Event 3 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-02-2008 14:32 UTC-7

Vance Fails to Ad-Vance

[user4144]

Tim Vance, who won the recent EPT event in Copenhagen, has been eliminated from today's event.

Tags: Tim Vance

06-02-2008 14:31 UTC-7

Last-Minute Sneakage

[user46392]

By the way the board is now displaying a total of 714 players, with 495 remaining, so a few people juuuuust made it in before the break.

06-02-2008 14:27 UTC-7

Some gossip from before the break...

Greg Raymer, seated at a table with Tom Schneider, has been discussing how the policy regarding logos and .coms, etc. has changed over the past few years. Incidentally, we believe that their table is the only one currently featuring two people who have their own gigantic banners around the room, Schneider for his 2007 POY title and Raymer for his bracelet win. Fame and fortune doesn't seem to have changed Raymer at least, though - he was overheard asking whether the plastic bracelets that were being handed out were good at the bar...

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Also some gossip from the break...

There is a strong British contingent here today, among them young Stuart "The Nutter" Rutter who is steaming ahead on around 15,000. More modestly still on their starting stacks are Rob Sherwood, as well as Irish Open champion Neil Channing. "I've had Aces twice," he grumbles. "Both times everyone folds. Then the one time I make a move, a guy check-raises all in and I couldn't call."

Tags: Greg Raymer Neil Channing Rob Sherwood Stuart Rutter Tom Schneider

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-02-2008 14:26 UTC-7

Girl Power!

[user4144]

Jennifer Tilly has clearly learned a lot from partner and fellow poker player Phil Laak, her preflop raise with 5-3 offsuit hitting a delightful 3-3-T flop, and being duly paid off by her opponent's A-T, Tilly smooth calling a 400 bet on the flop before re-raising him all in on the 'these-chips-are-destined-to-go-in' ace turn.

Bad luck for one man, but not since the Spice Girls were slamming your body down and winding it all around have we seen this level of girl power as Tilly shoots up to 11,500.

Tags: Jennifer Tilly

06-02-2008 14:18 UTC-7

Blair Rich Project

[user4144]

Yes, yes, I'm more than satisfied with that pun. Moving on to the actual hand, after raising a preflop limper to 1,700, Blair then pushed for 1,800 with {A-Spades}

on the

flop before being called by {J-Diamonds}

and surviving a blank {10-Hearts}

turn and

river.

"I hated that flop," commented a relieved Rodman, the former bracelet winner now up to a tasty 5,800.

Tags: Blair Rodman

06-02-2008 14:12 UTC-7

Heaven For Kevin

[user4144]

Drat, that just doesn't quite rhyme. Anyhow, Kevin O'Donnell really is reaching for the stars after eliminating Dutchman Michael Brummelhuis. All in preflop, Kevin's {6-Clubs}

held up against Michael's {K-Clubs}

on a

board to leave the European hurtling towards the rail.

Tags: Kevin O'Donnell Michael Brummelhuis

06-02-2008 14:07 UTC-7

Down and Up

[user46392]

Tom Schneider is back down to 4,100 after losing a 4,000 pot when his opponent outdrew his set of kings with {A-Hearts}

which made a flush.

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Meanwhile things are going well for Burt Boutin, who had a lucky double-up with {A-Diamonds}

against his opponent's {A-Spades}

- the board a divine {3-Diamonds}

.

Tags: Tom Schneider

06-02-2008 14:05 UTC-7

Emad is Mad

[user4144]

Emad Tahtouh is a gonna. He found himself all in with A-8 against K-8, but a cruel testicle-crunching king on the river soon put an end to his venture. He took hit like a true gent though, tapping the table as he left.

Tags: Emad Tahtouh

06-02-2008 13:57 UTC-7

Out... Out... Out...

[user46392]

Roy Winston is OUT, all in with 6-7 against an unknown lady's J-Q on a Q-7-3 flop.

Also OUT, Mr John Duthie, making a badly timed move with absolutely nothing against the unknown cutoff holding nines and Bart Tichelman holding queens. The cutoff also busted.

Again, OUT, Mr Tony Dunst - all in with aces on a king-high, two-club board, his opponent was holding {A-Clubs}

and rivered the flush.

Similarly OUT, Mr Mark Seif, all in preflop with a promising-looking pair of kings against Richard Hendin's Q-J, but a straight on the river for the lucky, Seif-cracking Hendin and he's gone.

Furthermore (last one this post), Mr Alex Jacob is also OUT, all in on a 9-3-4 flop with aces - unlucky for him, as Richard Fohrenbach was holding pocket fours for a set.

513 players left, of a total impressive but not record-breaking 713.