Event 26 - $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-16-2007 00:15 UTC-7

Gavin Wants Jesus in His Life

The tournament staff just informed Gavin Smith's table that they'd be filling one of their empty seats with the big blind from table 40. Upon hearing this, Gavin Smith took a look at table 40, and had this to say:

"I hope the big blind is Chris Ferguson. I'll take that weak-tight, long-haired, son of a b**** any day of the week."

06-16-2007 00:11 UTC-7

Slow Motion

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After noticing the tournament staff breaking only the second table of the day, Dan Shak said, "Man, they're dropping like flies. That's 16 down and it's only been 7 hours."

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06-16-2007 00:05 UTC-7

Todd Bruson Survives an All-in

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Todd moved all-in for his last 625 before the flop, holding {A-Diamonds}

. He was called by Nikki Frangos who showed pocket deuces.

Brunson hit a flush on the turn, which put him at 1,800 chips. He's still alive, but fighting for his tournament life.

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06-15-2007 23:59 UTC-7

Level 11: Hold'em

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Blinds: 150-300
Limits: 300-600

06-15-2007 23:48 UTC-7

Speaking of Table 40 . . .

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One of our reporters happened to be in the neighborhood of table 40, and noticed that all of the kings in the deck had been dealt as door cards.

"This hand is going to be so sick," said Robert Williamson III.

A player showing the {2-Spades}

completed the bet to 200 and everyone folded to him.

Someone then asked, "you at least had something, right?" To which the winner responded, "nope, just bluffing," as he proceeded to turn over 2-5-10.

Tags: Robert Williamson III

06-15-2007 23:41 UTC-7

Jesus Walks from One Tough Table to Another

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Table 37, arguably the toughest starting table in the field (Juanda, Brunson, Ferguson, Edler), just broke.

Ferguson was moved to table 40, which is occupied by both Annie Duke and Robert Williamson III. The high buy-in and sheer difficulty of this event has attracted the cream of the crop, so there probably won't be any "easy" tables all weekend.

Tags: Chris Jesus Ferguson

06-15-2007 23:30 UTC-7

World Champs Exhibiting Their Aptitude

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All five WSOP Main Event winners who entered are still in the field, and most are doing quite well. Here are their most recent chip counts:

Doyle Brunson: 13,650
Chris Ferguson: 6,125
Jim Bechtel: 11,500
Berry Johnston: 15,725
Greg Raymer: 16,825

06-15-2007 23:22 UTC-7

7 Down

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We've counted just 7 empty seats in the tournament area; once one more player is eliminated, our first table of the day will be broken.

06-15-2007 23:19 UTC-7

Davidson Matthew Eliminated

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Davidson Matthew was just eliminated from the tournament. Table 55 will be much quieter without the likes of Matthew, who, along with Layne Flack, helped keep things lively.

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06-15-2007 23:16 UTC-7

Kessler vs. Vahedi

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Allen Kessler just won a 3,500 pot against Amir Vahedi, making trip nines against Vahedi's queens and fours.

Vahedi dropped to 17,600, while Kessler improved to 16,200.

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