. Cunningham shows K

Q

and his opponent shows J

7

. The turn is the 9

and the river is the Q

. Cunningham's flush wins the pot and he doubles up to $18,050.

Sat Jul 29 22:24:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Sat Jul 29 22:48:00 PDT 2006
Players Return
Blinds are $150-300 with a $25 ante.

Sat Jul 29 23:12:00 PDT 2006
Caro Wins a Pot
Mike Caro raises to $800 from late position. The cut-off and the big blind call. The flop comes Q

J

J

. The big blind checks, Caro bets $1,000, and the cut-off calls. The turn is the 5

. Caro checks, the cut-off bets $3,000, and Caro calls. The river is the A

. Both players check. The cut-off shows pocket 10s, but Caro shows K

Q

and wins the pot. He's at $20,325.

Sat Jul 29 23:23:00 PDT 2006
Theo Tran Ropes One In
With $15,000 in the pot, and a board showing 9

5

5

5

8

, Theo Tran fires $8,000. Theo says to his opponent, "Are you seriously thinking about calling me with Ace-high?" After a long debate, Theo calls the clock on his opponent. After his minute is up, the opponent calls, and quickly Theo flips over pocket nines. He scoops the pot and quietly says, "That's how you induce a call." Currently, he has over $42,000.

Sat Jul 29 23:39:00 PDT 2006
Field Update
Just under 1,240 players remain after 4.5 levels of play. The average chip stack is $17,596.

Sat Jul 29 23:42:00 PDT 2006
Shulman Takes Hit
With $2,500 in the pot and the board showing 10

5

5

10

, the 10 seat fires $1,500 and Barry Shulman, from the cut-off raises to $4,000. The button calls, as does the 10 seat, and the river is the 8

. Both the 10 seat and Shulman check, and the button pumps out $5,000. Shulman and the 10 seat both fold and the button scoops the pot. Currently, Barry Shulman has $12,800.

Sat Jul 29 23:45:00 PDT 2006
Men Nguyen Enjoying Himself
Men "The Master" Nguyen seems to really be enjoying himself here at the Main Event. Currently he has $38,500, and is intermittently standing up and signing autographs at the rail. After saying, "I'm coming after you," to another player, a man from the gallery, apparently this player's father, says, "Leave my boy alone!" The table enjoyed a good laugh, and then it was back to business.

Sat Jul 29 23:48:00 PDT 2006
Juanda Faces Aggression
On a board of J

7

7

, John Juanda bets $1,600 and the player directly to his left raises to $4,500. Juanda calls. The turn is the Q

. Juanda checks and his opponent immediately goes all-in. Juanda considers for a moment before folding. He's at $17,000.

Sat Jul 29 23:52:00 PDT 2006
Madsen Raised
Jeff Madsen raises in late position to $1,000 and seat 5 in the small blind calls the raise. The flop comes down Q

8

8

. Seat 5 checks, Madsen bets $2,000, seat 5 raises to $6,000 and Madsen folds. Madsen has $14,400.

Sat Jul 29 23:56:00 PDT 2006
Williams Takes One Down
David Williams limps, from middle position, along with 4 other players. The flop comes J

6

2

, and it is checked around to Williams who leads out with $1,500. Everyone folds, Williams takes down the pot, and shows the 6

. Currently David Williams has $29,500.

Sat Jul 29 23:57:00 PDT 2006
It's Ok To Raise
Rafi Amit raises in middle position to $850 and it folds around to seat 3 in the big blind. Rafi tells the player its ok to raise $20,000 if they want to and seat 3 listens, pushing all-in for $18,000. Rafi laughs and folds his hand. Seat 3 shows K

K

.

Sun Jul 30 00:00:00 PDT 2006
Derei Takes a Big Hit
With $11,000 in the pot and a board of K

Q

7

4

, Asher Derei's opponent goes all-in for about $8,000. Derei calls and shows K

10

. His opponent has A

K

. The river is the 4

. Derei loses the large pot and is down to $3,300.

Sun Jul 30 00:01:00 PDT 2006
Shulman Eliminated
Barry Shulman is all-in again with pocket aces. His opponent has pocket kings. The flop gives Shulman's opponent a king for his set and Shulman is eliminated from the main event.

Sun Jul 30 00:03:00 PDT 2006
Another Elimination
Joe Sebok has just been eliminated from the main event.

Sun Jul 30 00:09:00 PDT 2006
Shortstacks Fighting
Asher Derei, down to $3,000, gets all-in pre-flop with Vanessa Rousso, who was at even less than $3,000. Derei shows pocket nines and Vanessa Rousso shows A-9. The board comes K-J-2-4-6 and Rousso is eliminated. Derei is at $8,500.

Sun Jul 30 00:11:00 PDT 2006
Froehlich Takes One Down On the Turn
Seat 2 raises to $2,000 from under-the-gun and is called by Eric Froehlich in the small blind. The flop comes 9

7

2

, both players check. The turn is the 8

, Froehlich bets $2,000 and his opponent mucks. Froehlich is at $34,500.

Sun Jul 30 00:12:00 PDT 2006
Duke Doubles
With $10,500 in the pot and a board of 10

8

7

, Justin Sadauskas puts Annie Duke all-in. Duke stands up and leans on the table for almost two minutes before calling all-in for her last $9,500. She shows J

J

and Sadauskas shows A

9

. The turn is the 3

and the river is the 10

. Duke wins the pot and doubles up to $31,000, but says that Sadauskas made a great play - she was very close to laying it down, but was getting 2:1 on her money. Sadauskas is at $28,000.

Sun Jul 30 00:14:00 PDT 2006
Nguyen Continues To Chat
From middle position a player raises to $1,100 and recieves three callers including Men Nguyen, in the small blind. The flop comes 9

9

2

and all players check. The turn is the 4

and Nguyen leads out with $1,500. All players fold, and the 10 seat, who Nguyen has been verbally battling all night, folds as well. Nguyen says, "Don't do that to me baby! Not when we're going to be heads-up!" Currently "The Master" has $33,500.

Sun Jul 30 00:29:00 PDT 2006
Madsen All-In
With a board of K

7

5

, seat 3 in the small blind bets $1,000, Jeff Madsen calls. The turn is the 3

, seat 3 checks, Madsen bets $3,000, seat 3 calls. The river is the 2

, seat 3 checks, Madsen moves all-in for $9,250. Seat 3 thinks for a bit before mucking his hand. Madsen asks the guy if he had Queens and his opponent says yes. Madsen now is at $22,900.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

Recap Continued:

Sun Jul 30 00:31:00 PDT 2006
O'Grady Takes a Pot Off Nadell
With $2,700 in the pot and a board of 6

2

2

, seat 5 bets $1,200 and Michael O'Grady raises to $3,000. Seat 5 calls and the turn is the K

. Both players check. The river is the 6

. Both players check again. O'Grady shows Q

Q

and his opponent mucks. O'Grady is at $18,700.

Sun Jul 30 00:40:00 PDT 2006
Williams Rakes One In
Seat 3 calls in late position, David Williams raises to $1,000 and seat 3 calls. The flop comes K

Q

6

, both players check. The turn is the 2

, seat 3 checks, Williams bets $2,000, seat 3 folds. Williams is at $34,100.

Sun Jul 30 00:40:00 PDT 2006
Chiu Moves Up in Chips
David Chiu bets $950 under-the-gun and seat 4 calls. The flop comes 7

7

3

. Both players check. The turn is the 9

. Chiu bets $1,500 and his opponent calls. The river is the 5

. Chiu bets $3,500 and his opponent folds. Chiu is at $35,000.

Sun Jul 30 00:45:00 PDT 2006
McNeil Takes a Pot
Seat 7 raises to $650 pre-flop from late position. Michael McNeil calls. The flop comes A

5

4

. Seat 7 bets $1,250 and McNeil thinks for almost a minute before pushing his stack of almost $17,000 into the pot, covering seat 7 by several thousand. Seat 7 thinks for two minutes before mucking his cards. McNeil is at $20,000.

Sun Jul 30 00:51:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Sun Jul 30 01:11:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $200-400 with a $50 ante.

Sun Jul 30 01:22:00 PDT 2006
Firestone Eliminates Opponent
Eric Weiner raises to $1,600 from under-the-gun. The small blind calls. Eric Firestone, in the big blind, raises to $7,400. Weiner folds and the small blind calls all-in for his last $5,000. Firestone shows K

K

and the small blind shows A

6

. The board comes 7

6

3

2

7

. Firestone eliminates his opponent and increases his stack to $40,000.

Sun Jul 30 01:26:00 PDT 2006
Bernard Lee Eliminated
Bernard Lee is all-in with A-5, against his opponent who holds 9

9

. The board comes 8

6

4

5

J

, and Bernard Lee is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 01:30:00 PDT 2006
Men Nguyen Eliminates Antonius
Men "Master" Nguyen raises to $1,500 under-the-gun, Patrik Antonius pushes all-in for $4,150, seat 10 calls along with Nguyen. The flop comes A

9

3

, Nguyen and seat 10 check. The turn the K

, both players check again. The river is the K

, Nguyen bets $2,000 and seat 10 folds. Nguyen turns over K

Q

for a set of Kings, Anotonius turns over A

Q

and is eliminated by Nguyen from the main event. Nguyen now has $42,500.

Sun Jul 30 01:32:00 PDT 2006
Theo Tran Takes a Pot
From the button, seat six raises to $2,400. Action is folded to Theo Tran in the big blind, who calls. The flop comes K-6-3. Tran checks, and seat six bets $2,400. Tran calls. The turn is the 3

, and both players check. The river is the 8

, and Tran checks. Seat six bets $6,000 and Tran calls. Seat six reveals Q-10, while Tran shows A

J

. Theo Tran is now at $74,000.

Sun Jul 30 01:41:00 PDT 2006
The Master Folds An Over-Pair
With $20,000 already in the pot, and a board showing 9

3

2

, the player in seat 10 pushes all-in. Nguyen looks very stressed by this move, and thinks for a long time before folding 10

10

. Nguyen has been battling this player all night and currently, "The Master" has $40,000.

Sun Jul 30 01:42:00 PDT 2006
Annie Duke Takes a Pot
From under the gun, Annie Duke raises to $1,600. In middle position seat seven calls, and from the big blind seat two calls. The flop falls K

9

2

, and seat two checks. Annie Duke bets $5,000, and both players fold almost immediately. Annie Duke now has $19,400.

Sun Jul 30 01:46:00 PDT 2006
Ken Goldin Doubles Up
On a board of K

5

5

7

, Ernie Scherer pushes all-in for $70,000. Ken Goldin immediately calls for his last $10,625. Scherer reveals A

Q

, while Goldin reveals 7

7

. The river is the 6

, and Goldin takes the pot. Goldin now has $40,000, and Ernie Scherer has $53,000.

Sun Jul 30 01:47:00 PDT 2006
Hansen Loses Some Chips
Seat 10 bets $1,500 on a board of 6

4

2

5

. Thor Hansen raises $3,000 more. Seat 10 calls. The river is the 5

. Hansen checks and seat 10 checks his cards, then bets $3,000. Hansen thinks for a moment before folding. He's at $14,000.

Sun Jul 30 01:47:00 PDT 2006
David Williams Takes Another
David Williams raises in late position to $1,200, seat 7 in the cut-off calls. The flop comes down Q

5

2

, Williams bets $2,000, seat 7 folds.

Sun Jul 30 01:50:00 PDT 2006
David Chiu Scoops a Pot
From the cut-off, seat ten raises to $1,200, and David Chiu calls on the small blind. The flop comes Q

10

4

. Chiu checks, and seat ten bets $1,500. David Chiu calls the bet. The turn is the Q

, and Chiu fires $3,000 into the pot. After about 10 seconds, seat ten lays his hand down. David Chiu is now up to $44,000.

Sun Jul 30 01:51:00 PDT 2006
Caro Takes a Pot
Seat 2 raises to $1,100 from late position and Mike Caro calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9

5

3

. Both players check. The turn is the 10

. Caro bets $1,500 and seat 2 folds. Caro shows A

9

. He's up to $27,900.

Sun Jul 30 01:59:00 PDT 2006
C.K. Hua Wins Pot
With $4,500 in the pot, after a pre-flop raise, the flop comes J

9

6

. The player in seat 5 bets $2,400. Within a matter of seconds, Hua pushes all-in and his opponent folds. Currently Hua has $19,700.

Sun Jul 30 02:13:00 PDT 2006
Two Pair
David Williams checks from the big blind and goes to the flop with seat 8 in early position. The flop comes down 10

9

2

, Williams checks, seat 8 fires out $1,000, Williams raises to $3,000, seat 8 calls. The turn is the 5

, Williams bets $3,000, seat 8 calls. The river is the K

, Williams bets $3,000, seat 8 calls. Williams turns over 10

9

for two pair and his opponent mucks his hands. Williams now sits at $49,500.

Sun Jul 30 02:18:00 PDT 2006
Bozeman Busts
Pat Bozeman is eliminated when his pocket 7s are outdrawn by Eric Sonstegard's A-K. Sonstegard is up to $81,000.

Sun Jul 30 02:20:00 PDT 2006
Dominik Karelus Eliminated
CardPlayer's own, Dominik Karelus has been eliminated from the 2006 world series of poker Championship event.

Sun Jul 30 02:22:00 PDT 2006
Wong Wins One
With $10,000 in the pot, and a board showing 7

6

5

4

, Steve Wong fires out $6,400. After a long debate the player in the 10 seat folds and Wong takes down the pot. Currently Wong has $26,500.

Sun Jul 30 02:24:00 PDT 2006
Rafi Amit Talks Post Raise
From middle position Rafi Amit raises to $1,250. It folds around to the big blind who motions to his chips in an "all-in" type of way. As he began to push his chips towards the imaginary pass-line, he stopped and folded his cards. Amit flips over his cards to show 8

6

. Amit says, "You scared me! I wasn't going to raise your blinds with 8-6!"

Sun Jul 30 02:29:00 PDT 2006
Phil Ivey Takes a Hit
From the small blind, seat four limps. From the big blind, Phil Ivey raises $1,500 and seat four calls. The flop falls 9

7

6

, and seat four checks. Ivey bets $2,500, and his opponent moves all-in for $15,100. Ivey thinks for about fifteen seconds and folds his hand. Ivey is now sitting with $16,400.

Sun Jul 30 02:29:00 PDT 2006
Shoichet Loses a Large Pot
Mark Shoichet and his opponent check the river on a board of Q

9

5

2

4

with a pot of well over $15,000. Shoichet shows 10

9

and his opponent shows 9

5

, which takes the pot. Shoichet is down to $17,175.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B)

Recap Continued:

Sun Jul 30 02:35:00 PDT 2006
Conservative Play
As the final 30 minutes of Day 1B tick away, play has tightened up a bit in the Amazon room as all remaining players are trying to hold on and survive Day 1.

Sun Jul 30 02:47:00 PDT 2006
Lynch Re-Raises
Seat 3 raises to $1,200 in late position and Eric Lynch re-raises from the small blind to $4,800. Seat 3 asks how much Lynch has left and he answers $18,025. Seat 3 folds and Lynch's stack sits at $20,100.

Sun Jul 30 02:53:00 PDT 2006
Celebration Time Already???
With 15 minutes left in Day 1B, a player on Jeff Madsen's table has just ordered 4 shots of Tequilla for him and 3 others at his table. It is a bit early to be celebrating, but anything to keep the players awake for the final few minutes as 3 a.m. approaches will help.

Sun Jul 30 02:56:00 PDT 2006
Eights No Good
With $3,200 in the pot and a board of A

A

Q

, the big blind checks and Mike McNeil checks from middle position. The turn is the 10

. Both players check again. The river is the K

. After a few moments of consideration, the big blind checks. McNeil thinks, then checks behind. The big blind shows J

10

and McNeil shows 8

8

. He's down to $25,000 after losing a small pot.

Sun Jul 30 03:00:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Takes Down a Pot
Seat six limps under the gun, and from early position Aaron Bartley raises to $1,600. Action folds around to seat four on the small blind, who calls. Seat six also calls the raise. The flop falls K

10

3

. Both seat six and four check to Bartley. Bartley bets $3,000, and both players fold. Bartley is now at $33,000.

Sun Jul 30 03:05:00 PDT 2006
Cunningham Wins Monster
After a pre-flop raise to $4,000, the flop comes 8

7

4

. Allen Cunningham checks and the player in the 5 seat fires out $5,000 and Cunningham calls. The turn brings the 3

and once again Cunningham checks. The player in the 5 seat bets $8,000 and Cunningham calls. The river is the 6

, Cunnigham checks and the player in seat 5 pumps out $20,000. After a long debate, Cunnigham calls and flips over J

J

. His opponent mucks and Cunningham climbs up to over $80,000.

Sun Jul 30 03:06:00 PDT 2006
Juanda Moves In
After a player raises all-in for about $800 pre-flop, John Juanda moves all-in behind him. Nobody calls Juanda's re-raise. He turns over A

Q

and his opponent turns over Q

10

. The board comes J

6

5

A

9

and Juanda wins the pot. He's at $11,500.

Sun Jul 30 03:12:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
Players broke out in applause as the end of day 1B is announced. Less than 900 players remain. Players from this heat will return on Tuesday, August 1, with day 1A. Day 1C begins tomorrow at noon.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B) Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Eric Sonstegard-83,000
2-Theo Tran-82,950
3-Al Barbieri-82,000
4-Allen Cunningham-81,000
5-Nicholas Montuori-80,000
6-Eric Peters-70,000
7-James Crowshaw-69,000
8-Eric Weiner-67,000
9-Ayaz Mahmood-64,000
10-Adam Sweet-63,000

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

Highlights of the day so far:

Sun Jul 30 12:02:00 PDT 2006
Play Will Begin Shortly
The players are filling the seats and play will begin soon for Day 1C of the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Sun Jul 30 12:03:00 PDT 2006
Penn and Teller Introduced, Play Begins
Penn and Teller have been introduced, and Penn has announced the famous words, "Shuffle up and deal!"

Sun Jul 30 12:08:00 PDT 2006
First Player Eliminated
Robert Burton has the honor of eliminating the first player of the day - just three minutes into play - when his J-J beats his opponent's 3-3 on a board of J-4-3-7-9.

