John Murphy Eliminates an Opponent
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while his opponent flipped over 
. Murphy caught a Q on the turn to take the hand and bust his opponent. His stack is up to 90,000.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 27 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,159,975
Entries
2,315
while his opponent flipped over . Murphy caught a Q on the turn to take the hand and bust his opponent. His stack is up to 90,000.
Brett Jungblut Eliminated
and was called by an opponent with 
. The flop was 
, pairing Jungblut's ace, but giving his opponent the nut flush draw. The turn was the 
, making the flush and leaving Jungblut drawing dead. The river was the meaningless 
and Jungblut hit the rail.
Players Return from Break
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Alaskan Curt Samples Vegas
Unfortunately, the cold of Alaska has followed him all the way to Las Vegas and has affixed itself to his cards. "They're ice cold," he told us, adding that he's won just one big pot all day long.
Curt is closing in on the money and currently has 21,600 chips, which is only 4,000 below average.
The top 198 finishers will make the money tonight, and we'll be sure to let you know if Curt makes the cut.
John White Takes Out Three
Yes, you read that correctly.
With all four players all in, their cards were flipped up. Jacob held the
, the button had 
, White showed 
and the big blind flipped over 
. The flop was 
, the turn was the 
and the river was the 
. White's kings held up and he eliminated all three players on the hand. White's stack was up to 64,000 after the triple-elimination.
J.C. Tran Ousted by Quads
The dealer laid out the
and the original raiser made it 4,500 to go. Holding pocket nines, J.C. liked the board and moved all-in. He was called instantly by his opponent who had hit a set of fives on the flop.The turn brought the
for insurance purposes, and J.C. was eliminated from the tournament.
Top Pair No Good for Spee
. The MP player checked, Spee put him all in for his last 9,000, and he immediately called, tabling J-J for middle set while Spee turned over A-Q. The turn was a 7 and the river was a 6 and Spee's opponent doubled up. Spee was down to 29,300 after the hand.
Color-Up
Ladies Holding Their Own
Take Noelle Huard, for example. Facing a 3,000 bet on board showing
, Noelle looked her opponent squarely in the eye, looking for any information he was willing to give away.After some thought, she made the call. Her opponent flipped over
, for aces and queens with a king kicker. Relieved that her read was dead on, she turned over pocket Kings and took down the pot.