Event 35 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-19-2008 00:38 UTC-7

Jett Cruising Right Along

On fourth street, Chip Jett raised his opponent's bet, which prompted a check-bet-call pattern throughout the rest of the hand.

Chip Jett: {5-Spades}

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Opponent: {K-Clubs}

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Chip's two pair was enough to move him to 23,000.

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06-19-2008 00:26 UTC-7

Orange #12 is Now Orange #17

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Players on Orange #12 were so cold, and complained so bitterly to the floor about it, that they've all been moved to Orange #17, a table that had been previously broken.

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-19-2008 00:21 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

06-18-2008 23:55 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

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Play will resume in about 25 minutes. The green (T25) chips will be colored up on this break.

06-18-2008 23:49 UTC-7

As we near the end of the level, racks of green 25-denomination chips have accumulated and are stacked neatly in anticipation of a color-up. Only a seasoned World Series of Poker player would be so on point with the maturation of a tournament here at the Rio. Indicative of the class in the field, maybe?

06-18-2008 23:46 UTC-7

Slotbloom Falls

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Rolf Slotbloom is the latest player to be knocked out of today's tournament. He started with split aces and managed to get his last 1,200 chips in on third street against Dewey Tomko's buried queens. Tomko made two pair by sixth street; Slotbloom never improved.

06-18-2008 23:38 UTC-7

Chip Accretion

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Humberto Brenes has been broken to Orange #10, and like three ducks in a row his tablemates to either side are Amnon Filippi and Greg "FBT" Mueller. Each of the players has well over 10,000 in chips.

06-18-2008 23:34 UTC-7

Upwards Pressure

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The levels may be an hour long, but the limits do increase quickly in the WSOP stud tournaments. With limits of 300 and 600, the current average stack is about 8,000 chips, or just over 13 big bets. That leads to quick eliminations.

People who have recently been eliminated include: Paul Darden; Doug Carli; "Miami" John Cernuto; Ali Eslami; Keith Sexton; and Allen Kessler.

06-18-2008 23:31 UTC-7