2007 World Series of Poker

Day 1 completed

Posted 07-04-2007 02:17 GMT-7

Play Has Ended For the Evening

Players have finished the night and will return tomorrow. There are still 47 players in the field and no official announcement has been made regarding whether tomorrow play will last until we reach a final table, or if they will continue until we have a winner. Be sure to tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. PDT when this event resumes.

Boeken Mucks

Noah Boeken was heads up against Bryan Spadaro. The two capped betting preflop and Spadaro bet to the river. Boeken called all the way, then folded on the river. Boeken showed pocket sevens before mucking; Spadaro didn't show.

Tags: Bryan Spadaro, Noah Boeken.

Players Are Back From Break

Players have returned.

Players Are On Break

Players are on a fifteen-minute break. Players will return and play until 2 a.m. PDT.

Players Start to Move Quickly

The players still left in the shootout had seemed very dreary for the last four hours. No one looked very excited to be here; no one seemed thrilled to be playing poker. Instead, everyone seemed exhausted. One can't blame them, seeing as how some of them have been playing for thirteen hours without a break.

But as soon as the announcement was made about calling it a night at 2 a.m., everyone cheered loudly. Players are thrilled to be done for the day and not to be here all night. Everyone is all smiles, attitudes have completely changed, and everyone seems excited again.

Too Many Players, Too Little Time

Harrah's tournament staff have just announced that they will be bagging up the chips at 2 a.m. and calling it a night. Play was supposed to continue until a final table was reached, but there have only been 13 eliminations in four hours, leaving the majority of the field in play. Tournament staff is unsure whether the final table will still take place tomorrow, or if it will get postponed.

Kolk Doubles Up

Marek Kolk is having a rough day. First, he was only given a five-minute dinner break due to the mandatory start of Round 2, and now he's short-stacked in the event. But after a double up, things are looking better. Kolk was all-in with A-6 against Sondre Sagstven's K-Q. Although Sagstven flopped a king, Kolk hit an ace on the turn and won the hand. Kolk is up to 8,000.

Tags: Marek Kolk, Sondre Sagstven.

Ward Eliminates Matros

Short-stacked, Matt Matros was all-in preflop versus Andy Ward. Ward had and Matros had . Matros managed to hit a queen on the flop, but Ward spiked an ace on the river and eliminated Matros.

Tags: Andy Ward, Matt Matros.

Herleth Wins Again

Pat Herleth and David Kerrigan were in a raising match preflop.

Flop:

The fell on the turn, Pat bet, and David called. The river brought the and Pat let out again and was called. Pat showed and David mucked. Pat was up 51,000 after the hand.

Tags: David Kerrigan, Pat Herleth.