Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-18-2007 19:54 UTC-7

Nam Le Outkicked, Then Doubles

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On a flop of {J-Diamonds}

, Nam Le checked and his opponent checked from the big blind. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds}

. The big blind bet 2,000 and Le called. The river was the {10-Diamonds}

. The big blind checked, Le bet 2,900, and the big blind called. Le showed {K-Clubs}

but was dominated by his opponent's {A-Hearts}

.

Shortly thereafter, Le doubled with Q-Q vs. his opponent's A-Q. The ladies held up and Le doubled to 35,000.

Tags: Nam Le

06-18-2007 19:30 UTC-7

Player On Dinner Break

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Action will resume at 9 PM PDT. There are 144 players remaining.

06-18-2007 19:27 UTC-7

Steve Wong Eliminates Thor Hansen

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Thor pushed all-in on a board reading 6-3-A-2, and Steve Wong called almost instantly. "No!" was the only thing Thor could say as Wong turned over A-2 for top and bottom pair.

Thor showed A-K and would need a king to fall on the river to stay alive. Instead, another deuce came on the river, giving Wong a full house and the victory.

Thor was eliminated from the tournament on the hand.

Tags: Steve Wong Thor Hansen

06-18-2007 19:19 UTC-7

162 Players Remaining

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06-18-2007 19:13 UTC-7

Double-Double for Billirakis

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The UTG player limped, Erick Lindgren limped from the cutoff, Steve Billirakis moved all in for 1,550, the UTG player called and Lindgren called. Both of Billirakis' opponents checked down the flop, turn, and river. Billirakis showed A-6, having flopped top pair and rivered two pair. He was up to 5,700 after the hand.

Shortly thereafter, Billirakis raised to 1,200 from the cutoff and the big blind called. The flop was A-10-4 and both players checked. The turn was a three. The big blind bet 1,600, Billirakis moved all in and the big blind called. The big blind showed 10-8 while Billirakis tabled K-K. The river was an ace and Billirakis doubled again. His stack currently sits at 12,000.

Tags: Steve Billirakis

06-18-2007 19:11 UTC-7

Vinny Returns to Form

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Vinny Vinh has returned to the poker tables of the Amazon Room and is wasting no time letting people know he's arrived.

Facing a 3,975 preflop all-in bet from a player in the cutoff seat, Vinny called from the button holding {J-Clubs}

.

The {6-Clubs}

flop gave Vinny the top set, but also gave his opponent, holding {Q-Diamonds}

, an open-ended straight draw. The drama was short-lived, as the {9-Diamonds}

fell on the turn, giving Vinny a full house.

His opponent would make his straight on the river, but to no avail.

Tags: Vinny Vinh

06-18-2007 19:07 UTC-7

The Joe Show

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"They're just giving him chips... Write that on the Internet. Christmas. It's Christmas here," said the player in the 1 seat at Joe Tehan's table.

Joe is now sitting on over 160,000 chips and is running away with the tournament.

Tags: Joe Tehan

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-18-2007 18:56 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

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06-18-2007 18:56 UTC-7

Floor!

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An EP player raised to 1,200, Jon Friedberg called from the button, and the small blind moved all in for 7,175. The EP player folded and Friedberg asked the dealer how much more it was for him to call. He was told it was 4,975 and made the call, only to discover that he actually owed the pot 5,975-- an additional 1,000. The floor was called over and ruled that even though the dealer had called out the wrong amount, Friedberg would not be permitted to pull back his bet. Friedberg called the extra 1,000 and showed {A-Hearts}

to his opponent's {A-Spades}