Event 30 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-15-2008 21:52 UTC-7

We're Back

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The players have returned (or at least they're sprinting back to their seats) and we're back to play.

06-15-2008 21:23 UTC-7

On Break

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The players are heading out on a 30-minute dinner break, play will resume just before 10pm.

06-15-2008 21:21 UTC-7

Preflop, Bryan Devonshire bumped the bet from the small blind and was raised by a player in early position. Devonshire bumped back and was all in and the player made the call. Devonshire showed pocket twos and was up against his opponent's A-K. His opponent flopped a king, but Devonshire flopped a set which held up. After the hand, Devonshire is up to 5,800.

06-15-2008 21:15 UTC-7

Back to Poker

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Eyes were glued to the large, widescreen televisions displaying the Laker game here in the Amazon room. Cheers erupted as the Lakers narrowly made it to game six. Immediately after, dozens of players returned to their seats and put their eyes back on the prize of this event.

In just the first four levels of this event we've managed to lose around ten players, with the field just barely standing over 200 remaining as we get ready for the dinner break.

06-15-2008 21:05 UTC-7

Nguyen Builds Back

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Preflop, a player under the gun led out and an early position player raised. Scotty Nguyen called from the small blind and saw a flop of {A-Diamonds}

. Scotty led out first and the player under the gun folded, but the early position player made the call. The {8-Clubs}

fell on the turn and Scotty check-raised his opponent who called. The river was the {J-Spades}

, Scotty led out and his opponent called. Scotty turned over {10-Spades}

and his opponent mucked, putting Scotty back up to 14,000 after the hand.

06-15-2008 21:04 UTC-7

Max Pescatori and Jeff Shulman Have Been Eliminated

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06-15-2008 21:03 UTC-7

Here We Go Again

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Just as during the end of the U.S. Open, the conclusion of Game 5 of the NBA Finals is attracting considerable interest from the players in today's event. Players keep leaving their tables to run over to the TV by media row to keep up to date on the action, and every basket and rebound is met with cheers and, occasionally, screams.

06-15-2008 20:56 UTC-7

This is, I Swear, the Very Last Time

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And I really mean it this time. Barry Greenstein just took his seat in today's event. The reason Barry was tardy is that he's the big chip leader with three players left in the $1,500 Razz event. He's spending his 30 minute dinner break playing in this event.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-15-2008 20:56 UTC-7

Ivey Eliminated

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Preflop, the pot was raised to three bets with Ivey calling down heads-up. The flop ran 3-5-A and Ivey check-called to see a king fall on the turn. Ivey bet out, was raised, and called. Another king paired on the river and Ivey check-raised his opponent who called and showed A-K. Ivey mucked and was eliminated on the following hand after getting all his chips in with A-2 against an opponent who held 5-2 and flopped a five.

06-15-2008 20:53 UTC-7

Some Fireworks

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As you might imagine, a table with Michael Mizrachi, Huck Seed and Theo Tran might see some confrontations. After a {5-Hearts}

flop, Mizrachi led out for 500 from the small blind and Seed raised to 1000 from the big blind. Theo Tran called, Mizrachi then three-bet and Seed and Tran called. The {3-Diamonds}

hit on the turn, Mizrachi bet 1,000 and Seed and Tran again called. The {6-Clubs}

fell on the river, Mizrachi bet 1,000 and Seed raised to 2,000. Tran folded, Mizrachi called, and learned that his pocket kings had lost to Seed's {A-Spades}