Event 1 - $5,000 Mixed Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-01-2007 10:21 UTC-7

The countdown begins......

[user1227]

Only three hours to go before the opening event of the 2007 World Series of Poker. There is much anticipation in the air, and we will be bringing you all the action as it unfolds from the floor of the Amazon Room.

The Room looks fantastic, the tables are set and the players are filtering in........

06-01-2007 13:25 UTC-7

Almost Game Time!

[user22113]

Welcome to the 2007 World Series of Poker. Action in Event #1 will start in a few moments. The first day of the WSOP is always hectic. The TD pushed back the start until 12:30pm local time to accomodate all the confusion and long registration lines. Stay tuned.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-01-2007 13:37 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user22113]

WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack kicked off the festivites by thanking the sponsors and then introducing Tournament Director Jack Effel who mentioned three golden rules:

#1. If you are not at your seat when the cards are dealt, you have a dead hand.

#2. If you on a cellphone or text messaging when the cards are dealt, then your hand will be ruled dead.

#3. This is a non-smoking facility.

After he mentioned the rules, Effel handed the microphone over to last year's WSOP main event champion Jamie Gold. A few boobirds in the back then rained down a short chorus of boos.

Gold kicked off the 2007 WSOP by saying the magical words... "Shuffle up and deal!"

Tags: Jamie Gold

06-01-2007 13:39 UTC-7

What's Mixed Hold'em?

[user22113]

Today's event will feature a mixture of both Limit and No Limit Hold'em. Play will switch back and forth between the two formats.

Level 1 will start with No Limit.

06-01-2007 13:41 UTC-7

Interesting Tables: The Fossilman and The Irish Monk

[user22113]

Table 66:
Seat 2: Joe Sebok
Seat 5: Andy Black
Seat 7: Doug Lee
Seat 8: Greg Raymer

Tags: Andy Black Doug Lee Greg Raymer Joe Sebok

06-01-2007 13:42 UTC-7

Interesting Tables: Kid Poker and The Master

[user22113]

Table 68:
Seat 2: Johnny Chan
Seat 4: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 7: Melissa Hayden

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Johnny Chan Melissa Hayden

06-01-2007 13:50 UTC-7

Allen Cunningham Eliminated

[user22113]

Players are still milling about and just that fast Allen Cunningham has the rest of the day to catch up with folks he hasn't seen since last year's WSOP. After seeing a flop of {10-Diamonds}

Cunningham and the player in the cutoff checked. After the {2-Clubs}

appeared on the turn the other player bet 1,000 and Cunningham came over the top for all his chips. The other player called and turned over the {7-Clubs}