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

07-05-2008 14:08 UTC-7

Sing With Me, Sing for the Years

[user25067]

David Singer is chipping up nicely in the early going, picking up pots with good reads and well-timed value bets.

On a flop of {10-Spades}

, Singer led out for 150 from the small blind and the big blind called. The turn was the {A-Clubs}

and Singer check-called 200 from his opponent. The river was the {3-Spades}

. Singer checked again, the big blind bet 300 and after a bit of a think, he made the call. Singer's {J-Hearts}

was good against the big blind's {6-Clubs}

and he raked in the pot.

A few hands later, Singer was in middle position when the flop came down {7-Diamonds}

. The big blind checked, the UTG player bet 350, and both Singer and the big blind called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

and the action was checked around. The river was the {5-Hearts}

. Both players checked to Singer, who bet 1,600. The big blind folded and the UTG player called.

Singer showed {A-Clubs}

and raked in the 5,000 chip pot. He's now up to 28,000 as we approach the first break.

Tags: David Singer

07-05-2008 14:07 UTC-7

David Chicotsky Takes a Hit

[user40108]

David Chicotsky raised to 300 from middle position and action folded around to the blind blind who raised to 1,300. Chicotsky made the call and the flop came {6-Clubs}

. The big blind checked and Chicotsky bet 850. The big blind raised to 2,050 and Chicotsky made the call.

The turn came the {9-Clubs}

and the big blind led out for 1,500. Chicotsky called and the {Q-Spades}

hit the river. The big blind checked and Chicotsky bet 1,750. The big blind min-raised to 3,500 and Chicotsky threw in the call. The big blind showed {5-Diamonds}

and Chicotsky mucked. He is down to about 19,000 after the hand.

Tags: Chicotsky

07-05-2008 14:06 UTC-7

Kim Loses Ground

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After an under-the-gun limp, Doug Kim raised it up to 300. Kevin Fitzgibbons called from the button, as did the under-the-gun player. The flop came down {10-Spades}

. The first player checked, Kim bet 600, Fitzgibbons raised to 1,200. The other player folded and then Kim raised to 4,200. Fitzgibbons moved all in and had Kim covered.

Kim tanked for a few minutes and then folded. Fitzgibbons showed him pocket tens, for tens full of fours.

"Just to show you I wouldn't call you with a garbage four."

Kim is down to 11,000.

Tags: Doug Kim Kevin Fitzgibbons

07-05-2008 14:04 UTC-7

Lilholdem, Big Mouth

[user38368]

Chad 'lilholdem' Batista raises to 275 under the gun and a middle-position player calls. A late-position player reraises to 3,000 all in and Batista calls. The MP folds.

Batista shows {A-Diamonds}

, but the opponent shows {8-Spades}

. The board runs {8-Diamonds}

and the opponent doubles up.

Batista shakes his head and mutters "fish." He doesn't stop there, though, as he begins berating his opponent for a play he made earlier, calling him a bad player, and so on, and so on. A third player jumps into the conversation and tells Batista not to be so harsh.

"I can do whatever the f*** I want," Batista shoots back.

The player who doubled up said, "OK, now you get to sit out."

The floor was called over and the table was told to cool it, but no penalty was given. Batista is continuing to make remarks, though. He's down to 19,000.

07-05-2008 13:58 UTC-7

The Wits of DeWitt

[user38368]

Team PokerNews player Jesper Hougaard limps under the gun and Jason DeWitt calls next to him. The small blind calls and the big blind checks.

The flop is {2-Diamonds}

and it's checked to Hougaard, who bets 200. DeWitt calls and the blinds fold.

The turn is {5-Hearts}

and Hougaard bets 625. DeWitt raises to 1,900 and Hoagaard calls.

The river is {6-Hearts}

and Hougaard checks. DeWitt bets 2,100 and Hougaard says, "I wish you'd bet more!" He calls, but unfortunately for him, DeWitt shows {7-Spades}

and Hougaard mucks.

DeWitt is up to 31,000 and Hougaard is down to 16,000.

07-05-2008 13:55 UTC-7

Karp Out-Turns Quarto

[user25067]

On a flop of {9-Spades}

Michael Karp checked from the small blind, Roz Quarto bet 500 from UTG, Karp raised to 1,400 and Quarto called. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

. Karp led for 2,500 and Quarto called. The river was the {8-Diamonds}

. Karp checked, Quarto bet 4,000 and Karp called.

Karp turned up {Q-Diamonds}

for top pair.

"I knew I had you on the flop. I know it missed you. Nice turn card," said Quarto as she mucked her cards. She's down to 15,000 while Karp is up to 27,000.

Tags: Michael Karp Roz Quarto

07-05-2008 13:50 UTC-7

Morrison On The Move

[user67765]

Kirk Morrison has just been moved to table one, seat six of the blue section of the Amazon Room, but not before a little confusion.

He mistakenly went to table six, seat one and was concerned when he saw that the seat was already occupied by another player.

"Oh shit, I'm looking in the wrong place!" exclaimed Morrison after a helpful floor-person pointed out the subtle difference on his seating card, much to the amusement of the rest of the table.

Tags: Kirk Morrison

07-05-2008 13:49 UTC-7

Jeff Lisandro Takes an Early Hit

[user25067]

On a flop of {Q-Spades}

Jeff Lisandro led out for 1,700 from the big blind and a middle-position player called after taking a peek back at her cards. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

and both players checked. The river was the {4-Clubs}

. Lisandro bet 1,000 and got a call.

The MP player showed {A-Clubs}

and Lisandro mucked. He's down to 15,000 in the early going.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

07-05-2008 13:44 UTC-7

Nam Le Avoids Showdown

[user38368]

In late position, Nam Le raises to 250 and the cutoff calls. The big blind also calls.

The flop is {6-Spades}

and the big blind bets 500. Nam raises to 1,500 and the cutoff folds. The big blind calls.

The turn is {8-Hearts}

and both check.

The river is {2-Clubs}

and the big blind checks. Nam bets 1,800 and the big blind folds. Nam has 29,000.

07-05-2008 13:42 UTC-7

Henriksson Triples Up

[user38971]

Flop:

Carl Henriksson led out on the flop for 350 and a player from middle position made it 1,650. A player in late position called and Carl raised to 4,100. Both the middle- and late-position players called.

The turn brought the {4-Clubs}

and Carl led out for 6,400 and again both players called. The river was the {4-Spades}