Sun Jul 30 12:20:00 PDT 2006
Phil Laak Wins Uncontested
On a board reading Q

3

2

5

after the turn, Phil Laak bets $250 into the small, heads up pot from the button. His opponent in early position calls, and the river brings the 7

. After his opponent checks, Laak measures out one of his trademark, seemingly random-sized bets: $1,150. His opponent thinks for a moment, then mucks his hand. Laak now has approximately $10,600.

Sun Jul 30 12:34:00 PDT 2006
Tuan Le Off to a Good Start
On a board of 9

6

5

2

, Tuan Le's opponent bets $1,500 and Le calls. The river is the 7

. Le's opponent bets $3,000. Le calls and shows J

J

. His opponent shows K

Q

and Le rakes in the pot. Le is at $17,000 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 12:42:00 PDT 2006
Jennifer Harman Takes A Small Hit
Jennifer Harman limps into a pot from the button, and goes to the flop with the blinds. The board comes A

3

2

, and both blinds check. Harman bets $150, the small blind folds and the big blind calls. The turn brings the 4

. The player in the big blind bets $300, and Harman calls. The river brings the 7

, and the big blind bets $700. Harman checks her cards, then mucks. She now has approximately $9,600.

Sun Jul 30 12:43:00 PDT 2006
Andreas Pavlou
Similar to the style of William Rockwell, Andreas Pavlou is playing poker with his feet. He is able to look at his hole cards without any outside help. After seeing them, he will announce a bet and a helper, who is at the table with him, will put the chips into the pot.

Sun Jul 30 12:44:00 PDT 2006
Ross Mallor Loses With a Straight and a Flush
Ross Mallor limps and Clay Manley raises to $250 from the cutoff. Mallor makes the call and checks in the dark. The flop comes J

8

2

. Manley bets $300 and Ross raises to $1,500. Clay then goes all-in for $1,200 more and Ross calls. Mallor shows 10

9

and Manley shows A

A

. The turn is the Q

, giving Mallor a flush (and a straight). The river is the 7

, however, and Manley makes a higher flush. Mallor, who started with $16,750, is down to $13,500. Manley, who started with $3,250, is up to $6,600.

Sun Jul 30 12:52:00 PDT 2006
Louie Anderson Chatting it Up
Louie Anderson is telling his table how he got the job as the host of "Family Feud."

Sun Jul 30 12:53:00 PDT 2006
Jim Meehan Runs Into A Monster
On a flop of Q

10

2

, the player in the button bets $550, and "Minneapolis" Jim Meehan calls from late position. The turn brings the 5

, and Meehan checks. His opponent bets $1,250, and after a few moments thought, Meehan calls. The river brings the 3

. Meehan checks and his opponent quickly bets $4,000. Meehan mucks his cards, and his opponent reveals pocket queens.

Sun Jul 30 13:03:00 PDT 2006
Farha Eliminated With Full House
John Phan raises pre-flop, and he is called by Joe Berry and Sam Farha. The flop comes 9

6

4

, Phan raises, Berry calls, and Farha re-raises. Phan folds and Berry smooth calls. The turn brings another 6, and once again, Farha bets into Berry who just calls. The river brings a 10, and Farha moves all-in. Berry calls and Farha flips over pocket 9s for a full house. Berry shows pocket 6s, and Farha can't believe his opponent turned quads against his top set. Farha is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 13:03:00 PDT 2006
Tilly Down to $5,200
With $3,275 in the pot from pre-flop action, Jennifer Tilly bets $1,500 on a flop of 10

4

3

. Her opponent re-raises to $3,500, and Tilly folds. She is down to $5,200 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 13:10:00 PDT 2006
Greg Raymer Back in Black
On a board of A

9

8

3

5

, Greg Raymer bets $2,000 and his opponent calls. Raymer shows 7

6

for the nuts (straight), and his opponent mucks. Raymer, who started the hand with $7,900, is up to $11,100 after being down to $5,200 at one point.

Sun Jul 30 13:16:00 PDT 2006
Darshan Shah Survives Tough Situations
Blair Johnson raises pre-flop to $150. Darshan Shah calls. On the flop of 9

6

2

, Shah bets $300 and Johnson calls. The turn is the 4

. Shah bets $600 and Johnson calls. The river is the 5

. Shah bets $1,000. Johnson raises $2,000, and Shah opts to just call. Johnson shows A

K

, beating Shah's J

10

. Johnson is up to $13,000 while Shah is down to $7,000.
A few hands later, Timothy Jaxon raises pre-flop and Shah calls. The flop comes 8

5

4

. After a series of raises and re-raises, both players get all of their money in the pot, with Jaxon having Shah covered. Jaxon shows K

K

, dominating Shah's Q

Q

. The turn is the 7

and the river is the 6

. With a straight on the board, the pot is chopped and Shah survives another rather unlucky situation.

Sun Jul 30 13:20:00 PDT 2006
Table Gets a Serenade
Table 109 was just serenaded by Magnus Berggren, with mixed results. Berggren's arguably atonal singing voice belted out the lyrics to "Dancing Queen" and caught the attention of the majority of the Amazon Room. Perhaps Phil Gordon will follow up with his rendition of "Luck Be A Lady," his favorite karaoke song.

Sun Jul 30 13:22:00 PDT 2006
Louie Anderson F-Bombing it Up
Louie Anderson has been penalized for using the F-bomb.

Sun Jul 30 13:30:00 PDT 2006
Cowboy Showdown
Quite a commotion is caused when Aaron Baltzel and Tom Calrton both get all of their money in preflop, and both show pocket kings. One of them blurts out, "No four flush!" The flop gives Baltzel a scare, bringing the 10

6

5

and giving Carlton four to the king high flush. The turn brings the 10

. The river brings a black seven, but it is the 7

, making it a split pot.

Sun Jul 30 13:40:00 PDT 2006
Jean-Robert Bellande Takes a Hit
With 4-4, Jean-Robert Bellande takes on his opponent, who holds 7

6

, on a flop of 8-7-4 with two hearts. The dealer turns over the K

prematurely (before the betting on the flop was finished), and therefore has to shuffle it back into the deck, after flipping over the new turn card (which would have been the river card). The new turn card is a 5, giving Bellande's opponent a straight. Bellande calls a bet on the turn and proceeds to fold on the river (which is a Queen). Bellande is arguing that if the K

were the turn card, his opponent would never have been able to see the river.
Either way, Bellande gets away from his set and loses a relatively small amount of chips. He is at $8,500 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 13:58:00 PDT 2006
Tough Hand for Harman
On a board of K

Q

5

A

, the player in the big blind bets $500, a player in late position raises to $1,100, and after a few moments consideration, Jennifer Harman calls. The big blind re-raises all-in for approximately $8,000 total. The player in late position mucks, and Harman thinks for a while then tries to muck the A

Q

facedown, but it flips over accidentally, revealing her two pair and nut flush draw.

Sun Jul 30 14:00:00 PDT 2006
K-K vs. A-A, First Time Today
Cazais Thierry calls all-in on a board of 8

3

2

Q

with A

A

. His opponent shows K

K

. The river is the 6

, and Thierry doubles up to $17,300.

Sun Jul 30 14:03:00 PDT 2006
Liz Lieu Eliminated
Liz Lieu is eliminated when she calls all-in on a board showing Q-8-2-8 with pocket Kings and her opponent shows 9-8, for trip 8's. The river is meaningless and Lieu is eliminated from the tournament.

Sun Jul 30 14:03:00 PDT 2006
Kenna's Kings Run Into Aces
Kenna James loses a lot of chips when his pocket Kings run into an opponent's Aces.

Sun Jul 30 14:04:00 PDT 2006
Louie Anderson Likes the River
Louie Anderson wins a pot after pushing all-in upon hitting the nut flush on the river, causing his opponent to muck.

Sun Jul 30 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break
Half of the field is on a 20 minute break while the other half will begin the next round of blinds ($50-$100).

Sun Jul 30 14:24:00 PDT 2006
Benjamin Lin Eliminated
Seven Stud bracelet winner Benjamin Lin has been eliminated early in action of the main event.

Sun Jul 30 14:25:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Part II
The other half of the room is now on their break as the original half returns to blinds of $50-$100.

Sun Jul 30 14:26:00 PDT 2006
Louie Anderson Doubles Up
Louie Anderson gets all of his chips in on a board of 6

6

3

7

with 7

7

. His opponent is drawing dead with 5

4

. The meaningless river card is the Q

, and Anderson doubles up to $17,500 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 14:45:00 PDT 2006
Players Return
All players are now back from the break.

Sun Jul 30 14:50:00 PDT 2006
Craig Hartman Eliminates a Player
Craig Hartman and his opponent see a low-card flop with two hearts. They get all of their money in and Hartman flips up A

Q

. His opponent shows K-K. The turn is an Ace and the river is a heart. Hartman hits his overcard and the flush to eliminate his opponent. He is now up to $18,000 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 14:55:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Back in Red
With $1,050 in the pot due to pre-flop action, the player in the cutoff bets $600 on a flop of 4

3

3

. Raymer re-raises all-in for $3,400 and both of the other players fold. Raymer has $5,300 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 14:59:00 PDT 2006
Bellande Bluffed Preflop
With four limpers pre-flop, including Jean-Robert Bellande, the big blind accidentally raises (he throws in the amount of the big blind, therefore min-raising). All players call until Bellande raises to $900. The player on his left then puts Bellande all-in for $5,500 more. Bellande folds 9-9 face up and his opponent shows 7-6 offsuit.

Sun Jul 30 15:07:00 PDT 2006
Esposito Jr. Eliminated
Robert Kent raises to $250, Daniel Negreanu, John Esposito Jr. (small blind), and the big blind all call. The flop comes 9

5

4

, and Esposito Jr. bets $600. The big blind folds, Kent raises to $1,500, and Negreanu folds. Esposito Jr. re-raises all-in for another $6,550. Kent makes the call, and shows 5

5

for a set of fives, while Esposito Jr. flips over J

9

for top pair and a flush draw. The turn and river bring the 7

and the A

, no help to Espositio Jr. and he is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 15:08:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Can't Get Going
Greg Raymer has been battling to accumulate chips all day. After falling to the $7,000 mark, Raymer goes into another battle. The board reads A

10

7

J

. Tyler Wong bets $600 and Raymer calls. The river is the K

and Wong bets $1,500. Raymer throws his cards into the muck and says he hopes Wong flopped a set. Raymer is down to $5,700 and Wong has $4,800.

Sun Jul 30 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Voulgaris Hits Nut Flush for Big Pot
On a board showing 8

7

2

, Aaron Kanter bets $350 and Haralabos Voulgaris raises to $1,100. Another player in the hand re-raises to $2,100. Kanter folds and Voulgaris calls. The turn puts the J

on the board and Voulgaris checks. His opponent bets out $1,200 and Voulgaris calls. The river puts the 5

on the board and Voulgaris bets out $4,500, which his opponent calls. Voulgaris shows A

J

for the nut flush and his opponent shows 2

2

for a flopped set. Voulgaris' stack is now at $20,800.

Sun Jul 30 15:16:00 PDT 2006
Thomas Keller Eliminated
A player in early position makes it $400 to go. The action folds around to Thomas Keller who pumps it to $1,800. The action folds back around to the original raiser who pushes all-in for $11,475 more, covering Keller. Keller thinks for a short time and reluctantly calls, showing K

K

. His opponent shows A

A

. The flop comes J

10

9

. The turn brings the 10

and the river brings the 4

. Thomas Keller has been elimnated from the Main Event.

Sun Jul 30 15:20:00 PDT 2006
Hasan Habib Eliminated
Hasan Habib is all-in with A-K and is taken out by Cliff Pappas' J-J. Habib has been eliminated from the tournament.

Sun Jul 30 15:22:00 PDT 2006
Melissa Hayden Rubs Dealer the Right Way
A player from middle position raises $350, and Melissa Hayden calls from the button. The big blind raises to $1,500, and Hayden calls. The flop comes J

10

3

and the big blind leads out for $1,500. Melissa Hayden raises all-in and is called. The big blind flips over A-K, Hayden shows A-Q. The turn is a K

giving Hayden the straight. The 5

comes on the river and Hayden takes down the pot. She apologizes to the player for making a bad read and eliminating him. After the hand, Hayden rubs the dealer's shoulder after hitting her inside straight draw.

Sun Jul 30 15:26:00 PDT 2006
Nath Pizzolato Cracks Rockets
Nath Pizzolato doubles up when he flops a set of eights against an opponent who is holding a pair of aces.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

Highlights of the day so far Continued:

Sun Jul 30 15:30:00 PDT 2006
Phil Gordon Takes a Hit
On a flop of 7

5

4

, seat 10 checks from the small blind and Gordon bets $500 from the cutoff. Seat 10 calls. The turn is the K

. Seat 10 bets $800 and Gordon calls. The river is the 9

. Seat 10 checks, Gordon bets $2,000, and seat 10 calls. Gordon shows 5

3

and his opponent shows K

6

. Gordon loses to a pair of Kings and is down to $4,600 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 15:34:00 PDT 2006
Phil Laak Doubles Up
A short stacked Phil Laak gets all his chips in preflop with big slick against an opponent holding pocket queens, and hits both his ace and king on the flop. He secures his double up with a king on the river. Laak now has approximately $7,600.

Sun Jul 30 15:39:00 PDT 2006
Demetriou Takes Down Nice Pot
Harry Demetriou minimum raises before the flop and gets one caller. The flop comes 10

8

3

and Demetriou fires out $1,200 into the pot. Demetriou's opponent then makes it $3,500 to go. Demetriou thinks for a short time and finally makes the call. The turn brings the A

and both players check. The river brings the 6

and Demetriou fires $3,000 into the pot. His opponent calls and Demetriou shows K

K

. After mucking, Demetriou's opponent says that Harry could have busted him if he moved in on the flop. Harry Demetriou now sits with $16,000.

Sun Jul 30 15:41:00 PDT 2006
"The Razor" Takes a Hit
On a board of Q

9

7

9

6

, Aaron Courthard bets $700 and John "The Razor" Phan calls. Courthard shows K

Q

and Phan shows J

J

. Phan, who started the hand with $4,000, is down to $2,200.

Sun Jul 30 15:46:00 PDT 2006
John Bonetti Eliminated
John Bonetti has just been eliminated from the main event.

Sun Jul 30 15:55:00 PDT 2006
A Roller Coaster All In Pot
On a flop of A

6

K

, Steve Ortega i moves all in for approximately $5,000 from middle position. He is called by Paul Mishikian, who shows the A

6

. Ortega shows the A

10

, and is in need of help. The 10

on the turn is a miracle for him, and devastating for Mashikian. The K

on the river is another miracle, this time for Mashikian, in that the pot is now a split, with both players playing aces and kings with a ten kicker.

Sun Jul 30 15:57:00 PDT 2006
John "The Razor" Phan Eliminated
John Phan and Jan Sorensen get all of their money in (with Sorensen having Phan's $2,200 stack covered) on a flop of J-10-5. Phan shows J-J and Sorensen shows K-K. Phan has a dominating lead but the turn - a King - leaves him drawing to one out. The river card is a 9, and Phan is eliminated on Day 1. Sorensen is up to $17,000 in chips.
Shortly after being eliminated, Phan pays Jean-Robert Bellande for losing a last-longer bet between the two.

Sun Jul 30 16:03:00 PDT 2006
Anthony Reategui Eliminated
Anthony Reategui gets all of his chips in ($3,100) pre-flop with A-10 against Soren Eriksen's A

K

. The board comes 9-9-8-5-9 and Reategui is eliminated. Soren has $8,800 after the hand.

Sun Jul 30 16:07:00 PDT 2006
Bellande Value Bets
Jean-Robert Bellande's opponent bets $300 on a flop of 6-4-2 and Bellande raises to $800. The turn is a 3. Both players check. The river is a Queen. Bellande's opponent checks and Bellande bets $800 with 10

10

(despite an overcard and a straight possiblity on the board) and his opponent makes the call, then mucks. Bellande takes down the pot after making an excellent value bet on the river.

Sun Jul 30 16:10:00 PDT 2006
Mark Hanna Eliminated
Mark Hanna was all-in on a flop of A

8

7

, when he flipped over a set of 8s, and his opponent flipped over a set of Aces. The K

and the 4

came on the turn and river, no help to Hanna, and he is eliminated from the tournament.

Sun Jul 30 16:17:00 PDT 2006
Introducing Joe Sebok...as Spiderman
Joe Sebok has just arrived dressed as Spiderman (due to losing the famous "The Circuit" bet with Gavin Smith).

Sun Jul 30 16:18:00 PDT 2006
Jack High?
Daniel Negreanu has won two pots in a row showing down Jack high and 10 high, consecutively. On the last hand, he showed down 10

9

on a K

6

3

3

8

board and took down the pot. He has increased his stack to $23,000.

Sun Jul 30 16:25:00 PDT 2006
Jeff "Happy" Shulman Eliminated
On a flop of K-Q-8, Jeff Shulman's opponent bets $3,000, putting Shulman all-in. Shulman calls and shows A-K. His opponent shows Q-Q, however, and Shulman is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 16:25:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Begins
Half of the field is on a 20 minute break while the other half will begin the next round of blinds ($100-$200).

Sun Jul 30 16:26:00 PDT 2006
Pearls of Wisdom From T.J. Cloutier
On a flop of J

9

7

, T.J. Cloutier bets $500 and three players fold. Cloutier says, "Remember any time you're in a pot [with] a guy...named T.J., because he might have a hand," as he flips over J-9 for top two pair.

Sun Jul 30 16:28:00 PDT 2006
Interesting Comment From Kenna James
On a flop of A-K-K, Kenna James bets $600 with a King in his hand. When an Ace hits the turn, James is forced to fold. When asked about the laydown, he says, "It was a similar experience to when I go for a colonic."

