Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

06-05-2008 05:25 UTC-7

Official Day 1 Chip Counts Released

[user33020]

The chips are bagged and the players are gone, but the work at the WSOP goes on. Harrah's has now released the official Day 1 chip counts for Event #7, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, which saw the players eke into the money before the session concluded for the night. Here are the top ten players entering Day 2 action:

Theo Tran 145,800
Nick Romano 126,500
Scott Montgomery 117,100
John Myung 106,800
Rocco Pace 106,000
Thong Tran 105,800
Pawel Andrzejewski 98,100
JC Tran 93,200
Robert Morgan 90,700
Christopher Wiggins 89,700

Action in Event #7 resumes on Tuesday afternoon at 2 pm.

Tags: Theo Tran

06-05-2008 01:15 UTC-7

Day 1 = Dunzo

[user66118]

We started Day 1 at 12:00 pm with 1,592 players. Thirteen hours and 10 levels later, we have just 152 of them remaining.

Theo Tran is the presumed overnight chip leader with 145,800 in chips. Official chip counts will be released shortly, and we'll post them for you as soon as we can.

Thanks for tuning in today. We'll be back at 2:00 pm PDT Thursday for Day 2. When the players return, they will have new seat assignments, and will be playing nine-handed for the duration of the event. By this time tomorrow, we should have our final table. Until then!

Tags: Theo Tran

06-05-2008 01:08 UTC-7

Sarah Bilney Eliminated Just Inside the Bubble

[user66118]

While the bubble was bursting across the room, Sarah Bilney was intently debating her decision.

From early position, she puts in a preflop raise to 3,500. Action folds around to the big blind, Claudio Fonseca, who reraises it to 8,900. Bilney makes the call.

The flop comes {5-Clubs}

. Fonseca bets out all in, and Bilney goes into the tank. After several minutes, she does indeed make the call, putting her tournament life at risk with {Q-Hearts}

. Fonseca tables the {A-Hearts}

, and is behind.

The turn rags off, {J-Clubs}

, but the river card is not what Bilney was looking for. The {2-Diamonds}

fills the gutshot straight for Fonseca and sends Bilney packing.

Because we were hand for hand, and two players were eliminated, Sarah Bilney and Christian Iacobellis will share the prize money for 153rd place, $3,476.

Tags: Sarah Bilney

06-05-2008 01:07 UTC-7

Bubble Boy: Christian Iacobellis

[user22113]

He finished one out of the official money, but Christian Iacobellis didn't care.

One hand before busting out No. 154, Iacobellis was challenging his tablemates to a heads-up match online.

Iacobellis, who plays online as "da_professional," called and was all in for 3,900 on the big blind with {A-Diamonds}

after Kevin O'Boyle raised on the button to 5,000.

O'Boyle showed {7-Clubs}

and the board of {8-Clubs}

was no help to Iacobellis.

"I'm gonna go play high stakes on Full Tilt to get my money back," Iacobellis said.

Because another player was eliminated at a different table on the same hand, Iacobellis will split $3,476 with that player — bubble girl Sarah Bilney.

06-05-2008 01:02 UTC-7

Two Bubblers

[user22113]

Two players finished on the bubble, more to come...

06-05-2008 00:46 UTC-7

One to Go

[user66118]

We are still dealing hand for hand, and are right smack on the bubble. One more elimination and everyone left will be guaranteed a payday.

Who will be the bubble boy?

06-05-2008 00:37 UTC-7

We're Now Hand for Hand

[user22113]

They're five away from the money and will play hand for hand until they get there. There will be no level change and when they get down to 153, they'll bag up and we'll pick it up on Day 2.

06-05-2008 00:34 UTC-7

Trans at Two Tables

[user66118]

Seated under the gun, John Phan puts up a raise to 3,600. J.C. Tran makes the call from late position. When it gets back around to the big blind, he raises all in for a total of 16,100. John Phan then re-pushes all his chips, 22,500 of them to be exact.

J.C. Tran pauses for several minutes, mutters, "Pocket pair," and tosses his cards into the muck. The hands are shown down, with Phan's {A-Diamonds}

way out in front of the at-risk player's {A-Clubs}

.

The board improves Phan further when it comes {J-Diamonds}

, making him the nut flush and sending another player out to the rail early.

From the adjacent table, Theo Tran gets involved in the post-hand action: "Hey J, what you got?" he asks.

"Kings..." replies J.C. Tran, with a smirk.

Theo sarcastically quips, "You're so good!"

06-05-2008 00:21 UTC-7