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

06-24-2007 20:20 UTC-7

Game Change

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This level begins with No-Limit Hold'em

06-24-2007 20:22 UTC-7

Van Alstyne Eliminated

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James Van Alstyne has been eliminated from the tournament.

06-24-2007 20:28 UTC-7

Last year's Main Event finalist Michael Binger and his brother Nick are both playing this event. Relatives playing the same tournament are often profiled and it's usually a father/son or husband/wife duo getting the attention. The Bingers could change that trend with strong finishes in this event. At this point, both are still very much alive in this event.

06-24-2007 20:41 UTC-7

Rafe Furst Eliminated

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Rafe Furst moved all in for his last 1,750 on a board showing {5-Clubs}

; he was called by a player in middle position and also by John Racener from the cutoff.

Racener and the middle-position player both checked the {10-Spades}

river. Rafe turned over {5-Spades}

for two pair, but the unknown player in the hand flipped over {A-Hearts}

for a straight. Racener mucked his cards and Furst was eliminated on the hand.

Racener was left with 2,300 when all was said and done.

Tags: John Racener Rafe Furst

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-24-2007 20:50 UTC-7

Game Change

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This level continues with Limit Hold'Em

06-24-2007 20:54 UTC-7

Hot Chocolate, Please

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Orders for bottled water and Red Bull have been replaced by hot chocolate and coffee, as the sun has gone down, along with the temperature here in the Players Pavilion.

Tournament directors are catering to the players' request to change the breaking order of the tables, so that they can escape the cold air coming from the air conditioning vents.

06-24-2007 21:10 UTC-7

Froehlich Flops the Nuts

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Holding

, Eric Froehlich couldn't have been happier to see the flop come {Q-Spades}

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Froehlich managed to extract a ton of chips on the hand, as the river action was capped; unfortunately, we were unable to see what Eric's opponent had, because he tossed his cards into the muck at showdown.

E-Fro now has 16,000 chips.

Tags: Eric Froehlich

06-24-2007 21:21 UTC-7

Dinner Break

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Players are now on dinner break until 10:30 p.m. PDT, at which time all tournament tables will be moved inside, into the Amazon Room.

06-24-2007 22:23 UTC-7

PokerNews Video: Lakers Owner Jerry Buss

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PokerNews grabbed Lakers owner Jerry Buss on break from the $1,500 Mixed Hold’em event. Jerry talked about his limited WSOP schedule because of being busy in his other endeavors, and about not having to worry about bankroll management.

Click here to check out the interview with Jerry, along with all the other videos from this event.

Tags: Jerry Buss PokerNews Video