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

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

10-31-2008 19:43 UTC-3

Moving in Different Directions

[user38368]

Brett Richey raises to 850 from early position and Robert Lipkin calls, as does the hijack. The flop is {K-Spades}

and Brett bets 1,800. Robert calls and the hijack folds.

The turn is the {Q-Clubs}

and Brett checks. Robert bets 3,850 and Brett lays it down. He's down to 40,900, while Robert climbs to 55,000.

10-31-2008 19:54 UTC-3

New Chip Leader

[user38368]

Alec Milam, who's wearing bright orange, appropriate for Halloween, is the new chip leader with 74,000 in chips.

10-31-2008 19:56 UTC-3

Neverwin's 5-3 Off Never Loses

[user22113]

With the board reading {5-Diamonds}

, Dustin Woolf checked to his opponent who bet 1,500. Neverwin called as the {3-Hearts}

fell on the river. Woolf checked, and his opponent bet 2,000. Woolf then raised, making it 8,500 to play. His opponent called and saw Woolf turn up {5-Hearts}

for a full house. His opponent mucked {8-Spades}

face-up.

Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf now has around 47,000.

Tags: Dustin Woolf

10-31-2008 20:02 UTC-3

Saul Suffers Hit

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Kevin Saul and two opponents each committed 3,000 preflop, as the flop came {2-Clubs}

. Saul led out from the big blind for 4,000, and one opponent called all in for 3,400. The other got out of the way, as Saul turned up {3-Spades}

. He was ahead of his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

, but the turn and river came {Q-Spades}

and

.

Saul took a minor hit down to 52,000.

Tags: Kevin Saul

10-31-2008 20:07 UTC-3

, a player in early position checks and Dean Hamrick bets 3,100. A player in late position folds and the EP player check-raises to 7,000. Hamrick folds, and his once-mighty stack has dwindled over the course of a few hands to a mere 27,775.

10-31-2008 20:14 UTC-3

Bob Cole Busts

[user22113]

Bob Cole has been eliminated from today's event.

10-31-2008 20:17 UTC-3

Alec Milam on a Roll

[user22113]

Alec Milam is currently the chip leader, and things seem to be going his way. In a hand with the board reading {K-Diamonds}

, Milam and his opponent checked. Milam showed {A-Diamonds}

for ace high, and his opponent mucked.

Even without a pair Milam is raking in the chips, and he now has nearly 100,000.

10-31-2008 20:20 UTC-3

Hamrick Makes Hero Laydown

[user38368]

Facing an all-in of 18,500 and a flop of {6-Diamonds}

, Dean Hamrick goes into the tank and eventually folds. He says he had {J-?}

. His opponent obligingly shows {K-?}

.

10-31-2008 20:33 UTC-3

One Twenty-Six

[user38368]

There are 126 players remaining. We've been playing nine-handed the whole way, so that makes 14 tables. We'll play through 2 a.m., which will bring us near three tables of players.