Sun Jul 30 16:38:00 PDT 2006
Esfandiari Stays Alive
From the small blind, Antonio Esfandiari moves all in against the players in the cut off and on the button. The cut off thinks for a few moments, during which Esfandiari needles him, saying, "If you call I show you the nuts, if you fold I show a bluff." The cut off continues to ponder, then moves all in for approximately $7,000. The button mucks, and Esfandiari reveals his A

3

. He needs some help against the cut off's 8

8

. The flop is ugly for Esfandiari, bringing the 4

4

6

. The turn brings th Q

, and Esfandiari is left needing an ace on the river. The A

is a welcome sight as it hits the board on the river, giving Esfandiari the pot and leaving him with roughly $5,400.

Sun Jul 30 16:44:00 PDT 2006
Back From Break
The first half of the field has returned, and the second half will now take a 20 minute break.

Sun Jul 30 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Chris Grigorian Loses a Monster Pot
The player in seat 1 at Chris Grigorian's table raises to $350. Grigorian re-raises to $1,050. His opponent raises again to $3,000 and Grigorian moves all-in for $24,000. His opponent calls with A-A. Grigorian is behind with K-K. No miracle King hits, and Grigorian is down to $4,100 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 16:49:00 PDT 2006
Nath Pizzolato Flops Nuts
Holding Q-J on a flop of 8-9-10, Nath Pizzolato bets out and is called the whole way down ny his opponent, winning a pot of roughly $10,000, and leaving Pizzolato with $24,000.

Sun Jul 30 16:51:00 PDT 2006
Harman Loses Pot
A player in middle position makes it $700 to go. In the small blind position, Jennifer Harman calls leaving herself with $1,975. The flop comes Q

3

3

and Harman bets $600. Her opponent thinks for quite a while and finally puts her all-in. Harman quickly folds. She now sits with $1,375.

Sun Jul 30 16:57:00 PDT 2006
Jennifer Tilly Eliminated
Jennifer Tilly gets all of her chips in the middle with A-J on a board of A-6-2-9. Her opponent has A-6 for two pair. The river bricks out and Tilly is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 17:00:00 PDT 2006
T.J. Cloutier Loses a Big Pot
T.J. Cloutier raises to $800 pre-flop and seat 5 calls. The flop comes A

10

9

. Cloutier bets $2,000 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 9

. Both players check. The river is the 2

. Seat 5 checks and Cloutier bets $6,000. His opponent calls. Cloutier shows Q

J

and his opponent shows K

K

. Cloutier is down to $18,650 after the hand.

Sun Jul 30 17:08:00 PDT 2006
All Players Back
All players are back from the break.

Sun Jul 30 17:16:00 PDT 2006
Greg Raymer Doubles Up
On a flop of 10

7

5

, the big blind checks and Raymer bets $1,100. A player in late position raises to $2,200. The big blind and Greg Raymer call. The turn is the A

. The big blind checks and Raymer moves in for $3,500. The player in late position folds and the big blind folds. Raymer shows A

10

for top two pair. His opponent shows 9

8

for an open-ended straight flush draw. The river is the 2

. Raymer more than doubles up to $15,200.

Sun Jul 30 17:20:00 PDT 2006
Harman Busts
With $1,375 left, Jennifer Harman joins a multi-way limped pot. The flop comes 8

4

2

and a player acting before Harman makes it $600 to go. Harman then pushes all-in. A player behind Harman then makes it $3,000 to go and the original raiser folds. Harman shows Q

8

while her remaining opponent in the pot turns up the 4

2

. The turn card brings the K

and the river brings the 7

. Jennifer Harman has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Sun Jul 30 17:22:00 PDT 2006
James Worth Eliminated
James Worth is eliminated when his 9-8 runs into 9-9 on a board of 9-8-3-8-5 (all of the money went in on the river).

Sun Jul 30 17:25:00 PDT 2006
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow Eliminated
At the ESPN featured table, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow calls all in on for approximately $10,000 on a flop of 9

4

7

, after heavy preflop betting. Both players flip up their hands, Matusow with 7

7

and his opponent with K

J

. The A

falls on the turn, and Matusow now has to dodge only a diamond or he will double up. The river brings the 3

, and a very dejected Mouth is sent to the rail.

Sun Jul 30 17:35:00 PDT 2006
Cloutier Takes a Hit
With $2,100 in the pot, Jules Sim bets $1,150 on a board of 5

5

2

and Cloutier puts him all-in for about $6,000. Sim makes the call and shows 6

6

. Cloutier shows 4

4

. The turn (5

) leaves Cloutier drawing dead. After the hand, Sim is up to $15,000 while Cloutier is down to $5,075.

Sun Jul 30 17:47:00 PDT 2006
Jordan Morgan Eliminated
Jordan Morgan is eliminated when he pushes all-in on a flop of A-4-2 with 5-3 and is called by Robin Edlund. Edlund shows A

5

. The turn and river are a 5 and an Ace. Edlund makes a runner-runner full house to eliminated Morgan on Day 1.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

Highlights of the day so far Continued:

Sun Jul 30 17:52:00 PDT 2006
Runnner, Runner, Quad Aces
Jimmy White was all-in with Aces against 8s. The flop came 9

3

2

, no help to either player. Not that he needed it, but the turn and river came A

A

, giving Jimmy quads. White doubles up and is now at $11,100.

Sun Jul 30 17:53:00 PDT 2006
McEvoy Cracks Aces
With only about $2,000 remaining, Tom McEvoy gets it all-in with K-K only to be called by A-A. However, fortunately for McEvoy, he spikes a King on the flop to crack the Aces. He now sits with $4,500.

Sun Jul 30 17:54:00 PDT 2006
Randy Gil Eliminates a Player
On a flop of 5

2

2

, Randy Gil and his opponent get all of their chips in the middle. Gil has K-K and his opponent has 10-10. The turn and the river are the 8

and the A

. Gil eliminates his opponent and is up to $18,500 in chips.

Sun Jul 30 17:57:00 PDT 2006
Daniel Negreanu Wins a $21,100 Pot
Three players at Daniel Negreanu's table call $700 pre-flop. The flop comes A

J

5

. Negreanu bets $1,000 and gets one caller. He bets $3,000 on the turn (8

) and is called. He bets $5,500 on the river (K

) and is called. His opponent shows A-K while he shows 7

6

. With the pot, Negreanu is up to $41,500 and is among the day's chip leaders.

Sun Jul 30 18:01:00 PDT 2006
Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated
Antonio Esfandiari makes it $900 to go from the button, and is called by E.J. Folks in the big blind. The flop comes K-8-4, prompting Folks to check and Esfandiari to bet $1,100. Folks re-raises all in for $1,850 more, and Esfandiari calls, showing pocket nines. Folks reveals his K-8 for flopped two pair, and Esfandiari is in trouble going into the turn and river. He receives no help, and is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 18:10:00 PDT 2006
Bob Stupak Eliminated
Bob Stupak gets all of his chips in the middle on a flop of A

Q

5

with Q

9

against his opponent's A

Q

. The turn and the river are the 8

and the 3

, and Stupak is eliminated.

Sun Jul 30 18:16:00 PDT 2006
Math Works For Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu raises $600 from middle position. A player later to act re-raises all in for $2,400. Negreanu asks, "Do you have tens by any chance?" After not hearing an answer, Negreanu calls. His opponent turns over A

10

and Kid Poker excitedly flips over his A

J

. The flop comes K

8

7

. The turn is the K

. Negreanu tells the dealer, "Give him an eight, keep him a round a little while." But the dealer doesn't listen and turns over the 5

eliminating his opponent and giving Negreanu the $6,000 pot. Negreanu now has $41,000. After the hand Negreanu said, "It was a math call, I saw what he moved in with before and was getting three to two odds."

Sun Jul 30 18:16:00 PDT 2006
Sexton Dodges Bullets, Busts Opponent
Paul Sexton's K

K

survive against the Q

J

of his opponent. With all of the money in on a J

6

5

board, Sexton has to avoid jacks, queens and spades on the turn and river. He does just that, and eliminates his opponent, ending with roughly $23,000.

Sun Jul 30 18:33:00 PDT 2006
Baldwin Calls Down
On a board J

4

2

2

3

, Bobby Baldwin calls a $1,500 river bet, after his opponent had been betting the whole way. His opponent says, "Good call, I have an Ace," and Baldwin reveals his 5

5

as he rakes the pot. He now has roughly $13,600.

Sun Jul 30 18:43:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Break
All players are on a dinner break until 8:15 pm PST.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Daniel Negreanu-41,000
2-Adam Schoenfeld-35,500
3-Robert Cheung-30,500
4-Haralabos Voulgaris-29,400
5-Daniel Heimiller-29,000
6-Eric Cloutier-26,000
7-Jan Sorensen-25,000
8-Richard Grijalva-24,000
8-Charlie Sewell-24,000
10-Joe Beevers-23,600

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

Recap from overnight:

Sun Jul 30 20:17:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $100-200 with a $25 ante.

Sun Jul 30 20:37:00 PDT 2006
Paul Sexton Wins Pot
From early position, the 8 seat raises to $600 and is called only by Paul Sexton in the big blind. The flop comes 8

5

2

and both players check. The turn is the 9

, Sexton pumps $700 into the pot, and the 8 seat folds. Currently, Sexton has $24,000.

Sun Jul 30 20:41:00 PDT 2006
Pizzolatto Adds To Stack
Seat 3 raises from late position to $1,000, Nath Pizzolatto calls from the button. Seat 3 checks in the dark and the flop comes 8

6

3

. Pizzolatto bets $1,600 and seat 3 folds.

Sun Jul 30 20:41:00 PDT 2006
"leggggggggggy" Eliminated
Mark "leggggggggggy" Fraud is eliminated from the tournament.

Sun Jul 30 20:51:00 PDT 2006
Boutin Loses Big Pot
Burt Boutin calls a $1,000 raise before the flop. The flop comes Q

8

2

. Boutin fires out $1,500; his opponent pushs all-in for an additional $4,175. Boutin agonizes for quite some time but finally calls, showing Q

5

. His opponent shows A

A

. The turn brings the K

and the river brings the 6

. Burt Boutin loses the pot and now sits at $1,700.

Sun Jul 30 20:52:00 PDT 2006
Sass Wins Pot
Seat 5 calls the big blind from middle position, the small blind calls and from the big blind, Alan Sass raises it up to $1,300. The 5 seat folds and the small blind calls. The flop comes A

6

4

, the small blinds checks and Sass fires $1,600 into the pot. The small blind folds and Sass exposes the A

.

Sun Jul 30 20:54:00 PDT 2006
Kroon Eliminated
Mark "PokerHo" Croon is eliminated after his A-10 runs into A-J and fails to improve.

Sun Jul 30 20:55:00 PDT 2006
Beevers Takes a Hit
Joe Beevers limps into a pot with two other people. The flop comes A

4

2

. Beevers bets and one opponent goes all-in for $6,300. Beevers calls and shows 4

4

. His opponent shows 5

3

. The turn is the J

and the river is the 9

. Beevers is down to $21,000.

Sun Jul 30 21:01:00 PDT 2006
Fitoussi Eliminated
Bruno Fitoussi's pocket 7's do not hold up against his opponent's pocket aces and he is eliminated from the tournament.

Sun Jul 30 21:06:00 PDT 2006
Elviro Eliminated
With a board of 8

5

2

, Aidiliy "Lilly" Elviro pushes all-in for $7,800. Seat 5 tells her he has to call and flips over K

Q

. Elviro has Q

Q

. The turn is the 8

, but the river brings the K

, pairing her opponents king. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi's wife is eliminated from the main event.

Sun Jul 30 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Demetriou Loses Pot
A player in middle position raises it up to $600 and Harry Demetriou calls from the small blind. The flop comes J

6

4

and both player check. The turn is the A

and Demetriou checks into a bet of $600. Demetrious calls. The river is the 10

and once again Demetriou checks into a bet of $600. Demetriou calls and shows K

6

and his opponent exposes A

Q

. Demetriou currently has $5,600.

Sun Jul 30 21:10:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Takes a Hit
Action is folded around to Greg Raymer in the cut-off who bets $1,200. From the big blind, seat six calls the raise. The flop comes Q

J

4

. Seat six checks, and Raymer bets $1,000. Seat six calls. The turn is the 6

, and both players check. The river is the K

. Seat six bets $1,500, and Raymer folds. Greg Raymer is now sitting with $7,000.

Sun Jul 30 21:13:00 PDT 2006
Protege Won't Back Down
Brian Fidler raises under the gun to $600 and the player in seat 6 calls from the small blind. The flop is 6

6

5

, seat 6 checks and Fidler bets $1,000. Seat 6 then raises to $2,500, Fidler re-raises to $5,000, and seat 6 calls. The turn card is the 10

, seat 6 checks, Fidler bets $5,000, and seat 6 folds. Fidler now has $32,000.

Sun Jul 30 21:14:00 PDT 2006
Freerolling for Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande was pumped up after his A

K

held up against A

Q

. When a king hit the board, Bellande who now has about $14,000, said, "I was down to $1,700 four hours ago. At this point I'm freerolling."

Sun Jul 30 21:14:00 PDT 2006
Player Doubles Through Wilson
Pre-flop, an opponent pushes all-in for $6,000 and Brian Wilson calls. Wilson shows 10

10

and his opponent shows J

J

. The flop is Q

9

4

, giving Wilson 4 cards to a flush. The turn (Q

) and river (Q

) are no help though, and Wilson loses the hand. Currently, he has fallen to $11,600.

Sun Jul 30 21:19:00 PDT 2006
Bet...Fold
With a board of K

K

Q

, both blinds check it around to Mark Seif bets $600. The small blind folds and the big blind in seat 2 fires out $1,300. Seif folds and sits at $8,200.

Sun Jul 30 21:24:00 PDT 2006
T.J. Eliminated
[SIZE=-1]T.J. Cloutier has just been eliminated from the main event. [/SIZE]

Sun Jul 30 21:35:00 PDT 2006
Le Wins a Pot
Seat 8 limps, Nam Le raises to $850, the small blind calls, and seat 8 calls. The flop comes 6

4

3

. The small blind and seat 8 check to Le, who bets $1,650. Seat 8 calls. The turn is the Q

. Both players check. The river is the 10

. Seat 8 bets $2,500 and Le calls. Seat 8 has 8

8

and Le has 9

9

. He wins with a flush and is up to $22,000.

Sun Jul 30 21:36:00 PDT 2006
Straight for Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande calls his opponents all-in bet with a board of 7

6

5

. Bellande has 4

3

for the flopped straight and his opponent holds 9

7

. The turn and river are off no help to Bellande's opponent and he is eliminated from the main event. Bellande's stack now is at $10,000.

Sun Jul 30 21:41:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Scoops a Pot
With $5,500 in the pot the board reads 4

4

2

K

8

, and Josh Arieh checks. His opponent in seat nine bets $4,000. Arieh counts out his chips, and seperates $4,000 from his stack. After some thought he calls, and his opponent reveals Q

6

. Arieh shows 9

2

, and scoops the pot. Arieh is now sitting with $23,900.

Sun Jul 30 21:41:00 PDT 2006
Checked River
With a board of 7

6

4

4

, seat 2 bets $1,000, Nath Pizzolatto calls. The river is the K

and both players check. Seat 2 flips over 8

7

for two pair 7's and 4's and Pizzolatto folds. Pizolatto has $20,800.

Sun Jul 30 21:46:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi Runs Into Quads
From late position, seat 7 raises to $1,500 and Robert Mizrachi calls out of the big blind. The flop comes down 9

7

5

, Mizrachi checks, seat 7 bets $1,500, Mizrachi calls. The turn is the 8

and both players check. The river brings the 9

, Mizrachi bets $2,300, seat 7 raises to $5,500, Mizrachi calls. Seat 7 turns over 9

9

for quad 9's and Mizrachi mucks his hand. Mizrachi stack is at $11,300.

Sun Jul 30 21:50:00 PDT 2006
Seif Loses One
With a $1,000 raise preflop Mark Seif gets one caller. Action is unkown until the river, showing a board of J

6

6

5

Q

Seif's opponent bets $1,000 into a $5,000 pot. Seif thinks for 2 minutes before calling. His opponent shows 6

5

for the full house and Seif jumps out of his chair in shock before mucking his cards. He can't believe his opponent called $1,000 with 5-6. Seif is left with $4,500.

Sun Jul 30 22:04:00 PDT 2006
For His Tournament Life
With a board of K

4

3

, seat 6 pushes all-in for $3,550. Marco Traniello is the only one left in the hand with seat 6 and has $3,200 left in front of him. Traniello thinks for a few minutes before shaking his head and mucking his cards.

Sun Jul 30 22:07:00 PDT 2006
Seif Doubles Up
With 4 players to the flop of J

3

2

Mark Seif checks from the small blind as does the big blind. The player unde-the-gun checks and the button fires $750. Seif raises $1,500 more and the big blind folds. The under-the-gun player moves all-in for $9,000 and the button folds. Seif calls, which puts himself all-in ($5,000)and shows 2

2

for a set of 2's. His opponent shows A

J

. The turn is a 9

and river a 10

. Seif has doubled up to $13,000.

Sun Jul 30 22:11:00 PDT 2006
Q-2 Good
Phil Laak calls the big blind from middle position and it is folded around to seat 2 in the big blind who checks. The flop comes J

7

7

, Laak bets $1,625, seat 2 calls. The turn is the Q

, Laak checks, seat 2 bets out $2,500, Laak calls. The river is the 10

, and both players check. Laak flips over Q

2

and seat 2 mucks her hand.

Sun Jul 30 22:12:00 PDT 2006
Reeves Makes Sorensen A Believer
Monica Reeves raises from middle position to $650 and Jan Sorensen calls from the button. The flop comes Q

4

2

, Reeves bets $1,200 and Sorensen calls. The turn is the 6

, Reeves bets $3,000 and Sorensen folds. Reeves has $25,200 and Sorensen has $32,000.

Sun Jul 30 22:16:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Sun Jul 30 22:39:00 PDT 2006
Players Back from Break
The players have taken their seats and play has resumed. Blinds are $150-300 with a $25 ante.

Sun Jul 30 22:45:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Takes Down Big One
In middle position, Daniel Negreanu makes it $800 to go. An opponent behind him then pumps it to $1,900. Negreanu calls. The flop comes 10

J

8

and Negreanu checks to his opponent who fires $2,200 at the pot. Negreanu then re-raises to $5,500 where upon his opponent moves all-in for a few thousand more. Negreanu calls and turns up Q

9

for the nuts while his opponent shows A

9

. The turn and river fail to improve Negreanu's opponent. Negreanu now sits with $54,000.

