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

06-02-2008 13:56 UTC-7

Disaster!

[user4144]

Just as I am posting my last message of hope, my dreams are suddenly shattered by news that Andy Bloch has been eliminated from this event. The dream might be over for today, but I am determined to strike with my god-awful pun when these two meet later in the Series.

Tags: Andy Bloch

06-02-2008 13:54 UTC-7

Come on the Puns!

[user4144]

Some of you eagle-eyed viewers out there may have noticed that Jennifer Tilly and Andy Bloch are both playing in this tournament. What you might not be aware of however is my unrelenting eagerness to witness these players cross swords, preferably with Jennifer taking a pot off Andy, if only so I can use the puntastic 'Jenny From The Bloch' title.

As you can see, I don't have much of a life, but I am making efforts to improve it.

Tags: Andy Bloch Jennifer Tilly

06-02-2008 13:45 UTC-7

Ay Caramba!

[user4144]

The more yellow-skinned, never-aging of the Barts is renowned for his mischievous antics, and it would appear as though his namesake at the table is no different. Betting 1,600 on a {J-Clubs}

board, and consequently leaving himself just 500 behind, Bart Hanson is called in one spot before indeed pushing for that remaining 500 on the {4-Diamonds}

river. Tapping the table in defeat, his opponent mucks his hand allowing Bart to reveal his {8-Hearts}

for the busted straight draw. "I guess pot limit saved me there," adds a cheeky Bart. Boy, is he going to be in trouble when Homer gets hold of him.

Tags: Bart Hanson

06-02-2008 13:44 UTC-7

Ambrose-ia

[user46392]

Steve Paul-Ambrose is up to 8,300 after finding himself in the enviable position of holding {Q-Spades}

on a

board. His opponent just mucked.

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Meanwhile Tom Schneider is up to 6,100 after putting two short-stacked players all in with the mighty {Q-Diamonds}

and rivering a backdoor flush.

Incidentally, Schneider and Ambrose are sharing a table along with Greg Raymer. Another interesting table share has Scott Clements, Dan Alspach and David Sklansky in close proximity.

Tags: Steve Paul-Ambrose Tom Schneider

06-02-2008 13:35 UTC-7

Lipkin Has Many Chip-kin

[user46392]

Also gone is John Juanda. Robert Lipkin made it 150 in early position, and Juanda called from the button. Juanda check-raised the Q-10-4 flop, and then shoved the nine turn for 1,500; Lipkin called, and Juanda's K-Q was no good against Lipkin's Q-Q.

Lipkin up to a whopping 10,800.

Tags: John Juanda Robert Lipkin

06-02-2008 13:33 UTC-7

Ace Saves Sebok

[user4144]

"It's a skill game," as Dutchman Rolf Slotboom always informs me with a slight hint of sarcasm when he witnesses a bad beat, but as we all know, you can't triumph in these events without stumbling upon the odd slice of luck, and that's exactly what Joe Sebok encountered just moments ago.

Short-stacked and all in with A-Q, Joe found himself in the sometimes merciful hands of the poker gods as his opponents revealed queens and kings. But an ace on the turn proved his saviour, leaving Joe with a much more playable, but still below his starting stack, 2,350.

Tags: Joe Sebok

06-02-2008 13:29 UTC-7

Gobbo-OUT

[user46392]

Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke is OUT - a preflop raising war between Jimmy on the button and an unknown opponent on the cutoff saw them coinflipping, Jimmy holding A-Q and his opponent holding pocket tens which held up.

Tags: Gobboboy Jimmy Fricke

06-02-2008 13:25 UTC-7

Best McEvoyd This One...

[user46392]

Tom McEvoy must be among our early chip leaders. After propelling his stack to 6,000 after turning the straight with {10-Clubs}

on a

board, he has now leapt up to the intoxicating heights of 8,000 after eliminating young Frenchman and EPT champion Ludovic Lacay.

McEvoy made it 500 on the {5-Hearts}

flop and Lacay called in early-ish position. McEvoy bet another 500 on the {5-Diamonds}

turn, and again, Lacay called. The river was the innocuous {4-Hearts}

and McEvoy put Lacay all in with a 1200 bet. On their backs and Lacay's {J-Clubs}

was no match for the mighty house-alicious {5-Clubs}

of McEvoy.

Tags: Ludovic Lacay Tom McEvoy

06-02-2008 13:21 UTC-7

Ants in Their Pants

[user4144]

Remember that Doug Lee chap... and that kangaroo on the trampoline? Well he's at it again, his stack continuing to fluctuate, this time however in the wrong direction. Calling a raise of 225 from the small blind, both players checked the {2-Spades}

board before Doug's 600 bet on the {9-Hearts}

river was raised to 1,200. Doug swiftly mucked with more than a slight grimace.

Also catching the Doug Lee bug is last night's runner upper Andy Bloch, his stack dipping down to a frightfully low 500, before jumping back up to 3,500 with a flopped set against, yes, you guessed it, Doug Lee's {A-Spades}

.

What's happened here, do these chaps have ants in their pants or something?

Tags: Andy Bloch Doug Lee

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0