Event 43 - $2,000 Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-26-2007 13:16 UTC-7

Boeken's Boat

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Board:

The cutoff calls and Phil Laak raises in the small blind. Noah Boeken re-raises and the cutoff folds. Laak calls.
On the flop, Laak checks and Boeken bets. Laak calls.
On the turn, Laak bets and Boeken raises. Laak calls.
On the river, Laak checks and Boeken bets. Laak calls. Boeken shows {5-Clubs}

for the full house and wins a 1,725 pot. He's up to 4,800 and Laak is at 5,200.

Tags: Noah Boeken Phil Laak

06-26-2007 13:07 UTC-7

Scott Clements Takes Early Chips

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Board:

Scott Clements in the cutoff raises. The button and blinds call. On the flop, the blinds check, the cutoff bets, the button and small blind call, and the big blind folds. On the turn, the small blind checks. The cutoff bets and the button and small blind call. On the river, the small blind checks and the cutoff bets. The button folds and the small blind folds. Clements shows {J-Spades}

and is up to 4550.

Tags: Scott Clements

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/75

Ante: 0

06-26-2007 12:35 UTC-7

More Faces

[user38368]

Tom Schneider, Scott Clements, Mark "Newhizzle" Newhouse, Jerry Buss, Kenna James, Jeffrey Lisandro, Men "The Master" Nguyen, and David Chiu are among the crowd. There are about 500 players in this event, and it's packed with professionals.

06-26-2007 12:29 UTC-7

Is it OH or HO?

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There are several players in the Omaha restart later this afternoon that are already entered in this event. As they bust out of Omaha (and on breaks), they will be jumping into this event.

06-26-2007 12:13 UTC-7

Some Notables Join Today's Event

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Some faces in the crowd today are David Plastik, Juha Helppi, Sabyl Cohen, Miami John Cernuto, Davidson Matthew, Brian Devonshire, Phil Laak, Humberto Brenes, Paul Darden, Captain Tom Franklin and Michele Lewis.

06-26-2007 12:10 UTC-7

Color in the Crowd

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You always know when Dan Alspach is in an event. You can spot his colorful shirts and matching visor from across the room. He has a great collection, and he always has a nice smile to match.

Tags: Dan Alspach

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-26-2007 12:04 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Announcements have been made. And, cards are in the air.

06-26-2007 12:00 UTC-7

Players Taking Their Seats

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Announcements are being made. There are some seat changes and there is going to be a re-draw. Although they are saying we will start on time, seems unlikely since it's time to start now.