Event 15 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-09-2007 22:50 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

[user38334]

The green chips are being raced out of play.

06-09-2007 22:42 UTC-7

Mark Gregorich Loses Some Ground

[user38420]

There was 6,000 in the pot and the flop was {8-Hearts}

. The

came on the turn, Mark Gregorich bet out 3,000 and one player called. The {3-Hearts}

came on the river, Gregorich checked, his opponent bet 5,000, Gregorich folded and his opponent took the pot.

Tags: Mark Gregorich

06-09-2007 22:40 UTC-7

Cowboy Up -- Phil Hellmuth Wins a Big Pot

[user22113]

If you see a crowd suddenly gather around a table, there's a pretty good chance you'll find Phil Hellmuth at the center of attention. A short-stacked player moved in his remaining 3,125 chips, and Phil just called -- he wanted to stress this fact, he just called. The big blind came over the top and raised to 6,075 total.

Phil put both hands behind his stack and sent a tidal wave of green, black and blue chips cascading into the center of the pot. That got everyone's attention. Soon there were spectators craning their necks to get a look while Phil stood up and talked up his play to the crowd. "Wait, where are my cards?" Hellmuth joked, knowing they were buried under his spilled stack.

The floor unearthed Phil's cards and re-stacked his chips, and the player in the big blind had to decide whether to call about an additional 5,000. He and Hellmuth bantered back and forth a bit, the big blind thought about it, thought about it...and called.

Phil turned over {K-Spades}

, the big blind had {Q-Hearts}

, and the original all-in bettor had {J-Diamonds}

. It would've been impolite to mention that Phil had his kings cracked by jacks in an earlier tournament, and in the end it also would've been irrelevent--the board brought no help to any of the players and Phil's cowboys held up, boosting his stack to 44,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-09-2007 22:31 UTC-7

Derek Lerner Doubles Up

[user25067]

Derek Lerner, one-half of the Lerner twins (who both cashed in Event #10, $2000 NLHE), doubled up when his K-K held up against his opponent's pocket nines.

He and his brother Aaron played again today, and both are still alive in the tournament. Let's see if they can make it two for two.

Tags: Aaron Lerner Derek Lerner

06-09-2007 22:20 UTC-7

Fabrice Soulier Busts Two Players and Increases His Lead

[user38420]

Two players pushed all in and Fabrice Soulier called. Soulier had {A-Diamonds}

against his opponents' {7-Hearts}

and Q-Q. An ace came on the flop and gave Soulier a pair of aces. The rest of the board was no help and both opponents were eliminated. After the hand Soulier was up to about 115,000 in chips.

Tags: Fabrice Soulier

06-09-2007 22:12 UTC-7

The Money in Sight

[user25067]

With 370 players remaining, 100 more need to bust before we hit the money.

06-09-2007 21:49 UTC-7

Joe Bartholdi Takes Pot with Pocket Ladies

[user38420]

Joe Bartohldi called an all-in from one player. There was 8,000 in the pot, Bartholdi had {Q-Clubs}

and his opponent showed {7-Clubs}

. The board came {2-Diamonds}

, Bartholdi took the pot and eliminated his opponent. After the hand Bartholdi had 42,500 in chips.

Tags: Joe Bartholdi

06-09-2007 21:46 UTC-7

Phil Hellmuth Loses One on the River

[user22113]

In the big blind, Phil Hellmuth called a short stack's all-in bet from the button. Phil held {A-Hearts}

and the other player had {J-Clubs}

. Phil flopped a king to take the lead...but the short stack spiked a jack on the river to stay alive. She let out a little whoop to celebrate, and Phil just shook her hand and went back to work. He's at around 30,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth