Event 3 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-03-2007 02:39 UTC-7

The Dragon Flies High

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David "The Dragon" Pham bets 5,100 on the button and another player in the small blind makes it 18,000. The Dragon calls. The flop is {4-Clubs}

and the small blind checks. The Dragon bets 20,000, and the opponent mucks A-Q. The Dragon shows A-K and is up to 132,000.

Tags: David Pham Dragon

06-03-2007 02:36 UTC-7

A Bit of a Longer Night

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It was just announced that if we do not hit the money before 2 a.m., we will keep playing until the money bubble bursts.

06-03-2007 02:34 UTC-7

275 Now

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Now we're down to 275 and waiting for all tables to complete their hand before all can start the next.

06-03-2007 02:32 UTC-7

I'm a Survivor

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Rob Mariano, from Survivor and The Amazing Race, is hanging on at 30,700 in chips. He's being shadowed by his wife Amber, the other half of the Race team.

Tags: Rob Mariano

06-03-2007 02:31 UTC-7

We are Now Hand-for-Hand

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We are at 277 players and are now hand-for-hand until the money bubble bursts at 270.

06-03-2007 02:21 UTC-7

Paul "Eskimo" Clark has 40,000 in chips, but claims that he "should have 160,000 by now." He has had his pocket queens cracked by A-4 (an ace on the river, of course) and his pocket aces cracked by Q-6.

Tags: Eskimo Paul Clark

06-03-2007 02:20 UTC-7

"You're Making Me Nervous"

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Alex Jacob in the hijack (the seat to the right of cutoff) makes it 4,000 and the big blind considers for awhile and calls. The flop is {9-Clubs}

and the big blind bets 8,500. Jacob calls. The turn is {Q-Spades}

. The big blind checks and Jacob bets 10,000. The big blind calls. The river is {8-Spades}

. The big blind checks. Jacob thinks and bets 20,000. The big blind takes his time.

"You're making me nervous, bro," says Jacob.

The opponent finally calls, and Jacob shows 8-9 for two pair and the win.

Tags: Alex Jacob

06-03-2007 02:15 UTC-7

Ryan Daut Doubles Up

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After a player in the cutoff seat moved all in with {K-Hearts}

, Ryan Daut called with {A-Clubs}

. The final board read {J-Hearts}

, and Daut nearly doubled his stack to 30,200.

Tags: Ryan Daut

06-03-2007 02:14 UTC-7

Eskimo Clubbed Like Baby Seal

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Paul "Eskimo" Clark raises to 3,500 under the gun. The big blind shoves and Eskimo calls. Eskimo has A-A and the big blind has {Q-Clubs}

. The board comes {2-Clubs}

and Eskimo doubles a player up.

Tags: Eskimo Paul Clark

06-03-2007 02:10 UTC-7

Neil O'Brien Now Standing Tall

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Neil O'Brien, incidentally sitting to the left of Chris Moneymaker, has caught fire. He was down to 15,000, but two big hands in a row have quadrupled his stack.

In the first hand, O'Brien held 9-9 on a flop of {2-Spades}

. O'Brien pushed and was called by only 8-7 off-suit. The turn and river came {4-Hearts}

, and O'Brien doubled up.

In the very next hand, O'Brien raised pre-flop to 3,500 and one opponent called. The flop came {K-Hearts}

. O'Brien checked, his opponent bet 3,000, and O'Brien check-raised to 6,000. His opponent re-raised to 10,000 and O'Brien responded by going all in. His opponent laid down the hand, and O'Brien is now suddenly up to 58,000.

Tags: Neil O'Brien