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

06-16-2008 13:26 UTC-7

Interesting Table

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Currently sharing a table, Messrs Kevin O'Donnell, Alex Jacob and Andy Black. Yikes.

06-16-2008 13:29 UTC-7

One member of the Hit Squad is gone, Karl 'Mantis' Mahrenholz tasting dust just moments ago.

Still remaining on his former table, however, is 2008 EPT Grand Final Champion Glen Chorny, who recently won over 2.6 million dollars for his win in Monte Carlo.

Today, he has burst out of the blocks with 10,200 in chips.

Tags: Glen Chorny Karl Mahrenholz

06-16-2008 13:30 UTC-7

A Pham/Le Affair

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Nam Le is a goner, raising utg with K-Q and calling a reraise, then moving all in on the Q-9-4 flop. His opponent was holding pocket kings.

Also gone is David Pham -- down to just 750, he pushed preflop with {K-Spades}

but was called by {A-Clubs}

which only improved on the {6-Spades}

board.

Tags: David Pham Nam Le

06-16-2008 13:31 UTC-7

Williams Also Running Well

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Speaking of EPT winners, Grand Final Champion two years prior, Jeff Williams, is hovering around the same figure, although he did just double up a short-stacked opponent with {A-Spades}

versus

all in preflop with a {5-Hearts}

.

Tags: Jeff Williams

06-16-2008 13:35 UTC-7

Humberto Brenes Eliminated

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Costa Rican legend Humberto Brenes departed with a smile and a twinkle in his eye, mumbling something about two big hands decimating his stack.

"Tomorrow," he said as he exited the room.

06-16-2008 13:40 UTC-7

Cousineau's A-K Is Good

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Tony Cousineau limped utg, and then called big blind Fu "Grasshopper" Wong's raise to 300. He also called Wong's 300 bet on the {Q-Hearts}

flop and 400 bet on the {3-Spades}

turn -- "Stop milking it," said Cousineau, "It's getting painful over here." Both players checked the {7-Clubs}

river, and Wong mucked at showdown to Cousineau's {A-Hearts}

.

Tags: Fu Wong Tony Cousineau

06-16-2008 13:43 UTC-7

Golf versus Poker

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It would appear today that golf is winning this battle as the hordes of poker players swamping the Amazon Room refuse to take their eyes off the plasma screens.

Over in the Brasilia Room, Maciek "Michael" Gracz has spent most of the last half hour sitting on the floor under the nearest screen as Tiger dominates the fairways.

However, his attention was drawn back to the tournament when he flopped bottom set holding {4-Clubs}

on a flop of {9-Diamonds}

. Sadly for Gracz, his opponent held {6-Hearts}

for a bigger set leaving the former WPT winner with a depleted stack of 1,400.

06-16-2008 13:46 UTC-7

Saul Train

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A short-stacked Kevin Saul pushed all in for his last 700 with A-K and was looked up by A-2. The Big Slick held up doubling Saul up to 1,500.

Tags: Kevin Saul

06-16-2008 13:53 UTC-7

Mackey and Giang Out

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James Mackey has busted out, in a spot of terrible luck. He pushed all in with {A-Clubs}

and was called by a gentleman holding {A-Diamonds}

-- the board came down {5-Diamonds}

.

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Also OUT is Chau Giang, in unknown circumstances.

Tags: Chau Giang James Mackey

06-16-2008 13:56 UTC-7

Black Hits Gutshot Straight Flush

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Andy Black bet out on the flop with an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw; his opponent raised and Black reraised to put him all in. The opponent called, and Black hit his straight on the turn to eliminate his opponent, and hit a gratuitous gutshot straight flush for good measure on the river.

He's now on 10,700.

Tags: Andy Black