Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 1a | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-06-2007 11:25 UTC-8

Pro Sightings

In a sea of homegame heroes, weekend warriors, online qualifiers and satellite winners we've thus far spotted pros John D'Agostino, Mickey Appleman, Doug Lee, Joe Awada, Minh Ly, Dewey Tomko, Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, Peter Daljuisen, and Perry Friedman.

07-06-2007 11:31 UTC-8

WSOP Champions Playing Today

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1978 WSOP Champion Bobby Baldwin is starting off his 2007 Main Event today. 2003 Champion Chris Moneymaker is also in the house, though he is not playing Day 1A. Instead, he's spending the early afternoon relaxing in a NLHE cash game.

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07-06-2007 11:35 UTC-8

Mike Sexton Wins First Pot

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Mike Sexton opened for a raise on the button and everyone folded. He won a small pot, which could be an omen for the rest of today and the tournament. In a big field like this many of the old school pros avoid playing large pots early in the Main Event. They are unwilling to commit all of their chips in the early stages.

As Phil Hellmuth once said, "Small pot poker. That's Phil Hellmuth poker.'

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07-06-2007 11:39 UTC-8

John vs. Jon

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Two of poker's most successful young players, John D'Agostino and Jon Little, are seated together at table 179.

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07-06-2007 11:41 UTC-8

More Notables

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Tobey Maguire
Mel Judah
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
Joe Tehan

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07-06-2007 11:42 UTC-8

Broken Tables

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The tournament staff released a chart addressing the order in which the tables will be broken. In just twenty-six minutes of tournament play, two tables have already been broken and players moved to new seats.

07-06-2007 11:42 UTC-8

Table Talk: "I Suck"

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Random Player: "So are you any good?"

John Esposito: "No, I suck."

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07-06-2007 11:45 UTC-8

Always In Style

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Marcel Luske, impeccable in a tan linen suit and snacking on berries in cream, is playing at the feature table just outside the ESPN arena.

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07-06-2007 11:49 UTC-8

Christian Bowerman Likes Quads

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Christian Bowerman won a pot with {Q-Hearts}

. He flopped quads and took down the pot when his opponent mucked a flush on the river.

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07-06-2007 11:49 UTC-8

Tony Cousineau Reads Fortune Cookie

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Tony Cousinear was eating a fortune cookie at this table and shared his fortune with his table mates. It says, "set-over-set will be your end. No, not really. It says, you are appreciated by your company. That's great. I haven't had a job in 20 years." Debbie Berkhead explained that maybe it means the company you keep at the table? "Oh, I didn't think about it that way. Thanks guys."

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