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Mon Jul 09 2007 03:02 PST | Posted by shorton
Todd BrunsonBizarre Hand of the Day
Board:
Preflop, Todd Brunson limps in from the small blind, and a player in the big blind raises to 4,000. Brunson reraises to 25,000 and the player calls. That player thinks it's an all-in situation and turns over his
accidentally.
On the flop, Brunson bets 5,800 all in with the queens showing and the opponent calls. Brunson shows
for bottom pair and the bluff, and spikes another deuce on the river. Brunson's at 65,000. -
Mon Jul 09 2007 02:59 PST | Posted by Reporter
30 Minutes of Play
There is just over 30 minutes of play left with 720 players remaining.
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Mon Jul 09 2007 02:58 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Vanessa RoussoRousso Runs Into Set Over Set and is Eliminated from the Main Event
Things seemed to be going well for Vanessa Rousso today, as she'd built herself an above-average-sized chip stack and maintained it for much of the day. But then it happened . . . again.
According to Rousso, this was the fourth time during this WSOP that she was eliminated from a tournament in a set-over-set situation. This time around, the board read
when all the money went in. Rousso held pocket fives, while her opponent was sitting on pocket queens. The turn and river blanked out and Rousso, visibly upset, graciously exited the tournament area a good sport, despite her poor fortune.
Frank Schram, the winner of the hand, surged toward the top of the leader board following the hand, and now has just over 161,000 in chips. -
Mon Jul 09 2007 02:54 PST | Posted by Reporter
Gavin Griffin Takes A Big HitGavin Griffin Takes a Big Hit
On a flop of
, with around 15,000 in the pot already, Gavin bet out 12,500.
His opponent called the bet.
The turn was the
putting a possible flush out there, Gavin bet 32,000.
His opponent moved all in for 36,000 and Gavin made the call for 4,000 more.
The hands were tabled, Gavin Showed
for two pair and his opponent held 
for second pair.
The river was the
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Mon Jul 09 2007 02:53 PST | Posted by loganmark
Picking Up the Pace
With the increase in blinds and antes, the echoes of: "Seat open, table..." and, "All in and a call on table ..." are becoming more and more frequent. With just under 40 minutes of play remaining and Day 2b a couple days away, it's quite possible that many of the short stacks are looking to double-up or bust trying.
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Mon Jul 09 2007 02:48 PST | Posted by shorton
The Moneymaker Effect
It is the ESPN Feature Table's turn to break, but Chris Moneymaker is staying where he is. Here's exactly what's happening and the reasoning behind it:
Harrah's leaves Moneymaker there, and the players at his new table (based on the random seat card he draws) are moved to the ESPN Feature Table.
Think of it like this: The ESPN Feature Table breaks, and everyone is randomly assigned to an open seat. Then ESPN has to choose a new featured table. They decide to choose the one that Chris Moneymaker has moved to.
In this case, Moneymaker happened to be "moved" to a table also featuring Humberto Brenes. The next 44 minutes ought to be very interesting. -
Mon Jul 09 2007 02:36 PST | Posted by loganmark
Steve Brecher Has Been Eliminated
Steve Brecher was just sent packing when took his
against the 
of Richard Weisman. The board filled out 
and Weisman's fours full of kings was best. Brecher was eliminated and Weisman now sits with 128,000 chips. -
Mon Jul 09 2007 02:35 PST | Posted by Reporter
Kenna James EliminatedKenna James Eliminated
Kenna was all in preflop holding A-10 while his opponent had him dominated with A-K.
Kenna received no help from the board and will not see Day 2 of this year's tournament. -
Mon Jul 09 2007 02:33 PST | Posted by shorton
Two World Champions Clash
Board:
Robert Varkonyi, 2002 Main Event Champion, and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, 2000 Main Event Champion, clash in this epic hand.
Varkonyi raises to 2,500 preflop and Ferguson reraises to 7,500. Varkonyi calls.
On the flop, Varkonyi shoves for 19,000 and Ferguson thinks for about five minutes. He calls and shows J-J to Varkonyi's. The turn and river come and Varkonyi's kings hold. He's up to 57,000 and Ferguson has 54,000. -
Mon Jul 09 2007 02:33 PST | Posted by loganmark
David FilippiDavid Filippi Misses Draw
Six players, including David Filippi saw a flop of
. An early-position player moved all in for 11,100 and Filippi made the call. The other players passed and the cards were turned up...
Filippi:
Opponent:
Filippi paired his king on the turn, giving him even more outs, but the river blanked and his opponent doubled through him. Filippi is now down to 125,000 in chips.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
