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Jesus takes control
Online qualifier Annette Jaworski raised from the button and Chris Ferguson moved all in preflop. Jaworski called with and found herself way behind Ferguson's .
A flop of didn't change a thing and Ferguson held a commanding lead that only got better when the hit the turn. The on the river was meaningless, and Ferguson doubled up to take control of the match.
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Doyle Brunson
We're starting to see a flurry of activity now, as the calls of "All in and a call" ring out back-to-back. The latest one came from Table 2, where Doyle Brunson had a slight chip lead on Brock Parker. Brunson raised his button, then shoved all in when Parker re-raised. Parker called and the race was on.
Brunson:
Parker:
It was a queen right in the window, . Parker never improved from there as the turn and river fell and to send Parker to an early exit.
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Qualifier Annette Dworski drew a first-round opponent with plenty of success in this tournament, Chris Ferguson. Ferguson quickly took a chip lead on Dworski and kept pounding away. Dworski made a small double-up by out-flopping Ferguson's with , but she was soon all in and behind a second time.
Dworski shoved and was called by Ferguson with . Neither player connected in any way with a board of . Queen-high was enough for Ferguson to cinch the victory.
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Jesper Hougaard won't be back tomorrow
Shortly after taking control of the match with a well-timed double up, Allen Cunningham sent Jesper Hougaard to the rail when he re-raised the Scandi pro all in preflop.
Hougaard put his chips at risk with and found himself just slightly behind Cunningham's . The flop of provided no help for Hougaard and the on the turn limited his outs as Cunningham picked up the nut flush draw. The river brought the and send Hougaard packing while Cunningham advances to Day 2.
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Eli Elezra
Well if Team Canada captures the "gold medal" in this tournament, it won't go to Greg "FBT" Mueller. Mueller moved all in on the turn with , holding a pair, a straight draw and a flush draw. Eli Elezra made three tens and needed to fade the river to move on to the Round of 32. He did so, and we lost one very large red shirt from the field.
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Kara Scott goes home.
Dennis Phillips and High Stakes Poker host Kara Scott played a very quiet match on Table 3. Neither one was all in until the final hand. That's when the short-stacked Scott got her chips in with . Phillips called with a pair, , and drew a good board of . The two players shook hands, with Scott also then thanking the dealer, before departing the set.
We're down to two matches remaining -- Don Cheadle against J.P. Kelly on Table 4, and Orel Hershiser against Annette Obrestad on the feature table.
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There are two matches remaining -- Don Cheadle against J.P. Kelly, and Annette Obrestad against Orel Hershiser. Despite playing for almost an hour and a half now, neither table has yet to have a player go all in and be called.
Rapidly escalting blinds will force a conclusion to each match soon enough.
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Annette Obrestad moves to the Round of 32
Orel Hershiser and Annette Obrestad played a slow, conservative match with neither player getting all in until the last hand.
The Dodger great moved all in with and got called by Obrestad who held . The flop of missed both players, as did the on the turn. Obrestad sealed the victory with the on the river and the always gracious Hershiser shook her hand and presented her with a signed baseball before leaving the stage.
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Don Cheadle and J.P. Kelly finally got it in. It was after a flop of . Cheadle had flopped the joint with and was looking to close out Kelly, who showed down bottom pair and a gutshot draw, . The turn was a very disgusting-for-Cheadle card, . It gave each player the same straight. The pot was chopped and the match continued.
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Don Cheadle
In the end, it came down to a flip for Don Cheadle and J.P. Kelly. Cheadle moved all in with and Kelly called with . Cheadle's support on the rail, including Annie Duke, was thrilled to see a queen flop, . The on the turn, however, was a sweat card as it gave Cheadle a flush draw. He needed an eight or a heart to prolong the match even further, but the river blanked .
Cheadle will return tomorrow to play Doyle Brunson in Round 2.
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.
didn't change a thing and Ferguson held a commanding lead that only got better when the 
hit the turn. The 
on the river was meaningless, and Ferguson doubled up to take control of the match.
and 
and was called by Ferguson with 
. Neither player connected in any way with a board of 
. Queen-high was enough for Ferguson to cinch the victory.
on the turn limited his outs as Cunningham picked up the nut flush draw. The river brought the 
, holding a pair, a straight draw and a flush draw. Eli Elezra made three tens and needed to fade the river to move on to the Round of 32. He did so, and we lost one very large red shirt from the field.
and got called by Obrestad who held 
on the turn. Obrestad sealed the victory with the 
. Cheadle had flopped the joint with 
. The turn was a very disgusting-for-Cheadle card, 
. Cheadle's support on the rail, including Annie Duke, was thrilled to see a queen flop, 
on the turn, however, was a sweat card as it gave Cheadle a flush draw. He needed an eight or a heart to prolong the match even further, but the river blanked 
