Event 12 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-06-2008 18:14 UTC-7

Hellmuth is in the Building

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Phil Hellmuth has made his way into the tournament area. After shaking the hand of every player at his table and in the surrounding area, he explained "I'm steaming cause I just busted over there [$5,000 Shootout]." As usual a large crowd has gathered around to watch his every move, and clog the walkways.

06-06-2008 18:30 UTC-7

'Lost' Look-a-like

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Jeff Bartlett (left) and actor Jorge Garcia (right)

After a bit of investigative reporting, we found out that the player who looks a helluva lot like 'Lost' actor Jorge Garcia is in fact local pro Jeff Bartlett.

See the resemblance?

Tags: Jeff Bartlett

06-06-2008 18:45 UTC-7

Goldberg Triples with Royal Flush

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Fred Goldberg just experienced one of those bittersweet moments in poker that make you want to say, "Figures...."

Short-stacked -- down to his last 50 in chips -- Fred Goldberg tossed his last two 25-denomination chips into the middle holding {J-Clubs}

on a

board. He received action from two other players and watched the turn and river fill out {Q-Spades}

, giving him a Royal Flush in spades.

After the hand, Goldberg stacked up just 600 in chips - a small reward for such a big hand.

Tags: Fred Goldberg

06-06-2008 18:46 UTC-7

Cowboy Kenna James Rides Off

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Kenna James held {Q-Diamonds}

and stubbornly said "I'm not folding" after the flop came {A-Hearts}

. His opponent bet and James called. The turn came {3-Spades}

and again his opponent bet. Lastly, the river {7-Diamonds}

did not improve James' hand and with another bet and call he found himself all in and beaten by {K-Spades}

.

06-06-2008 18:54 UTC-7

Hellmuth Rivers Quads

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The flop came {J-?}

and the betting was capped with three players. The turn brought a {9-?}

and Phil Hellmuth led out with a bet and was called by both his opponents. The river was another {3-?}

and again Hellmuth bet. His opponents folded and Hellmuth proudly turned over pocket threes to reveal quads.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-06-2008 19:00 UTC-7

20-minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining players take a 20-minute break.

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-06-2008 19:24 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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We are back from break and the limits are 100-200. The field stands at 883 entrants with 861 remaining.

06-06-2008 19:30 UTC-7

Vahedi Survives All In

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Amir Vahedi had all his chips in the pot on the turn with a board of {Q-Clubs}

. The river showed the {9-Diamonds}

and Vahedi's {K-Diamonds}

beat his opponent's {A-Hearts}

.

After doubling up Vahedi's stack is 3,500

Tags: Amir Vahedi

06-06-2008 19:35 UTC-7

Lindgren Short Stacked.

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Erik Lindgren finally decided to show up after the first break and quickly got involved in a pot with Woody Deck. The price was three bets to go and the flop came {9-Spades}