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

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-02-2008 14:27 UTC-7

Gossip

[user46392]

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

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 14:32 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 14:33 UTC-7

Grinder Grinds to a Halt

[user46392]

Michael Mizrachi busted out last hand before the break, nines versus tens and no miracle on the board.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

06-02-2008 14:37 UTC-7

No Clemency for Clements

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Scott Clements is OUT, in most unfortunate circumstances - all in preflop against an unknown's A-J, Clements' A-Q was looking dominatingly good, until the board came down an inclement J-T-5-7-3.

Tags: Scott Clements

06-02-2008 14:37 UTC-7

Tilly Sees Off Another

[user4144]

With K-Q versus Q-T on a queen high board, cowgirl Jennifer Tilly eliminates yet another victim to continue her hot, sizzling form. Tilly now up to 13,500 and proving to be one of the early pace setters. One could say she is 'bound' to win, if one was indeed looking to finish his post with a terrible joke.

Tags: Jennifer Tilly

06-02-2008 14:40 UTC-7

Ramdin the Pocket Rockets

[user46392]

Many thanks to all in the shout box for the above sort-of pun.

Victor Ramdin is OUT, A-Q into the Mighty American Airlines of an unknown player preflop, and no astounding miracle of the board could save him.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

06-02-2008 14:44 UTC-7

Sklansky Still Surviving

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A short-stacked Sklansky has doubled up with A-K in the big blind against the 7-10 of his small blind neighbour. He's back up to a still fairly short but still-in 2100.

Tags: David Sklansky

06-02-2008 14:52 UTC-7

He Can Also Spell 'Short-Stacked'

[user4144]

For those of you who watch the ESPN WSOP shows as fanatically as I, you may recall a chap called Jim Pittman who, according to Phil Hellmuth, "can't even spell poker". Well, I checked with Jim earlier (who, incidentally, is a thoroughly nice fellow), and can confirm that his spelling is top notch, even belting out spellings for other words of the poker glossary including 'all in', 'raise' and 'short-stacked'.

Unfortunately for Jim, it was the latter of those that befell him in his most recent encounter, Kevin O'Donnell raising Pittman's 6,400 bet all in on the turn of a {9-Hearts}

board and forcing his opponent to fold. Whilst this left Jim with 4,000, Kevin leapt up to a sky-high 20,000.

On a sidenote, Jim is now a highly successful business man after inventing a cushioning system for pick-up trucks so people can camp in their vehicle overnight (bizarre, I know), so who needs to spell poker when you can spell 'god damn filthy rich?'

Tags: Jim Pitman Kevin O'Donnell