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Thu Jul 03 2008 19:17 PST | Posted by change100
J.C. Alvarado Doubles Up
A short-stacked J.C. Alvarado got the rest of his chips in the middle on a flop of
holding 
and his opponent made the call with 
. Alvarado's rockets held up and he doubled up to 21,500. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:17 PST | Posted by MeanGene
The Resuck
Aaron Wilt and his opponent got all the money in after the turn with the board reading
, and when the cards were revealed the other player got a nasty surprise. He'd flopped a straight with 
, but Wilt made Broadway on the turn with 
. Still, the turn gave the other player a flush draw and he caught the 
on the river to eliminate Wilt. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:17 PST | Posted by TassieDevil
Tino Lechich Stays AliveLechich Survives on River
Tino Lechich found the last of his chips in the middle holding
on a flop of 
, but trailed against the 
of Chris Lovelace who had flopped two pair.
The turn was the
but a miraculous 
on the river gave Lechich a much-needed double-up before the dinner break to jump to 27,150. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:13 PST | Posted by shorton
Glantzing Blow
Matt Glantz and an opponent get it all in preflop.
Glantz:
Opponent:
Board:
Glantz is up to 56,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:12 PST | Posted by shorton
Thierry van den Berg vs. Miami John
On a turn of
, "Miami" John Cernuto checks and Thierry van den Berg bets 1,500. Miami John calls.
The river is and Miami John checks. Thierry bets 2,000 and Miami John calls. Thierry shows and takes down a 9,000 pot. He's up to 34,000 while Miami John falls to 15,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:12 PST | Posted by Shamus
Ausmus Ascending
Jeremy Ausmus just knocked out two players, including Steven "Cornell Fiji" Ware, when his
outlasted Ware's 
and the other player's 
. Ausmus is up to 35,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:06 PST | Posted by Shamus
Aces a Good Starter, and Finisher Sometimes
Jeremy Ausmus got it all in with
and was up against Patrick Fortin's 
. The board ran out 
, and Ausmus survived. He's up to 26,000.
At a nearby table, Anna Wroblewski held and called her opponent's all-in after a flop of 
. Her opponent showed pocket queens for the set, but the on the turn gave Wroblewski the heart flush. The river didn't pair the board, and Wroblewski now is up to 62,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:06 PST | Posted by F-Train
Holding Out for a Hero
We walked up to Emad Tahtouh's table with the board showing
. Tahtouh's opponent fired a bet of 8,000, and Tahtouh went into the tank for several minutes, trying to decide what to do. He looked over his opponent several times before finally announcing, "Call."
His opponent snap-mucked when Tahtouh turned over 
. His busted ace-high flush draw, which had not connected with the board in any other way, was the winning hand after making an incredible hero-call. Tahtouh is now up to about 48,000 in chips. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:06 PST | Posted by change100
Tuan LamTuan Lam Eliminated
2007 WSOP Main Event runner-up Tuan Lam has just been eliminated.
Lam got the last of his chips all in preflop with , only to find his hand dominated by his opponent's 
. A king hit the flop, but Lam could not improve and he hit the rail shortly before the dinner break. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 19:04 PST | Posted by MeanGene
Very Unsatisfying
A series of escalating preflop raises. Three players, all in before the flop. Two with their lives on the line, another facing imminent ruin. Each thinking that winning this pot would give them a big stack early in the event that could possibly, possibly, propel them to the World Championship.
The players reveal their hands:
Rainbow flop, chop it up. Back to the grind.
Started 3rd Jul, 2008
