Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 20:13 UTC-7

Chip Counts at Dinner Break

MarcC

Vitaly Lunkin 2,480,000
Bobby Firestone 1,450,000
Brett Kimes 1,203,000
Kenneth Terrell 805,000
Richard Alm 775,000
Trevor Donaldson 600,000

06-16-2008 20:03 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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Play will resume in 60 minutes after dinner.

06-16-2008 20:02 UTC-7

Alm Picks Up Some Chips

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In a three-way limped pot, each of Kenneth Terrell (the small blind), Richard Alm (the big blind) and Trevor Donaldson (the button checked on a flop of {Q-Spades}

. When the turn came {J-Diamonds}

, Alm fired out for 100,000. Donaldson was the only caller.

The river fell {6-Hearts}

. Alm bet 250,000, leaving himself only 150,000 behind. Donaldson tanked for a minute, then said, "Alright, I'll give it to you buddy. I've got a jack." He surrendered his hand, allowing Alm to win the pot.

Tags: Richard Alm Trevor Donaldson

06-16-2008 19:53 UTC-7

Kimes Makes a Great Call

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In a battle of the blinds that was unraised preflop, Brett Kimes bet 100,000 on a flop of {10-Hearts}

. Bobby Firestone, who had checked the action to Kimes, called the bet. Both players checked through the {9-Diamonds}

turn. The river fell {2-Spades}

, bringing a bet of 200,000 from Firestone. Kimes went into the tank for over a minute before finally making the call.

"You got it," said Firestone, pitching his cards into the muck. Kimes opened his hand anyway, showing {5-Diamonds}

for two pair, tens and sixes.

Tags: Bobby Firestone Brett Kimes

06-16-2008 19:48 UTC-7

River Move

MarcC

Trevor Donaldson raises to 200,000 from under the gun. Robert Firestone looks like he's about to reraise from the button but just calls after Donaldson says he'll call if Firestone pushes.

The flop comes {K-Diamonds}

and they both check it.

The turn comes {9-Diamonds}

and they both check it again.

The river comes {J-Spades}

and now Donaldson decides to bet 200,000 before Firestone raises to 700,000.

Donaldson folds saying he had pocket queens!

Donaldson is down to 1,008,500.
Firestone continues to rise and is up to 2,140,000.

Tags: Robert Firestone Trevor Donaldson

06-16-2008 19:40 UTC-7

And Then There Were Six

[user75032]

Six players remain in today's tournament, whittled down from a field of 17 that started the day at 2pm. No single player has that huge of a stack; with just over eight million in chips in play, the average stack is about 1.35 million, or a total of just 27 big blinds. The action, although cautious at this point as every elimination results in a significant pay jump, will continue to result in quick eliminations if players commit themselves to a river.

06-16-2008 19:25 UTC-7

Barry Schultz Eliminated in 7th Place ($112,657)

[user75032]

A long three days in the Amazon Room has come to an end for Barry Schultz. He raised to 150,000 from middle position. Action folded to Bobby Firestone in the big blind, who moved all in for over a million chips, putting Schultz to the test. He grimaced, but called all in for a total of about 750,000. He tabled {4-Diamonds}

, a hand that was well ahead of Firestone's {A-Spades}

.

"The first time I've made a move all day, and I get called," said a clearly dispirited Firestone.

There was no help on the flop for Firestone, when it came all hearts: {8-Hearts}

. "Bobby will need one of the remaining aces, running straight cards, or running hearts for a chop," said the Tournament Director.

The turn {A-Hearts}

made a pair of aces, but all was not over for Schultz; he could catch a heart for a chop or the {4-Clubs}

to win the pot outright. A harmless {J-Diamonds}

hit the river, sending Schultz to the rail with an extra $112,657 in his pocket.

Tags: Barry Schultz Bobby Firestone

06-16-2008 19:03 UTC-7

Alm Doubles Through Kimes

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Brett Kimes raised to 120,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Richard Alm in the small blind, who moved all in for a total of 400,000. Bobby Firestone folded the big blind, and Kimes went into the tank. He could be seen running the math in his head, and finally he called.

Kimes: {A-Spades}

Alm:

The board ran out {4-Spades}

. No ace for Kimes; he doubles up Alm.

Alm's supporters, about half a dozen in all, are very raucous, and each of them is double-fisting beer. They all started shouting, "Jaaaaaaack! Jaaaaaaack!" as the hands were opened, and generally have been very disruptive. They were even shouting at Kimes while he was considering his action. All in all, they have displayed very poor sportsmanship and generally poor form for at least the last half-hour.

They have been warned by the Tournament Director that they cannot continue to be so disruptive, especially with the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament right behind us at the TV table. A second warning will result in their ejection from the Amazon Room. The floor staff have informed us that they will move our table after dinner so that it is further from the TV table.

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-16-2008 19:01 UTC-7

"I Can't Beat a Set of Sixes"

MarcC

Bobby Firestone raises to 100,000 from under the gun and finds callers from Vitaly Lunkin in the hijack and Trevor Donaldson in the cutoff.

The flop comes {4-Clubs}

.

Firestone leads out for 200,000, Lunkin folds, and then Donaldson min-raises to 400,000.

Firestone says, "I can't beat a set of sixes, I can beat a queen though," before he folds.

Tags: Bobby Firestone Trevor Donaldson Vitaly Lunkin