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

05-30-2008 23:50 UTC-7

John Juanda is Eliminated

[user37786]

John Juanda moved in the last of his chips with pocket nines and found himself racing against {A-Clubs}

. His slight lead evaporated when the flop came A-J-4, and when Juanda couldn't find a nine on the turn or river his night came to a premature end.

Tags: John Juanda

05-30-2008 23:42 UTC-7

Bloch Takes the Crown

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Andy Bloch and Jeff King get all in preflop for King's last 13,000 in chips. King shows {A-Hearts}

and Bloch shows {Q-Diamonds}

.

The board comes A-10-8-K-2 and Bloch's straight eliminates King.

Bloch is now at 130,000.

Tags: Andy Bloch Jeff King

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

05-30-2008 23:40 UTC-7

David Bach Likes the River

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Things looked grim for David Bach when he found himself all in preflop with his {A-Diamonds}

up against {A-Clubs}

. The flop was {K-Clubs}

, the turn was the {6-Hearts}

, but the

spiked on the river, doubling Bach's stack to 175,000.

Tags: David Bach

05-30-2008 23:38 UTC-7

Ricky Fohrenbach Eliminated

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Ricky Fohrenbach got his short stack all in preflop against both Nenad Medic and Keith Lehr.

Fohrenbach: {A-Diamonds}

Lehr:

Medic:

"I think I have about 6 percent equity here," quipped Fohrenbach.

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}

and Fohrenbach was eliminated. After the hand, Medic was up to 198,000 and Lehr slipped to 96,000.

Tags: Keith Lehr Nenad Medic Ricky Fohrenbach

05-30-2008 23:37 UTC-7

Humberto Brenes put in a raise and Chris Moneymaker reraised. Alexander Kostritsyn then put in another raise when the action got to him.

Brenes folded, but Moneymaker called all in.

Moneymaker showed J-J and Kostritsyn showed A-A. Moneymaker did not improve and was eliminated by Kostritsyn.

Kostritsyn now sits at around 145,000 chips.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Chris Moneymaker Humberto Brenes

05-30-2008 23:32 UTC-7

Aw, Bro...

[user37786]

After nursing a short stack for most of the evening, Eugene Todd has just been eliminated.

Tags: Eugene Todd

05-30-2008 23:29 UTC-7

Andy Bloch Eliminates Bill Edler

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On the button Andy Bloch raised to 5,000 and Bill Edler bet the pot from the big blind. Bloch responded with a pot-sized reraise and Edler called for his last 28,000. Bloch turned over {J-Clubs}

and Edler held the {A-Clubs}

. The Q-9-6 board gave Edler some additional outs, but a pair of deuces fell on the turn and river and gave Bloch the pot. He's nearly tripled up since the last break and sits with 115,000.

Tags: Andy Bloch Bill Edler