Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

05-19-2008 22:03 UTC-4

And the Game Goes On

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The remaining 123 players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

05-19-2008 21:47 UTC-4

Level 5 Complete

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We have reached the end of Level 5, and the players are taking a 15-minute break.

05-19-2008 21:46 UTC-4

Lee Wilson Wins a Monster Pot

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Lee Wilson is faced with a bet of 5,000 from Timothy Miles on a board of {6-Spades}

. Wilson thinks for a minute before announcing, "Raise." Wilson puts his call of 5,000 in the middle and then decides to raise 10,000 more.

With the pressure back on Miles, he goes into the tank for a few minutes. After a minute more of deliberation, Miles moves all in and Wilson beats him into the pot.

Miles shows {A-Diamonds}

and Wilson shows {K-Spades}

. The dealer burns and reveals the {J-Spades}

for the river card, giving Wilson a straight and the winning hand.

The pot was over 65,000 in chips and Wilson is now sitting with a big stack.

Tags: Lee Wilson Timothy Miles

05-19-2008 21:43 UTC-4

Jonathan Little Takes His Own Boat Ride

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Johnathan Little and the small blind saw a flop of {2-Spades}

. Little bet 600 which was called by the small blind. The turn was the {7-Hearts}

. Little bet 1,700, and the small blind called. On the river, the {8-Spades}

fell. Little made a 4,000 chip bet which the small blind called. Little showed {7-Spades}

for sevens full and the small blind showed {10-Diamonds}

for two pair. After this pot Little moved up to approximately 23,000 in chips.

Tags: Jonathan Little

05-19-2008 21:40 UTC-4

Sartori Wins Again

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Tom Sartori is involved in another pot, this time with local Fred Sigur. With a pot approaching 10,000 in chips, the board comes {K-Clubs}

. On the last round of betting, Sartori fires out 6,000, and Sigur goes into the tank for several minutes before conceding the hand.

At the dinner break, Sartori had less than 7,000 in chips. Things weren't looking good, and just after dinner, he lost the first pot he played to drop to a dangerously low 3,000. However, in the last few minutes, Sartori has come charging back and is now the owner of a healthy stack of chips -- 28,000 worth of them, in fact -- at the expense of his fellow tablemates.

Tags: Tom Sartori

05-19-2008 21:33 UTC-4

Nicholas Woolworth Doubles Up Through Mike Browne

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Nicholas Woolworth was all in for approximately 17,500 against Mike Browne on a flop of {K-Diamonds}

. Browne made the call with {7-Diamonds}

. Woolworth showed {A-Spades}

. The turn and river helped neither player and Woolworth doubled up to approximately 35,000.

Tags: Mike Browne Nicholas Woolworth

05-19-2008 21:25 UTC-4

Sartori Knocks One Out

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With two limpers plus the small and big blind in an unraised pot, the flop comes down {7-Clubs}

. Tom Sartori checks, and the big blind pushes his last 6,850 in chips to the center. Edward Sabat and Fred Sigur both fold, but Sartori obliges with the call. The big blind turns over {4-Diamonds}

, while Sartori shows the {8-Diamonds}

.

The turn and river come {8-Spades}

and

respectively, and the all-in player is eliminated. Tom Sartori continues to increase his stack, and is now up around 23,000.

Tags: Tom Sartori

05-19-2008 21:21 UTC-4

Championship Distractions?

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A large contingent of locals entered today's event -- many of them sporting New Orleans Hornets jerseys in support of their hometown basketball team, which is currently playing in its own championship event of sorts.

After the dinner break, the AV crew here at Harrah's changed the channels on the two largest television monitors in the room, removing the tournament clock's feed and replacing it with the game.

Psh...Who cares about a $5,000 buy-in poker tournament when Game 7 is on?!

05-19-2008 21:12 UTC-4

Sartori Makes a Stand

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After spending the dinner break mulling over his short stack, rocker Tom Sartori has doubled up twice in the early going of Level 5. His stack is up close to 15,000 at the moment.

Tags: Tom Sartori