Event 12 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-07-2007 22:34 UTC-7

Still at 127

[user22113]

4 hands deep into hand-for-hand play, we have yet to lose our bubble player. The tournament staff just announced that the players will now go on a 15-minute break while the dealers race off the $25 chips. When players return from break, we will resume hand-for-hand play.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

06-07-2007 23:01 UTC-7

Players Are Taking Their Seats

[user22113]

Hand-for-hand play is about to commence.

The speed at which this event has broken has been amazing. We started with 1,427 players just under 11 hours ago, and we are now down to just 127 and are about to hit the money. This is one of the biggest fields of the 2007 WSOP so far, and is the earliest we have hit the money all week.

Tags: Poker Room

06-07-2007 23:03 UTC-7

Cards Back in the Air

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06-07-2007 23:07 UTC-7

Bubble Play

[user22113]

Two hands dealt. No action yet.

06-07-2007 23:09 UTC-7

Players Are Crowding Around

[user22113]

Third hand back and players are up out of their seats. All but one table has finished their hand. Stay tuned . . . we could be there . . . .

06-07-2007 23:16 UTC-7

Close, But No Cigar

[user22113]

Erik Seidel raises to 3,500 UTG and it is folded around to Brad Simmons on the big blind. He is short stacked, so if he calls it will put him all in.

He goes into the tank.

He stays in the tank.

He is still in the tank.

Eventually, he calls and turns over {A-Hearts}

. Seidel has {6-Spades}

.

The flop is {6-Hearts}

and it is like the entire tournament is holding their breath. If Seidel's pair of sixes hold up, we are in the money.

The turn card is the {Q-Spades}

and the players let out a collective groan. Seidel smiles.

The river card is the {J-Hearts}

Still hand-for-hand.

Tags: Brian Simmons Erik Seidel

06-07-2007 23:26 UTC-7

Slow Going

[user22113]

Two more hands and still the bubble has yet to burst. There are a few short stacks, but overall everyone has plenty of chips due to the speed at which the tables condensed and the structure of the tournament.

06-07-2007 23:35 UTC-7

Short Stack Triples Up

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Jay Royer is all in on the big blind for 400. It is folded around to the button who raises to 1,200 and is called by the small blind.

They check it down to the river.

The board reads {9-Diamonds}

.

The button has {A-Clubs}

.
The small blind has {K-Clubs}

.
The all in player shows {J-Clubs}

for a straight.

We are STILL hand for hand.

Tags: Jay Royer

06-07-2007 23:40 UTC-7

Michael Chu Wins a Bracelet

[user22113]

The Final Table announcer has just announced we have a new bracelet winner, Michael Chu (Event No. 8, $1,000 NLHE w/rebuys).

Almost all players still in this tournament offer a genuine round of applause as they know just how hard those coveted bracelets are to get.

Tags: Michael Chu