Event 44 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys
Day 1 Completed
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 44 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
879
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Official Day 1 Chip Counts Released
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Jamel Maistriaux 169,300
Curtis Kohlberg 158,700
Brent Hanks 154,300
Simon Ravnsbaek 153,000
Rene Mouritsen 135,400
Mark Seif 133,000
Dan Lu 132,700
John Hoang 125,300
Faraz Jaka 116,400
Albert Iverson 108,700
Play resumes in Event 43 at 2pm PDT, with the first order of business to break through the 81-player money bubble. From there it'll be a long day's work down to the nine who'll be seated at Friday's final. We'll have updates throughout the day right here at PokerNews.
Day 1 Complete
The play was wide open during the rebuy period, with some players going to their wallets 10 or 15 times in the first two hours. After the break, some players couldn't quite switch out of rebuy mode, and there was still a plentiful supply of loose play. Things tightened down as the night wore on though, as the players battled to make it to the second round tomorrow.
Our presumed overnight chip leader is Curtis Kohlberg with 158,700 chips. There are a few players hot on his heels though, including Simon Ravnsbaek and Dan Lu.
When play concluded, there were just 116 of our original runners left. They will come back tomorrow at 2:00pm PDT to fight for a spot at the final table. We thank you for joining us today and hope you'll be back with us tomorrow!
Gigabet Crippled, Eliminated
The disaster started when Gigabet moved all in preflop with
and was called by Simon Ravnsbaek with 
. The blanked off and Gigabet was left with only a couple of thousand.
On the next hand Gigabet pushed blind and lost the last of his chips.
Levi Doubles
beat his opponent's 
.The board ran out
giving Levi top pair and bringing his chip count to 67,000.
Fohrenbach Out
held up against his 
. It is rumored that Fohrenbach had to pay 2-to-1 on a side bet for not making it to Day Two.
Tricks to Long Nights
He currently has three beers and a cup of red wine in front of him. The side effect of this energy plan is that in some cases you show nine high on a river showdown, as Men did in a recent hand with Mark Seif.
Roll on Roland
against Torelli's 
.The board blanked off
and Torelli stacked the chips as de Wolfe left the tournament area.
Meet Curtis Kohlberg
We pick up the action on the flop with about 10,000 in the pot already. The board reads
. Kohlberg leads out with a bet of 7,000. His lone opponent, Matt Graham, makes the call.The turn brings the
, pairing the board. Kohlberg keeps the heat on, firing another 14,500 chips into the pot. Graham then moves all in for another 38,800 on top, putting himself at risk. Kohlberg goes deep into the tank. After what must have been five or six full minutes, he does indeed put in the call.Kohlberg:
Graham:
Kohlberg sees the good news that his bold call was the correct one. He only has to fade one more card, and the
on the river locks it up. Matt Graham is eliminated, shipping all his chips over to our big stack. Kohlberg is working on lapping the field, now sitting with 174,000.
More Details on Kenna
Hanno Offen raised first in to 3,500. Kenna James was in the big blind, and he re-raised to 17,500. Offen moved in, having Kenna covered. The cowboy quickly called, showing down
. He was ahead, but at risk against Offen's 
.The flop frowned on the happy-go-lucky Kenna James though. The board came out
. Offen comes from behind, catching his top pair to send the pro to the rail. As he made his exit, the dealer dismissed Kenna with a too-cheery, "Thanks for playing."