Event 21 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-11-2008 17:31 UTC-8

Griffin Elimintes Yet Another

Gavin Griffin continues to knock players out of this event. He managed to do it yet again when he flopped a set of fours in a three-handed pot. A player holding {K-Clubs}

flopped a king, but couldn't improve against the set. After the hand, Griffin is up to 60,000.

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06-11-2008 17:28 UTC-8

Steve Billirakis Has Been Eliminated

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Just as happened to Eric Froehlich, Billirakis ran queens into aces and has been eliminated.

06-11-2008 17:10 UTC-8

Vanessa Rousso Eliminated

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Vanessa Rousso was eliminated when her pocket fours ran into Mark Segal's pocket nines. Vanessa failed to catch up and was eliminated from the field.

06-11-2008 17:06 UTC-8

Eric Froehlich Has Been Eliminated

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Shortly after losing half his stack with Q-10 to A-Q, Froehlich has the misfortune to run Q-Q into aces. He's been eliminated.

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06-11-2008 17:04 UTC-8

With 731 participants in today's field, we only have 390 left. At this rate we will be well below the half-way point by the dinner break, which is up in an hour.

The money will be reached once we get to 72 players left, with last place taking home $9,619 and first place netting $755,891.

James "mig.com" Mackey, the returning champion of this event, has already been eliminated. Who will be this year's champion?

06-11-2008 16:55 UTC-8

Twice the Fun, or Twice the Headache?

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During a lull in play Antonio Esfandiari said, "This is a dumb game. You get two cards, five come out, someone wins."

"Try Omaha, then," another player at the table said.

Esfandiari said, "That requires more thinking. I hate thinking."

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-11-2008 16:51 UTC-8

Double Up for Farha

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Preflop, a player from the cutoff made it 1,000 to go and Sammy Farha moved all in for his remaining 3,900. The opponent called and showed A-Q while Farha was ahead with A-K. The A-K held up for Farha and he's now up to 8,500.

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06-11-2008 16:51 UTC-8

Eric Froehlich Takes a Hit

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Froehlich called an opponent's all in with Q-10 on a queen-high board and found he was up against A-Q. Losing that pot halved his stack and he's now sitting with 8,100.

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06-11-2008 16:49 UTC-8

Still No FBT

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Greg "FBT" Mueller reraised an opponent preflop who then moved all in. Greg made the call and turned over A-J to his opponent's pocket jacks. Mueller spiked an ace on the flop and eliminated his opponent. After the hand, Mueller is up to 43,000.

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