Event 48 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-27-2008 12:32 UTC-7

Over in Orange...

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Big names spotted in the orange section of the Amazon Room include Jan von Halle, Peter Feldman, Lee Watkinson, Barny Boatman, Steve Dannenmann, Jeff Madsen, Alex Kravchenko, Shannon Elizabeth, Johnny Neckar, Grant Levy, Thierry van den Berg and defending champion in this event Blair Rodman.

06-27-2008 12:43 UTC-7

Names in Other Rooms

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Some names of interest in Buzzio's and in the Poker Room are, Doug 'Rico' Carli, Vanessa Selbst, Chris Grigorian, Matt Stout, and Team PokerNews members John Caldwell and Joe Schepis.

06-27-2008 12:44 UTC-7

Today's Field

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We're currently up to 2,249 entrants which eclipses the number of players in this same event from last year. Registration is open until the end of the second level so that number is still growing.

06-27-2008 12:47 UTC-7

Bill Spadea Eliminated

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On a flop of {3-Hearts}

, Bill Spadea was all in against a player in the big blind. Spadea showed {10-Diamonds}

and his opponent showed {J-Clubs}

. The

on the turn and {8-Diamonds}

on the river helped neither player, and Spadea is out the door.

Tags: Bill Spadea

06-27-2008 12:58 UTC-7

Watkinson's Day Goes From Bad To Worse

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Lee Watkinson fired out on the flop and moved all in on the turn when the board read {9-Clubs}

. His opponent made the call and tabled {5-Clubs}

for trips against Watkinson's {10-Hearts}

. The

on the river gave his opponent the flush to leave Watkinson on life support with about 400 chips.

Things then got worse for Watkinson as the empty chair to his direct right was filled by none other than Full Tilt pro John Juanda.

Tags: John Juanda Lee Watkinson

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-27-2008 13:03 UTC-7

Time to Go to Work

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New PokerStars pro William Thorson just arrived to today's event. He is at the same table as Victor Ramdin. The two were talking about life and playing on the EPT. The dealer gave Thorson his chips and off to work he went.

Tags: William Thorson

06-27-2008 13:05 UTC-7

TJ Gone

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TJ Cloutier only made a brief appearance today in the Brasilia Room as he was recently eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: TJ Cloutier

06-27-2008 13:08 UTC-7

The Mouth Likes Nuts

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We caught the action on the turn on a board of {9-Spades}

where the player in big blind had led out with a bet of 300 and Mike Matusow made the call from the cutoff.

The river fell the {4-Clubs}

and the big blind checked before Matusow moved all in for 2,025, covering his opponent, who made the call. The big blind tabled {J-?}

for flopped top two pair, but Matusow showed {Q-Hearts}

for the flopped nut straight to double up and eliminate his opponent.

Matusow is now up to 6,500 chips.

Tags: Mike Matusow

06-27-2008 13:09 UTC-7

To Tell the Truth

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Those that may be new to live tournament poker may not know that it is against the rules to talk about your hand truthfully before showdown. For example, if you are on the turn and getting ready to bet or call a bet, you cannot tell a person what you actually have. If you were to tell a player that you have a king and then show a king either at showdown, or at any point, then you would receive a one-round penalty.

This rule was just explained to a table by our floor staff. After hearing the explanation, a player stated, "In poker, it's OK to lie, but it's not OK to tell the truth."

Welcome to poker.