39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1b | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-04-2008 23:58 UTC-7

Kristy Gazes Eliminated

[user40108]

Kristy Gazes just became the latest player to have their Main Event dreams ended early. Gazes got the last of her chips in before the flop holding {K-Clubs}

and was called by the {Q-Hearts}

of her opponent.

Gazes caught the {10-Clubs}

on the flop, but never improved and was eliminated.

Tags: Kristy Gazes

07-04-2008 23:56 UTC-7

Just before her table broke, Kathy Liebert got involved in a key pot. She raised from early position to 1,500. The cutoff reraised to 4,500. When it got back to Liebert, she reraised to 10,500 and then the other player moved all in. Liebert quickly called.

She held {A-Hearts}

and her opponent held {A-Spades}

.

The board ran out {4-Hearts}

and Liebert was able to double through her opponent just as her table broke. "Good time to double up," she said.

Tags: Kathy Liebert

07-04-2008 23:47 UTC-7

Too Little Too Late

[user40108]

In back-to-back hands, Richard Muhlenbruch went from short stack to no stack. Here's how it went down.

In the first hand, Muhlenbruch took a big hit when his {9-Hearts}

came up short against the {7-Clubs}

of his opponent. Muhlenbruch pushed from the button with the nines and the small blind called holding sevens. The {7-Diamonds}

on the flop had Muhlenbruch second-best come showdown.

The very next hand, Muhlenbruch raised to 1,200 on the button, only to see the small blind come over the top for his whole stack. Muhlenbruch was covered, and he made the call with {J-Diamonds}

and was way behind the {Q-Spades}

of his opponent. He flopped a {10-?}

but didn't improve from there and was eliminated.

07-04-2008 23:42 UTC-7

Karam Moves on Up

donpeters

Marc Karam just eliminated a player and bumped his chip stack up by a big chunk. Karam flopped a set of fives against a player who held an overpair with pocket nines. He is now up to 117,000.

Tags: Marc Karam

07-04-2008 23:37 UTC-7

Stuart Paterson Doubles Up

[user42991]

Stuart Paterson moved all in on a flop of {7-Spades}

and received a call. Paterson held {A-Clubs}

and his opponent held {K-Spades}

. The turn of the {10-Hearts}

helped neither player. The river {K-Clubs}

gave Paterson a straight and doubled him up to 11,600.

Tags: Stuart Paterson

07-04-2008 23:33 UTC-7

Cowboy Up

[user75032]

It hasn't been all bad news for the players we've had our eyes on in the Amazon Room today. Johnny Caruso recently reraised a lone opponent preflop to 5,200 after that opponent raised to 1,100. The opponent put Caruso to the test by pushing for over 25,000, but Caruso was up to the task and made the call with {K-Hearts}

. His opponent had {A-Diamonds}

and couldn't find any way to connect with a board that ran out queen high.

After the hand, Caruso doubled up to 55,000.

07-04-2008 23:31 UTC-7

Bill Spadea Eliminated

[user42991]

According to Andreas Maertens, Bill Spadea pushed all in on the flop in a hand against him. Spadea held {Q-Clubs}

and Maertens held {9-Hearts}

. He couldn't remember the board cards exactly, but his nines were in the lead and remained so throughout the hand. Bill Spadea has been eliminated from today's Main Event.

Tags: Bill Spadea

07-04-2008 23:30 UTC-7

That's Brutal

[user75032]

Danilo Carlucce paid $10,000 to play in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, and all he got out of it was this bad beat story. His red pocket jacks were no match for an opponent's {J-Spades}

when four spades hit the board. Carlucce has been eliminated from the tournament.

07-04-2008 23:27 UTC-7

Enter Caltabiano

[user42991]

Nick Caltabiano is the current Day 1b chip leader with 122,000 in chips. He is a limit cash game player from Syracuse, NY. He primarily plays in Atlantic City but flies to Los Angeles to play as well.

His preferred game is $100-$200 and $200-$400 limit hold'em. This is his first Main Event and fourth World Series of Poker overall. He is seeking his first-ever WSOP cash.

Tags: Nick Caltabiano