Sun Jul 30 22:54:00 PDT 2006
Passing Time By
A player on Keith Sexton and Robert Mizrachi's table has read through almost 300 pages of a book since play started today at 12 p.m. The player reads his book to pass time when he is not in a hand. The day ones of the main event finish each day after 3 a.m. and players are using anything to keep them awake and on top of their game so they can survive to Day 2.

Sun Jul 30 23:04:00 PDT 2006
Best Hand Of The Day
With a board showing J

8

3

, chip leader William Thorson pushes all-in, and Jean-Robert Bellande calls. A third player alive in the hand debates a call, as Bellande declares, "Come on in, baby! The water's warm!" The third player folds and Bellande flips over 8

8

as Thorson shows top-set with J

J

. The turn is the 3

giving both players a full house, and the river is the K

. Thorson takes down the humongous pot, as Bellande is eliminated. Thorson's chip-leading stack has now climbed to a whopping $112,000.

Sun Jul 30 23:09:00 PDT 2006
Just Let Me See
Phil Laak raises from late position to $850, seat 8 re-raises all-in for just over $12,000 and Laak folds. Laak asks his opponent what he has and he jokes around by blowing on seat 8's cards while he is raking in the pot. Laak's opponent doesn't show and both laugh as the next hand is being dealt.

Sun Jul 30 23:12:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Scoops a Pot
Under the gun, Josh Arieh limps. Action is folded to seat three in the small blind who raises to $600. Seat four in the big blind calls the raise, as does Arieh. The flop comes Q

8

6

, and all three players check. The turn is the 6

, and seat three checks. Seat four raises $1,000, and Arieh re-raises to $3,500 total. Seat three folds, and after some thought seat four also folds. Arieh is now sitting at $14,800.

Sun Jul 30 23:14:00 PDT 2006
Thorsson Eliminates Another
William Thorsson raises to $700 from the cut off and the button re-raises to $1,200. The small blind makes a third raises to $3,500. Thorsson re-raises $7,000 more and the small blind calls. The flop comes A

2

2

and the small blind checks and Thorsson moves all-in for $100,000. The small blind makes the call after 2 minutes of deliberation and shows K-K. Thorsson taps the table and says "Wow," and sheepishly shows his 7

5

. The turn is a 3

and the river a 4

giving Thorsson the wheel. Thorsson now sits with $125,000.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

Recap from overnight Continued:

Sun Jul 30 23:17:00 PDT 2006
Noam Wins With Set Over Set
Seat 5 raises to $1,100 pre-flop from middle position. It folds to Danny Noam in the big blind. He raises $4,000 more. Seat 5 pushes all-in for $1,700 more and Noam calls. Seat 5 has 8

8

and Noam has A

A

. The flop comes Q

8

3

and a few people at the table, including Noam's opponent, who is standing up, let out a shout. The turn brings the A

and the shouts get louder. The river is the 6

. Noam shakes his opponent's hand and stacks his chips - he's at $50,000.

Sun Jul 30 23:30:00 PDT 2006
Dannenman Makes A Good Read
Steve Dannenman limps from under the gun, a player in middle position raises to $700, the big blind calls, and Dannenman calls. The flop is K

J

3

, the big blind checks, Dannenman checks, the original raiser bets $1,000, the big blind folds, and Dannenman calls. The turn is the A

, Dannenman checks, his opponent bets $3,000, Dannenman folds showing K

Q

. As his opponent rakes in the chips he shows J

J

, and Dannenman says, "That's what I put you on." Dannenman now has $13,600.

Sun Jul 30 23:33:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Builds His Stack
From middle postion, Greg Raymer raises to $900. Right behind him seat four re-raises to $2,200 total. Action is folded around to Raymer who calls the bet. The flop comes 9

4

3

, and Raymer checks. Seat four bets $3,000, and Raymer moves all-in. Seat four folds, and Raymer collects the pot. Raymer is now sitting with $16,200.

Sun Jul 30 23:42:00 PDT 2006
Fratcher Eliminates Schrieber
Seat 6 raises to $2,000 pre-flop and Thomas Schrieber calls on the button. Rick Fratcher in the small blind re-raises to $6,000 and Schrieber calls after a few moments of consideration. The flop comes J

5

3

. Fratcher bets $5,000 and Schrieber calls all-in. Schrieber shows pocket 9's and Fratcher shows pocket Q's. The turn is the A

and the river is the 10

. Fratcher eliminates Schrieber and increases his stack to $56,000.

Sun Jul 30 23:54:00 PDT 2006
Seif Pushing
With just under $10,000 in front of him, Mark Seif pushes all-in and recieves no callers. Currently, he has $9,750.

Sun Jul 30 23:57:00 PDT 2006
Pizzolatto Likes the River
With a board of J

8

6

, seat 5 pushes all-in for $2,850 and Nath Pizzolatto calls. Seat 5 has 10

10

, Pizzolatto 7

6

. The turn is the K

, keeping seat 5 in the lead with a pair of 10's but the river is the 7

and Pizzolatto eliminates his opponent from the main event with two pair 7's and 6's.

Sun Jul 30 23:59:00 PDT 2006
Haralabos Voulgaris Doubles Up
Haralabos Voulgaris doubles up when his pocket Queens flop a set, against his opponent's pocket Kings. Voulgaris now has $18,200.

Mon Jul 31 00:03:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi Gets No Caller
With the board showing J

5

2

10

Q

, Robert Mizrachi and the same opponent that hit quad 9's on him a few hours ago are the only two left in the hand. Mizrachi bets $1,000 into the pot and his opponent immediately folds. Mizrachi now has $11,400.

Mon Jul 31 00:03:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Wins a Pot
Greg Raymer raises to $900 from early position. The big blind calls. The flop comes 9

6

6

. The big blind bets $1,400 and Raymer calls. The turn is the 4

. The big blind checks, Raymer bets $3,000, and the big blind looks at his cards again. After studying them for a few moments, he folds. Raymer wins the pot and increases his stack to $19,000.

Mon Jul 31 00:09:00 PDT 2006
Sexton Pushed Out of Pot
Keith Sexton raises from late position to $1,100 and is re-raised by seat 4 in the cut-off to $4,000. Sexton folds and now sits with $9,000.

Mon Jul 31 00:11:00 PDT 2006
Cheney Crippled Then Eliminated
On a flop of A

9

3

, Mike Petrillo bets $3,500, Beverly Cheney raises to $8,000, Petrillo re-raises all-in for $25,000, and Cheney calls. Petrillo shows 9

9

and Cheney shows A

9

. The turn is the 3

and the river is the 6

, and Cheney is left with only $350. On the next hand she pushes all in and Petrillo raises to $1,500 to isolate her. Cheney shows 10

9

and Petrillo has Q

Q

. The board doesn't improve either player and Cheney is eliminated. Petrillo now has $74,200.

Mon Jul 31 00:13:00 PDT 2006
Dannenmann Eliminated
With $3,300 in the pot Steve Dannenmann's opponent bets $5,000 pre-flop, and Dannenmann calls. The flop falls A

6

5

, and Dannemann's opponent moves all-in; covering Dannenman's remaining $8,775. Dannenmann calls and reveals J

J

. His opponent reveals K

K

. The turn is the 9

, and the river is the 5

. Steve Dannemann has been eliminated from the main event.

Mon Jul 31 00:16:00 PDT 2006
12 Hours Straight
Table 145 has only lost one player since play started at 12 p.m. today, meaning the 9 players that started the day there have been playing together for over 12 hours now. Tom McEvoy is one of those players in seat 7.

Mon Jul 31 00:25:00 PDT 2006
Put To the Test
Brian Wilson calls from early position, along with seat 5 in middle position. Seat 10 in the small blind raises to $900, seat 1 pushes all-in for $8,000. Wilson is next to act and tells the table the price of poker has just gone up. After thinking for a few minutes Wilson says "This puts me in quite the predicament wow. I can't do it I've lost my will to gamble in this game" and folds. All other players also fold and seat 1 takes down the pot. He turns over Q

Q

.

Mon Jul 31 00:29:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Gets Clocked
With the board showing J

8

7

6

, Raymer bets $2,500, and the player in seat 5 trys to move all-in, but is cited for a string-raise by a floorman, and her action is reduced to a call. The river is the 10

, Raymer checks and seat 5 moves all-in for her last $5,525. Raymer thinks for a long time, and a large crowd with two cameramen form around the table. The player in seat 8 calls the clock on Raymer, and he lets it run down to the end before making the call. Seat 5 shows J

9

for the straight and Raymer mucks. Raymer is crippled down to $6,500.

Mon Jul 31 00:29:00 PDT 2006
Almost Break
There is just under 10 minutes left before players go on another 20 minute break. When play resumes all remaining players will play another full level until Day 1C is over.

Mon Jul 31 00:31:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Takes Control
With four limpers in the pot before him action is to Josh Arieh in the big blind. Arieh raises an additional $2,300, and everyone folds back to the player in the small blind. The player in the small blind flips over the 3

, asking, "is this good?" Arieh immediately flips over the 4

, as the other player is mucking her cards. Players at the table and others around get a good laugh out of this. Arieh is sitting with $18,700.

Mon Jul 31 00:37:00 PDT 2006
Thorsson Doubles Up His Opponent
Seat 6 raises from middle position to $800 and is re-raised by William Thorsson to $2,400. Seat 1 on the button pushes all-in for $5,375 total. Seat 6 folds and Thorsson calls. Thorsson flips over Q

10

, seat 1 K

K

. The board comes Q

J

2

7

4

and Thorsson doubles up his opponent.

Mon Jul 31 00:40:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Players are on a 20 minute break.

Mon Jul 31 00:59:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $200-400 with a $50 ante.

Mon Jul 31 01:04:00 PDT 2006
Spiked Jacked
Nath Pizzollato and seat 10 are all-in pre-flop. Pizzollato has A

A

, seat 10 J

J

. The flop comes down Q

8

2

and the Aces are still in the lead. The turn is the 3

and seat 10 is looking for one of the remaining two Jacks in the deck. The river does bring the J

and Pizzollato's Aces gets cracked on the river. Pizollato now sits at $17,000

Mon Jul 31 01:17:00 PDT 2006
Sewell Takes A Big Pot
In middle position, Joe Beevers raises to $1,200. Seat four calls from the cut-off, seat six calls from the small blind, and Charlie Sewell calls from the big blind. The flop falls Q

10

5

, and seat six checks. Sewell bets $1,700 and action folds back around to seat six. Seat six re-raises to $5,000 total. Sewell moves all-in, which covers the player in seat six. Seat six calls and reveals Q

J

. Sewell shows J

10

. The turn is the 2

, and the river is the 8

. Sewell takes the pot, and eliminates seat six. Sewell is now sitting with $80,000, and Beevers has $28,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:24:00 PDT 2006
Ship It
Alan Sass raises to $1,200 middle position and is called by seat 1 in late position. The flop comes down A

8

7

. Sass bets $1,700, seat 1 calls and the turn is the 8

. Sass checks and seat 1 bets $3,500. Sass instantly pushes all-in for $11,400 and his oppoent folds. Sass now is at $32,500.

Mon Jul 31 01:31:00 PDT 2006
Woo Takes a Pot
Anahit Galajian raises to $1,200 pre-flop from middle-position. David Woo calls in the big blind. The flop comes Q

6

4

. Woo checks and Galajian bets $1,000. Woo asks how much Galajian has left before raising to $3,000 total. Galajian thinks for a while before folding. Woo is at $63,000 and Galajian is at $12,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:39:00 PDT 2006
Thorsson Loses Pot
From early position, William Thorsson raises to $1,400 and is called only by the big blind. The flop comes 10

6

4

and both players check. The turn is the J

, and the big blind leads out with $1,600, and Thorsson calls. The 2

comes on the river and the big blind fires out $5,000. Thorsson folds, and currently sits on $94,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:41:00 PDT 2006
Hartman Eliminated
Craig Hartman ($31,600) raises to $2,600 in middle position and Jonas Hanssen ($62,400) calls. The flop comes 9-8-6, and Hartman bets $6,000. Hanssen re-raises all-in, and Hartman goes into the tank. He thinks for a couple of minutes before deciding to call showing K-K, however Hanssen has A-A. The turn is a 10-, and the river is an 8-. Hartman is eliminated and Hanssen now has $94,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:45:00 PDT 2006
Woo Eliminates Opponent
David Woo and his opponent get all-in pre-flop. Woo has A

K

and his opponent has A

J

. The board doesn't bring a jack and Woo eliminates his opponent. He's at $74,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:49:00 PDT 2006
Beevers Eliminated
Joe Beevers has been eliminated from the main event by Charlie Sewell. Sewell now has $105,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:52:00 PDT 2006
Movie Marathon
A player on table 145 has just finished watching all the Rocky movies that he started at 12 p.m. The player now has to sit through the final hour of Day 1C without any other forms of entertainment while he finishes up the day.

Mon Jul 31 01:53:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Goes All-In
Seat 4 raises from early position to $1,100. Josh Arieh and seat 8 call. The flop comes A

5

4

. Seat 4 bets $2,200. Arieh calls and seat 8 folds. The turn is the 3

. Seat 4 bets $3,500 and Arieh goes all-in for about $8,000 more. Seat 4 thinks for a long time as the ESPN cameras roll. After a few minutes, she folds and Arieh shows the A

and says, "I had it, I had it," to the rest of the table. He's at $29,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:55:00 PDT 2006
Grigorian Takes Pot From Bilney
Chris Grigorian raises to $1,350 from middle position and Sarah Bilney calls from the cut-off. The flop comes Q

Q

J

and Grigorian immediately pushes all-in. Quickly Bilney folds and Grigorian climbs to $17,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:56:00 PDT 2006
Ardebili Avoids the Straight
Al Ardebili raises to $1,225 from middle position. Seat 2 calls from late position. The flop comes 10

9

4

. Both players check. The turn is the 8

. Ardebili bets $2,400. Seat 2 considers for a while before showing the J

and folding his open-ended straight draw. Ardebili is up to $37,000.

Mon Jul 31 01:59:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth on the Prowl
Phil Hellmuth is walking through the tournament area talking to players as the ESPN cameras follow behind.

Mon Jul 31 02:00:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi And Sexton Very Aware
Robert Mizrachi and Keith Sexton have been paying close attention to the big stack at their table. The player, who is the big stack at the table, is sandwiched between the two Full-Tilt team members. In a hand neither Sexton nor Mizrachi were involved they each stared intuitively at their player as he made his decision. Currently, Mizrachi has $8,000 and Sexton has $7,500.

Mon Jul 31 02:08:00 PDT 2006
Wilson On Bluff
Brian Wilson is all-in after his opponent in seat 6 raises. Seat 6 goes into the tank for about 4 minutes before a clock is called on him. Seat 6 folds his hand face up and shows A

K

. Wilson tells his opponent that he'll show one time and shows 6

4

for the bluff.

Mon Jul 31 02:12:00 PDT 2006
Raymer Eliminates Opponent
With $4,000 in the pot the flop is K

4

2

. Seat seven pushes all-in for $7,875. Seat two folds, and Greg Raymer contemplates a call. After about ten seconds, Raymer calls revealing a K

10

, but his opponent reveals A

A

. The turn comes the 10

, and the river is the Q

. Raymer looks to the gentleman, and apologizes for the bad beat. Raymer is now up to $33,000.

Mon Jul 31 02:16:00 PDT 2006
Arieh Makes a Move
Following a flop of J

5

4

Josh Arieh pushes his remaining $25,000 into the pot. Arieh's opponent, the player in seat 10, only has $13,000 and goes deep into the tank. After moments of careful deliberation, the player in seat 10 folds and Arieh shows him the 4

and simply says, "That's the key card."

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C)

Recap from overnight Continued:

Mon Jul 31 02:20:00 PDT 2006
$1,000 Will Do
With a board of 7

6

3

, Daniel Negreanu bets $1,000 and his opponent folds his hand. Negreanu is now at $39,500.

Mon Jul 31 02:25:00 PDT 2006
Hellmuth Sweats Arieh
Continuing his run through the Amazon Room, Phil Hellmuth stops behind Josh Arieh and sweats him on a hand. Arieh ends up folding the hand, and Hellmuth moves on to the next table.

Mon Jul 31 02:32:00 PDT 2006
Raymer on a Run
With less than 30 minutes remaining in the final level of the night, Greg Raymer hits a few hands and builds his stack up to nearly $50,000. He's been under $15,000 for nearly the entire day.

Mon Jul 31 02:33:00 PDT 2006
Sexton Eliminated
Keith Sexton has just been eliminated from the main event.

Mon Jul 31 02:38:00 PDT 2006
No Sure Thing
After one player raises $6,000 on a board of 2

2

2

A

10

, another player mulls it over for a long time before calling. After calling the player shows A

3

, while the other player shows the A

to split the pot. After the hand is over, the player says to Greg Raymer, who is sitting next to him, that the only hand he would have believed his opponent could have to beat him would be A

2

because "you can't play A-2 offsuit." Since the A

was already on the table, he was sure she didn't have it. Raymer laughs and says, "There's no sure thing in poker."

Mon Jul 31 02:43:00 PDT 2006
Negreanu Eliminates Player
With $5,000 in the pot and a flop showing 6

6

3

, Daniel Negreanu checks. The 5 seat bets $3,500, the 7 seat calls, and Negreanu calls. The turn is the 2

and once again Daniel checks. The 5 seat checks and the 7 seat fires out another $3,500. Daniel calls and the 5 seat folds. The river is the 9

and Negreanu pushes all-in. After a brief debate the 7 seat reluctantly calls and flips over J

J

. Negreanu flips over 5

4

, for a straight, and eliminates the 7 seat. Currently, Daniel Negreanu has $78,500.

Mon Jul 31 02:44:00 PDT 2006
Ship It...Again
Alan Sass just took down a pot pre-flop with a raise. The table has been folding to most of Sass's raises the last 2 hours.

Mon Jul 31 02:45:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi Put To Test
Seat 6 pushes all-in for $5,950 after a raise from Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi counts out the all-in before stacking his chips back up and folds.

