Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-01-2008 17:25 UTC-8

Hand #67 - Nenad Medic

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Kathy Liebert has the button in Seat 9. Nenad Medic opens for 150,000 and gets no customers.

06-01-2008 17:25 UTC-8

Hand #66 - Andy Bloch

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Nenad Medic has the button in Seat 8. It's a walk for Andy Bloch in the big blind.

06-01-2008 17:24 UTC-8

Hand #65 - Andy Bloch

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Mike Sexton has the button in Seat 6. Andy Bloch raises to 150,000 and picks up the blinds.

06-01-2008 17:23 UTC-8

2004 World Champion Greg Raymer stopped by the final table and shook hands with the remaining four players. Asked if he had any words of wisdom for them, Raymer said, "They don't want my advice -- I got knocked out five hours into this tournament."

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06-01-2008 17:22 UTC-8

Hand #64 - Andy Bloch

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Andy Bloch has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 150,000 and Nenad Medic calls from the big blind. The flop is {A-Spades}

. Medic checks, Bloch fires out a continuation bet and Medic calls. The turn is the {J-Spades}

and both players check. The river is the {2-Spades}

. Medic leads for 450,000 and Bloch calls.

Bloch shows A-9 and takes it down the pot.

06-01-2008 17:19 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Donnie Peters

Andy Bloch 3,825,000
Nenad Medic 2,260,000
Mike Sexton 955,000
Kathy Liebert 445,000

06-01-2008 17:18 UTC-8

Hand #63 - Andy Bloch

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Kathy Liebert has the button in Seat 9. Andy Bloch calls from the small blind and Mike Sexton checks his option. The flop is {8-Spades}

. A bet from Bloch is enough to chase Sexton away, and Bloch wins the pot.

06-01-2008 17:17 UTC-8

Hand #62 - Unknown Action

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06-01-2008 17:16 UTC-8

Hand #61 - Nenad Medic Doubles through Andy Bloch

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Mike Sexton has the button in Seat 6. Andy Bloch opens for 150,000, Medic re-pots, Bloch puts him all in and Medic calls.

Medic is all in for 1,105,000 and Bloch has him significantly covered.

Medic {A-Spades}

Bloch

The flop comes down {2-Spades}

, and Medic flops the nut flush! The turn is the {2-Diamonds}

, giving Bloch outs to a full house with another deuce or king, but the river is the {3-Diamonds}

and Medic doubles up to 2,260,000. Bloch is still the chip leader, though, with 3,825,000.

06-01-2008 17:15 UTC-8

Quiet and Controlled

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The atmosphere in the room is closer to that of a church than a dance club. The crowd seems very focused on the action, perhaps because they know so many of the players' names and faces and they don't want to miss a thing. There's not even a lot of idle chat going on in the bleachers--people are watching the table (or the bigscreen TVs above the table), leaning forward with arms crossed.

After one hand our tournament director said, "You are permitted to applaud the players," and there was a quick, nervous smattering of applause. There is $800,000 and a bracelet on the line, of course.