WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event Day 1 | WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event

01-19-2008 23:45 UTC-5

Devilfish and the Governator

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During the shuffle, David "Devilfish" Ulliott asked Jozef Pikula, "Do you have a nickname in the poker world?" A puzzled Pikula asked for clarification: "What?" The Devilfish repeated himself: "Do you have a nickname in the poker world?" Pikula replied, "No." A serious Ulliott said, "Well I'm about to give you one." Pikula, clearly intrigued said, "And what's that?" "The Terminator" replied Devilfish, "because you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger." Pikula cracked a smile and Devilfish said, "Say 'I'll be back'" Pikula humored him by spouting off the quotation in his most serious tone. Ulliott grinned as he peeked at his hole cards. Pikula then followed up: "But he's from Austria and I'm from Slovakia."

01-19-2008 23:29 UTC-5

"Six Easy"

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No, there's not a craps table in earshot. The once-massive field is now down to a managable half a dozen tables. 53 players remain with an average stack of 67,924.

01-19-2008 23:23 UTC-5

Chad Brown Doubles Up

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Moments after losing a big hand, "Downtown" Chad Brown looked down at every hold'em player's favorite hand...two aces. The exact action is unclear, but Brown doubled through another player who held A-K, and he now sits on an above-average 84,000.

01-19-2008 23:20 UTC-5

Philippe Rouas Doubles Through Chad Brown

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On a board of {K-Diamonds}

, Chad Brown made a standard bet. Philippe Rouas moved all in for roughly 11,500 more and Brown made the call. The players showed:

Rouas: {A-Diamonds}

Brown:

The river was meaningless as Brown was drawing dead. He slid the call over to Rouas and counted his remaining chips, which currently sit at about 40,000.

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

01-19-2008 22:47 UTC-5

Players Are on a Break

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Play will resume in 15 minutes.

01-19-2008 22:40 UTC-5

Lee Markholt Builds His Stack

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Lee Markholt raised to 3,200 from the cutoff seat. Action folded to the big blind, who called. The flop came {10-Hearts}

. The big blind checked, Markholt bet 5,000 and was called. The turn brought the {2-Spades}

. Both players checked. The river came the {Q-Hearts}

. The big blind again checked and Markholt, after some pondering, bet 8,500. His opponent thought for about two minutes and then called. Markholt showed {J-Spades}

and the big blind mucked. Markholt is now around 100,000 in chips.

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01-19-2008 22:26 UTC-5

Unstoppable?

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John Phan's nemesis Mark Garner is accumulating chips at an astonishing pace. Garner just stacked a big pot and has about 260,000 in chips.

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01-19-2008 22:23 UTC-5

Ted Lawson Eliminated

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2004 WSOP bracelet winner Ted Lawson has been eliminated.

01-19-2008 22:05 UTC-5

Girl Power

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Of the 69 players remaining in this Championship Event, two women remain. Sponsored pro and game theory expert Vanessa Rousso and Cindy Spindler are still on a quest for the title and oddly enough, both are sitting at the same table. Rousso is below average with 17,000, while Spindler works with a healthy 95,000 in chips.