Mon Jul 31 02:48:00 PDT 2006
Gale Eliminates Opponent
On a board reading J

8

4

2

6

, John Gale has called an opponents all-in and shows A

J

, while his opponent shows A

10

. It is unclear when both players got their chips in the pot, but John Gale eliminates his opponent and is now sitting with $30,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 02:58:00 PDT 2006
Day 1C Comes To an End
There are 867 players that have made it through day 1C and will move on to day 2. Tomorrow at 12 p.m. day 1D will finish up the Day 1's. Keep it here with cardplayer for all your live updates and chip counts.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C) Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Adam Jones-123,000
2-William Thorson-115,000
3-Brenden Lewis-112,000
4-Dario Minieri-103,000
5-Richard Gryko-100,000
6-Per Sjogren-98,000
6-Daniel Pelletier-98,000
8-Charlie Sewell-95,700
9-Shannon Shorr-95,000
9-Mike Petrillo-95,000

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

Highlights of the day so far:

Mon Jul 31 11:43:00 PDT 2006
Play Begins For Day 1D
Players are filing into the Amazon room and taking their seats, in preparation for the start of the final first day of the Championship event.

Mon Jul 31 12:10:00 PDT 2006
Congratulations Players...
The Tournament Director has just announced that the players remaining have outlasted one person in today's event.

Mon Jul 31 12:14:00 PDT 2006
The Hand That Eliminated Our First Player
A player under-the-gun calls, the small blind calls and Jimmy Tian checks in the big blind. The flop comes Q

J

8

and Tian bets $75. The player under-the-gun calls and the small blind folds. The turn is the A

and Tian bets $150. The opponent raises to $500, Tian reraises to $1,500, and the opponent moves all-in. Tian calls and shows 10

9

for the straight while his opponent shows 8

8

for a set. The 7

falls on the river and we have our first elimination today.

Mon Jul 31 12:20:00 PDT 2006
Intimidating Table on Day 1D
At table 50, Toto Leonidas and Johnny Chan are situated in seat 5 and 7 respectively. Good luck to the other players at that table.

Mon Jul 31 12:35:00 PDT 2006
Hank Azaria Shows His Aces... Too Early
Two players limp to Hank Azaria in the big blind. Azaria raises to $250 and gets one caller under the gun. Before the flop comes out, Azaria accidentally turns over A

A

(thinking that he was not called). The players appear baffled when the flop comes out Q

10

3

. Azaria bets $500 and his opponent folds. After the hand, Azaria has $10,200, and a bit of a red face.

Mon Jul 31 12:40:00 PDT 2006
Weapon X
On a flop of A

9

6

, the button bets $200 and Brandon "Weapon X" Redmerski raises to $1,200 from the small blind. The big blind, Jose Barbero reraises to $2,800, the button folds and Redmerski moves all-in. Barbero thinks for a while and folds and Redmerski shows 9

9

. He's at $14,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 12:45:00 PDT 2006
Sean Sheikhan Eliminated
On a flop of 9

7

3

and $675 in the pot, the player in seat 2 bets $700. Sean Sheikhan raises to $2,000 and the player re-raises all-in for $10,000 more. Sheikhan makes the call and shows Q

Q

while his opponent shows 9

9

for a set. The turn and river come 8

K

, and Sheikhan is eliminated.

Mon Jul 31 12:48:00 PDT 2006
John Myung Runs into Aces
John Myung raises to $125 pre-flop and the player in seat 7 re-raises to $300. The action folds to Myung who calls. The flop comes Q

J

5

. Myung checks and his opponent bets $500. Myung raises to $1,100 and his opponent instantly goes all-in (for $10,000) in a very fast, angry, frustrated manner. Myung coolly says, "That much, huh?" His opponent excitedly says, "Yeah! I'll show you..." Myung folds and his opponent shows A

A

. He then proceeds to hoop and holler, drawing attention from the surrounding tables. Myung simply says, "I'm glad I didn't call."

Mon Jul 31 13:03:00 PDT 2006
Newitt Crippled, But Recovers a Bit
Seat 10 raises to $250 from the cut off and Jason Newitt re-raises to $750 from the big blind. Seat 10 calls and the flop comes J-5-5. Newitt bets $1,000 and seat 10 raises to $4,000. Newitt goes into the tank for 5 minutes and then calls. The turn comes a 10, Newitt checks, and seat 10 bets $4,000. Newitt moves all-in and seat 10 calls, putting himself all-in with 10-10 and Newitt shows A-A. The river is a 2 and Newitt is down to $400 in chips.
Newitt moves all-in with 7-5 and flops a straight to double up. The next hand, he is all-in again with 10-8 and rivers a straight, increasing his chip count to $2,700.

Mon Jul 31 13:07:00 PDT 2006
Porter Cracks Aces and Doubles Up
A player in middle position raises to $150 before the flop. Devin Porter calls from the big blind. The flop comes J

9

3

, and Devin Porter checks to midddle position. Middle position bets $300, and Porter calls. The turn comes 6

, and once again, Porter checks to his opponent who this time bets $1,000. Porter raises to $2,000, and the big blind comes back over the top and moves all-in for $6,775. Porter says, "I'd fold this in an instant, but I think I'm good." Porter calls and shows 9

6

, and his opponent shows A

A

. The river brings the 2

, and Porter's two pair is good enough to crack Aces, double up, and eliminate his opponent. After this hand, porter is up to $19,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 13:18:00 PDT 2006
Mark Aubin Flops the Royal Flush
A player in the 7 seat raises $125 before the flop. Mark Aubin just calls. The flop comes K

Q

J

, and the 7 seat bets out $250 this time. Once again, Aubin just calls. A brick hits the turn and both players check. The river brings another Jack, pairing the board, and the 7 seat bets $350. Aubin raises to $800, and unfortunately for Aubin, his opponent folds. Aubin shows his cards anyway, revealing A

10

...he flopped the royal flush.

Mon Jul 31 13:31:00 PDT 2006
Nobody Believes Bryan Micon
Bryan Micon raises to $275 on the button and the big blind makes the call. The flop comes K

9

4

, and the big blind checks. Micon bets $400 and the big blind quickly calls. The turn is the 7

and the big blind fires in $400. Micon calls and they both see the 3

hit the river. The big blind bets $1,100 and Micon calls. Micon shows A

K

while the big blind shows 8

8

. After the hand, Bryan Micon is up to $16,000 in chips. "Nobody ever believes me," says Micon.

Mon Jul 31 13:33:00 PDT 2006
Shawn Rice Eliminates Opponent
On a flop of K

6

6

, Shawn Rice's opponent moves all-in for roughly $7,500. Rice instantly makes the call with A

A

. Rice says, "A-K right?", and sure enough, his opponent flips up A

K

. The turn and river bring the 10

and the 9

, no help, and Rice wins the hand and eliminates his opponent. He now has $17,000.

Mon Jul 31 13:50:00 PDT 2006
Bottom Pair Good for Kevin Ho
On a board of A

K

8

6

, Kevin Ho bets $200 and his opponent calls. The river is the A

. Both players check. Ho shows 6

3

and his opponent mucks. Ho is up to $11,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 13:56:00 PDT 2006
DeKnijff Builds His Stack
Martin DeKnijff calls a raise of $125 from the cutoff. The flop comes A

K

10

and seat 1 bets $575. DeKnijff calls and the turn is the 7

. Seat 1 bets $1,500 and DeKnijff raises $3,500 more after thinking for a couple minutes. Seat 1 folds and DeKnijff takes down the pot and is at $12,500.

Mon Jul 31 13:58:00 PDT 2006
Lennox Lewis in the House
The tournament staff just gave a nice shoutout to Lennox Lewis, who is playing in the main event today. Lewis receives a standing ovation and says to field, "Let's get ready to rumble!"

Mon Jul 31 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Adam Friedman Gets Bluffed
On a board of Q-J-10-K-3, Adam Friedman checks to a player in late position. There is $600 in the pot, and his opponent bets $600. Adam Friedman starts to complain that his opponent always bluffs, and then folds, showing K-J. As his opponent rakes in the pot, he turns over his 8-5, for a complete bluff. Adam Friedman is currently at $10,400.

Mon Jul 31 14:05:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Begins
Half of the room is currently on a 15-minute break while the other half will continue playing at $50-$100 blinds.

Mon Jul 31 14:08:00 PDT 2006
Dean Cain Chops A Pot
A player in early position raises to $150. Dean Cain calls from the cut off. The flop comes 7

6

6

, and Cain bets $200. His opponent calls, and both players see the 9

hit the turn. Both players check. The river is the 9

, and both players check. Dean Cain shows A

K

while his opponent turns over A

10

for a chopped pot. After the hand, Cain has $8,700 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 14:22:00 PDT 2006
Joe Hachem Eliminates A Player
Over at the featured table, Joe Hachem calls an all-in of his opponent. Hachem shows A-A and his opponent shows Q-Q. The flop brings an Ace and Hachem sends his opponent to the rail. After the hand, Hachem is up to $16,500.

Mon Jul 31 14:26:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Continues
The first half of the room is now back from break while the other half will take their 15-minute break.

Mon Jul 31 14:40:00 PDT 2006
Erik Seidel Eliminated
Erik Seidel has been eliminated when his Aces were cracked by his opponent's Queens.

Mon Jul 31 14:47:00 PDT 2006
Everybody's Back
All the players have completed their break and are at $50-$100 blinds.

Mon Jul 31 14:58:00 PDT 2006
Jon Dull Doubles Up to 2nd in Command
On a flop of J

9

5

, the small blind bets out $1,400. Jon Dull makes the call from late position. The turn brings the 4

, and the small blind moves all-in. Dull calls and flips over 5

5

. Dull's set of 5s is way ahead of his opponent's 10

10

, and the river brings no help with the Q

. Dull eliminates is opponent from the tournament and brings his chip count to $27,500. Dull picked up another couple thousand chips on the next hand, and is currently 2nd in command on our leaderboard.

Mon Jul 31 14:59:00 PDT 2006
Doug Lee's Stack Suffering
On a flop of 7

6

3

, Doug Lee bets $275 and his opponent raises to $800. Lee calls and the turn puts the J

on the board. Lee's opponent bets out $1,000 and Lee folds after a few minutes thought.
Not long after, the board is J

7

5

9

, with $1,750 in the pot, and Lee thinks for a few minutes before checking. His opponent pushes all-in for $6,000 and Lee again thinks for a minute before folding. Lee's been playing big pots and has been pushed to fold in many of them, whittling his stack down to just $2,200.

Mon Jul 31 15:02:00 PDT 2006
Rene Angelil Makes A World Class Laydown
Rene Angelil raises preflop in early position. Another player in late position makes a big re-raise and Angelil instantly folds K-K face-up. The table is stunned and even more suprised to see his opponent turn over A-A. After making an almost impossible laydown, Angelil is down to $9,200.

Mon Jul 31 15:03:00 PDT 2006
Ted Forrest Gets Full Value
On a flop of K

3

2

10

, the big blind checks and Ted Forrest bets $1,500. The player in seat 4 calls and the big blind folds. The river is the J

. Forrest bets $2,000 and his opponent calls. Forrest shows A

A

. His opponent mucks K-Q face up. Forrest rakes in the pot, saying that he was a little scared of K-J. He is up to $15,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 15:05:00 PDT 2006
Huck Seed Loses Big Pot
Brian Decmbrino raises to $600 from middle position before the the flop. Huck Seed calls from the cutoff position. The flop comes 7

4

3

, and Decmbrino bets another $600. Seed calls. The turn comes 2

, and Decmbrino bets out $1,500. Once again, Huck Seed calls. The river brings the 6

, and both players check. Decmbrino turns over 10

10

, and Seed throws his hand into the muck. After this hand, Decmbrino is up to $11,600, and Huck Seed is down to $8,500.

Mon Jul 31 15:14:00 PDT 2006
Griffin Takes a Pot
On a board of J

7

6

7

6

, Gavin Griffin bets $2,000 and gets a call from the player in middle position. Griffin shows A

7

while his opponent shows K

10

. Griffin is now up to $11,900.

Mon Jul 31 15:22:00 PDT 2006
Amarillo Slim Preston Arrives
Amarillo Slim's tournament has begun as an alternate. He has taken his seat about an hour into level 2.

Mon Jul 31 15:23:00 PDT 2006
Johnny Chan Making Moves
On a board of A

Q

10

3

2

, with $3,500 in the pot, an opponent checks to Johnny Chan. Chan fires $2,000 in the pot and gets his opponent to fold. Chan brings his chip count up to $8,500.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

Highlights of the day Continued:

Mon Jul 31 15:24:00 PDT 2006
Fischman Continues Solid Play
On a flop of 10

9

7

, seat 7 checks and Scott Fischman bets $350. His opponent calls and the turn is the 2

. Both players check and the river is the 8

. Seat 7 checks again and Fischman bets $700. His opponent calls, Fischman shows K

J

for the straight and his opponent mucks. Fischman is at $13,500 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 15:34:00 PDT 2006
Lyle Berman Eliminated
On a flop of J

9

7

, Lyle Berman is all-in with 10

8

for the nut straight. Nathan Brooks calls him with A

10

. The turn is a blank and the river is the 7

giving Brooks the flush. Berman has been eliminated from the tournament. Brooks is now at $34,000.

Mon Jul 31 15:37:00 PDT 2006
First Disqualification of the Series
A player has just been disqualified from the main event. He was putting chips into his pocket when he was caught by a floorman. The player claimed that he was told he could transfer his chips in his pocket, but the tournament director explained why it was against the rules at the World Series. If a player takes tournament chips out of sight, they are no longer in play. This is done to prevent chip dumping and counterfeit chips from entering tournament play. The player has been disqualified, and the floorman went on to say that this was the first disqualification of it's kind for this year's wsop. Last year, a player was also eliminated by carrying his chips in his pocket. His chips were confiscated and removed from play. If a player were to only put some of his chips in his pocket, only those chips would be removed, and he would still be able to continue playing with the remainder of his chips. When players are moved or tables are broken, the tournament directors make sure to give the players chip racks and tell them not to remove the chips from sight. The eye in the sky is always watching.

Mon Jul 31 15:37:00 PDT 2006
Ted Forrest Doubles up
Ted Forrest raises to $1,000 preflop from middle position and seat 9 calls. The flop comes K

2

2

and Forrest moves all-in for $3,200. Seat 9 makes the call and shows 10

10

while Forrest has Q

Q

. The turn and river are the 5

and the 4

. Forrest doubles up and is now at $8,200.

Mon Jul 31 15:42:00 PDT 2006
Joe Di Gregorio Takes A Rough Beat
Joe Di Gregorio limps under the gun and gets raised by Michael Kennedy in middle position to $325. Di Gregorio makes the call and the two players see a flop of K-5-2. Di Gregorio checks and Kennedy bets $800. Di Gregorio raises to $1,800 and Kennedy moves him all-in. He makes the call. Kennedy shows A-A and sees the bad news when Di Gregorio turns over 5-5 for a set. The turn and the river come K-K however, to counterfeit Di Gregorio's set and eliminate him from the tournament. After the hand, Kennedy is up to $16,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 15:44:00 PDT 2006
The Former Champ Defeats The Matador's Wife
Lennox Lewis limps into a pot under the gun. Cecilia Mortensen rasies to $600 from the small blind. Lewis calls, and the flop comes 10

8

2

. Mortensen bets $1,050, Lewis makes it $3,000, and Mortensen comes back over the top and puts Lewis all-in for his last $2,000. Lewis shows A

A

, and Mortensen shows Q

Q

. The 4

and the 10

hit the turn and river, no help to either player. Lewis doubles up to $11,300, and Mortensen is left with $14,000.

Mon Jul 31 15:54:00 PDT 2006
Lennox Lewis Never Bluffs
With a $700 pot and a board reading 4

4

3

, Lewis fires a $1,000 right-hook at the pot. All of his opponents fold and several players say to him, "We know you were bluffing that time." Lewis responds, "I never bluff!", and laughs as he rakes the pot.

Mon Jul 31 15:56:00 PDT 2006
Vince Van Patten Eliminated
Vince Van Patten ($4,200) raises $300 from the button before the flop. Joe Ezernack ($13,000) reraises to $1,300 from the big blind. Van Patten moves all in for $2,900 more and Ezernack makes the call. Ezernack has A-10 and Van Patten has J-J. The board comes A-Q-4-5-2 and Van Patten is eliminated. Ezernack has $17,400.

Mon Jul 31 16:01:00 PDT 2006
Adam Friedman Doubles Up
A short-stacked Adam Friedman is all-in for his last $1,100 with A

4

. His opponent shows K

J

. The board comes 7

7

3

8

6

, and Friedman doubles up to $2,400.

Mon Jul 31 16:11:00 PDT 2006
Amnon Filippi Eliminated
Amnon Filippi has just been eliminated from the main event when his J

10

failed to improve against an oppponent's 6

6

on a Q

7

4

9

7

board. Filippi was in for his last $525.

Mon Jul 31 16:14:00 PDT 2006
Cecilia Mortensen Makes Good Read
The flop comes A

6

5

. The player in middle position checks and Cecilia Mortensen bets $750. The player in middle position raises $2,500. Mortensen thinks for awhile and then moves all in. The player immediately folds and shows K

J

. Mortensen tells the player she read that he had nothing. Mortensen has $16,500 while her opponent is down to $5,700.

Mon Jul 31 16:26:00 PDT 2006
Staggered Break Again
Once again half of the room will now be on a 20-minute break while the other half continues play with increased blinds of $100-$200.

Mon Jul 31 16:30:00 PDT 2006
Hinchcliffe on a Rollercoaster Ride
On a flop of K

5

4

, seat 6 moves all-in for $7,700 and Chris Hinchcliffe calls and shows 5

4

while his opponent has 8

7

for the flush. The turn is the 10

and the river is the 2

and Hinchcliffe drops to $10,100.
The following hand, on a board of Q

9

7

2

, seat 7 checks and Hinchcliffe bets $3,000. Seat 7 makes the call and the river is the J

. Seat 7 checks again and Hinchcliffe bets $4,000. Seat 7 calls, Hinchcliffe shows Q

Q

and seat 7 mucks. Hinchcliffe is now at $18,500.

