Event 12 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-08-2007 00:18 UTC-7

J.C. Tran on Fire

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J.C. Tran is absolutely dominating his table. He has won two huge pots and is now up to 180,000 in chips.

In the first hand he had the worst of it when the money went in, holding Q-10 on a flop of Q-J-10 against his opponent's Q-J. But a 10 on the turn gave him the pot.

In the second hand, his opponent slowplayed a set of eights and Tran was able to bust him when he hit a flush on the turn.

Tags: J.C. Tran

06-08-2007 00:11 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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126th - David Robertson
125th - Joe Pharo
124th - James O'Maley
123rd - James Wignall
122nd - Jonathan Cathoun
121st - Edward Brogan
120th - Jay Royer

06-08-2007 00:01 UTC-7

Miami John Busts Freddy Jones

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Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-07-2007 23:45 UTC-7

The Bubble Bursts!

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Oleg Potseluev moves all in for his last 700 UTG and is called in three spots. They all check it down.

The board reads {K-Hearts}

. The small blind has {10-Hearts}

. Oleg says "that's a winner" and mucks.

We are in the money!

Tags: Oleg Potseluev

06-07-2007 23:40 UTC-7

Michael Chu Wins a Bracelet

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The Final Table announcer has just announced we have a new bracelet winner, Michael Chu (Event No. 8, $1,000 NLHE w/rebuys).

Almost all players still in this tournament offer a genuine round of applause as they know just how hard those coveted bracelets are to get.

Tags: Michael Chu

06-07-2007 23:35 UTC-7

Short Stack Triples Up

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Jay Royer is all in on the big blind for 400. It is folded around to the button who raises to 1,200 and is called by the small blind.

They check it down to the river.

The board reads {9-Diamonds}

.

The button has {A-Clubs}

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The small blind has {K-Clubs}

.
The all in player shows {J-Clubs}

for a straight.

We are STILL hand for hand.

Tags: Jay Royer

06-07-2007 23:26 UTC-7

Slow Going

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Two more hands and still the bubble has yet to burst. There are a few short stacks, but overall everyone has plenty of chips due to the speed at which the tables condensed and the structure of the tournament.

06-07-2007 23:16 UTC-7

Close, But No Cigar

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Erik Seidel raises to 3,500 UTG and it is folded around to Brad Simmons on the big blind. He is short stacked, so if he calls it will put him all in.

He goes into the tank.

He stays in the tank.

He is still in the tank.

Eventually, he calls and turns over {A-Hearts}

. Seidel has {6-Spades}

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The flop is {6-Hearts}

and it is like the entire tournament is holding their breath. If Seidel's pair of sixes hold up, we are in the money.

The turn card is the {Q-Spades}