Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-05-2007 19:07 UTC-7

"What am I supposed to do?"

[user22113]

T.J. Cloutier raises to 1,000 in middle position and everyone folds. "Your nines aren't worth a thousand," a player says.
"They're not?" Cloutier says, showing his two nines.
"Why are you raising with that?" another player says.
"What am I supposed to do, let you see a free flop?" says Cloutier.

Tags: T.J. Cloutier

06-05-2007 19:05 UTC-7

E-Fro Loses Half

[user22113]

A player in middle position goes all in preflop and Eric "E-Fro" Froehlich calls. Froehlich has A-Q offsuit and the other player has 2-2. The pot is about 20,000. The board bricks out: 4-6-K-3-10 and Froehlich is in trouble.

Tags: Eric Froehlich

06-05-2007 19:02 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

[user22113]

Phill Hellmuth, Shannon Elizabeth, Max Pescatori, James Van Alstyne and Gabe Thaler have all been eliminated.

06-05-2007 18:58 UTC-7

Jungblut Bleeds Max Pescatori

[user22113]

Brett Jungblut goes all in and Max Pescatori calls on the flop, which is {9-Spades}

. Jungblut has {K-Diamonds}

for top two pair and Pescatori has {9-Diamonds}

for bottom two pair. The board finishes out {2-Clubs}

and Pescatori is eliminated.

Tags: Brett Jungblut Max Pescatori

06-05-2007 18:51 UTC-7

"We Took a Vote..."

[user22113]

A player bets 900 on a flop of 8-8-7 and Phil Hellmuth raises to 4,000. The player re-raises all in and Hellmuth calls for 7,000 more. Hellmuth has Q-Q and the other player has A-A. The board finishes out 2-5 and Hellmuth is gone.

Billy Baxter at the same table remarked, "We took a vote around, and there wasn't one person at the table that was sad."

Tags: Billy Baxter Phil Hellmuth

06-05-2007 18:47 UTC-7

Nadia is Deported

[user22113]

Shannon "Nadia from American Pie" Elizabeth raises to 1,000 in early position. A player in late position makes it 3,000. The big blind re-raises all in. Elizabeth calls all in for 6900. The late-position player also calls. Elizabeth has {Q-Clubs}

. The late player has K-K and the big blind has 10-10. The kings hold on a board of {3-Diamonds}

and Elizabeth is out.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth

06-05-2007 18:43 UTC-7

The Proof is Not in the Cards?

[user22113]

A player who bet 800 folds to Negreanu's 2500 raise on a {Q-Clubs}

board. He says Negreanu has 5-6 for the straight. Negreanu insists that he has Q-J. After a bit of back and forth, with Negreanu still holding on to his cards, Negreanu shows the Q-J. The player still won't let it go.

Negreanu: "I show you the Q-J, and you still don't believe me?"

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-05-2007 18:36 UTC-7

The Dragon Takes Glyn to the Bank(s)

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David "The Dragon" Pham, in the small blind, calls a raise of 700 from Glyn Banks in the cutoff. The flop is {J-Clubs}

. Pham bets the all club flop 1000 and Banks bumps it to 1600. Pham calls. The turn is {Q-Clubs}

and both check. The river is {6-Spades}

and Pham bets 4200. Banks calls and mucks after Pham has {A-Clubs}

.

Tags: David Pham Dragon Glyn Banks

06-05-2007 18:33 UTC-7

Goodbye, Thaler

[user22113]

Gabe Thaler is eliminated when he moves all in for his last 2800 and is called in the cutoff. The cutoff turns over A-10 and Thaler has K-Q. The board bricks out: 6-9-3-7-4.

Tags: Gabe Thaler