Mon Jul 31 16:41:00 PDT 2006
Erick Lindgren Eliminated
On a flop of 7

5

3

, Erick Lindgren moves all-in for his last $1,625. Steve Sim calls the bet and flips over A

A

vesus Lindgren's J

J

. The turn and river bring the 7

and the 8

, no help to either player. Sim eliminates Lindgren from the main event.

Mon Jul 31 16:47:00 PDT 2006
Superman And His Bullets
A player in middle position raises to $500 and Dean Cain re-raises to $1000. His opponent makes the call and both see a flop of A

10

4

. The middle position player bets $2,275, enough to put Cain all-in. Cain calls instantly and shows A

A

while his opponent has A

J

. The turn and river come J

10

. Dean Cain doubles up to $6,700.

Mon Jul 31 16:49:00 PDT 2006
Johnny Chan Doubles up
On a board of K

J

3

Q

, Johnny Chan moves all-in. His opponent calls and Chan shows K

J

. The turn brings a J

to double Chan up to $16,000

Mon Jul 31 17:02:00 PDT 2006
Cecilia Mortensen Takes Down Big Pot
A player in early position makes it $600 to go. Cecilia Mortensen then bumps it to $1,600. The action folds back around to the original raiser who pushes all-in for an additional $5,050. Mortensen thinks for a short time before calling, showing Q-Q. Her opponent shows A-K offsuit, and they are off to the races. The flop comes 10-9-2. The turn brings a Jack and the river brings a 5. Cecilia Mortensen now sits with $24,000.

Mon Jul 31 17:03:00 PDT 2006
The Break is Over
All players have returned from break and are playing with blinds at $100-$200.

Mon Jul 31 17:04:00 PDT 2006
Lopez Goes Runner,Runner
Karlo Lopez checks a flop of A

J

9

. When his opponent checks behind him, Lopez says, "Well now I know you don't have an Ace." The turn is the 7

, and both players check. The river brings the 10

, and once again both players check. Lopz's opponent shows J

4

, but Lopez shows 10

7

and takes down the pot. Lopez goes runner,runner two pair and brings his chip count up to $10,000.

Mon Jul 31 17:19:00 PDT 2006
Varkonyi Wins Battle of Blinds
Action is folded around to Robert Varkonyi in the small blind, and he limps, the big blind raises to $1,000 and Varkonyi calls. The flop is 6

5

4

, Varkonyi checks, the big blind bets $2,000, and Varkonyi calls. The turn is the 10

, Varkonyi checks, the big blind bets $3,000, and Varkonyi calls. The river is the K

, Varkkonyi bets $5,000, the big blind raises to $10,000, Varkonyi then re-raises his last $1,400 all-in, and the big blind folds. Varkonyi now has $33,400.

Mon Jul 31 17:30:00 PDT 2006
Leonidas Surviving
Toto Leonidas moves all-in preflop for his last $300. His opponent makes the call and shows A

Q

while Leonidas has K

K

. He survives the hand and doubles up to $600.
The following hand, Leonidas is all-in again with 8-8 and his opponent holds A-K. Leonidas' all-in hand holds up again and he's made a slight comeback up to $3,500.

Mon Jul 31 17:35:00 PDT 2006
Pescatori Gets Rivered
On a flop of J

J

5

, with $600 already in the pot, Max Pescatori and David Manzi check around. The turn comes A

, and Pescatori bets $400. Manzi calls, and the river brings the 10

. Pescatori bets $1,000, Manzi raises $2,000, and Pecatori just calls. Pescatori flips over Q

J

and manzi shows J

10

. After this hand Manzi is up to $7,550 and Pescatori is down to $5,700.

Mon Jul 31 17:46:00 PDT 2006
Craziness at Table 127
Kevin "Lucko" O'Brien takes a big hit down to $7,200 when his opponent flops Quads.
Shortly afterwards, Hank Azaria raises to $600 in middle position. Pete "The Beat" Giordano, raises him to $1,600. When the action gets around to Azaria, he re-raises to $5,600. Giordano immediately goes all-in and has Azaria covered. Azaria has $2,900 left, and he asks Giordano if he has Aces. Giordano says he doesn't know, but that he would like Azaria to stick around for awhile. Azaria is torn on his decision. He already has about 2/3 of his chips in the middle, but he hesitates to make a decision. The cameras swarm around him, and he eventually folds the K

K

face up. Giordano tells him he made a good decision, and turns over the A

A

. Michael Odeh, who is one table over, comes over to tell him what a great laydown he made. Someone tells Odeh that even celebrities can play, considering Rene Angelil made the same laydown earlier in the day. Unfortunately, Odeh doesn't know who Azaria is, and asks for his credits. Azaria doesn't seem to be in the mood, but he does a few voices from The Simpsons, including Chief Wiggum and Moe Sizlak.
The next two hands, Azaria takes down both pots and builds himself right back up to $5,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 17:52:00 PDT 2006
Mrs. Mortensen Continues to Play Well
On a board of A

10

3

6

J

, Cecilia Mortensen shows A

10

for two pair while her opponent shows A

Q

. The pot was about $6,000 and she's now at $22,000.

Mon Jul 31 18:04:00 PDT 2006
Hand of the Day? Bad Beat of the Day?
With $4,000 in the pot and a flop of 9

8

3

, Adam Meyer bets $1,200. Jeremiah Smith raises to $6,000 and Meyer immediately moves all-in. Jeremiah calls and shows 9

9

while Meyer shows 8

8

. The turn is no help to Meyer as the 6

falls. The river, however, brings a miracle for him as the 8

comes. Meyer doubles up to $30,000 and Smith has fallen to $10,000 following that hand along with a hand he lost 5 minutes later.

Mon Jul 31 18:10:00 PDT 2006
Alan Goehring Adds to His Stack
The player under the gun raises to $400 and a player in mid-position and Alan Goehring both call. The flop comes K

4

2

and the player under the gun bets out with $600. The player in mid-position folds and Goehring re-raises up to $1,500. Goehring's opponent calls and the turn puts the 9

on the board. After some thought, Goehring's opponent checks and Goehring shoots out with $3,000. The under the gun player finally folds and shows 6

6

. Goehring rakes in the pot and ups his stack to $15,300.

Mon Jul 31 18:13:00 PDT 2006
Lennox Lewis KO'd By a Girl
Lennox Lewis calls Cecilia Mortensen's pre-flop raise and then gets all of his chips in on a flop of A-6-5. Lewis shows A-10 and Mortensen counter punches him with A-Q. The turn and river bring a 2 and an 8, no help to Lewis. Mike Tyson couldn't knock out Lennox Lewis, but little Cecilia Mortensen sure did, and after this hand she now has $30,000 in her corner.

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

Highlights of the day Continued:

Mon Jul 31 18:18:00 PDT 2006
Max Pescatori Eliminated
Max Pescatori moves all-in from the button for $2,600 and is called by Cristy Jones in the small blind. Pescatori shows A

K

while Jones has 7

7

. The board comes Q

3

3

6

8

and Pescatori is eliminated from the tournament.

Mon Jul 31 18:21:00 PDT 2006
Sam Grizzle Eliminated
Sargon Ruya raises to $600 preflop and Sam Grizzle reraises all-in for $3,200. Ruya makes the call and shows K-Q while Grizzle has J-J. The board comes A-K-4-2-2 and Grizzle is eliminated from the tournament. Ruya is now at $14,500 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 18:28:00 PDT 2006
The Arrival of Joe Sebok
Gavin Smith and Joe Sebok just barged through the back door of the Amazon Room. Sebok was of course dressed as a superhero -- this time: Wonder Woman.

Mon Jul 31 18:39:00 PDT 2006
Cyndy Violette Doubles up
Cyndy Violette raises to $700 and her opponent calls in the cutoff. The flop comes J

8

6

and both players check. The turn is the A

and Violette moves all-in for $1,800. Her opponent makes the call and shows A

Q

while Violette has A

K

. The river is the 10

and Violette doubles up to $5,200.

Mon Jul 31 18:43:00 PDT 2006
Chris Hinchcliffe Devastated
Chris Hinchcliffe calls an all-in on the turn when a Queen hits to give him a set with his pocket Queens. Unfortunately for him, his opponent shows J-10 and made a straight with the same Queen. Hinchcliffe's stack is decimated in the hand and he down to $2,250, whereas once he had as much as $26,600.

Mon Jul 31 18:46:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Time
Players have just gone on dinner break. When they return at 8:15 p m PST, they will be entering Round 4 where the blinds will have increased to $100-$200 with a $25 ante.

Mon Jul 31 18:53:00 PDT 2006
Dinner Will Taste Better For Moneymaker
With $4,500 in the pot the flop comes 9

6

3

. Ove Lerbrekk bets $2,000. He has $2,400 left. Chris Moneymaker is contemplating what to do. He keeps asking Lerbrekk what he has. He tells Lerbrekk he has a pair that's not on the board. He says he's in real trouble if he's up against a set. After around ten minutes Moneymaker finally pushes all in. Lerbrekk shoves his last $2,400 in before Moneymaker 's chips hit the middle. Moneymaker realizes he's up against a set at this point. Lerbrekk confirms the bad news as he flips over 6

6

. Moneymaker reluctantly shows his 8

8

. The mood changes quickly, as the 8

hits the turn. The 3

falls on the river and Moneymaker wins the pot, taking him to $24,200.

Mon Jul 31 20:17:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $100-200 with a $25 ante.

Mon Jul 31 20:25:00 PDT 2006
Cassidy Disappointed With Decision
With a board of A

K

J

, seat 5 bets $2,000, Joe Cassidy calls. The turn is the A

, seat 5 bets $4,500 and Cassidy goes into the tank for a little over 3 minutes before folding his hand. Seat 5 flips over Q

Q

and Cassidy sits back in his chair and tells his opponent that he had him. Cassidy is now at $4,600.

Mon Jul 31 20:26:00 PDT 2006
Plastik Lays Down 2nd Nuts
With a board showing Q

6

3

9

and $7,000 in the pot. Victor Ramdin pushes David Plastik all-in for his last $8,000. Plastik thinks for several minutes saying, "There is only one hand I can't beat." Ramdin says, "Yeah I got it." Plastik folds K

K

face up for the second nut flush and Ramdin returns the favor by showing A

4

for the nut flush. Ramdin collects the pot and is now sitting with $18,000, Plastik is down to $8,000 in chips.

Mon Jul 31 20:33:00 PDT 2006
Bitar Can't Find His Outs
Raymond Bitar raises to $700 from the cut-off. The button and the big blind call. The flop comes 4

3

2

. The big blind checks and Bitar bets $1,500. The button folds and the big blind calls. The turn is the 7

. The big blind checks, Bitar bets $3,000, and the big blind calls. The river is the 4

. The big blind checks and Bitar moves all-in. The big blind calls with his last $5,425. He shows 8

6

and his opponent shows 9

3

for two pair. Bitar is down to $7,525.

Mon Jul 31 20:36:00 PDT 2006
Mizrachi Eliminates Opponent
Eric Mizrachi eliminates an opponent when his J

J

hits the board of J

8

7

K

8

. His opponent held J-8. Mizrachi is up to $30,500.

Mon Jul 31 20:45:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Always Enjoying Himself
From the cut-off, the 7 seat calls, as does Freddy Deeb from the small blind. The big blind checks, the flop comes K

J

10

, and all players check. The turn is the 7

, Deeb checks, the big blind bets $775, and the 7 seat folds. Deeb folds, flips over 7

2

, and laughing, says, "This shows you how sick I am." The big blind shows Q

J

, and takes down the pot.

Mon Jul 31 20:47:00 PDT 2006
That's Good
With the board reading K

Q

9

10

J

, there is $10,000 in the pot. Chan ($16,500) checks to his opponent ($14,000) who bets $3,000. Chan goes into the tank for about a minute, closely studying his opponent. Chan decides to fold his cards, and his opponent shows his cards to Chan. Chan says, "that's good," and his opponent collects the pot. Chan is sitting with $16,500.

Mon Jul 31 20:51:00 PDT 2006
Kondracki Gets No Action
Brad Kondracki raises to $700 in late position, seat 1 in the small blind thinks for awhile before folding his cards and the big blind also folds. Kondracki is now at $12,100.

Mon Jul 31 20:55:00 PDT 2006
Violette Hits a One-Outer
Cyndy Violette raises to $850 from the cut-off. The button calls. The flop comes J

J

4

. Violette pushes all-in and the other player calls. Violette shows A

A

and her opponent shows A

J

for trips. Viollete hits the last ace in the deck on the turn when the A

drops. The river is the Q

and Viollete doubles up to $9,000.

Mon Jul 31 21:06:00 PDT 2006
Alan Boston Eliminated
Alan Boston has been eliminated from the 2006 World Series of Poker Championship Event. The player second to act raises to $800 and the table folds around to Alan Boston who pushes all in for his last $2,000 and says, "If you call, I guarantee we are racing." The original bettor calls and shows K

Q

. Boston turns over Q

Q

. The flop comes A

9

5

. The turn is the K

and the river is the 7

, giving no help to Boston.

Mon Jul 31 21:06:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Takes One Down
From middle position, Kathy Liebert raises to $600 and is called by the player directly to her left, who is seated in the 4 seat. The flop comes 4

2

2

and Liebert leads out with $1,000. Quickly, the 4 seat folds. Currently, Kathy Liebert has $26,000.

Mon Jul 31 21:09:00 PDT 2006
Ramdin Wins Pot
With $7,000 in the pot and the board showing 9

7

5

3

, Ramdin fires $3,000 into the pot. The 4 seat calls and the 8

comes on the river. Once again Ramdin pumps out $3,000 and the 4 seat folds. Currently, Ramdin has over $7,000.

Mon Jul 31 21:12:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Adds to Stack
Kathy Liebert raises to $600 in middle position, seat 9 on the button calls. The flop comes down K

8

8

, Liebert bets $1,000 and her opponent folds. Liebert's stack sits at $25,500.

Mon Jul 31 21:15:00 PDT 2006
Reese Re-Raised
David 'Chip' Reese bets $600 into the pot with a board of 8

6

2

7

, seat 4 re-raises Reese to $1,600 and Reese immediately folds. Reese is at $4,500.

Mon Jul 31 21:20:00 PDT 2006
Friedman Flops a Pair of Jacks
Friedman raises to $600 from late position and is called by seat 7 on the cut-off along with seat 10 in the big blind. The flop comes down K

J

3

, the big blind checks, Friedman checks, seat 7 bets out $500, both players call. The turn is the 5

the big blind and Friedman check again, seat 7 fires out $1,000. The big blind folds and Friedman calls the $1,000. The river is the 7

and both Friedman and seat 7 check. Seat 7 has pocket 8's, Friedman pumps his fist in the air and shows J

10

for a pair of Jacks giving him the pot. Friedman now has $20,400.

Mon Jul 31 21:27:00 PDT 2006
Edler Eliminated
With $2,650 in the pot, William "Bill" Edler pushes all-in for his last $2,125 on a board of A

10

6

7

. Steve Traboski calls and shows Q

8

for a flush. Edler has A

Q

. The river is the 5

and Edler is eliminated from the tournament.

Mon Jul 31 21:30:00 PDT 2006
Superman Is Dead
Dean Cain has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Mon Jul 31 21:38:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Pairs His King
Seat 1 raises in middle position to $600, Kassem 'Freddy' Deeb calls from the big blind. The flop comes K

J

J

, both players check. The turn is the 6

, both players check again. The river is the 8

, Deeb bets $1,500 and seat 1 calls. Deeb turns over K

7

for a pair of Kings and his opponent mucks. Deeb is at $35,500.

Mon Jul 31 21:42:00 PDT 2006
Lopez Takes a Pot
Stacy Matuson raises to $900 from the cut-off and Karlo Lopez calls in the big blind. The flop comes K

7

5

. Both players check. The turn is the A

. Lopez checks, Matuson bets $1,200, and Lopez raises $4,000 more. Matuson thinks for a while and counts out the chips to call, but finally folds. Lopez wins the pot and shows pocket 7's for a set. Matuson laid down A-K. She's at $5,250 and Lopez is at $19,000.

Mon Jul 31 21:48:00 PDT 2006
Friedman Doubles Up
Adam Friedman has just doubled up when he hits two pair with 9-10 vs his opponents pocket Kings. Friedman now has $29,600.

Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D) Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Peter Tran-78,000
2-Jordan Rich-68,500
3-Minh Nguyen-52,000
4-Alex Todd-47,000
5-Robert Varkonyi-44,000
6-Eric Haber43,000
7-J.J. Tavares-41,500
8-Russ Salzer-40,800
9-Surinder Sunar-40,000
10-Darrell Dicken-39,500

 

[DESSERTLADY]

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

Recap Continued:

Mon Jul 31 21:49:00 PDT 2006
Chan Loses a Pot
On a board of 7

7

4

, Johnny Chan bets $2,000. His opponent goes all-in for $5,725. Chan calls and shows 10

10

. His opponent has Q

Q

. The turn is the K

and the river is the 9

. Chan is down to $13,000.

Mon Jul 31 21:56:00 PDT 2006
Porter Eliminates a Player
With $4,550 in the pot and a board of 10

9

2

, Devin Porter bets $6,000 and his opponent goes all-in for $5,000 more. Porter calls and shows K

K

. His opponent shows J

J

. The turn is the 2

and the river is the 9

. Porter is up to $33,000.

Mon Jul 31 22:01:00 PDT 2006
Resnik Won't Back Down
In a three-way pot with $3,000 and a flop 10

8

4

, the player in seat 6 checks, the player in seat 8 checks, Tim Resnik bets $1,700, seat 6 folds, seat 8 raises to $3,400, and Resnik re-raises to $8,700, leaving himself with only about $2,000 left. After some thought seat 8 elects to fold. Resnik now has $17,000.

Mon Jul 31 22:03:00 PDT 2006
Plastik Down But Not Out
David Plastik raises to $700 from the cut-off and is called by the big blind. The flop comes 9

3

5

and both players check. The turn is the 9

and the big blind bets $500, Plastik calls. The river is the 2

and both players check again. The big blind shows 4

3

for a pair of 3's and Plastik mucks. Platsik is down to $3,000.

