Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 1c | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-08-2007 15:07 UTC-7

Scott Lazar Gets Knocked Down by Some Ladies

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Scott Lazar limps for 200, the small blind raises to 700, and Lazar calls. The flop comes {J-Diamonds}

, the small blind bets 700, and Lazar calls. The turn card pairs the board with the {7-Clubs}

, the small blind bets 1,075, Lazar raises to 4,000, and the small blind asks Lazar how much he has left. After the 4,000 bet, Lazar has another 4,000 or so left behind. The small blind just calls.

The river card is the {10-Hearts}

, and both players check. The small blind shows {Q-Hearts}

, and Lazar mucks.

Scott Lazar, who finished sixth in the 2005 WSOP Main Event, is down to about 4,000 in chips.

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07-08-2007 15:06 UTC-7

PokerNews Video: Phil Gordon

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PokerNews grabbed Phil Gordon on first break from his Day One of the WSOP Main Event. Phil is at the same starting table as actor Jason Alexander and talked about playing with Jason, picking up aces three times without getting action, and changing his Day One strategy based on some changes in the structure.

Click here to check out the interview with Phil, along with all the other videos from this event.

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07-08-2007 14:59 UTC-7

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

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That's one of the scariest phrases in the poker universe, even this early on. Ivey and three other players saw a {7-Hearts}

flop and after the big blind checked Ivey bet 500. One player folded, one player called, and then the big blind check-raised to 1,500. Ivey then popped it up to 4,500, the player stuck in the middle got out of the way, and the big blind called Phil's bet.

The {2-Spades}

hit on the turn and the big blind check-called Ivey's 8,000 bet. And he also chose to call when the {8-Hearts}

fell on the river and Ivey moved in for his last 10,875. Phil then turned over pocket Queens for the flopped full house and doubled his stack to 54,000.

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07-08-2007 14:59 UTC-7

T.J. Cloutier Now in the Amazon Room

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T.J. Cloutier has been rescued from the poker tent, and is now comfortably sitting in the Amazon Room.

It did take a few minutes for him to get comfortable, as the chair waiting for him was missing one of the feet, and it was more wobbly than a shopping cart. But the floorperson quickly scrounged up a better chair for Mr. Cloutier to sit on, and now he's ready to play.

Now that Cloutier is in a more pleasing setting, ESPN's cameras have pounced on him. Footage from the poker tent wouldn't have looked very impressive in HDTV.

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07-08-2007 14:57 UTC-7

Jose Canseco Eliminated

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Jose Canseco and Amir Vahedi were involved in a pot. Vahedi raised preflop and Canseco called. The flop was {K-Spades}

. Vahedi bet, Canesco raised, and Vahedi moved all in. Canseco called with A-J and was ahead after flopping a straight. Vahedi flipped over {A-Spades}

. Vahedi filled in his flush on the river when a spade fell. Canseco headed to the rail as an ESPN film crew taped his exit.

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07-08-2007 14:51 UTC-7

None of This Euro-Stuff!

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Our reporter was grabbing chip counts of Steve Dannenmann when Dannenmann noticed what he was doing. "31,000!" Dannenmann yelled. "And that's U.S. dollars, none of this Euro-stuff!" In 2005, Dannenmann came runner-up to Joe Hachem in the World Series of Poker Main Event. Smiling, our reporter asked, "What is that in Aussie dollars?"

"Oh man, I was over that until you brought it up. $25,000 worth of therapy I spent to get over it..." Dannenmann joked with our reporter.

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

07-08-2007 14:39 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

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07-08-2007 14:23 UTC-7

Tarver's Aces Cracked

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Just before the break, Antonio Tarver had his Aces cracked. He only raised 300 preflop and was called by three opponents. The flop was {K-Clubs}

. One player bet out 300 and Tarver called, as did two other players. The turn was the {7-Spades}

. First player checked. Tarver bet 1K and two players behind him folded. The initial player check-raised Tarver to 4,000. Tarver called. The river was the {Q-Clubs}