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

06-01-2008 22:29 UTC-8

Hand #168 - Nenad Medic

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Nenad Medic has the button. He raises to 300,000 and Bloch calls. The flop is {K-Hearts}

. Bloch checks, Medic bets 400,000, Bloch folds and Medic takes it down.

06-01-2008 22:30 UTC-8

Hand #169 - Andy Bloch

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Andy Bloch has the button. He raises to 300,000 and picks up the blinds.

06-01-2008 22:31 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Donnie Peters

Nenad Medic 6,190,000
Andy Bloch 850,000

06-01-2008 22:31 UTC-8

Hand #170 - Andy Bloch

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Nenad Medic has the button. He gives Bloch a walk.

06-01-2008 22:33 UTC-8

Hand #171 - Nenad Medic

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Andy Bloch has the button. He calls, Medic raises to 300,000, and Bloch calls. Medic makes a pot-sized bet in the dark before the flop comes down {9-Hearts}

. Bloch folds and Medic wins the pot.

06-01-2008 22:36 UTC-8

It was pointed out again that today is Andy Bloch's birthday, and the crowd gave him the expected round of applause. And then, starting with his fans and spreading throughout the room, the crowd serenaded Andy with a brief version of "Happy Birthday."

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06-01-2008 22:36 UTC-8

Hand #172 - Andy Bloch Doubles Through Nenad Medic

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Nenad Medic has the button. He raises to 300,000, Bloch reraises all in, and Medic calls.

Bloch: {Q-Diamonds}

Medic:

The flop is {Q-Hearts}

and Bloch takes the lead with a pair of queens. The turn is the {9-Diamonds}

, the river is the {7-Diamonds}

, and Bloch gets a much-needed double-up to 1,240,000.

The crowd immediately begins serenading him again with "Happy Birthday" as he rakes in the pot.

06-01-2008 22:37 UTC-8