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

06-10-2008 20:19 UTC-7

ZeeJustin KOs Luske

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Justin Bonomo had raised in late position and Marcel Luske called all in on the big blind for his last 200. Luske showed {7-Clubs}

and Bonomo {J-Spades}

.

The board came {A-Diamonds}

and Luske was eliminated. Bonomo is up to 6,700.

06-10-2008 20:18 UTC-7

Victor Ramdin Gets Two-Punched

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A middle-position player raised, and the button called. Victor Ramdin called in the big blind. The flop was {10-Clubs}

and Ramdin checked. The MP bet. The button folded and Ramdin called.

The turn was {K-Hearts}

and Ramdin checked. The MP bet and Ramdin check-raised. The MP called.

The river was {4-Clubs}

and Ramdin bet. The MP called and showed {K-Clubs}

. Ramdin showed a {10-?}

and was down to 200.

Soon after, a middle-position player raised and Ramdin called all in for 175 in the hijack. The cutoff called the raise on the side. The flop came {Q-Spades}

and the MP checked. The cutoff bet and the MP called.

The turn was {K-Hearts}

and the MP checked. The cutoff bet and the MP check-raised. The cutoff reraised and the MP called. The river was {7-Hearts}

and both checked.

The MP showed {Q-Diamonds}

. Ramdin showed {2-?}

and the cutoff showed {A-Spades}

. The MP got the whole pot and Ramdin is out.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

06-10-2008 20:07 UTC-7

Negreanu Runs Good

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An early-position player raised and the player next to him reraised. Daniel Negreanu three-bet it and both EP players called.

The flop was {J-Hearts}

and it was checked to Negreanu, who bet. Both players called.

The turn was {5-Hearts}

and the first EP player checked. The second EP player bet and Negreanu called. The first EP player folded.

The river was {6-Diamonds}

and both checked. EP showed {A-Hearts}

, but Negreanu had {K-Diamonds}

. He's up to 8,800 in chips.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-10-2008 20:03 UTC-7

Down and Out in Miami

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"Miami" John Cernuto raised in middle position and another player raised in the cutoff. The big blind called and Cernuto called.

The flop was {8-Clubs}

and all checked.

The turn was {6-Hearts}

and it was checked to the late-position player, who bet. The big blind folded and Cernuto called. The river was {4-Clubs}

and both checked. The LP showed {A-Clubs}

and Cernuto mucked. He was down to 125.

Soon after, Cernuto went all in under the gun, in the dark, for 125. Three players called.

The flop was {Q-Hearts}

. The big blind bet and the two other side players folded.

The BB showed {K-Hearts}

and Cernuto had {10-Spades}

.

The turn and river were {10-Clubs}

and Cernuto busted out.

Tags: John Cernuto

06-10-2008 19:59 UTC-7

JC Tran Climbs Leaderboard

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In late position, JC Tran raised and the big blind called.

The flop was {8-Hearts}

. The big blind checked. Tran bet and the BB raised. Tran called.

The turn was {2-Hearts}

. The big blind bet and Tran raised. The big blind called.

The river was {5-Hearts}

. The big blind checked. Tran bet and the big blind called. Tran showed {K-Diamonds}

and took it down. He's up to 9,100.

Tags: JC Tran

06-10-2008 19:53 UTC-7

Heading Back to Miami

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"Miami" John Cernuto raised on the button and both blinds called.

The flop was {K-Spades}

. The small blind checked and Cernuto raised. The small blind called.

The turn was {3-Spades}

and the small blind bet. Cernuto called.

The river was {J-Hearts}

. The small blind bet and Cernuto called. The small blind showed {Q-Spades}

and Cernuto mucked. He is down to 625.

Tags: John Cernuto

06-10-2008 19:47 UTC-7

Chip Counts Updated

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Marco Traniello leads the field early in Day 1 with 10,300 in chips, followed closely behind by Alex Kravchenko and JC Tran with 8,500 each.

06-10-2008 19:33 UTC-7

Busted from the Edler

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Preflop, Joe Sebok raised and Bill Edler reraised, both from middle position. The small blind called and Sebok called. The flop was {J-Spades}

and the small blind checked. Sebok checked. Edler bet and the SB called. Sebok folded.

The turn was {10-Clubs}

. The small blind checked and Edler bet. The SB called. The river was {K-Spades}

and both checked. The small blind had {A-Clubs}

and Edler mucked. He was down to 600.

Soon after, an under the gun player raised and Edler reraised from middle position. The UTG called. The flop was {J-Clubs}

. The UTG player bet and Edler raised. The UTG reraised and Edler called all in, showing {8-Hearts}

to the UTG's {A-Diamonds}

. The turn and river were {A-Spades}

, and Edler was out in brutal fashion.

Tags: Bill Edler

06-10-2008 19:25 UTC-7

Humberto's Unnecessary Quads

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Just before the last break, an early-position player limped in. A middle-position player raised and Humberto Brenes reraised. Both opponents called.

The flop was {A-Spades}