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

07-08-2007 15:37 UTC-7

Dead Stack at Table 119

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We mentioned earlier that a lot of the orphaned stacks of chips belong to top pros who are making a late entrance. But not all of them.

At Scott Lazar and Davood Mehrmand's table, there is a stack being blinded away on Lazar's right. The name on the entry list shows the player as "Bo D. Ho." Mr. Ho, your stack is being blinded off, so you might want to come down to the Rio as quickly as possible.

07-08-2007 15:39 UTC-7

PokerNews Video: Brad Booth - Where ya been?

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PokerNews saw Brad Booth hanging around the Rio on his day off and grabbed him to talk about where he’s been so far this WSOP, his expectations for the Main Event coming in fresher than most players, and his new beverage called ‘Poker Water’.

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

Tags: Brad Booth Poker Water

07-08-2007 15:44 UTC-7

Knee-deep In Bracelets

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Steve Dannemann just walked by table 66 to see how his friend, Parker Jones, is doing. To Dannemann's surprise, he found the table loaded with pros, as we mentioned earlier.

"Whoa! Got enough bracelets at the table? I heard they were sending Greg Raymer over to this table next."

Parker smiled at the joke, but one can't believe he's too happy about his table arrangement.

Tags: Steve Dannemann

07-08-2007 15:47 UTC-7

J.C. Tran Not Fond of Q-Q

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J.C. Tran is down to only 9,000 after losing a 30,000 pot.

On a board of {9-Spades}

, J.C. Tran turned over {Q-Spades}

and could only shake his head when his opponent tabled {J-Spades}

for a full house.

Tags: J.C. Tran

07-08-2007 15:48 UTC-7

Cowboy with a Big Heart

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Kenna James is easy to spot in the poker room. He's the guy with the cowboy hat and a big smile. Also known as Cowboy Kenna James, he's won close to $3 million on the tournament circuit. He has cashed 12 times at the WSOP. He almost won a WPT event at the Legends of Poker, but lost to Alex Kahaner heads up on a wicked bad beat. He won an event at the LA Poker Classic and final tabled the Aussie Millions in 2006.

James is married to Marsha Waggoner. Before he turned pro, he spent a few years as a prop player in Southern California. He was also a tournament director and organizer. He helped set up the first ever tournament in Russia at the Cosmos Casino Hotel in Moscow.

What most people don't know is that Kenna James has a big heart. He donates a percentage of his winnings to charity. He works with several charities including The Wounded Warrior Project and the Screaming Eagle Poker League. In 2006, he raised $70,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project by hosting a charity tournament.

James took a hit early on, but he still has chips.

Tags: Kenna James

07-08-2007 15:52 UTC-7

Mr. Peanut vs. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow: Round 1

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Mike "The Mouth" Matusow was playing tight poker for most of the afternoon. That is, until Mr. Peanut walked by the Bluff feature table where Mike is seated. Mike motioned to Mr. Peanut to approach the table. Upon approach, Mike jumped out of his seat and tried to wrestle Mr. Peanut to the ground. Mr. Peanut survived the sneak attack, and barely got away from Mike's clutches. After moving to the rail, Mr. Peanut began making gestures around his stomach, motioning that he won the tiff thanks to Mike's weight.

Winner of Round 1: Mr. Peanut
We'll keep you updated as the fight continues.

Tags: Mike Matusow Mr. Peanut

07-08-2007 15:53 UTC-7

Las Vegas Poker Club

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Two members of the Las Vegas Poker Club are playing in the Main Event. Debbie Burkhead played on Day 1a and advanced to Day 2. Today, Hoppy Hopkins is in the field. He had 18,500 in chips after losing a small pot.

The Las Vegas Poker Club is a group of locals that play weekly home games that rotate at different members' homes. The play tournaments on a point system over the duration of 9-10 months. The top two win seats to the WSOP. They all share a percentage of each other and are hoping that either Burkhead or Hopkins goes deep.

Tags: Hoppy Hopkins

07-08-2007 15:53 UTC-7

Flaminio Malaguti Hates Pocket Aces

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Flaminio Malaguti went 0-3 with pocket aces in the first four hours of play today. The first time, they were cracked by 4-5 when his opponent flopped two pair, the second time they were cracked by J-J making a straight on the turn, and the third time they were taken down by 7-7 flopping a set.

Finally, Malaguti went all in pre-flop with pocket kings and was called by the small blind who showed... pocket aces. Those aces managed to hold up and Malaguti was eliminated.

Tags: Flaminio Malaguti