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

12-04-2007 00:06 UTC-4

Eddie Corrado Has Been Eliminated

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Tags: Eddie Corrado

12-04-2007 00:17 UTC-4

Race-Off

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The level has ended, and the staff is racing off the green 25 chips. Once this is complete, the 15-minute break will begin.

12-04-2007 00:39 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

12-04-2007 00:59 UTC-4

Chip Counts Updated

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The lead is narrowing between leader Josh Arieh with 72,000, and second-place Andy Philachack with 57,500.

Tags: Andy Philachack Josh Arieh

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}

to the opponent's {A-Spades}

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The board, however, is {6-Spades}

and Fox busts his opponent. He has climbed back near the top of leaderboard toward the end of play today, and is at 45,000 in chips.

Tags: Dave Fox

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 01:25 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 01:50 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}