Event 13 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-07-2008 21:02 UTC-8

Lightning Strikes Twice

It's rare enough when one table manages to deal out pocket aces, pocket kings, and pocket queens on the same hand. It's even more rare when that happens twice in the same tournament, which is exactly what just happened.

Marco Tribuiani held pocket aces and managed to triple up after two other players, one holding pocket kings and the other holding pocket queens managed to get all their money in preflop. Marco's aces held up and after the hand he's up to 66,000.

06-07-2008 21:22 UTC-8

On Break

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We're on break, players will return in 20 minutes.

06-07-2008 21:37 UTC-8

Nothing Personal

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Paul Kobel was thinking about calling a 7,400 all-in bet when the player whose chips were already in the middle said, "You're torturing me, man!"

Kobel politely said, "I wouldn't do that, I'm just thinking." Kobel finally made the call, his {A-Spades}

led his opponent's {K-Hearts}

, and he ended up winning the pot. He now sits with 51,000.

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Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

06-07-2008 22:16 UTC-8

Eli Chops It Up

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Eli Elezra and Lee Watkinson both limped into a pot preflop along with the big blind player who checked his option. The flop came {K-Diamonds}

and Eli fired 2,500 into the middle. Lee made the call while the big blind made it 10,700 to go. Eli called and Lee folded.

The turn came the {10-Spades}

and Eli made it 15,00 to go. His opponent called and the river brought the {Q-Hearts}

. Both players checked and Eli smalled the table saying "Son of a ..." upset over the river planting a straight to anyone holding an ace.

Eli, disappointed, turned over K-J for top two pair, anticipating that his opponent would show an ace for the nut straight. Instead his opponent turned over K-J as well for a chopped pot. Confused and shocked, Eli grabbed the four cards and stared at them, deciding whether or not he actually chopped the pot.

While that was going on, Lee chucked and said, "I folded A-10."

06-07-2008 22:16 UTC-8

Kenna James Doubles Up

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And not a moment too soon. Nursing a short stack James moved all with pocket kings and doubled up to 12,000. "That's all I play, gentlemen," Cowboy Kenna said as he tabled his cowboys.

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06-07-2008 22:31 UTC-8

Slowly Approaching the Money

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Things have certainly screeched to a halt here inside the Amazon room. With just 100 players to go until the money is reached, we've seen a lot more folding than calling during the last level. Bust-out hands and large pots seem to be a rarity as each remaining player tries to hang in there just a little bit longer.

We're sure once the money is reached that the bust-outs will fly in rapid succession, though we're thinking that won't be anytime this evening.

06-07-2008 22:32 UTC-8

Theo Tran Takes a Hit

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Seemingly determined to final-table every no-limit event at this year's World Series, Theo Tran is once again near the top of our chip counts. He took a hit in a hand where his A-6 was dominated by A-K, but even though both players hit an ace on the river (and the player with Big Slick had flopped a king) Tran only lost the 8,000 bet he made on the river. Despite losing that hand Tran still sits with 90,000.

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06-07-2008 22:41 UTC-8

Theo Bounces Back

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Theo Tran called a 2,600 raise preflop from Jared Hamby, as did a player in the big blind. The flop came {J-Hearts}

and Hamby led out for 3,800. Theo made the call but the big blind folded. The turn came the {5-Hearts}

, Hamby checked and Theo fired 5,500 into the pot, then Hamby moved all-in for his remaining chips.

Theo made the call and showed pocket sixes for a flopped set while Hamby turned over 10-7 for an open-ended straight draw. The {9-Diamonds}