Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

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Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

06-26-2013 19:23 UTC-7

Break Down

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The cards are back in the air after the recent break, and the Limit Hold'em action is underway once more.

06-26-2013 19:06 UTC-7

Break Time

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The players have exited the Brasilia Room for their first 15-minute break of the day.

06-26-2013 19:01 UTC-7

Hal Lubarsky Takes an Early Pot

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Fans of the ESPN coverage that has brought the World Series of Poker into living rooms around the world since 2003 may remember the name Hal Lubarsky.

In 2007, Lubarsky became the first legally blind player to compete in the WSOP Main Event, and the following year he achieved a certain level of fame in the poker world via extended television coverage of his Main Event run.

Today, Lubarsky is in the house competing on the WSOP stage yet again, and after a recent hand he is off to a great start.

We saw Lubarksy call a raise of three bets before the flop, with four players heading to the flop. The first player to act checked, and the preflop three-bettor fired away with a c-bet. After listening to his assistant describe the action, Lubarsky quickly tossed a blue T500 tournament chip into the middle for a raise. This cleared the field back to the bettor, who flatted to take the on the turn.

After it was checked to him, Lubarsky bet the turn, and his opponent mucked without further thought. The pot was pushed to Lubarsky, and he is pointed in the right direction here on the first day of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Lubarsky	8,500 1,000	1,000

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06-26-2013 18:49 UTC-7

An Orbit With Barry Greenstein

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With the game of Limit Hold'em defined by the slow and steady nature of the action, we decided to stick around Barry Greenstein's table to watch him play a full orbit.

Hand #1: Greenstein was the big blind in this hand, and he mucked when Sam Grizzle made it three bets over the top of another raiser.

Hand #2: On the small blind this time, Greenstein folded after Grizzle tossed in a raise.

Hand #3: Holding the button, Greenstein surrendered yet again, with Grizzle ramping up the aggression and raising to two bets.

Hand #4: In the cutoff, Greenstein popped Grizzle's raise to three bets, and the two experienced pros played a heads-up pot. On the flop, Greenstein bet and Grizzle flatted. The action repeated on the turn, and both players checked the river. Greenstein rolled over the , but Grizzle had him from the flop onward with his .

Hand #5: Greenstein folded out of the hijack.

Hand #6: Greenstein mucked once again before the flop.

While this orbit may not have been the most exciting, it demonstrates the proper approach to Limit Hold'em tournaments, which are a marathon as opposed to the sprints that No-Limit Hold'em events have evolved into.

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06-26-2013 18:49 UTC-7

VIDEO: The Straddle Week #4

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Check out this week's episode of The Straddle. Kristy shows you footage from EDC, Daniel Negreanu throws her shoe, and more.

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06-26-2013 18:30 UTC-7

Familiar Faces

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The pros are trickling in here on Day 1 of the $2,500 Limit Hold'em event.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Chiu	7,500

Kenna James	7,500
Jeff Shulman	7,500
Pieter De Korver	7,500
Max Silver	7,500

06-26-2013 18:17 UTC-7

Ho Down

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Maria Ho (Seen Here in Earlier WSOP Play) Dropped an Early Pot Here in Day 1

We saw Maria Ho make it three bets before the flop, and two players came along to take a flop of .

Ho led out for a bet, one opponent raised, and the third got out of the way. Ho flatted to see the arrive on the turn, and she slowed down with a check.

After her opponent bet the turn, Ho called and the river came . The action repeated itself on fifth street, but Ho mucked her hand when she saw the tabled by her opponent.