Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-12-2008 21:53 UTC-7

Theo Busto

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Theo Tran is OUT -- he pushed with nines, but got called by jacks, and the board helped him none.

06-12-2008 21:52 UTC-7

Aussie Alan Jeffries, who excited our Australian field reporter with his mere presence, has just suffered a hit to his once 47,000 stack in rather unfortunate circumstances.

With his opponent open shoving under-the-gun with {5-Diamonds}

, Jeffries called one seat down with {9-Spades}

, but was defeated by a set -- which improved further to a full house -- on an ensuing {5-Hearts}

board.

Tags: Alan Jeffries

06-12-2008 21:48 UTC-7

Most Gigantic Cold Deck of the Day

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A player, Guy A, didn't play a single hand in two hours, and then suddenly raised to 2,100. You'd think that in these circumstances everyone might fold, but instead, Guy B made it 6,000. Guy C dwelled for a long time, but then folded. And one TJ Yurkanin, who cashed in 62nd in this event two years ago, went all in. Guy A (the original raiser) calls. Guy B (the reraiser) thought about it but folded. So they were all in and heads up by the time the board was dealt.

I shall tell you all their cards, though, just to make it fun.

Guy A : {A-?}

Guy B (folded): {Q-?}

Guy C (folded): {J-?}

TJ Yurkanin: {K-?}

A jack on the flop, so Guy C would be kicking himself, except that there was also a king on the flop, meaning that Yurkanin doubles up to 30,000.

06-12-2008 21:45 UTC-7

Thierry Van Den Busted

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T6 Poker's Thierry Van Den Berg has been eliminated from today's event. With the button raising to 5,000 preflop, Daniel Deveau pushes all in from the small blind, as does Van Den Berg the next seat down.

After the button folds, a coinflip is revealed, Deveau's nines hoping to survive a raggy board against Van Den Berg's Big Slick. Five blanks later and the Dutchman was gone.

Tags: Thierry Van Den Berg

06-12-2008 21:40 UTC-7

Gazes Survives

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Bill Gazes has survived a crucial coinflip for his tournament life, his A-K out-muscling Q-Q when a king hit the flop.

06-12-2008 21:31 UTC-7

A Mystery & a Double Up

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As I was loitering around table 15, the highly entertaining Mike Schwartz, who, incidentally, finished second in the $1,500 shootout event two days back, called me over while he was being dealt a hand.

"Do you have microphones over there?" he asked.

I had no idea what he was talking about, and wasn't given a chance to find out as our conversation came to a very abrupt end as he looked at his cards.

"I raise," he announced, throwing 600 of his 6,000 stack into the pot.

In what was a quick fire sequence of events, the big blind made it 3,000, Schwartz pushed all in, and his opponent called.

Whilst the big blind proudly turned over {Q-Hearts}

, he was dismayed to see he was dominated by Schwartz's {K-Spades}

, and duly requested...

"Big suck out please."

However, it didn't quite pan out that way, the {K-Clubs}

sealing the deal before the third card had even hit the felt.

As a result, Schwartz doubles through to 13,000, but I was left wondering about those mysterious microphones and exactly what Schwartz was talking about. Maybe I'll find out later...

Tags: Mike Schwartz

06-12-2008 21:29 UTC-7

Paulsen Taking No Nonsense In the Blinds

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Kai Paulsen in the big blind calls 900 from the small blind, and they see a {7-Spades}

flop. They both check the {9-Spades}

turn, and the small blind checks the {2-Spades}

river, before Paulsen makes him fold with a 1,500 bet.

Paulsen on 35,000.

Tags: Kai Paulsen

06-12-2008 21:22 UTC-7

Hamby Forces a Fold

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Jared Hamby is doing rather well on around 45,000. Most recently he reraised an opponent's 1,600 button raise to 5,250. The opponent called, but then folded when Hamby bet out 5,850 on the {7-Spades}