Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

06-17-2008 22:51 UTC-7

Players Take a 25-Minute Break

[user25067]

Players are taking a bit of a longer break than usual, as the green 25-denomination chips will be colored up during this interval.

06-17-2008 22:35 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

[user25067]

Both Kathy Liebert and Chris Ferguson have been eliminated.

06-17-2008 22:33 UTC-7

Stuart Paterson Eliminated

[user25067]

Stuart "The Donator" Paterson's short stack succumbed when he ran his {Q-?}

into an opponent's {K-?}

in a preflop all-in confrontation. Paterson's hand could not improve and he hit the rail.

Tags: Stuart Paterson

06-17-2008 22:22 UTC-7

Henson Continues to Roll

[user25067]

Ray Henson's stack continues its upward trend. After a late-position player limped in, Henson raised to 1,900 from the small blind and the LP player called. The flop was {A-Hearts}

. Henson checked, the LP player bet 3,000 and Henson called. The turn was the {J-Spades}

and both players checked. The river was the {2-Diamonds}

and they checked again.

Henson rolled over {K-Spades}

, besting his opponent's {Q-?}

. He's now up to 64,000.

Tags: Ray Henson

06-17-2008 22:05 UTC-7

Nenad Medic Snaps Off Kings

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Nenad Medic was all in for 3,650 with {Q-Diamonds}

against his opponent's {K-Diamonds}

. The flop was {9-Spades}

, the turn was the {9-Clubs}

and the

spiked on the river to snap off the pocket kings with a queen-high straight. Medic is now up to 8,500.

Tags: Nenad Medic

06-17-2008 22:03 UTC-7

Jean-Robert Can't Survive

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A middle-position player raised to 3,000 and Jean-Robert Bellande called from the big blind. The flop was {K-Clubs}

. Bellande immediately moved all in for 4,550 and the MP player tanked for several minutes before making the call. Bellande turned up {A-Hearts}

, behind his opponent's {A-Clubs}

. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

, the river was the {6-Diamonds}

and Bellande hit the rail.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

06-17-2008 21:45 UTC-7

Ray Henson Takes Down Another One

[user40108]

We caught up to this hand on the flop. Ray Henson and a single opponent were heads up with the board reading {8-Spades}

. His opponent was in the big blind and moved all in for 7,475. Henson made the call and the players showed:

Henson: {K-Diamonds}

Opponent:

The turn and river were blanks and in addition to sending yet another player home, Henson is now sitting on approximately 44,000 chips.

06-17-2008 21:45 UTC-7

Bryan Devonshire Doubles Up

[user40108]

A middle-position player raised to 1,600 and action folded to Bryan Devonshire in the big blind. He called all in for his remaining 1,325. The players showed:

Devonshire: {9-Spades}

Opponent: