Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-13-2008 14:43 UTC-7

Raisy Daisy; Sammy Farha Moves On!

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Sammy Farha made it 4,000 to go before the flop and his opponent, Michael Pickett, moved all in for a total of 8,800. Farha made the call and they were off to the races:

Farha: {6-Spades}

Pickett:

The board ultimately ran out {K-Diamonds}

in favor of Farha, whose two pair earned him the pot and a spot in the round of 128.

Tags: Sammy Farha

06-13-2008 14:39 UTC-7

Bloch Topples Edler

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Andy Bloch has just eliminated fellow Full Tilter Bill Edler from the field.

This preflop all-in extravaganza pitted Edler's {A-Clubs}

against Bloch's pocket nines. A {K-Clubs}

board ran out in favor of Bloch, sending Edler to the rail.

Keep in mind, Andy made an impressive run at this year's National Heads-Up Championships where he recorded a runner-up finish to his Team Full Tilt compadre Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson. Another deep run in this tournament would certainly put Bloch in the upper echelon of high-stakes heads-up kingpins.

Tags: Andy Bloch

06-13-2008 14:35 UTC-7

Unhappy Freddy

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While all the other remaining players went on break, somehow Freddy Deeb and Matt Giannetti kept right on playing, thinking that there were no breaks in this event. Deeb had a 4-1 chip lead over Gianetti and they played for a full 10 minutes into the 20-minute break before a floor supervisor came over to let them know they could not continue. By this point, Deeb's lead had eroded to a 2-1 advantage and he grew upset, telling the supervisor that he should get his chips back since they weren't supposed to be playing through the break in the first place. That wasn't going to happen and Deeb stormed out in a huff.

Tags: Freddy Deeb Matthew Giannetti

06-13-2008 14:32 UTC-7

Kicker Problems for Dowda

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A short-stacked Jimmy Dowda moved all in for his last 5,000 holding {K-Diamonds}

and was looked up by opponent Gavin Griffin, who made the call with {K-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {J-Clubs}

and Griffin's nine kicker played to earn him the match and a spot in the round of 128.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

06-13-2008 14:29 UTC-7

Ari Goott Takes Out Mark Muchnik

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In a preflop all in, Mark Muchnik held {K-Diamonds}

to Ari Goott's {J-Spades}

. The flop looked good for Muchnik when it came down {K-Hearts}

, but the

fell on the turn, making Goott's straight. The river was the {6-Clubs}

and Muchnik, last year's runner-up, wouldn't make it past the first round, while Goott advanced.

Tags: Ari Goott Mark Muchnik

Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

06-13-2008 14:25 UTC-7

Game On

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The remaining heads-up contestants have retaken their seats and the cards are back in the air. Looking around the room, we estimate that there are approximately twelve matches still in play, including (but not limited to):

Freddy Deeb v. Matt Giannetti

Anna Wroblewski v. Alan Meltzer

Gavin Griffin v. Jimmy Dowda

06-13-2008 14:15 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Moves On

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Fan favorite Gavin Smith has just earned himself a spot in the round of 128 after eliminating Ken Shei from the tournament.

Smith flopped gold holding A-Q on an {A-?}