Event 27 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-16-2007 16:49 UTC-7

Vinnie Vinh (we think) Eliminated

[user39120]

Rumors were swirling earlier in the week about Vinnie. We're happy to report he spent the last couple hours at table 180, seat 7. We tried a couple times to get his name, but his reply was "Phil Ivey" each time we asked. A player shook his hand upon departure, and said "Good Game Vinnie", at which point he replied "Thanks - good luck everybody"

Tags: Vinnie Vinh

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

06-16-2007 16:56 UTC-7

Back From Break

[user37786]

The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

06-16-2007 17:02 UTC-7

Phil Gordon Gets it Going

[user39120]

Phil made it 550 to go and was called by a player on the button. The flop came {2-Hearts}

. Phil bet 550, and his opponent called. The turn was the {6-Hearts}

. Phil fired another 1,050 at it, and once again was flat called. The river was the {9-Clubs}

. Phil bet 2,050, and was once again called. Gordon turned over {K-Spades}

, and his opponent mucked.

The hand put Gordon up to 12,000 in chips.

Tags: Phil Gordon

06-16-2007 17:07 UTC-7

Joe Bartholdi Eliminated

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06-16-2007 17:26 UTC-7

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Was Playing Two Events

[user38420]

At noon when this event began, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson still had 3,000 in chips in the H.O.R.S.E event that was set to begin day 2 at 4 p.m. His back-up plan to start in this event turned out to be a good decision. His intuition was right. He is out of the H.O.R.S.E. event and sitting comfortably here with 9,000 in chips.

Tags: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson

06-16-2007 17:27 UTC-7

T.J. Cloutier Eliminated

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T.J. took pocket nines into battle against A-J, and when a Jack popped out on the flop, and no other help came, T.J. Cloutier was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: T.J. Cloutier Tom Sexton

06-16-2007 17:30 UTC-7

The Ups and Downs of Eric Froehlich

[user37786]

Eric Froehlich lost almost of his chips when he moved all-in with pocket Nines only to find himself up against pocket Queens. That hit cost him all but 675 of his chips, and a few hands later he pushed those chips into the middle when he was dealt {A-Diamonds}

. It looked like his timing was bad again, as Barry Greenstein moved in with {A-Hearts}

and Holger Clausen called that bet with {A-Spades}

.

The

flop gave Clausen trips, Greenstein a flush draw, and Froelich a seeming one-way ticket to the rail. But incredibly the turn and river both brought the diamonds Froehlich needed to make a flush of his own and triple up to 4,750. Claussen won the side pot and that brought his stack to 9,200, and Greenstein was left with just 900.

Tags: Barry Greenstein Eric Froehlich Holger Claussen

06-16-2007 17:32 UTC-7

One Player DQ'ed

[user39120]

A player swept a pot he had won on the last hand before the break. He (apparently) inadvertently swept 1,500 of another players chips into his stack (1,500 was all the other player had – three 500 denomination chips). Security cameras were called into play, and the player was disqualified from the tournament for "inappropriate conduct".

Tags: Disqualification

06-16-2007 17:38 UTC-7

Lee Likes Aces

[user39120]

Lee Watkinson just got dealt his second set of pocket Aces since moving to table four about 20 minutes ago.

in the hand, a player moved in for 1,075. Another player called. Lee moved in from the big blind, isolating the all in player.

Lee {A-Clubs}

, opponent {10-Clubs}

.

The board comes {Q-Clubs}

, and Lee is up to about 22,000 in chips.

Tags: Lee Watkinson