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

07-04-2008 13:12 UTC-7

Ladowsky Continues to Run Good

[user38368]

On a turn of {6-Hearts}

, Stephen Ladowsky checks and Greg Mueller bets 600. Ladowsky calls.

The river is {J-Hearts}

and Ladowsky checks. Mueller bets 1,700 and Ladowsky calls.

Ladowsky has {K-Hearts}

and Mueller has {A-Diamonds}

. Mueller is down to 15,000 and Ladowsky has 47,000.

07-04-2008 13:13 UTC-7

Brutal

[user37786]

After a

flop Jimmy Haseth and another player got all the money in the middle. Haseth had an overpair with {Q-Spades}

. Thing is, his opponent had a bigger overpair-- {A-Hearts}

. The turn brought the {A-Clubs}

, giving the other player a set and all but ending Haseth's Main Event.

That is, until the {10-Spades}

spiked on the river, giving Haseth a one-card straight. Jimmy let out on of the louder yells we've heard in the Amazon Room in quite some time as he scooped the big pot. "I knew you had me beat," Haseth said, which probably wasn't much comfort to his now-crippled opponent.

07-04-2008 13:19 UTC-7

Tuan Le Outchipped

[user38368]

In early position, a player raises to 300 and Tuan Le calls on the button. The big blind also calls.

The flop is {8-Spades}

and it's checked to Tuan, who bets 800. The big blind calls and the EP folds.

The turn is {2-Diamonds}

and it's checked to Tuan, who bets 2,200. The big blind raises to 7,200 and Tuan calls.

The river is {5-Diamonds}

and the big blind bets all in. Tuan folds and has only 5,000 left.

07-04-2008 13:19 UTC-7

A Knockdown but no Knockout

MarcC

Jeff Fenech was involved in a pot with a player on the button. The turn had just been dealt giving us a {5-Spades}

and Fenech bet 1,000, which was called. The river came {J-Spades}

, prompting Fenech to bet 3,500. His opponent called.

Fenech tabled {A-Spades}

for a turned full house. He took down the pot as his opponent showed {J-Hearts}

for two pairs. Fenech is up to 25,000 now.

Fenech then engaged in some table conversation about his recent fight comeback victory and his victory in a recent celebrity poker free-roll where he won his seat for this tournament. Another player at the table commented, "Oh great, he can fight and he's good at poker."

Tags: Jeff Fenech

07-04-2008 13:23 UTC-7

Double Up for Davidson

Shamus

On a flop of {9-Diamonds}

, a player in early position checked, William Davidson bet 7,250, and his opponent, who had Davidson covered, pushed all in. Davidson made the call.

Davidson showed {J-Hearts}

for top set, putting him well ahead of his adversary's {K-Spades}

. The river was the {8-Spades}

, and Davidson doubled up to 32,000.

Tags: William Davidson

07-04-2008 13:24 UTC-7

Black Out

[user67765]

A early-position player raised it up to 300 and two middle-position players flat-called, as did Andy Black on the button.

They saw a flop of {7-Diamonds}

, and one of the middle-position players opened with a bet of 1,000. One folded before Andy Black made it 3,000 to go. The preflop aggressor folded, and the MP player moved all in. Black made the call for his tournament life as the cards were tabled:

Black: {J-Spades}

MP:

The

fell on the turn and the {5-Spades}

on the river gave his opponent a full house, sending Andy Black to a very early exit.

Tags: Andy Black

07-04-2008 13:25 UTC-7

Born on the 4th of July

[user75032]

Andrew Schoepfer is in the tournament field today. Schoepfer was born on July 4, 1987 -- exactly 21 years ago. Playing in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker is an exciting way to celebrate a 21st birthday.

07-04-2008 13:25 UTC-7

Too Early

MarcC

Bill Edler just laid down a full house to Peter Feldman. He had a {2-?}

on a

board but with Feldman showing a lot of strength it was too early to risk dumping off lots of chips.

Tags: Bill Elder Peter Feldman

07-04-2008 13:29 UTC-7

Yves Dupuis Doubles Up

[user42991]

On a flop of {5-Clubs}

, Yves Dupuis moved an all in and received a call. Dupuis held {9-Hearts}

and his opponent held {6-Clubs}

. The board failed to bring a club or a seven when the turn fell the {6-Diamonds}

and the river fell the {4-Hearts}

.

After the hand, Dupuis doubled up to 37,900.

Tags: Yves Dupuis

07-04-2008 13:32 UTC-7

Kristy Gazes Sends a Player Home

[user40108]

After a raise to 400 from early position, Kristy Gazes reraised to 1,150 from middle position. Action folded back around to the original raiser and he made it 5,000 to play. Gazes moved all in and the player tanked. With a pained expression on his face, he eventually made the call and the players showed:

Gazes: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

By the turn, the board read {9-Hearts}

and as Gazes patiently watched the board, she heard someone yell "ten." The {6-Spades}

hit the river and as she stacked the pot, she laughingly asked, "Dealer, did you say ten?"

It was not the dealer, but was in fact the eliminated player, who was already halfway out the door, who called for the ten. Gazes now sits on a stack of about 39,000 chips.

Tags: Kristy Gazes