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

05-30-2008 14:25 UTC-7

We're Back

[user37786]

The players have returned to their seats and we're playing down the last few minutes of the previous level.

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

05-30-2008 14:17 UTC-7

A spectator on the rail was timing the event levels with his stopwatch and found that the tournament clock was running fast. Word spread to the players and the players began complaining to the tournament directors about losing playing time.

The cause is said to be some sort of computer glitch according to some of the tournament directors. One of them mentioned, "We've got about 17 people in the back working out the problem and I'm certain they'll get it fixed."

As a result, the directors have decided to give the players 10 more minutes of play for level two starting after the break.

05-30-2008 14:00 UTC-7

Break Time

[user37786]

The tournament clocks counted down to zero a bit before 2pm, so the players are going out on break now and when we resume we'll play the last ten minutes of this level before moving to the next.

05-30-2008 13:56 UTC-7

Filippi Wins His Prop

donpeters

Amnon Filippi cut it close with his prop bet. With only a few minutes remaining in the second level, the 351st player signed up for the event and took his seat. Filippi collected $1,000 and claimed that he wasn't worried about making the over.

Tags: Amnon Filippi

05-30-2008 13:54 UTC-7

Score One for the French

[user25067]

On a flop of {A-Hearts}

, the big blind checked, David Benyamine bet 1,000 and the big blind called. The turn was the {J-Hearts}

. The big blind checked again, Benyamine fired out 1,200 and the big blind called. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

. Again the big blind checked, Benyamine bet 4,800 and the big blind called.

Benyamine turned up {J-Spades}

for trips and raked in the pot. He's now up to 30,000.

Tags: David Benyamine

05-30-2008 13:53 UTC-7

No Royal Treatment Here

donpeters

Kathy Liebert and Jan von Halle to her right were just involved in a hand in which Liebert checked the river and von Halle checked behind. Sure, this isn't too big of a deal, but von Halle checked behind with a royal flush.

As soon as the hands were turned over, Andy Black, Joe Sebok, and Amnon Filippi all jumped from their seats and yelled for the floor to come over. Von Halle was given a warning for collusion as he checked the absolute nuts last to act on the river.

The other players at the table chuckled, but all understand the seriousness that can ensue. The tournament directors that came to the table didn't find this a laughing matter at all.

Tags: Jan Von Halle Kathy Liebert

05-30-2008 13:51 UTC-7

Phil Laak Cripples Theo Tran

[user25067]

With the board reading {K-Clubs}

on the river, Theo Tran bet 5,000 and Phil Laak moved all in for 19,000. Tran agonized for several minutes over his decision, asking the dealer if he could turn up his cards without folding. As that is against the TDA rules (and he would incur a time penalty for doing so) the dealer would not budge and Tran finally folded, leaving himself with only 4,000 in chips.

After the hand, Laak was up to 38,000.

Tags: Phil Laak Theo Tran

05-30-2008 13:46 UTC-7

Erik Seidel Doubles Through Hevad Khan

[user25067]

Ralph Perry opened the pot from the cutoff, Hevad "Rain" Khan reraised to 2,000, and Erik Seidel three-bet to 10,000. Perry folded, Khan four-bet, Seidel moved all in and Khan called.

Seidel K-K
Khan Q-Q

The board blanked out and Seidel's kings held up. He increased his stack to 37,000 while Khan was left with about 8,000.

Tags: Erik Seidel Hevad Khan