Event 20 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-10-2008 23:37 UTC-7

Hold On, Looshle

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A player in early position raised and Justin "Looshle" Pechie reraised in the hijack. The cutoff three-bet and the EP capped it. Pechie and the cutoff called.

The flop was {J-Spades}

and the EP bet. Both called.

The turn was {8-Diamonds}

. The EP bet and Pechie called. The cutoff folded. The river was {7-Clubs}

and the EP bet. Pechie called.

The EP showed {K-Clubs}

and Pechie mucked. He's down to 6,500.

Tags: Justin Pechie

06-10-2008 23:33 UTC-7

New Leader

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Brendan Taylor leads the field with 20,500 in chips.

06-10-2008 23:17 UTC-7

Phil Ivey Out

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The cutoff raised to 600 and the small blind called. Phil Ivey called all in for his last 75. The flop was {A-Spades}

and the small blind bet 300 on the side. The cutoff folded. The small blind showed {K-Diamonds}

to Ivey's

. The turn and river were {Q-Clubs}

and Ivey was eliminated.

With Phil Ivey's expressionless expression, it's difficult to tell if he took a beat with the results of the NBA playoff game as well. Hopefully, today wasn't a total loss.

Tags: Phil Ivey

06-10-2008 23:07 UTC-7

Phil Hellmuth Wants to Make Money

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"I only have 1,650, but I'm making the money," Phil Hellmuth said. "I want it on record."

A few hands later...

On a flop of {4-Hearts}

, Hellmuth bet and the middle position and button called. The turn was {9-Spades}

and Hellmuth went all in. The MP folded, but the button called with {A-Hearts}

. Hellmuth had {K-Spades}

.

The river was {4-Clubs}

and Hellmuth doubled to 5,000.

"I'm baaaack!" said Hellmuth.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-10-2008 23:00 UTC-7

Negreanu Talks Himself Into Raising

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Under the gun, a player raised and Daniel Negreanu reraised. The UTG player called. The flop was {2-Diamonds}

. The UTG player bet and Negreanu called. The turn was {J-Hearts}

. The UTG bet in the dark.

Negreanu: "Two diamonds, two to a straight on the board, you could have any of those hands. You could have a jack. You might have a jack." Negreanu then asked how much his opponent had left - 375 is all.

"You could have me beat," Negreanu continued, "but I don't think I can lay this down." Negreanu then raised and his opponent called all in.

Negreanu had {9-Spades}