Event 51 - $1,000 S.H.O.E Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-01-2007 09:54 UTC-7

Mixed Game Mania Starts at 5pm

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The final mixed game event of the 2007 WSOP kicks off at 5pm, with the $1,000 S.H.O.E. event. Those of you who love mixed game events - but hate Razz - this is your ticket. See you at 5pm.

07-01-2007 17:12 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The cards are in the air!

07-01-2007 17:23 UTC-7

744?

[user38449]

Our intial estimate for the size of the field is 744 players. There are 63 tables being used in the Player's Pavilion and 30 inside. We'll give you the official number as soon as we're able.

07-01-2007 17:32 UTC-7

Hold'em

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For the next half hour, players will be playing Limit Hold'Em.

The blinds are 10-15.

07-01-2007 17:37 UTC-7

Players to Watch

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Here are just a few of the players we've spotted thus far:

Men "The Master" Nguyen
Daniel Negreanu
Nick Frangos
Brett "Gank" Jungblut
Shannon Elizabeth
Perry Friedman

More to come!

07-01-2007 18:00 UTC-7

Chad Brown knows how to prepare for a poker tournament; Chad was spotted catching some sun by the pool here at the Rio just about an hour before the tournament began.

He's since taken his seat at table 90 and looks relaxed and ready to play.

Tags: Chad Brown

07-01-2007 18:01 UTC-7

More Notables

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Gavin Griffin, Jeff Madsen, Brett Richey, Tom McCormack and Cyndy Violette have all taken their seats in the Amazon Room.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

07-01-2007 18:06 UTC-7

Omaha 8-or-Better

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For the next half hour, players will be playing Omaha 8-or-better.

Though the game is printed as just "Omaha" on the structure sheets that have been printed and released by Harrahs, the tournament director has announced that the game will be Omaha 8-or-better.

07-01-2007 18:17 UTC-7

New Faces Making Waves at the 2007 WSOP

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Two of the players we've spotted in the field this afternoon have experienced tremendous success thus far at the 2007 WSOP.

Jason Newburger and David Mitchell-Lolis have combined for over $350,000 in tournament winnings and have each spent some time at the final table.

Both of Newburger's cashes came from final-table appearances, as he finished second in the $2,000 Pot-limit Hold'em event and recorded a fifth-place finish in the $1,500 Pot-limit Omaha tournament.

Mitchell-Lolis has cashed an impressive four times so far this WSOP, including a 4th-place finish in the six-handed $1,500 NL Hold'em event, good for a $123,689 payday.

Look for both players to continue to put up big numbers in the very near future, now that their pockets are a little bit deeper.

Tags: Jason Newburger

07-01-2007 18:33 UTC-7

Stud 8-or-Better

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The game is now Stud 8-or-better for the next half hour, after which players will take their first break of the day.

Ante: 5
Low Card: 10
Completion: 30
Limits: 30-60