Mon Jul 31 22:06:00 PDT 2006
Wolfe Being a Nice Guy
Paul Wolfe raises from middle position to $625, seat 2 re-raises from the big blind to $2,000. Wolfe asks seat 2 how deep his stack is jokingly, since his opponent obviously has him covered in chips. Wolfe tells seat 2 that he thinks he has him this time and mucks. Wolfe is at $11,000.

Mon Jul 31 22:06:00 PDT 2006
Overheard
"You're at the wrong table. All they're doing is raising and folding here." - The dealer at John Myung's table about the lack of interesting hands to report

Mon Jul 31 22:07:00 PDT 2006
Bitar Eliminated
Raymond Bitar is eliminated after his opponent's A-8 pairs its 8, beating his A-Q.

Mon Jul 31 22:08:00 PDT 2006
Micon's Bet Gives Him the Pot
With a board of A

10

9

, Bryan Micon bets $1,100, his opponent tells him that he can take this one and mucks. Micon is at $33,000.

Mon Jul 31 22:11:00 PDT 2006
Guaranteed You Won't Make It To Day 2 Sir
With a board of A

10

9

, Adam Friedman checks, and seat 2 from the button bets $2,200. Friedman thinks for a minute while the player directly to his right is giving him advice. Friedman tells him to be quiet since he is not in the hand. Friedman makes the call and the turn is the Q

. Friedman checks again, seat 2 bets $2,500 and Friedman calls. The river is the 4

and both players check. Seat 2 flips over A

8

for a pair of aces and Friedman mucks. Friedman asks his opponent if he had fired out $15,000 on the river if he would have called. Seat 2 says "Absolutely, I was going to call you the whole way down." Friedman is visibly upset and tells seat 2 that he will bet him that he will not make it to Day 2 if he keeps that type of play up.

Mon Jul 31 22:14:00 PDT 2006
Cassidy Mucks
With a board showing 10

9

5

10

, seat 10 bets $2,300 and it is folded around to Joe Cassidy who mucks his cards and tells his opponent "I'll let you win one." Cassidy and seat 10 have been going back and forth for the last hour, with Cassidy coming out on top of almost every one of those hands.

Mon Jul 31 22:15:00 PDT 2006
Quads for Cabanillas
Jeff Cabanillas doubles up to $34,000 when he makes quad three's on the river to beat out a set of sevens.

Mon Jul 31 22:16:00 PDT 2006
Gaspard Wins a Big Pot
Jean Gaspard bets $800 pre-flop from early position. The big blind calls. The flop comes A

5

4

. Both players check. The turn is the 8

. The big blind checks, Gaspard bets $700, and the big blind raises to $2,000. Gaspard calls. The turn is the 3

. The big blind bets $4,000 and Gaspard calls. Gaspard shows Q

10

and his opponent mucks. He's at $33,000.

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Mon Jul 31 22:17:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Play will resume in 20 minutes.

Mon Jul 31 22:39:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $150-300 with a $25 ante.

Mon Jul 31 22:49:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Hits Two Pair
Seat 8 on the button raises to $1,500 and Kassem 'Freddy' Deeb calls from the big blind. The flop comes J

7

6

, Deeb bets $1,700, seat 8 calls. The turn is the 7

, Deeb fired out $3,000, seat 8 calls. The river is the 10

, both players check. Seat 8 turns over A

K

for a pair of 7's Ace high, but Deeb reveals Q

J

for two pair Jacks and 7's.

Mon Jul 31 22:56:00 PDT 2006
Dicken Takes a Large Pot
In middle position, Darrell Dicken ($44,200) raises to $900. Seat three calls ($20,900) in middle position, as does seat eight ($31,500) in the big blind. The flop comes A

J

6

. Dicken and seat eight check around to seat three. Seat three bets $2,000, and seat eight folds. Dicken takes a few seconds to think, and calls. The turn is the 6

, and Dicken checks. His opponent bets $5,000. Dicken counts out $15,000 from his stack and pushes it into the pot. Seat three calls, leaving himself with $3,000 behind. The river is the J

, and Dicken bets $3,000. Seat three calls and shows A

9

, but Dicken shows A

A

. Dicken takes the huge pot and has $68,300.

Mon Jul 31 23:05:00 PDT 2006
Another Friendly Visit
Phil Hellmuth Jr. has just entered the featured table section to wish last years Main Event Champion Joseph Hachem good luck. On his way out of the featured table section, he wishes everyone best of luck and moves onto another section of the Amazon Room.

Mon Jul 31 23:15:00 PDT 2006
Chip Reese Eliminated
The legendary David "Chip" Reese has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Mon Jul 31 23:17:00 PDT 2006
Fischman Doubles Up His Opponent
Scott Fischman raises to $800 from middle position, the player in seat 8 raises to $2,500, and Fischman makes the call. The flop comes 6

3

2

, Fischman checks, seat 8 bets $2,200, Fischman raises enough to but him all in, and seat 8 beats him into the pot. Fischman shows 6

5

and seat 8 has 3

3

. The turn and the river don't improve either player, and Fischman ships an additional $7,000 to his opponent. Fischman now sits at $18,000.

Mon Jul 31 23:22:00 PDT 2006
Williamson III Put To the Test
With a board of K

8

3

, seat 2 pushes all-in from the big blind for $4,525. Williamson III thinks for a bit since the all-in bet is more than half his stack. He finally mucks his hand and his stack now sits at $9,000.

Mon Jul 31 23:24:00 PDT 2006
Gaspard Loses a Pot
Jean Gaspard raises to $900 in late position. The button puts $800 in chips into the pot. When the dealer says, "One more," he looks surprised and says he didn't see the raise. He puts another $100 in the the pot. The small blind calls as well. The flop comes 10

10

9

. The small blind bets $500. Gaspard calls and the button folds. The turn is the A

. The small blind raises all-in for $3,050. Gaspard thinks for a while and counts out the chips before calling. He turns over A

6

. The small blind has J

10

. The river is a blank and Gaspard is down to $14,100.

Mon Jul 31 23:25:00 PDT 2006
Final Numbers For Main Event
After 3 day ones have concluded, and day 1D still going on for the next 4 in a half hours, the final number of participants in this years main event has just been announced. This year 8,773 people entered the main event. This number makes it the biggest Main Event in World Series of Poker history. This is almost 3,000 more than the number of participants last year. Keep it here with cardplayer as we will continue to give you live updates and chip counts until the main event champion is crowned.

Mon Jul 31 23:30:00 PDT 2006
They're Watching
Three people limp around to Johnny Chan on the button, who picks up his chips. At the sight of this the ESPN cameras move in to see if Chan is going to move all-in. One of the players at the table says, "here they come, circling in, they're watching you." Chan folds his hand, and everyone gets a good laugh out of the situation. One of the players looks at the camera man and jokingly says, "he's toying with you."

Mon Jul 31 23:36:00 PDT 2006
Back At It Again
With a board of 9

9

7

A

, seat 10 checks, Joe Cassidy bets $2,300 and seat 10 calls. The river brings the 10

. Seat 10 checks, Cassidy bets $4,500, and seat 10 calls. Cassidy turns over A

Q

and seat 10 mucks. Cassidy and seat 10 have been bucking heads all day. Cassidy, for the most part, has been coming out on top.

Mon Jul 31 23:41:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Adds To Stack
Kathy Liebert raises $1,000 under-the-gun, seat 4 calls in middle position. The flop comes down A

K

Q

, Liebert bets $1,000 and seat 4 folds.

Mon Jul 31 23:51:00 PDT 2006
Gaspard Checks in the Dark
Jean Gaspard raises to $900 from early position. Seat 1 raises to $2,000 total. Gaspard calls and, before the dealer collects the chips, says, "I check - I know you're going all-in." The flop comes A

5

4

. Seat 1 goes all-in to the table's amusement and Gaspard folds.

Mon Jul 31 23:56:00 PDT 2006
Five More Hours
Seat four limps into the pot from the cut-off, and action is folded to Johnny Chan in the big blind. Chan checks, and the flop comes 9

7

3

. Both players check the flop. The turn is the A

, and Chan checks. His opponent bets $800, and Chan moves all-in for $3,125 total. Seat four thinks for twenty-five seconds and folds. Chan takes the pot and says, "Five more hours; that'll last me five more hours," refering to his new chip count of $4,925.
The very next hand action is folded around to Chan in the small blind, and he raises to $1,100. His opponent moves all-in and Chan folds. Chan now has $3,800.

Mon Jul 31 23:56:00 PDT 2006
Just Do It
The player sitting directly to the left of Marcel Luske just told him that the players at the table have been trying to tell him to go all in blind. Luske looks at the player and says, "Try it. Maybe it'll be good." The table laughs and play resumes. Luske sits at $45,000.

Mon Jul 31 23:59:00 PDT 2006
Azaria Ousted
Hank Azaria has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Mon Jul 31 23:59:00 PDT 2006
Varkonyi Takes One From Luske
One player limps from middle position. Marcel Luske calls on the button. The small blind folds and Robert Varkonyi checks his option from the big blind. The flop is A

Q

9

. Varkonyi bets $1,000, the limper folds, and Luske calls. The turn is the 6

and both players check. The river is the 7

and Varkonyi bets $2,000. Luske folds. Varkonyi is up to $43,000. Luske has $42,000.

Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 PDT 2006
Violette Takes One Down
With a board showing K

10

8

5

5

, and with $5,000 in the pot, Cyndy Violette fires out $1,200 and is called by the player in the 8 seat. Violette shows K

7

, and her opponent shows A

10

. Violette takes down the pot, and currently has $26,500.

Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 PDT 2006
Chris Moneymaker Hits the Rail
Moneymaker loses on the river and has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 00:03:00 PDT 2006
For the Camera
Kassem 'Freddy' Deeb is sitting one table away from Marcel Luske's table and he just stood up to ask Luske if he was bluffing for the cameras (ESPN is swormed around Marcel's table). Luske replies back to Deeb with "No, I had a hand there but he had A-K." Deeb responds with, "Oh, that's what I do at least."

Tue Aug 01 00:11:00 PDT 2006
Balandin Takes a Big Pot
Alex Balandin calls from middle position. The button raises to $1,300 total. Balandin calls. The flop comes K

8

6

. Balandin checks and his opponent bets $1,500. Balandin raises to $4,500 total. The button calls. The turn is the 10

. Balandin thinks for a long time before betting $7,000. The button calls after a few moments of consideration as well. The river is the 8

. Balandin bets $13,000, just short of what his opponent has left. The button thinks for a long time, staring at Balandin. After almost three minutes, he folds K

6

face up. Balandin wins the pot and increases his stack to $47,600.

Tue Aug 01 00:14:00 PDT 2006
Leonidas Eliminated
Pre-flop Toto Leonidas raises to $1,000, and is re-raised by his opponent to $2,000. Toto calls, and the flop comes A-10-X. Both players get their money in on the flop. Toto shows A-J, while his opponent shows pocket Tens. The turn and the river are no help to Leonidas and he is eliminated.

Tue Aug 01 00:15:00 PDT 2006
Dicken Wanted You to Call
Seat 8 raises to $1,200, leaving himself only $2,600 behind. Darrell Dicken raises $2,000 more from late position. Seat 8 thinks for a while before folding and Dicken shows A

K

. "I don't want you to think I'm pushing on you too hard," he says to his opponent. "I wanted you to call that time."

Tue Aug 01 00:16:00 PDT 2006
Minh Nguyen Gets No Action
Minh Nguyen bets $1,500 into a pot of about $2,000 on a board of 10

7

3

. As two other players in the pot fold, Toto exclaims, "No!" He flips up his hole cards so that only the 3

is exposed, he then coyly slides it away to reveal his other hole card the 3

. As he laments getting no action on his set, another player informs him that he folded 10-7 suited before the flop. The players enjoy a laugh as Nguyen rakes the small pot. He now has $44,000

Tue Aug 01 00:16:00 PDT 2006
Luske Hits Flush
Seat 1 calls from late position, along with Marcel Luske, and both the small blind in seat 5 and seat 6 in the big blind. The flop comes 6

5

4

, all four players check. The turn is the K

, both blinds and seat 1 check, Luske bets $1,500, seat 1 and the big blind fold. The river is the 8

, Luske bets $2,500, the small blind raises to $7,000, Luske calls. Luske flips over 8

4

for the flush and takes down the pot.

Tue Aug 01 00:21:00 PDT 2006
Scott Fischman Goes Home
Superstar Scott Fischman is out of the tournament.

 

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

Recap Continued:

Tue Aug 01 00:24:00 PDT 2006
Found His Weakness
Two players in seat 2 and seat 8 on table 156 are jawing back and forth with each other when one asks, "Is that your wife behind you buddy?" The player responds with "No, just my girlfriend for a long time." Seat 2 hits him with "Oh so you can pony up $10,000 but you can't buy your pretty girlfriend an engagement ring." Seat 8 laughs and tells him if he keeps talking he might get him on tilt and send him to the rail with his girl.

Tue Aug 01 00:32:00 PDT 2006
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Doubles Up
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman pushes all-in pre-flop. Her opponent calls and shows J

J

. Shulman has 10

10

. The board comes K

10

7

6

4

and Shulman wins the hand with a set.

Tue Aug 01 00:33:00 PDT 2006
Varkonyi Knocks One Out
Varkonyi and his opponent see a flop of K

J

5

. His opponent moves in for $2,300 into the $3,000 pot and Varkonyi calls. His opponent show K

8

but Varkonyi shows K

10

for top pair and a better kicker. The turn is a 3

and the river is a 7

. Varkonyi wins the pot. He is up to $48,000.

Tue Aug 01 00:38:00 PDT 2006
Isabelle Mercier Out
Isabelle Mercier's opponent hits a three-outer to eliminate her from the tournament. She pushed all-in on a flop of 3-3-2 with A

K

. Her opponent called with A-J offsuit and hit a jack on the turn.

Tue Aug 01 00:43:00 PDT 2006
Johnny Chan Eliminated
On the last hand before the break, Johnny Chan moves all-in for $1,650 in late position. Seat 9 calls from the button. In the small blind, seat 10 re-raises $4,500 more. After some thought, seat 9 folds. Seat 10 shows J

J

. Johnny Chan has A

6

. The flop comes K

Q

10

. The turn is the 5

and the river is the 3

. Johnny Chan is eliminated from the main event.

Tue Aug 01 00:44:00 PDT 2006
Players On Break
Players are on break for 20 minutes.

Tue Aug 01 01:04:00 PDT 2006
Play Resumes
Blinds are $200-400 with a $50 ante.

Tue Aug 01 01:10:00 PDT 2006
The Ladies Hold
Alan Goehring raises to $800 in middle position, seat 2 calls from the small blind, and seat 3 calls from the big blind. The flop comes A

7

3

. Seat 2 checks, seat 3 bets $1,500, and Goehring calls. Seat 2 folds. The turn is the 8

. Both players check. The river is the K

and again both players check. Goehring flips over Q

Q

and seat 3 mucks.

Tue Aug 01 01:13:00 PDT 2006
Sunar Eliminates Opponent
On a flop of K

7

3

, Surinder Sunar and his opponent get all their chips in on the flop. Sunar holds A

K

to his opponent's 6

5

. The turn and river are no help to Sunar's opponent and he is eliminated. Sunar now has $74,200.

Tue Aug 01 01:23:00 PDT 2006
Cassidy's Pocket Pair No Good
With a board of A

9

5

A

7

, seat 3 bets $1,000 into a pot of about $4,000. Joe Cassidy calls. Seat 3 turns over A

4

for trip aces and Cassidy shows pocket queens.

Tue Aug 01 01:25:00 PDT 2006
Porter Doubles
Devin Porter doubles when he gets all-in with K-K against his opponent's A-A. Porter flops a king to win the pot. He is at $45,000.

Tue Aug 01 01:33:00 PDT 2006
Another Elimination
Adam Friedman has just been eliminated from the main event.

Tue Aug 01 01:39:00 PDT 2006
Resnik Takes a Hit
Seat 10 raises to $1,000 in middle position and action is folded around to Tim Resnik on the big blind. Tim Resnik calls. The flop comes K

K

Q

and Resnik checks. Seat 10 bets $1,000 and Resnik folds. Resnik has $5,250.

Tue Aug 01 01:40:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Rolling
With $7,000 in the pot and Q

6

6

K

on the board, Liebert bets $4,000. Her opponent folds. On the very next hand, seat 9 raises to $1,600 from middle position. Kathy Liebert re-raises to $5,700 from the small blind and seat 9 calls. The flop comes 9

3

2

and Liebert bets $7,000. After a brief debate, seat 9 folds and Liebert wins the pot. She has $65,000.

Tue Aug 01 01:41:00 PDT 2006
Deeb Eliminates Opponent
Freddy Deeb calls the all-in of his opponent for $3,500 and shows K-K. His opponent shows 5-5. The board comes 6-6-7-7-J and Deeb eliminates his opponent. He is now at $56,000.

Tue Aug 01 01:47:00 PDT 2006
Violette Gets Respect From Table
Cyndy Violette raises from middle position to $1,525 and the table quickly folds, giving Violette the blinds and antes.

Tue Aug 01 01:54:00 PDT 2006
Williamson III Sees Some Pre-Flop Action
From middle position, the player in the 6 seat calls and is raised to $1,800 by Robert Williamson III, who is also in middle position. Everyone folds and the 6 seat re-raises all-in. The player in the 6 seat has Williamson covered. Williamson thinks for a long time. Eventually, Williamson folds and asks to see the player's cards. The player is very cooperative and flips over A

K

. Williamson replies, "You were suited. I had it off-suit. Nice hand," as he politely taps the table.

Tue Aug 01 01:54:00 PDT 2006
Luske Eliminated By Varkonyi
Marcel Luske moves all-in on a board of K-J-5-10 for $12,000. Robert Varkonyi makes the call and shows K-Q for top pair and an open-ended straight draw. Marcel has the best hand with J-J for a set. Varkonyi says, "I need the straight," before the river card is dealt. The river is a 9 and Varkonyi makes his straight, eliminating Luske. Varkonyi has $65,500.


