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

07-07-2007 23:52 UTC-8

Kim Watching Last Year's WSOP While Playing In This Year's

A couple of the big screen TVs here in the Amazon Room are broadcasting reruns of last year's WSOP Main Event. As many of you may remember, Doug Kim reached the final table last year and finished in seventh place, collecting a $2,391,520 payday.

One of our reporters spotted Kim watching the broadcast at the exact moment they showed his bust-out hand. Kim and fellow table mates had a good laugh about the irony of the situation. Currently sitting on approximately 80,000 in chips, Kim is in good shape to make a run at Day 2.

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07-07-2007 23:53 UTC-8

Dion Fotopoulos Takes a Hit

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Australian Team PokerNews player Dion Fotopoulos just lost some chips when he took his {9-Spades}

up against the {10-Hearts}

of his opponent. There was no happy ending for Fotopoulos as he got no help from the community cards and his opponent took down the pot. Fotopoulos is now working with a stack of about 16,000 in chips.

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07-07-2007 23:59 UTC-8

Color Up

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The players have been asked to vacate the tournament area for approximately 25 minutes while the tournament staff conducts one of the largest color-ups of the entire WSOP.

07-08-2007 00:03 UTC-8

David Levi Survives

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Just before the break David Levi got all of his chips in preflop with {Q-Clubs}

against Vicky Coren's {A-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {J-Hearts}

and David survives into the last level of the day.

07-08-2007 00:24 UTC-8

We're Back

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Players have returned from the color-up break and the cards are in the air.

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

07-08-2007 00:26 UTC-8

Jen Mason Has Been Eliminated

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07-08-2007 00:29 UTC-8

Half Gone

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With just over 1,540 players starting today's tournament, we have lost half the field in the first five levels. The tournament clock says there are 770 players remaining which puts the average stack a little over 40,000.

07-08-2007 00:33 UTC-8

Joe Sebok Loves the Ladies

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The player under the gun raised to 2,500. Action folded around to Joe Sebok in the cutoff seat, who wasted little time pushing his stack of 19,000 towards the center. The initial raiser made the call. The players showed...

Sebok: {Q-Spades}

Opponent:

Sebok's hand triumphed as the board filled out {5-Diamonds}

. Sebok is now in command of a stack of 38,000.

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07-08-2007 00:34 UTC-8

The Animal Waiting to Pounce

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Team PokerNews player Rob "Animal" Price is at Montel Williams's table -- he says that Montel has paid off players left and right. Montel has doubled up two short stacks and split with a third. The Animal is hoping to get in on that action soon.

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