Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

05-19-2008 23:07 UTC-5

Gill Gets a Chunk Taken

Donnie Peters

Carter Gill raises under the gun to 1,800. The button reraises to 4,100. Gill declares, "I'm too short to fold," and moves all in. The button quickly calls. Gill shows {7-Spades}

and the button shows {8-Diamonds}

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The flop comes {9-Clubs}

and Gill fails to get any help. The dealer puts the {5-Diamonds}

out for the turn and the {J-Hearts}

out for the river and Gill's pair fails to improve.

Gill loses a little over 10,000 on the hand and is knocked down to 5,400.

Tags: Carter Gill

05-19-2008 23:02 UTC-5

Esposito Continues His Comeback

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Lou Esposito just won a nice pot against an unknown player. The flop of {7-Spades}

was checked by both players. The turn was the {3-Hearts}

. Esposito bet 1,600 and his opponent raised to 4,000. Esposito called. The river was the {10-Clubs}

. Esposito checked to his opponent, who bet 5,000. Esposito made the call. Esposito showed {K-Diamonds}

for a pair of kings and his opponent showed {A-Spades}

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Shortly after, Esposito took down a pot worth approximately 10,000 with K-K. After the two hands, Esposito moved up to approximately 50,000 in chips.

Tags: Lou Esposito

05-19-2008 23:00 UTC-5

Tom Sartori certainly isn't shying away from the action in the levels following the dinner break. In a recent pot, Matt Sterling raises the action to 1,800, and Rob Quin makes the call. Sartori is next to act, and he puts in a reraise, making it 5,000 to play. Sterling folds, but Quin sticks around to see a flop of {K-Hearts}

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In an act of aggression, Quin comes out firing with his whole stack, shoving 18,000 in chips into the pot, and putting himself at risk of elimination. Sartori thinks for just a few brief moments before calling the bet. His {A-Diamonds}

gives him top pair, top kicker, but he is in trouble against the {J-Spades}

, making a set of jacks for Rob Quin. The turn and river, {8-Diamonds}

, fail to help Sartori, and Quin doubles up to around 50,000. Sartori is hurting, down under 20,000.

Tags: Rob Quin Tom Sartori

05-19-2008 22:55 UTC-5

Engel Eliminates Crawford

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Donnie Peters

Alan "BodogAri" Engel is up against Claudia Crawford, as both players get it all in preflop. Crawford is the one at risk for elimination. Engel has {6-Spades}

versus Crawford's {A-Hearts}

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The board comes {5-Hearts}

. Crawford fails to improve and is eliminated. Only two women now remain in the field -- Anita Vasquez and Beverly Cheney.

Engel improves to 32,000 in chips.

Tags: Alan "BodogAri" Engel Anita Vasquez Beverly Cheney Claudia Crawford

05-19-2008 22:51 UTC-5

Jonathan Little Survives All-in

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In a pot that already sat at 13,000 preflop, Jonathan Little reraised all in for 8,500 more. An unknown player tanked for about two minutes before making the call. Little flipped over {A-Spades}

and his opponent tabled {A-Clubs}

. The board helped neither player, so Little's all-in move resulted in a chopped pot.

Tags: Jonathan Little

05-19-2008 22:35 UTC-5

One More Time!

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Players have returned from break. This will be the final level of the night.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

05-19-2008 22:18 UTC-5

Color Up and Break Time!

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It is now time to color up the green 25-denomination chips. Afterwards, players will go on a 15-minute break.

05-19-2008 22:17 UTC-5

Browne and Woolworth's - Coming Soon to a City Near You

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On one of the outer table in seat one sits Mike Browne, and in seat two sits Nicholas Woolworth. Browne has 70,000 in chips and Woolworth has 45,000 in chips. While following some action Brown says, "We have a partnership. We are trying to get all the chips." Look out. These two look determined to take their partnership to the final table.

Tags: Mike Browne Nicholas Woolworth

05-19-2008 22:15 UTC-5

Vasquez Takes a Big Pot

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Donnie Peters

Jonathan Little raises to 1,700 from two off of the button. The big blind, Anita Vasquez, calls and then checks in the dark.

The flop comes {J-Clubs}