Event 26 - $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

Event 26 - $5,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Day 1 Completed

06-16-2007 03:12 UTC-7

Day 1 is Complete

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After 10 long hours of play, Day 1 action is complete. Players will return for Day 2 on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. PDT.

115 players remain and the average chip stack is 16,695.

Visit www.pokernews.com tomorrow morning for exact Day 2 chip counts.

Good night!

06-16-2007 03:04 UTC-7

Queen on the River Sends Heimiller to the Rail

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Dan Heimiller moved all-in on a flop of {9-Hearts}

, holding

. He was called by an opponent who held {Q-Diamonds}

and was eliminated when the turn and river came {2-Hearts}

.

Tags: Dan Heimiller

06-16-2007 03:02 UTC-7

Duke on a Run

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Keeping you up-to-date on the Annie Duke "make it or break it" situation, she has brought her stack up to 5,200 chips. One more double up and she's right back in the hunt. We'll keep you posted.

Tags: Annie Duke

06-16-2007 03:00 UTC-7

Keith Sexton Eliminates Nick Frangos

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Nick Frangos moved all-in before the flop with pocket nines, but was outdrawn by the Q-10 of Keith Sexton, who hit trip queens by the turn, ending Frangos' night just 10 minutes before the end of Day 1.

Sexton now has 17,000 chips.

Tags: Keith Sexton Nick Frangos

06-16-2007 02:56 UTC-7

1/3 of the Field Eliminated

[user22113]

With 16 tables remaining, 1/3 of the field has been eliminated from play. The average chip stack is currently 15,483.

06-16-2007 02:54 UTC-7

Duke Doubles Again

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Holding A-K vs. Greg Mueller's K-9, Annie Duke doubled up again, upping her chip count to 3,000.

Annie told members of her table that she's either trying to end the day with a lot of chips or no chips at all, because her kids are coming into town this weekend.

Tags: Annie Duke Greg Mueller

06-16-2007 02:51 UTC-7

Vahedi Eliminated by Seidel

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Erik Seidel's A-J held up against Amir Vahedi's Q-8, eliminating Vahedi.

Tags: Amir Vahedi Erik Seidel

06-16-2007 02:48 UTC-7

Ivey Eliminates Binger

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Phil Ivey flopped a straight holding Q-10 and eliminated Michael Binger in the process.

Ivey now has 27,600.

Tags: Phil Ivey

06-16-2007 02:42 UTC-7

Level 16: Hold'em

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Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

The tournament director just announced that this will be the last level of play this evening. Play will recommence tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. PDT, and players will return to their Day 1 seat assignments.