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

06-01-2008 16:51 UTC-7

Hand #30 - Andy Bloch

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Kathy Liebert has the button in Seat 9. Andy Bloch gets a walk in the big blind.

06-01-2008 16:50 UTC-7

Hand #29 - Andy Bloch

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Nenad Medic has the button in Seat 8. Andy Bloch raises to 140,000 and wins the blinds.

06-01-2008 16:45 UTC-7

Chris Bell Eliminated in Sixth Place ($157,168)

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Hand #28 -

Mike Sexton has the button in Seat 6. Chris Bell opens for 140,000, Nenad Medic re-pots, enough to put Bell all in, and he calls.

Bell {A-Hearts}

Medic

The flop is {Q-Diamonds}

, and Medic's jacks are still ahead, but the {A-Spades}

spikes on the turn, giving the lead to Bell. In the ultimate suck-re-suck, the {J-Spades}

falls on the river, making Medic's set and eliminating Bell in sixth place. He'll take home $157,168 for his efforts.

06-01-2008 16:41 UTC-7

Hand #27 - Kathy Liebert

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Andy Bloch has the button in Seat 5. Kathy Liebert raises to 140,000 and wins the blinds.

06-01-2008 16:40 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Andy Bloch 2,730,000
Mike Sexton 1,640,000
Nenad Medic 1,420,000
Amit Makhija 610,000
Kathy Liebert 570,000
Chris Bell 290,000

06-01-2008 16:40 UTC-7

Hand #26 - Amit Makhija

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Amit Makhija has the button in Seat 3. Nenad Medic raises to 110,000, Makhija re-pots, Medic folds, and Makhija wins the pot.

06-01-2008 16:36 UTC-7

Hand #25 - Nenad Medic

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Chris Bell has the button in Seat 2. Nenad Medic raises to 110,000 and Andy Bloch calls from the big blind. The flop is {10-Clubs}

and both players check. The turn is the {6-Clubs}

. Check-check again. The river is the {8-Diamonds}

. Bloch checks, Medic bets 175,000 and Bloch calls. Medic shows {K-Spades}

for a ten-high straight and wins the pot.

06-01-2008 16:36 UTC-7

Like I said, you get busted from a WSOP final table, you don't much feel like talking. But Mike Sowers has returned after a brief absence to conduct his interview with ESPN. When you think about the histrionics some players display after they get busted, it's heartening to see a 21-year-old like Sowers handle himself like a pro, prudently take some time to cool off, and return for his interview.

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