Event 26 - $1,500 Razz Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-14-2008 00:07 UTC-7

Break Time

donpeters

Players are on a 20-minute break.

06-14-2008 00:07 UTC-7

Thor Hansen Eliminated

donpeters

Thor Hansen went all in blind as he was short stacked. Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan called.

Hansen: {Q-?}

Sheikhan:

Sheiky's eight-seven low was good enough to take the pot and eliminate Hansen.

Tags: "Sheiky"Shawn Sheikhan Thor Hansen

06-13-2008 23:57 UTC-7

We picked up the action at the end, but one of the players at the table mentioned that Brunson had raised on third and then raised again on fourth to commit all his chips to the hand. His opponent's ten low was enough to send him to the rail.

Tags: Todd Brunson

06-13-2008 23:51 UTC-7

Shrinking Fast

donpeters

Despite this being a limit event, the field is dropping pretty fast. We're down to just under 200 players remaining and losing more and more every few minutes.

06-13-2008 23:47 UTC-7

Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul Eliminates an Opponent

[user22113]

Kevin Saul just increased his stack to about 8,000 when his {A-?}

bested his opponent's {A-?}

.

Tags: Kevin Saul

06-13-2008 23:37 UTC-7

Our Guys Get a Tough Table

donpeters

PokerNews reporter and blogger Jon Schwartz and Dave "F-Train" Behr were recently moved to the same table. Just a few minutes ago they were joined by some big names including Hasan Habib, Jon "PearlJammer" Turner, Huckleberry Seed, and recent bracelet winner Andrew Brown. They're going to need their A-game for this one.

Tags: "F-Train""Pearljammer"Andrew Brown Dave Behr Hasan Habib Huck Seed Jon Schwartz Jon Turner

06-13-2008 23:31 UTC-7

David Levi Wins an Extra $100

donpeters

After a player brought in showing a king, a player at David Levi's table bet Levi that the bring-in player with the king would win the pot. Levi gave him 10-to-1 odds on $100.

After third street someone bet out and the player folded. The player who made the bet with Levi handed over a crisp $100 and smiled.

Tags: David Levi

06-13-2008 23:23 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

[user22113]

Nick Schulman, Chip Jett, and Billy Baxter have all recently been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Nick Schulman

06-13-2008 23:13 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payouts Announced

donpeters

A total of 453 players entered this razz event. 48 players will be getting paid and everyone that makes the money will earn at least $2,288. First place is set at just over $157,000.

We currently have a little more than half the field remaining and are playing until the completion of level eight.