$5,150 Championship Main Event Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond

$5,150 Championship Main Event

Day 1 Completed

11-01-2008 04:20 UTC-3

WSOP Circuit: Horseshoe Hammond, End of Day 1

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After that stunning hand to capstone the evening, we have 40 players remaining here at the Horseshoe Hammond. All 40 will return at 2 p.m. Central time to play down to a final table of nine. Among the superstars remaining in this event: Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf, Jason DeWitt, Brett Richey, former NBA player Ken Norman, and chip leader Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis.

Join us at 2 p.m. Central for all the action!

11-01-2008 04:19 UTC-3

Biggest Pot of the Day/Night on the Last Hand of the Night

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Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis is in the zone.

With over 90,000 in the pot, and a board reading {2-Spades}

, Steve Billirakis checked to his opponent who moved all in, having Billirakis covered. He tanked for about five minutes, counting his remaining 97,700 chips. He then confidently called and flipped up {Q-Spades}

. His opponent mucked, and Billirakis won the massive pot.

He is the chip leader now with 295,600.

Tags: Steve Billirakis

11-01-2008 03:55 UTC-3

Brett Richey Doubles Up

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On a

flop, action was checked to Brett Richey who bet 7,500. His opponent called and the {8-Hearts}

turn led to an all-in shove by the unknown player. Richey snap-called and showed {9-Diamonds}

. His opponent turned up {J-Hearts}

and needed help. It did not come as the {4-Clubs}

hit the river.

Brett Richey doubled up and is back near 90,000.

Tags: Brett Richey

11-01-2008 03:51 UTC-3

Chip Counts Updated

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Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf remains the chip leader with 175,000, followed closely by Ravi Raghavan with 173,000 and Jason DeWitt with 162,000.

11-01-2008 03:48 UTC-3

Neverwin Takes Small Hit

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On a flop of {3-Hearts}

, two players check to Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf. He bets 4,400 out of the hijack position. The small blind folds and the big blind raises to 13,000. Neverwin calls.

The turn is the {J-Spades}