Jamie Gold
Scott Fischman has just eliminated 2006 WSOP Main Event Champ Jamie Gold to move on to the Round of 32.
All of the money went in before the flop; Fischman's with and Gold's with the .
Gold was able to spike a nine on the flop, but Fischman caught a jack on the turn to take the lead and he never looked back.
The win keeps Fischman's NBC Heads-Up cashing streak alive, though he's got to get past David Williams in the Round of 32 to make it an impressive five years straight.
Clonie Gowen's case for champion of this tournament has come to an early end. She won't have to worry about running into any of her former Full Tilt colleagues for the rest of the tournament. With the blinds having become prohibitively large, Gowen moved all in preflop with and was called by Jerry Yang's . The hands remained the same after a flop of . When an ace hit the turn, Gowen was drawing dead. She is eliminated; Yang will play John "the Razor" Phan tomorrow in Round Two.
Eli Elezra and Johnny Chan
Eli Elezra is through to the second round. He limped his button with pocket sixes, then called an all-in raise from Johnny Chan, who showed . Elezra had the slightest of preflop edges, which increased significantly after Chan completely missed an all-black flop, . The that hit the turn was no help from Chan; the match was over with the that fell on the river. Elezra and Chan left the set to a round of applause from the gallery; only Elezra will be back tomorrow.
Howard Lederer
Erick Lindgren put Howard Lederer all in on a flop and Lederer made the call for all of his chips holding ; Lindgren tabled for top pair.
The turn and river filled out , and Lindgren's single pair of nines were good enough to send The Professor packing. Lindgren will play the winner of the Johnny Chan v. Eli Elezra match.
Chalk one up for the world's best bluffer. Jamie Gold led out on a flop of and was raised all in by Scott Fischman. When Gold called, he was the player at risk of elimination. Fischman tabled for middle pair, but Gold was huge with pocket kings! The turn and river fell safe cards for Gold, and , giving him the pot and the double-up. His match with Fischman continues.
Erick Lindgren stated before play started that he would "quit poker" if he lost his first-round match against fellow Full Tilt Poker Pro Howard Lederer. Lindgren had the chip lead when Lederer check-raised all in on a flop of . Lindgren called but did not have the best hand. He was drawing thin with against Lederer's . The turn was the , changing nothing; the river paired the board , giving both players aces and sevens, but Lederer's queen kicker played to give him the pot and the double-up.
Could this be the end of Erick Lindgren's poker career? We'll know soon enough!
Andy Bloch chats with Peter Eastgate after their match
2008 WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate has just eliminated last year's NBC Heads-up runner-up Andy Bloch from the competition to secure himself a spot in the Round of 32.
Bloch check-raised all in with a king-high flush draw after the flop came down ace-high with two hearts. Eastgate made the call with the , which was good for top pair. Both the turn and river blanked (, ) and Eastgate's aces held up to win the match. He will play Sam Farha in the next round.
John Phan advances
The eliminations have started to come in rapid succession. John Phan called after Erik Seidel check-raised all in on a board. Seidel turned over but was drawing against Phan's . The river was blanked out the , sending Phan through to the second round.
Sam Farha was all smiles since the moment he walked on set today. He's all smiles as he leaves the set after dispatching Allen Cunningham. Cunningham was down to 5,000 chips when he open-shoved on Farha with . Farha called with . A queen-high flop with no spades was no help for Cunningham. When the hit the turn, he could only avoid elimination with a king on the river. The river was the , sending Farha on as the first player to make the Second Round.
The first round affords each player a starting stack of 20,000 chips, with initial blinds at 150 and 300. Levels increase every fifteen minutes, which means we will shortly be approaching the 300 and 600 level. No player has been eliminated so far, but with rapidly and relentlessly escalating blinds, that won't remain the case for long. The levels will next increase to 400 and 800, then 600 and 1,200 and finally (assuming any match makes it that far) 1,000 and 2,000.
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