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

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 14:35 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 14:41 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 14:44 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.

Tags: Al Barbieri

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 14:49 UTC-7

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 14:51 UTC-7

Williams Out, Porter Steaming Ahead

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David Williams is OUT.

Those doing rather better include Rep Porter, who won the last six-handed event -- he's currently on 16,000.

06-16-2008 14:55 UTC-7

Mark Seif Eliminated

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Mark moved all in for his last 2,200 preflop behind a raise of 525 from the UTG player.

The player in the small blind moved all in over the top for more than 4000 and the UTG player released his hand.

Mark tabled {9-?}

while his opponent held {K-?}

.

No help on the board for Mark and he makes an early exit.

06-16-2008 14:57 UTC-7

Williams Drops Down

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Jeff Williams has dropped down to 9,000 from his earlier peak of 24,000. He reraised an early position raiser from the small blind and then bet out 700 on the {7-Clubs}

flop. His opponent raised to 1,700 and Williams called. Williams checked the {J-Spades}

turn, and when the original raiser bet 3,000, Williams raised to 10,000. The original raiser called all in, and flipped over {8-Diamonds}

for the turned nut. Williams mucked even before the {8-Hearts}

river was dealt.

Tags: Jeff Williams

06-16-2008 15:02 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Scott Seiver, Vanessa Rousso and Gavin Smith are all OUT, the latter running his J-9 into the pocket rockets of Fred Goldberg at some point (presumably the flop) on a {6-?}

board.