Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-16-2008 14:49 UTC-7

Hansen Doubles Through

I think our reporter might just hover over this particular table as Gus has joined Dario Minieri at table 11, and you know that these guys like to play a lot of hands.

In this hand Gus made it 625 from under the gun and Dario made he call on the button.

Flop: {K-Hearts}

Gus bet 700 and Dario moved in, forcing Gus to call for his last 4,100.
Dario tabled {K-Spades}

for top pair while Gus held the {Q-Spades}

for a flopped set.

Turn, {9-Diamonds}

, River

Gus moves up over 10k.

06-16-2008 14:48 UTC-7

Stephan Kjaerstad Eliminated

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Norwegian dynamo Stephan Kjaerstad has been removed from today's proceedings. He sang his swan song with {A-Clubs}

but came unstuck against {10-Spades}

and an ensuing {7-Clubs}

board.

06-16-2008 14:44 UTC-7

Barbieri Doing Well

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Also in and going strong on 14,000 is Al Barbieri, who final tabled the $1,500 PLO two weeks ago.

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06-16-2008 14:41 UTC-7

Interesting Table Share

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One rather interesting table sees Clonie Gowen seated next to UK online player Chris Moorman. Moorman still has his 5,000 starting stack while Gowen is down to 2,900, but Gowen has position...

06-16-2008 14:35 UTC-7

Total Runners; Raymer No Longer Among Them

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It looks like our final number of runners today is 1,013, of whom 840 are still with us.

One of those who didn't make it to this point is Greg Raymer.

Tags: Greg Raymer

06-16-2008 14:28 UTC-7

Fashionably Late

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Entering the arena with his trademark mischievous grin is PokerNews' own Tony G.

Let's see if the G-man can hit the spot today.

06-16-2008 14:23 UTC-7

Bill Edler Out

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Just before the break:

Short-stacked, Bill Edler committed all of his chips with {K-?}

.

However, he ran into pocket kings and pocket queens, the kings holding up sending Bill to the rail

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-16-2008 14:18 UTC-7

Williams Finds Aces

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Jeff Williams is up to 24,000. Holding {A-Diamonds}

, he checked the turn of a {4-Spades}

X

board and let the button bet 1,500. Williams raised to 6,000 and the button called all in holding {A-Spades}

. The

river didn't make a flush for the button, who is now OUT.

Tags: Jeff Williams

06-16-2008 14:12 UTC-7

Thinking Ahead...

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Now that Tiger Woods has reigned supreme in the U.S. Open, poker can finally take control as the remaining players divert their attention back to the task in hand. However, for a long period of time, poker was playing second fiddle to the greens and fairways as eyes remained fixated on the plasma screens.

Some players, however, thought ahead...