Event 13 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-07-2008 20:47 UTC-7

Jean-Robert Calls for a Deuce

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Jean-Robert Bellande called and was all in against an opponent who held A-K while Bellande held pocket jacks. Bellande was yelling for a deuce on the river and got his wish. His fishhooks held up and he's now up to over 25,000 in chips.

06-07-2008 20:32 UTC-7

Clonie Gowen Has Been Eliminated

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A player in early position raised to 1,300 and had one caller before Clonie Gowen moved all in for 6,300 from the small blind. The original raiser folded but the player who smooth-called now went all in himself. Gowen called and found that her {A-Diamonds}

trailed his {Q-Diamonds}

. Gowen didn't connect on the board and has been eliminated.

Tags: Clonie Gowen

06-07-2008 20:28 UTC-7

Humberto Brenes Has Been Eliminated

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Humberto took his A-6 up against pocket kings, couldn't hit an ace, and the Shark had to swim off into the night.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-07-2008 20:21 UTC-7

We're Back

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We're done with dinner, the players are back and cards are in the air. We're down to 360 players from the 1,397 who started play today, and we'll play 4 more levels today before calling it a night.

06-07-2008 18:58 UTC-7

Chris Ferguson Doubles Up

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In the last hand before the break Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and the player in the big blind saw a {3-Hearts}

flop. The other player bet 5,200, Ferguson moved all in for 22,000 and was called. Ferguson had {9-Clubs}

for a flush and inside straight draw to his opponent's top pair with {A-Spades}

. Ferguson made his flush when the {5-Clubs}

fell on the river and won a pot that lifted his stack to 52,000 at the break.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

06-07-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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We are now on the dinner break for this event. Check back in 90 minutes as play continues for another four levels.

06-07-2008 18:48 UTC-7

Someone's Not Gonna Enjoy Dinner

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Paul Kobel won a huge pot with pocket aces against players holding tens and kings. All the money went in before the flop and the door card was the {10-Clubs}

. The crowd gathered around the table, went, "Oooh!"...until the dealer spread the rest of the flop and the {A-Clubs}

appeared.

The other card on the flop was the {6-Spades}

, and the turn card was the {6-Diamonds}

. That made another player at the table say, "Oooghhh." He said that he folded pocket sixes before the flop, and everyone believed him. True, hard to hang onto pocket sixes with three players all in before the flop, but it's still gonna leave a bad taste in your mouth. Kobel is now up to 50,000.

Tags: Paul Kobel

06-07-2008 18:45 UTC-7

Laak Short-Stacked

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Phil Laak limped from small blind and Jared Hamby made it 1,500 to go. Laak moved all in, having Hamby covered, and Hamby called. Phil showed {9-Hearts}

and his opponent showed {10-Diamonds}

. Phil managed to spike a nine on the flop, but Hamby caught an ace on the river for top pair.. Phil was crippled after the hand, while Hamby doubled up.

06-07-2008 18:43 UTC-7

Pete Rios Wins a Huge Pot

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With aces against pocket sixes, all the money in before the flop. And on the flop Rios hit yet another ace to lock up the pot and lift his stack to 82,000.

Tags: Pete Rios