Event 10 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-06-2007 18:18 UTC-8

Phil Hellmuth Showing His Humorous Side

Phil Hellmuth must be feeling a little cramped. He requested that Seat 5 and 6 move over and split the box. The player in Seat 5 moved about four inches. Hellmuth just smiled and said, "I know it's not much, but four inches makes some people happy."

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06-06-2007 18:12 UTC-8

Kevin Saul Eliminated

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Kevin Saul got all his money in before the flop with {A-Hearts}

, against the {2-Diamonds}

of Howard Wolper. The board came {Q-Hearts}

, giving Wolper a straight and eliminating Saul from the event.

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Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-06-2007 18:01 UTC-8

A Procession of Players

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Four of the remaining tables from the "Tent" have been moved inside in one big group. Seems like a waste of clock time but slowly the 120+ players will be brought into the main room.

06-06-2007 17:59 UTC-8

Liz Lieu and Kathy Liebert Did Not Make the Break

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Liz flopped top pair Aces but her opponent flopped a set of Tens.

Kathy was all-in with Ace-small; called by K-Q and a K turned.

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06-06-2007 17:57 UTC-8

and took down the pot with trip nines when the board came {9-Diamonds}

. His opponent showed {A-Clubs}

as he got up to leave.

Tags: John Gale

06-06-2007 17:37 UTC-8

Andy Bloch "Straightens" Up

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Andy Bloch takes down a 20,000 pot when he hits a king-high straight with his {Q-Diamonds}

. The board was {J-Spades}

. After the hand, Bloch had 26,500 in chips.

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06-06-2007 17:25 UTC-8

Phil Hellmuth Still Working Toward His Eleventh Bracelet

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Phil Hellmuth has his eye on the bracelet. Of course he wants to be the first one to get an eleventh bracelet before Doyle Brunson or Johnny Chan. Unfortunately, his {A-Spades}