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06-18-2008 17:25 UTC-7

Roaming the Room

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Chris Ferguson and Andy Black just chopped a pot, both holding A-A-x-x. Ferguson has 19,000, and Black 38,000.

Tony Phillips just took a big pot from Brock Parker. Phillips has 41,000, and Parker 7,000.

Joe Hachem just doubled through Mark Vos. Hachem is still alive with 6,800, and Vos has 14,000.

06-18-2008 17:23 UTC-7

My House is Bigger than Your House

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Josh Arieh just knocked out another player. This time it was Lee Watkinson who was the victim.

The board was {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

{7-Clubs}

.

Arieh had {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{Q-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

{Q-Spades}

for the top full house.
Watkinson held {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

{10-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

for the next best full house.

Arieh up to 75,000 now.

Tags: Josh Ariah Lee Watkinson

06-18-2008 17:17 UTC-7

The Quest Continues for Ivey

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Ivey Eliminated

After building a big stack during the rebuy period, Phil Ivey has been eliminated.

Three players -- including Gabe Costner and Chad Brown -- had limped, and Ivey raised to 2,100 from the small blind. All called.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{6-Clubs}

{7-Spades}

, and Ivey bet the pot. A middle position player raised all in with his last 30,000, and Costner reraised with his last 36,000. Ivey made the call with his remaining chips.

Ivey showed {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{5-Clubs}

for a gutshot draw. Costner had {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

{6-Hearts}

{4-Diamonds}

for a set of sixes. And the third player had {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

{9-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

for a wrap straight draw. Ivey was in trouble.

The {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

decided the hand right there. Ivey and the other player busted, and Costner is now up to 90,000.

06-18-2008 17:13 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Those busted in the last while include John Juanda, Jason Mercier, Johnny Chan and Burt Boutin.

06-18-2008 17:11 UTC-7

Gazes at the River

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Bill Gazes calls a bet from an under-the-gun player on a {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{Q-Spades}

{4-Spades}

flop.

The turn comes {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

and Gazes under-calls all in to the next bet he faces.

Gazes shows {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{Q-Clubs}

{J-Spades}

{J-Diamonds}

for a pair of queens and he's ahead of his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

{4-Clubs}

for a pair of fours.

The river comes {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

to make two-pair for Gazes' opponent, and he's out.

Tags: Bill Gazes

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

06-18-2008 17:09 UTC-7

Gowen Busts Williams

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A severely short-stacked David Williams pushed preflop with {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{Q-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

{5-Spades}

, and Clonie Gowen called with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

.

The flop came {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

, giving Gowen a wheel. The turn and river -- {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

{8-Diamonds}

-- couldn't save Williams, and he is out. Gowen is up to 27,000.

06-18-2008 17:05 UTC-7

Brenes Draws Out on Medic

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Nenad Medic raised to 2,000, and Humberto Brenes called. The flop came {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{10-Hearts}

{6-Spades}

. Medic bet 1,800, Brenes raised pot, Medic reraised, and Brenes called with the rest of his chips.

Medic showed {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{10-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

for a set of tens. Brenes showed {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

for a wrap draw. The {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

came on the turn, and Medic was still ahead. But the {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

fell on the river, giving Brenes a straight and the pot.

Brenes is up to 22,000, and Medic down to 8,500.

06-18-2008 17:02 UTC-7

Missed Draws

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'I missed a couple of draws,' Greg Raymer tells Joe Hachem on the rail.

This is shortly after Raymer was eliminated by an opponent's {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

{10-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

.

The board was {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

{6-Spades}

{2-Diamonds}

and Raymer mucked his hand and walked off.

Tags: Greg Raymer

06-18-2008 17:01 UTC-7

Williams Crippled

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David Williams just flopped a set of kings, but ended up losing a big pot to a runner-runner straight. He's down to 1,000.

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