Event 4 - $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-04-2007 01:58 UTC-7

Marco Traniello Boosts His Stack

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A short-stacked player moved all in for his last 2,600. Marco Traniello raised 3,500 more, and Matt Shepsky called. The flop came {K-Spades}

. Traniello checked, Shepsky bet 5,000, and Traniello called. They then checked down the turn, the {10-Diamonds}

, and the river, the {4-Diamonds}

. Traniello turned over {A-Hearts}

and both his opponents mucked. Traniello increased his stack to 38,250 and sent a player to the exits.

Tags: Marco Traniello Matt Shepsky

06-04-2007 01:51 UTC-7

Prize Breakdown

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Those who finish between 72nd and 64th place win $2,985.

06-04-2007 01:45 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Loses A Big Pot

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The table folds around to Gavin Smith who completes from the small blind. The big blind checks his option, and they see a flop of {J-Diamonds}

. Smith bets 2,200 and the big blind calls. The turn is the {A-Hearts}

. Smith bets 4,600 and the big blind again calls. The river is the {8-Spades}

and Smith checks. The big blind then moves all-in for 9,900 more. Smith calls, the big blind turns over {4-Clubs}

for the straight, and Smith mucks. His stack currently sits at 57,700.

Tags: Gavin Smith

06-04-2007 01:37 UTC-7

The Bubble Has Burst

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We've finally whittled the field down to the 72 players who will be cashing in Event No. 4. Clayton Miller was the unfortunate player who went out on the bubble.

Tags: Clayton Miller

06-04-2007 01:30 UTC-7

Two hands in quick succession allowed Shane Beckham to double his stack. In the first, he called a 3,700 raise in position with pocket eights, called a 4,000 bet after a Q-Q-6 flop, checked the Q on the turn, and called another 4,000 bet after the {7-Diamonds}

hit on the river. His opponent showed an unimproved A-K and Beckham's stack increased from 34,000 to 48,000.

A few hands later, the player in the cutoff raised to 4,000 and Beckham re-raised to 10,000 from the big blind. The other player called and they saw a {7-Diamonds}

flop. Shane bet 15,000, the other player folded, and Shane showed the {K-Spades}

. He is now up to 68,000.

Tags: Shane Beckham

06-04-2007 01:21 UTC-7

The Big Chipleader Is . . .

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William Hill, who has assembled a fortress of blue, black, and yellow chips worth 250,000. He's moved out to a huge lead, well ahead of Rob Playfast in second with just under 100,000.

Tags: Rob Playfast William Hill