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Thu Jul 03 2008 21:28 PST | Posted by TassieDevil
Blair HinkleHinkle Wins Race
Blair Hinkle has eliminated another player after winning a preflop race holding
against his opponent's 
when the board ran out 
.
Hinkle is now up to 75,000 chips. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:23 PST | Posted by shorton
Kido Pham Busts Player
Preflop, Kido raises and the big blind reraises. Kido calls. On a flop of
, his opponent goes all in for 10,900 and Kido calls.
Kido:
Opponent:
The turn and river are
and Kido is up to 95,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:20 PST | Posted by change100
1,297= Official Number
It's 100 percent official -- 1,297 people entered Day 1A of the Main Event. Adjust your over/under bets accordingly.
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Thu Jul 03 2008 21:17 PST | Posted by TassieDevil
Steve SungSteve Sung Doubles
Steve Sung pushed from the button for 6,250 and the player in the small blind made the call.
Sung:
Small blind:
It looked like Sung was heading to the rail when the board landed
but a saving on the river gave Sung the bigger pair as he doubles to about 13,000 chips. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:15 PST | Posted by shorton
Sebok's Jacks No GoodJoe Sebok Eliminated
Joe Sebok raises preflop with
. Another player with 
reraises. Sebok pushes and the opponent calls. The board runs out 
-x and Sebok busts out. He kicks a door loudly on his way through the exit. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:15 PST | Posted by change100
"Poker is nice. I love play poker."Chau Giang Picks Off a Bluff
An early position player raised to 950 and Chau Giang called from the button. The flop was
. The EP player checked, Giang bet 4,000, and the EP player moved all in for 16,650, sending Giang into the tank for a good five minutes before making the call.
The EP player sheepishly turned over 
while Giang showed 
.
"One more time I'm right! I'm going to win this tournament!" exclaimed Giang as the dealer burned and turned the
, making Giang a nine-high straight. The river was the 
and Giang raked in the pot.
"Oh man this is good for the final table here!" said Giang as he stacked up his new pile of chips, totaling 70,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:13 PST | Posted by MarcC
It Works to Slow Play Them Sometimes...Just
Jonah Rogers made a raise from under the gun to 1,4000. It was folded around until the player in the small blind reraised to 2,500. Jonah made the call before the flop came
.
Both players checked so the turn was dealt as Rogers then bet 3,000 before seeing it raised to 6,000. Rogers then moved all in and his opponent called.
Rogers tabled
to his opponent's 
.
The river came
to miss all of Roger's draws and double his opponent up. Roger's still very healthy on 50,500. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:13 PST | Posted by Shamus
Brandon AdamsBased on a True Story
A player under the gun raised to 900, and it folded back around to Brandon Adams, author of the poker-themed novel Broke, in the big blind. Adams called.
The flop came
. Adams bet 1,200, his opponent raised to 3,200, and Adams called. The turn was the . Adams bet 4,500, and this time his opponent just called.
The river brought the. Adams bet 11,000, and got the call. Adams turned over 
-- he'd been betting his draws, and the flush had come on the end. His opponent mucked.
Adams is up to 75,000. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:11 PST | Posted by shorton
Moto-RolledQuad Aces are Good, Right? ... RIGHT?
Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi raises to 850 in middle position and the button calls.
The flop is
and both check. The turn is and Moto bets 1,600. The button calls. The river is and Moto bets 2,500. The button raises to 8,500 and Moto reraises all in.
The button calls. Moto shows for quad aces, but the button has for the royal flush. Moto is eliminated in stunning fashion. -
Thu Jul 03 2008 21:10 PST | Posted by TassieDevil
Bergener Cracked
Stefanie Bergener was looking in good shape to double up, after getting all of her chips in the middle on a flop of
, holding against her opponent's 
.
However a brutal
landed on the turn to give her opponent the two-outer. The 
fell on the river to send a disappointed Bergener to the exit.
Started 3rd Jul, 2008
