2008 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Hellmuth Runs Good
In a five-way limped pot, the flop is . The under the gun player bets and an early position player raises. Phil Hellmuth smooth calls and the UTG also calls.
The turn is and UTG checks. EP bets and Hellmuth raises. UTG calls and EP reraises. Hellmuth calls and UTG calls again.
The river is and UTG checks. EP bets. Hellmuth raises and UTG folds. EP calls and shows a J, but Hellmuth has for a set.
He then told us that he hit three sets in this round of Hold'em alone. He's up to 43,000 and appears to be the chip leader.
Two Hundy
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Hachem Busts Opponent
The bring-in has x-x / and Player 2 calls with . Joe Hachem raises with and Player 3 reraises with . Everyone calls.
On fourth street, Player 1 checks . Player 2 checks . Hachem checks . Player 3 bets and everyone calls.
On fifth street, Player 2 checks . Hachem checks . Player 3 bets and Player 1 folds. Player 2 also folds. Hachem calls.
On sixth, Player 3 checks . Hachem bets and Player 3 calls.
On seventh, Player 3 checks. Hachem bets and Player 3 calls all in.
Hachem: ()-x
Player 3: -x
Hachem gets the wheel and busts his opponent. He's up to 25,000.
Chip Counts Updated
Event #51: $1,500 HORSE, End of Day 1
And bust out they did, as hundreds of players exited play in the first few levels despite the limit format and the split nature of two of the five games.
Several players interested in shoring up their placements in the Milwaukee's Best Light WSOP Player of the Year standings entered this event. Among the top points-earners, only David Benyamine and Mike Matusow remain standing. Due to Barry Greenstein and Erik Seidel earning points at today's $50,000 HORSE final table, Benyamine will have his work cut out for him tomorrow to make a comeback and win the honor.
One hundred eighty-four players are left in this event, and all these runners return Monday at 3 p.m. Pacific time. They plan to play all the way down to 8, but it may get cut off earlier than that, depending on how things go. Either way, see you right here at 3!
Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day 1 Completed
Official Day 1 Chip Counts Released
Phil Hellmuth 46,400
Steven Diano 38,200
Joe Hachem 37,500
Todd Ickow 37,500
Chad Brown 36,700
Tommy Hang 36,000
Lonnie Heimowitz 33,200
Ken Zeng 32,500
Michelle Ankenman 32,100
David Gee 31,000
Action resumes in Event 51 at 3pm PDT on Monday. The 179 players will attempt to play all the way down to a final table, meaning that a lengthy day's action is likely. We'll have the latest reports right here on PokerNews.