Event 31 - $5,000 Heads Up No Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-19-2007 14:37 UTC-7

Interesting Match-Ups

Howard Lederer vs. Dan Harrington
Jennifer Harman vs. Ted Forrest
Jon "PearlJammer" Turner vs. Jason "strassa2" Strasser
Eugene Todd vs. Antonio Esfandiari
Greg Raymer vs. Mikael Thuritz
Kristy Gazes vs. Rene Angelil
Burt Boutin vs. George Danzer

06-19-2007 14:35 UTC-7

Shannon Elizabeth Advances

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Shannon Elizabeth and Mike Banducci got all the money in on the turn on a board with two diamonds and a five-- Elizabeth holding {K-Diamonds}

for a pair and a flush draw, Banducci holding K-K. Another 5 fell on the river, giving Elizabeth trips and she advanced to the next round.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth

06-19-2007 14:35 UTC-7

Some Interesting Match-Ups

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Dan Harrington vs. Howard Lederer, Antonio Esfandiari vs. Eugene Todd, Patrick Antonious vs. Max Pescatori, Clonie Gowen vs. Amir Vehadi, and Freddy Deeb vs. Daniel Negreanu.

06-19-2007 14:34 UTC-7

Raj Sawant Defeats Mark Vos

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Raj Sawant picked up pocket Aces and they were good enough to beat Mark Vos after the board ran out {9-Spades}

and all the chips ended up in the middle.

Tags: Mark Vos Raj Sawant

06-19-2007 14:31 UTC-7

Brandi Hawbaker Has Been Eliminated

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With the board reading {A-Clubs}

Brandi Hawbaker moved all-in holding {2-Clubs}

for two pair, but Roger McDow had {3-Diamonds}

for the wheel to win the pot and advance.

Tags: Brandi Hawbaker Roger McDow

06-19-2007 14:26 UTC-7

Another Cerebral Game

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Walking through the field and seeing all these players staring at each other over a sparse patch of green felt, you can't help thinking it looks like a big chess tournament. They're just using cards and chips instead of pawns and rooks.

06-19-2007 14:21 UTC-7

New Proceedures

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You know how we said that there would be two matches at every table, with two dealers at either end? Um, that idea went by the wayside. There is one match at each table, the dealer sitting in the seven seat and the players in the five and nine seats.

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-19-2007 14:18 UTC-7