Event 18 - $5,000 Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

Event 18 - $5,000 Limit Holdem

Day 1 Completed

06-11-2007 02:56 UTC-7

Day 1 is Over

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Players are bagging up their chips; we're done for the evening. The tournament staff has informed us that play will recommence at 3:00 p.m. PDT tomorrow afternoon.

For exact Day 2 chip counts, check back tomorrow morning.

Good night!

06-11-2007 02:51 UTC-7

David Plastik Eliminated

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Unless the next table broken is number 25, the player who fills Plastik's seat is in for a rude awakening.

Tags: David Plastik

06-11-2007 02:47 UTC-7

Monster Table

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The tournament staff just broke another table, and as a result, table 25 just got tougher.

Seats 6-10 are occupied by the following players, in order:

Bryan Devonshire, Tony G., Howard "The Professor" Lederer, David Plastik and Eli Elezra. Scary.

Tags: David Plastik Devonshire Elezra Howard Lederer Tony G.

06-11-2007 02:43 UTC-7

Eerie Calm

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The room seems to have quieted down a bit in the past hour or so; probably due to the fact that the women's event has paused for the night.

The ladies raised quite a stir once they found out they'd all reached the money, understandably so. The sound of shuffling chips is dominating the Amazon Room.

06-11-2007 02:40 UTC-7

Benyamine Takes a Hit

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On a board reading {5-Clubs}

, David Benyamine and an unknown player exchanged bets until the action was capped.

The river brought the {7-Clubs}

. Benyamine's opponent checked, David bet, and was called.

At the showdown, David said, "Three fours," but his opponent picked up a third nine on the turn, leaving David with 21,000 chips.

After the hand, his opponent commented, "Hey, at least we're not playing no-limit."

Tags: David Benyamine

06-11-2007 02:30 UTC-7

122 Players Remaining

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There are currently 13 tables left in the tournament area, and we're two eliminations away from losing one more. There are 20 minutes remaining in the current level, after which play will stop and recommence tomorrow afternoon.

06-11-2007 02:22 UTC-7

Marcel Luske Eliminated

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All in for his last 400 chips on the turn, Marcel tried to tip the dealer some of his fake money before the river.

Marcel's {A-Clubs}

could not catch up to his opponent's {A-Spades}

, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Marcel Luske

06-11-2007 02:12 UTC-7

Online Pro Battling Three of the Game's Giants

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Dustin Sitar, who has been a consistent winner in some of the biggest games on the net, has found himself on table 31, sitting with the likes of Howard Lederer, Clonie Gowen, and Richard Brodie.

When asked what he thinks about playing with Howard, Clonie, and Richard, Dustin said: "They're all very attractive people."

Dustin's playing some solid poker and will likely be returning for Day 2.

Tags: Dustin Sitar

06-11-2007 02:06 UTC-7

Mimi Tran Quadrouples Up

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Getting 4-to-1 on her 1,500 preflop all-in bet, Mimi Tran was able to quadrouple up, hitting a set of eights on the river, giving her a tiny bit of breathing room at 5,700 chips.

Tags: Mimi Tran