Tue Aug 01 02:01:00 PDT 2006
Balandin Wins a Monster
After a series of raises on a flop of 10

6

5

, Alex Balandin goes all-in for the rest of his already sizeable stack. His opponent thinks... and thinks... and thinks... before finally folding. Balandin wins a pot of more than $25,000. He now has $76,000.

Tue Aug 01 02:08:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Loses Big Pot
With $17,000 already in the pot and a board showing 8

3

2

, the 9 seat pushes all-in for his remaining $14,125. Liebert calls from the button and shows 5

4

, which is up against her opponent's 8

8

. The turn is the K

and the river is the 5

as Liebert drops to $26,500.

Tue Aug 01 02:09:00 PDT 2006
No Action
Four players, including Robert Williamson III, check a board of 9

8

5

2

10

all the way from the flop to the river. Seat 5 turns over A

8

for a pair of 8's and the rest of the players, including Williamson, fold.

Tue Aug 01 02:10:00 PDT 2006
Dicken Eliminates de Knijff
David Dicken raises and Martin de Knijff pushes all-in. Dicken calls with A-K and de Knijff shows A-7. Dicken wins the hand and eliminates de Knijff.

Tue Aug 01 02:13:00 PDT 2006
Ramdin Eliminated
Annand "Victor" Ramdin gets all-in on a flop of K

8

5

. Ramdin has K

J

. His opponent has K

10

. The turn is the 3

and the river is the 4

. Ramdin loses to the runner-runner flush and is eliminated from the main event.

Tue Aug 01 02:14:00 PDT 2006
Forrest Takes a Hit
Ted Forrest raises to $1,000 from early position, and seat nine calls in the cut-off. The flops comes J

2

2

, and Forrest checks. Seat nine bets $1,800 and Forrest calls. The turn is the 4

. Ted Forrest checks and seat nine bets $3,000. Ted Forrest calls. The river is the 9

, and both players check. Seat nine flips over A

J

, and Forrest says, "that's good." Forrest mucks his cards. Forrest now has $27,200.

 

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)

Recap Continued:

Tue Aug 01 02:24:00 PDT 2006
The Queen of Hearts is Always Your Best Friend
The button raises to $1,600 and Henry Nguyen calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q

4

4

. Nguyen bets $3,500 and the button calls. The turn is the K

. Nguyen bets $8,000 and after a minute or two of thinking, the button folds, showing 10

10

. Another player at the table says, "Show us the queen." Nguyen grins and shows the Q

. He's up to $57,000.

Tue Aug 01 02:31:00 PDT 2006
Forrest Building the Stack
Ted Forrest takes down a large pot with the nut flush holding the A

4

. He now has $41,800.

Tue Aug 01 02:33:00 PDT 2006
Aces Cracked
On Joe Cassidy's table, two players are all-in with Jacks vs. Aces. A Jack in the door on the flop gives the player a set of Jacks cracking the Aces. The table starts talking about bad beats from the entire day since they all have been playing together for almost 14 hours now. Cassidy chimes in with "He hasn't been giving bad beats to anyone, he just moved to our table.

Tue Aug 01 02:38:00 PDT 2006
Hachem Takes One Down
From the small blind Joseph Hachem raises to $1,200 and is called by seat 9 in the big blind. The flop comes 9

9

2

, Hachem fires out $2,500 and the big blind folds. Hachem now has $56,500.

Tue Aug 01 02:54:00 PDT 2006
Tran Has the Best of It this Time
Seat 2 bets $1,300 and Peter Tran goes all-in in the big blind for just under $150,000. His opponent calls all-in for $7,650 more. Tran shows 8

8

and his opponent shows A

Q

. The board comes 7

6

3

6

Q

. When the Q

hits, Tran slapped the table with his palm and said, "Come on!" A moment later, he grins at the table. "This time I had the best of it," he says. Tran is down to $142,000.

Tue Aug 01 02:55:00 PDT 2006
Resnik Doubles Up
Tim Resnik bets out $2,000 from middle position and the action folds around to the big blind. The player in the big blind raises to $12,000 and Resnik instantly calls. The player in the big blind shows J

4

and Resnik is holding A

J

. The board comes Q-5-5-J-7 and Resnik doubles up to $8,150.

Tue Aug 01 02:59:00 PDT 2006
Liebert Takes Hit
From the button Kathy Liebert raises to $6,000 and the small blind re-raises her all-in. Liebert folds and the small blind shows K

K

. Currently, Liebert is down to $18,600.

Tue Aug 01 03:01:00 PDT 2006
Quads For Violette
With a board of A

J

9

, seat 1 checks, Violette bets $5,000 and seat 1 pushes all-in for under $9,000. Violette calls and turns over J

J

for a set of Jacks, her opponent holds A

9

for two pair. The turn is the J

giving Violette quad Jacks and her opponent is drawing dead going into the river. Violette now has $43,000.

Tue Aug 01 03:04:00 PDT 2006
Haber Eliminated
On a flop of A-K-7, Eric Haber and Paul Andrzejewski get all-in. Haber shows K-K and Andrzejewski shows A-A. Haber is eliminated from the main event after the turn and river bring blanks. Andrzejewski has $100,000.

Tue Aug 01 03:06:00 PDT 2006
Play Ends for the Night
Play has ended for the night with about 900 players remaining. Day 2A begins tomorrow at noon with the remaining players from days 1A and 1B.


Chip Leaders - [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)
Place-Name-Chip Count
1-Peter Tran-142,000
2-Alex Balandin-120,000
3-Daryn Firicano-117,0004
-Darrell Dicken-110,000
5-Jamie Gold-107,000
6-Jordan Rich-106,000
7-Paul Andrzejewski-100,000
8-Justin Ghogomu-85,000
9-Steve Conway-80,000
10-Mike Schneider-78,000

 

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[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 2A)

Highlights of the day so far:

Tue Aug 01 12:00:00 PDT 2006
Cards in the Air
Cards are in the air. We rusume play on Day 2A in Round 7. The blinds are $250-$500 with a $50 ante.

Tue Aug 01 12:24:00 PDT 2006
Levy Pulls One Outer
Mike Levy gets all of his money in on a flop of K

Q

6

with Q

Q

. His opponent, Ron Ely, shows Levy the worst two cards he can see, K

K

for a higher set. The turn brings Levy's miracle card however, the Q

. Ely is left drawing to the one remaining king. The 8

on the river is no help, and Levy doubles up through Ely.

Tue Aug 01 12:27:00 PDT 2006
Scott Clements Sees Early Action
Robert Operan raises to $1,500 preflop and Scott Clements calls. The flop comes J

9

5

and both players check. The turn puts the J

on the board and Operan again checks. Clements shoots out a $2,500 bet and Operan raises $5,000 more for a total of $7,500. Clements re-raises $6,000 more for a total of $13,500 and Operan pushes all-in for his remaining $47,000 after the call, having Clements well covered. Clements opts to fold and Operan rakes in the pot, putting his stack up to $77,000. Clements is down to $21,800 after the hand.

Tue Aug 01 12:31:00 PDT 2006
Same Table
David Grey and Bill Gazes are at the same table sitting right next to each other. Gazes is in seat 2, Grey in seat 3.

Tue Aug 01 12:36:00 PDT 2006
David "The Dragon" Pham Eliminates A Player
With $3,000 in the pot and a board of Q

9

7

, David Pham bets $2,200. His opponent thinks it over and eventually makes the call. The turn is the 6

and Pham fires in a bet of $5,000. His opponent raises all-in for another $1,750, forcing Pham to make the call. His opponent shows the K

Q

and Pham is in trouble with the A

7

. The river is the 7

giving Pham trip sevens and prompting his table to utter the words "bad beat." Of course, Pham's opponent failed to protect his hand at all and put himself at risk. But at this stage in the tournament, those plays are few and far between. After the hand, Pham is up to $74,000.

Tue Aug 01 12:36:00 PDT 2006
Props to the Fairer Sex
A tournament director announced that there were 270 female entrants in the 2006 WSOP main event, prompting applause from the entire Amazon Room. With 8,773 total entrants, the women equate to 3% of the field.

Tue Aug 01 12:38:00 PDT 2006
Split Pot
Andrei Morozov calls the big blind from under-the-gun and Theo Tran raises in middle position to $1,600. Morozov makes the call and the flop comes Q

6

4

, both players check. The turn is the 6

, again both players check. The river brings the J

, Morozov bets $1,700, Tran thinks for a bit before making the call. Morozov turns over K

9

, Tran K

10

and both players split the pot playing the board with their King high.

Tue Aug 01 12:44:00 PDT 2006
Berry Johnston Doubles Up
Berry Johnston pushes all-in preflop for his remaining $3,450 from mid-position and is called by Jonas Berstrom on the button. Berstrom flips up 10

10

while Johnston shows K

Q

and will need to improve. He does just that when the flop puts K

4

3

on the board and the turn and river, the Q

and J

are no help for Berstrom as Johnston doubles up. Johnston now sits with $6,900.

Tue Aug 01 12:44:00 PDT 2006
Viox Eliminates Opponent
On a flop of K

10

8

, Christopher Viox calls an all in from a relatively short stacked player. Viox shows the J

9

, and his opponent shows K-Q. The turn brigns the 6

, which is no help to Viox. The Q

on the river is a different story, however, and fills Viox's straight, eliminating his opponent and leaving him at $34,000.

Tue Aug 01 12:46:00 PDT 2006
El Matador Doubles Up
Carlos Mortensen raises $1,500 from an early position. Albert Srour calls directly to Mortensen's left, and the action folds back around to Mortensen. The flop comes 10

7

6

, and Mortensen moves all-in for $5,650. Srour thinks for a few moments and then decides to make the call. Mortensen shows A

10

and Srour flips over A

J

. The turn and river bring the 8

and the 4

, no help to Srour. Moretensen wins the pot and doubles up to $15,300.

Tue Aug 01 12:47:00 PDT 2006
Williams Runs Into Aces
Shirley Williams and Jeffrey Kanow are all-in pre-flop with Williams having Kanow covered. Kanow holds A

A

, Williams A

K

. The board comes 9

9

5

4

Q

and Kanow doubles up through Williams. Williams still sits on $22,500.

Tue Aug 01 12:55:00 PDT 2006
Mark Vos Yet to Show
Mark Vos (who has $85,000 in chips) has yet to show up today.

Tue Aug 01 12:56:00 PDT 2006
Mike Caro Eliminated
Mike caro was just eliminated when his two pair got busted by a higher two pair on the river.

Tue Aug 01 12:57:00 PDT 2006
Pamela Brunson Eliminated
David Tessler raises from the cut-off to $4,000, Ernesto Ibrahim calls the raise from the button, and Pamela Brunson pushes all-in for $12,775 from the small blind. Tessler thinks for awhile before folding and Ibrahim makes the call. Brunson turns over K

K

, Ibrahim A

J

. The flop comes 6

2

2

, keeping Brunson in the lead with a pair of Kings but giving Ibrahim a flush draw. The turn does bring Ibrahim his club when the 5

comes, and Brunson is looking for one of the last two Kings in the deck or another two to give her the full house. The river is the 4

and Ibrahim eliminates Brunson.

Tue Aug 01 13:09:00 PDT 2006
Checked Down
Edward Brogdon raises from the small blind to $750, Nick Gonzalez calls out of the big blind. The flop comes K

7

2

, both players check. The turn is the A

, again both players check. The river is the 9

, Gonzalez and Brogdon check. Gonzalez flips over K

4

for a pair of Kings and Brogdon mucks. Brogdon stack still sits at a $67,600, way above average.

Tue Aug 01 13:13:00 PDT 2006
David Williams Eliminated
After taking a huge beat just minutes ago, Williams' crippled stack doesn't make it longer than a few more hands and Williams is eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 13:18:00 PDT 2006
Magnus Peterson Rakes in a Pot
Magnus Peterson raises to $1,500 preflop from early position and is called by Tony Vaccanello in late position. The flop comes A

Q

9

and Peterson puts out a $2,500 bet. Vaccanello calls and the turn puts the 7

on the board. Peterson checks on this card and Vaccanello leads out with a $3,000 bet, which Peterson calls. The river puts the 5

and Peterson again checks. Vaccanello shoots out with $5,000 and Peterson raises to $40,000. Vaccanello folds and Peterson rakes in the pot to put his stack at $101,000.

Tue Aug 01 13:23:00 PDT 2006
Bartley Eliminates Renz
Aaron Bartley raises to $1,500 from middle position, Jeff Madson calls from late position, along with Jeremy Renz in the big blind. The flop comes A

Q

6

, Renz pushes all-in for $5,600, Bartley calls, Madsen folds. Bartley turns over A

Q

for two pair, Renz 9

7

for a flush draw. The turn is the 6

, giving Renz no help. The river is the 7

and Bartley eliminates Renz with Aces and Queens.

Tue Aug 01 13:26:00 PDT 2006
Noah Boeken Busts
Noah Boeken is all-in preflop against one opponent, James Boyd. Boeken shows pocket Kings and his opponent shows A-K and will need to improve. The flop gives the lead to Boyd when it comes A-J-5 and the turn and river are no help when they come 4 and Queen and Boeken is eliminated from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 13:37:00 PDT 2006
Jeff Madsen Takes A Hit
On a board of K

8

6

2

5

, Jeff Madsen bets $5,000 on the river. His opponent thinks for a while, then reraises all in $18,300 more. Madsen thinks for a while, then calls. His opponent shows 9

7

, for the nut straight. Madsen is now down to $8,000.

Tue Aug 01 13:38:00 PDT 2006
Johnson Dodges Bullet
Ed Boehler calls the $500 big blind out of the small blind and Sean Johnson checks from the big blind. The flop comes 9

9

3

, both players check. The turn is the 4

, Boehler bets $1,000, Johnson folds. Boeler turns over 9

3

for the flopped full house.

Tue Aug 01 13:49:00 PDT 2006
Mark Vos Arrives
Mark Vos has finally arrived with 15 minutes left in the first level of the day. Vos confirmed that he did, in fact, oversleep.

Tue Aug 01 13:54:00 PDT 2006
Ferguson Takes a Hit
Michael Slate raises to $1,500 from the cut-off, Chris Ferguson calls from the small blind. The flop comes 8

7

6

, Ferguson checks, Slate bets $2,000. Ferguson makes the call and the turn is the 9

, both players check. The river is the Q

, again both players check. Ferguson Shows A

7

for a pair of 7's with an Ace kicker, but Slate flips over K

Q

for a pair of Queens and the pot.

Tue Aug 01 14:02:00 PDT 2006
Allen Kessler Eliminated
Allen Kessler raises to $1,800 preflop and is called by Kevin McBride. The flop puts J-9-8 on the board and Kessler pushes all-in. McBride calls and shows Q

J

for top pair with a gut-shot draw. There is also one heart on the board, giving him a runner-runner flush possibility. Kessler flips up pocket Aces for the lead. The turn is another heart to give McBride a flush draw and the river puts a third heart on the board to complete McBride's flush and eliminate Kessler from the tournament.

Tue Aug 01 14:04:00 PDT 2006
Danny Masterson Takes Down A Pot
Danny Masterson raises under the gun to $1,800. The cutoff makes the call, as well as the big blind. The flop comes down Q

J

10

. All three players check to see the 4

hit the turn. The big blind bets out $2,000. Masterson raises to $5,000 and the cutoff folds. The big blind thinks for a few minutes before folding. After the hand, Masterson has worked his stack to $36,400.

Tue Aug 01 14:06:00 PDT 2006
Players on Break
Players are now on a staggered break for twenty minutes. The remaining players are now playing in level 8 with blinds at $300-$600 with a $75 ante. Those players will go on break when the first group returns.

Tue Aug 01 14:08:00 PDT 2006
$200,000 Pot
Alex Melnikow faces a $20,000 bet from James Crowshaw on a board of Q

7

2

A

. Melnikow decides to reraise all in for roughly $50,000 more, (he had approximately $90,000 going into the hand.) Crowshaw, who also had a large stack before the hand, goes into the tank. After a short moment, he calls, revealing the Q

4

for the second nuts. Melnikow shows his 10

3

for a lower flush, and he is drawing dead against Crowshaw, who also has him covered. Melnikow is eliminated from the tournament after being one of the the top ten in Cardplayer's chip counts. Crowshaw now has a dominating chip lead, with roughly $215,000.

Tue Aug 01 14:08:00 PDT 2006
Andrew Black Crippled
Preflop action folds to the player in the small blind, who raises. Andrew Black raises to $17,000 from the big blind, enough to put his opponent all-in. His opponent calls and shows A

Q

, while Black shows K

10

and will need to improve. The board comes A

5

2

7

Q

, giving Black's opponent two pair to take down the pot and double up. Black's stack is down to $2,500 after the hand, leaving him crippled.

Tue Aug 01 14:12:00 PDT 2006
Andrew Black Eliminated
Last year's 5th place finisher has been eliminated shortly after moving to a different table.

Tue Aug 01 14:18:00 PDT 2006
Tait Doubles as Katz Takes a Hit
Michael Tait raises to $1,600 from early position and is called by Aaron Katz in the big blind. The flop comes 9-5-3 with two diamonds and Katz checks. Tait shoots out a $6,000 bet and Katz raises all-in, having Tait covered. Tait calls all-in for his remaining $38,150 and shows 7

6

for a flush draw and a gut-shot straight draw. Katz shows pocket Kings for the lead. The turn puts the 10

on the board and the river brings the J

, completing Tait's flush and giving him the pot. Tait is up to $90,000 after the hand while Katz is down to $40,500.

Tue Aug 01 14:18:00 PDT 2006
Blow Doubles Through Wellen
With about $6,000 in the pot and a board reading A

4

5

, Peter Blow pushes all-in for $18,400 and is called by Mark Wellen. Blow turns over A

Q

for a pair of Aces, Wellen Q

Q

. The turn and river bring the J

,2

and Blow doubles up to $42,000.

Tue Aug 01 14:21:00 PDT 2006
Men "The Master" Nguyen Eliminates Another
Men Nguyen raises preflop and his opponent goes all-in. Nguyen makes the call and shows A

K

. His opponent shows Q

J

. The board comes A

Q

8

K

5

, and Men Nguyen eliminates an opponent, bumping his stack to $30,800.