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

06-01-2008 12:33 UTC-7

Joe Sebok Takes Early Hit

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With a limper in front of him, Joe Sebok also limped in from the cutoff before the player on the button made it 150 to go. Both players made the call and they saw a flop of {7-Spades}

. The action checked to the button player, who fired out 125. The early-position player called before Sebok raised it to 450. The button player then reraised, making it 700 to go. The early-position player folded, as did a disgusted Sebok, as his opponent flashed {A-Spades}

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Sebok is off to a rocky start and now sits with around 1,500 in chips.

Tags: Joe Sebok

06-01-2008 12:32 UTC-7

Allen Cunningham Eliminated

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After four players limped into the pot, Allen Cunningham made a raise to 350 from the big blind. Cunningham got three callers and the flop came down {K-Clubs}

. Cunningham led out for 800 and was called only by Darren Black from middle position. The {A-Hearts}

came off on the turn and Cunningham fired a second bet, this time for 1,000. Black wasted little time calling. The {7-Spades}

hit the river and Allen moved all in for his last 900. Black called and showed {K-Spades}

. Cunningham mucked and was eliminated just 20 minutes into the first level.

Tags: Allen Cunningham Darren Black

06-01-2008 12:26 UTC-7

Yang On the Rise

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After a near elimination on the first hand, Jerry Yang is climbing his way back up when he was all in in the big blind with two other opponents. The board came {Q-Hearts}

with the two other players in the hand checking it down. Yang turned over pocket threes for a full house and he was back up to 150 in chips.

On the hand immediately after, Yang called a raise which put him all in preflop with {A-Hearts}

. His opponent showed pocket jacks, but Yang's attempt to recover his chip stack continued as he flopped an ace. His opponent failed to improve and Yang was up to 325 chips after the hand.

Tags: Jerry Yang

06-01-2008 12:26 UTC-7

The Other Room

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Once again we have players scattered throughout the building today for the start of 1b. Over here in the Tropical Room, there are just a few familiar faces. David Pham is on Table 3 in the far corner, and it looks like Marcel Luske has just made a boisterous entrance a few minutes late.

Players seem to enjoy playing in this side room. There are only 23 tables set up, so the atmosphere appears to be slightly more relaxed and comfortable. It certainly is much quieter than the Amazon Room, by a long shot.

06-01-2008 12:25 UTC-7

Fashionably Late

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Most players arrived to their seats in the Amazon Room in time to hear current world champion Jerry Yang call out "Shuffle up and deal!" However, there are plenty of late arrivals. Players at Blue #38 were particularly tardy, as only four were in their seats at the start of the tournament. Two more have since joined, but the table feels like a hole in the fabric of poker players stretched out across the room.

06-01-2008 12:25 UTC-7

What a Difference a Day Makes

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Just at first glance, today's field is a lot more pro-heavy than yesterday's event. As a result, you see a lot more media and many more cameramen going around snapping shots of various pros and the action that is ensuing at the various tables.

06-01-2008 12:22 UTC-7

Yang Near Elimination on First Hand

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On a flop of {K-Diamonds}

, Jerry Yang was all in against a player in the small blind. Yang showed K-7 for trips while his opponent turned over pocket sixes for a flopped full house. Yang failed to improve and was down to just 50 in chips after the first hand.

Tags: Jerry Yang

06-01-2008 12:20 UTC-7

A Few More Notables

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Marco Traniello, Paul "Eskimo" Clark, Steve Zolotow, Doug Lee, Ted Lawson, David Levi, Maria Ho, J.C. Tran, Kenny Tran, Scott Clements, Jennifer Harman, Mark Seif, and Barry Greenstein are just a few of the other notable players scattered throughout this event.

06-01-2008 12:20 UTC-7

Many More Familiar Faces

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So far among today's field we've seen Justin Bonomo, Liz Lieu, Dustin 'Neverwin' Woolf, Erick Lindgren, Paul McGrill, Jennifer Tilly, and Jerry Yang.

06-01-2008 12:18 UTC-7

The Calm Before the Storm

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Despite the standing room only, it is eerily quiet here in the Amazon room. Aside from the constant hum of shuffling chips, there is little to no other noise coming from the over 2,000 people in the room.