WSOP New Orleans Main Event Day 1 | 2007 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans

WSOP New Orleans Main Event

Day 1 Completed

12-04-2007 01:59 UTC-4

Day 1 is at an End

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There are 50 players remaining in the field as Day 1 draws to a close. Official chip counts will be posted as soon as they are available.

Play will resume Tuesday at noon Central time, when we will play down to nine. The top 18 places cash. See you all tomorrow!

12-04-2007 01:51 UTC-4

Fifty-Four

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After a sick rash of bust-outs, there are 54 players left on seven tables.

12-04-2007 01:50 UTC-4

Josh Arieh Busts Two Players at Once

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Preflop, Arieh raises to 2,300 and gets three callers. The flop is {4-Hearts}

and one opponent goes all in for 19,200. Arieh calls. "I could double up here," Arieh says. Player 2 folds and Player 3 calls all in with a small stack. Arieh has {10-Spades}

, Player 1 has {8-Hearts}

and Player 3 has {7-Spades}

. The remaining cards are {3-Diamonds}

and Arieh is sitting on a 140,000 chip mountain.

Tags: Josh Arieh

12-04-2007 01:25 UTC-4

Sixty-Three

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There are now 63 players remaining on seven tables, with 28 minutes and 40 seconds left on the clock for the night.

12-04-2007 01:24 UTC-4

Louie Laydown

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Louie Esposito, the defending champ, raises to 1,700 preflop and two opponents call. The flop is {3-Hearts}

. Esposito bets 5,000. The first opponent tanks and eventually reraises all in for 20,000 or so more. The other opponent calls and Esposito asks for a count. Then he thinks, and thinks, and thinks. He thinks some more. Finally, he lays it down.

Tags: Louie Esposito

12-04-2007 01:03 UTC-4

Dave Fox Busts a Player

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Preflop, Dave Fox bets 5,500 and his opponent thinks for awhile, then reraises all in for just a little more. Fox calls. "I have nothing. You're ahead," Fox says, showing {K-Hearts}