Event 40 - $1,500 Mixed Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-24-2007 16:10 UTC-7

Join Us at 5pm for Mixed Hold em

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Similar to the very first event we had this year, at 5pm we will bring you all the coverage of the $1,500 buy in mixed hold em event. Check back then for all the coverage.

06-24-2007 17:10 UTC-7

The Cards Are In the Air!

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The action is underway...

06-24-2007 17:19 UTC-7

While the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event attracted most of the high rollers, you don't have to look around the Player's Pavilion too hard to spot some of the game's top Hold'em professionals.

Not a single table is unoccupied here in the tent, which means we have at least 620 players in the field (more may arrive late).

We'll bring you some of the notables shortly.

06-24-2007 17:30 UTC-7

Notable Players

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Here are a few of the famous faces in today's field: Shannon Elizabeth, Joe Sebok, Young Phan, Eric Froehlich, James Van Alstyne, Noah Boeken, Phil Gordon, Nam Le, Humberto Brenes, Clonie Gowen, Jeffrey Lisandro, Thomas Walhroos and Juha Helppi to name a few...

06-24-2007 17:41 UTC-7

Phil Gordon Gets Active Early

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In just the first level of play, Phil Gordon has not been shy about pushing his chips around. With a fair amount of chips already in the pot and the board showing {J-Hearts}

Phil Gordon called his opponent's all-in bet. Gordon showed {Q-Spades}

which was behind the {A-Spades}

of his opponent. The river brought a {Q-Clubs}

and Gordon doubled up early.

The very next hand, Phil Gordon made a raise from the button and was re-raised by the small blind. Gordon pushed all in and was insta-called by his opponent. Gordon showed {Q-Clubs}

again but was behind to his opponent's {K-Spades}

. When the smoke cleared, his opponent's kings held up and Phil Gordon was right back where he started with about 3,000 chips.

Tags: Phil Gordon

06-24-2007 17:44 UTC-7

E-Fro Takes Down an Early Pot

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Eric Froehlich called an early position player's preflop raise from the big blind and the two went heads-up to the flop.

The flop came {10-Spades}

; Eric checked, his opponent bet 50 and he made the call. The turn brought the {6-Clubs}

and the action was much the same; check, bet, call.

The {7-Hearts}

was the last card to fall off the deck and this time E-Fro bet 100 into his opponent, who made the call. Froehlich turned over {A-Clubs}

for a ten-high straight, and his opponent mucked his cards.

Eric now has 4,000 early in the tournament.

Tags: Eric Froehlich

06-24-2007 17:55 UTC-7

Marquee Matchups

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Here are some of the more intriguing matchups we've spotted so far throughout the tent:

Table 135:

Seat 3: Eric Froehlich
Seat 4: James Van Alstyne
Seat 5: Bryan "Devo" Devonshire
Seat 8: Shannon Elizabeth

Table 130:

Seat 1: Nick Binger
Seat 3: Ryan Daut

Table 87:

Seat 4: Mimi Tran
Seat 6: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

06-24-2007 18:02 UTC-7

Level Change

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Blinds are still 25/50 but the game is back to No Limit Hold'Em

06-24-2007 18:04 UTC-7

More Famous Faces

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Shannon Shorr, Humberto Brenes, Terrence Chan, Michael Binger, Richard Brodie, Jerry Buss and Kenna James are also trying to work their way through this field.

06-24-2007 18:14 UTC-7

J.C. Tran Fills Up

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On the last hand of the 1st level of limit hold'em, J.C. Tran picked up a decent pot making 9's full of Aces on the river, only, he didn't even need the second Ace.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}

; the small blind checked to Tran in the big blind who knuckled the table right behind him. A player who limped in preflop from under the gun (UTG) led out with a 50 bet. The small blind called, J.C. raised to 100, the UTG player called and the small blind folded.

Heads-up going into the turn, Tran checked when the {8-Spades}

fell off the deck. His opponent bet 100 and J.C. check-raised, making it 200 to go; the UTG player called.

The river brought the {A-Hearts}

, and the action began the same way - J.C. checked, his opponent bet, and J.C. check-raised. Instead of calling, however, his opponent three-bet the pot, which allowed J.C. to cap the action at 400; his opponent called.

J.C. turned over the {A-Spades}

for 9's full of Aces and his opponent showed {9-Clubs}

for trip 9's before mucking his cards.

After the hand, J.C. increased his chip stack to 3,500.

Tags: J.C. Tran