Event 43 - $2,000 Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-27-2007 00:30 UTC-7

Roxie's Rolling

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Our current chip leader is Roxanne Rhodes, who has just over 56,000 chips.

Tags: Roxanne Rhodes

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

06-27-2007 00:15 UTC-7

"The Master" Eliminated

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On a board showing {5-Hearts}

, all Men "The Master" Nguyen could do was watch, as two other players at his table exchanged bets; Men was already all-in.

The turn and river came {3-Spades}

and

, and the winning hand belonged to one of Men's opponents, who tabled pocket Queens for a set. Men mucked his cards and wished the table luck.

The winner of the hand stopped him before he left, saying, "Men -- thank you . . . . You are a gentleman and a scholar."

Tags: Men Nguyen

06-26-2007 23:59 UTC-7

108 Players Remaining

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There are currently 108 players remaining 12 tables. The average chip stack is 17,481.

06-26-2007 23:48 UTC-7

Sebok Calls Opponent with 8-2 Offsuit on the River . . .

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. . . and wins!

In a battle of the blinds (Joe Sebok in the big), the small blind completed the bet and Sebok knuckled the table, opting for a cheap flop.

The first three cards off the deck were {6-Clubs}

. The small blind bet, Sebok raised, and the small blind called. The turn brought a King and both players checked.

A seven fell on the river and the small blind took one last stab at the pot. Sebok made the call and flipped over 8-2 for nothing but bottom pair with an 8 kicker, which was good enough to take down the pot.

Joe happens to be sitting a few feet away from the PokerNews workstation and overheard me going over the hand with one of our reporters. "He won with 8-2? That's it?" I asked. Joe turned around and said, "I'm that good . . . what more do you want?" -- with a smile, of course.

After the hand, Joe's chip count stood at 36,000.

Tags: Joe Sebok

06-26-2007 23:42 UTC-7

Patience Pays for Ferguson

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It took awhile, but Chris Ferguson finally got the hand he was looking for. From middle position, Ferguson put in a raise and the lone caller was the big blind.

The flop came {10-Spades}

and the big blind passed to Ferguson who led out with a bet. The big blind then check-raised, prompting Ferguson to three-bet the pot, which put his opponent all-in. The big blind made the call and turned over {8-Clubs}