2008 World Series of Poker

Event 21 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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Chip Leader Emerges

On a board of {K-Spades} {9-Spades} {7-Spades} {6-Clubs} Michiel Brummelhuis led out for 30,000. His only opponent in the hand moved all in for 60,000 and Brummelhuis called. Brummelhuis showed pocket nines for a set and was up against his opponent's {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. After the hand, Brummelhuis is up over 120,000.

Tags: Michiel Brummelhuis

Cloutier Eliminated

T.J. Cloutier was eliminated after moving all in on a seven-high flop. His opponent called with pocket aces, which held up against Cloutier's A-7, and eliminated Cloutier from the event.

Kathy Liebert Chips Up

After calling a 850 raise from the cutoff, Kathy Liebert and an opponent saw a {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {10-Spades} flop. The original raiser bet 1,700 and Liebert raised to 4400. She got the call and both players checked the {4-Spades} on the turn. When the {A-Spades} fell on the river, the other player check-called Liebert's 6,000 bet. Liebert turned over {4-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} for the turned set and took down a pot that boosted her stack to 24,750.

Tags: Kathy Liebert

Still No FBT

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.

Tags: FBTGreg Mueller

Double Up for Farha

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.

Tags: Sammy Farha

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Official Numbers

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?
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