$5,150 Championship Event Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Horseshoe Southern Indiana

10-12-2008 16:20 UTC-3

Stacy Kopacz Eliminates Opponent, Husband Approves

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Stacy Kopacz just eliminated an opponent after her {A-Spades}

cracked his {K-Spades}

when an ace fell on the river. She is now sitting with about 32,000 in chips.

A note of interest, she is sitting at the same table as her husband David.

10-12-2008 16:18 UTC-3

Saint Bernard

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Bernard Lee related this hand to us. Bernard's opponent raises to 6,000. Bernard reraises to 17,000. The opponent three-bets to 57,000. Bernard shoves and his opponent calls. Bernard has {A-?}

and his opponent {A-?}

. The board is {K-?}

-X and Bernard busts a player, moving up to 36,000 and close to the chip lead.

Tags: Bernard Lee

10-12-2008 16:13 UTC-3

Dean Schultz Chips Up

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With the board reading {5-Hearts}

, Dean Schultz was faced with an all-in bet of 4,700. After a few minutes of deliberating, Schultz called and revealed {4-Diamonds}

. His opponent showed {K-Hearts}

for a busted flushed draw and headed to the rail.

Schultz now is sitting with 39,000.

Tags: Dean Schultz

10-12-2008 16:09 UTC-3

Adam Again

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On a flop of {4-Clubs}

, it's checked to an opponent who bets 1,250. Adam Friedman raises to 3,400 and a female opponent calls. The original bettor folds.

The turn is the {Q-Hearts}

and Adam bets 3,900. His opponent calls all in and reveals {A-Diamonds}

to Adam's

. Adam claps his hand in cheer, and the river is the {A-Hearts}

. Adam is up to 18,500 and his opponent, who was having trouble all day at a tough table, is out.

Tags: Adam Friedman

10-12-2008 15:46 UTC-3

The Dao of Poker

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On a flop of {10-Diamonds}

, David Dao bets 2,000 and a female opponent calls. Adam Friedman folds.

The turn is the {6-Clubs}

and Dao bets 2,000. The opponent calls.

The river is the {3-Spades}

and Dao bets 1,000. His opponent calls. Dao has {A-Diamonds}

for the win. He's up to 27,200.

10-12-2008 15:37 UTC-3

As described by one of the players at the table:

The tightest player at the table raised under the gun, the second tightest player reraised, and Carlos Uz moved all in for his last 8,000. The first player folded but the second player called revealing {K-?}

, having Uz's {K-?}

crushed.

No help came for Uz and he is eliminated from the event.

Tags: Carlos Uz

10-12-2008 15:33 UTC-3

Set Over Set Over Set

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The player who went out in 81st place lost with a set of fours to a set of queens and a set of kings (with a flopped queen and four and a turned king). What a way to go.

10-12-2008 15:27 UTC-3