Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-17-2008 14:38 UTC-7

The Chark is Coming!

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Four players including Humberto Brenes on the button and both blinds limped in and saw a flop of {Q-Spades}

. Action was checked around. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

and everyone checked again. The river was the {8-Clubs}

. The small blind bet 250, the big blind and the first limper folded, Brenes raised to 750 and the small blind called.

The small blind showed {J-Clubs}

for the flush but Brenes held the nut flush with {A-Clubs}

and won the pot, increasing his stack to 7,400.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-17-2008 14:31 UTC-7

After a raise from middle position to 250, Dmitri Nobles moved all in for approximately 1,700 from the cutoff seat . The small blind came over the top all in for 2,475 total and the initial raiser made the call. The players showed:

Nobles: {A-Diamonds}

Small Blind: {Q-Spades}

Middle Position: {A-Spades}

Board:

Nobles flopped an open-ended straight draw, but the player with {Q-Hearts}

rivered the nut full house and sent Nobles packing.

06-17-2008 14:24 UTC-7

Rolf Slotboom Eliminated

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The action folded around to the player on the button and he moved all in for 3,100. Rolf Slotboom, who had about 2,700 chips, called all in from the small blind. The players showed:

Slotboom: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

Slotboom's slight advantage vanished when the community cards ran out {10-Hearts}

. Slotboom's ace high was second best and he was eliminated from the tournament.

06-17-2008 14:22 UTC-7

Jason Potter Eliminated

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With the board reading {9-Hearts}

on the river, James Potter moved all in for his remaining 2,325 from the small blind and a late-position player called, turning up {Q-Clubs}

for two pair. Potter mucked and hit the rail.

Tags: James Potter

06-17-2008 14:17 UTC-7

James Van Alstyne Eliminated

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Action folded to James Van Alstyne and he moved all in from middle postion for 1,150. The big blind was the only player to make the call and they showed:

Van Alstyne: {5-Spades}

Opponent:

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}

and just like that, Van Alstyne found himself on the rail.

Tags: James Van Alstyne

06-17-2008 14:14 UTC-7

Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up

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Action folded around to a short-stacked Michael Mizrachi, who moved all in for his last 1,300 from the button. The big blind looked him up and the players showed:

Mizrachi: {3-Spades}

Opponent:

The flop hit Mizrachi hard coming {K-Spades}

. His opponent needed runner-runner to eliminated him. The miracle never came and Mizrachi doubled up to 2,725 chips.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

06-17-2008 14:00 UTC-7

Phil Hellmuth Doubles through Paul Spitzberg

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Phil Hellmuth raised to 200 from under the gun. Paul Spitzberg called from the button and the big blind came along as well.

The flop came down {10-Hearts}

. The big blind checked, as did Hellmuth. Spitzberg bet 625. The big blind passed and Hellmuth moved all in for 1,325. Spitzberg called and the players showed:

Hellmuth: {J-Spades}