Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-19-2008 14:18 UTC-8

It's an Odd Game

Hevad "Rain" Khan was just recently moved into the Orange section of the Amazon room. He sat down in his new seat assignment and managed to eliminate a player on his first hand. Khan was dealt aces, which were good by the river, and Khan doubled up to 8,500.

Immediately after his first hand at the table, a floor staff came back by and announced he'd be moving again.

06-19-2008 14:16 UTC-8

Kathy Liebert Has Been Eliminated

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Liebert moved all in after a flop brought low cards, only to find her pocket sixes had run into pocket kings.

06-19-2008 13:59 UTC-8

John Phan Has Been Eliminated

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After conjuring the {5-Spades}

out of thin air simply by asking for it in an earlier hand, John Phan wasn't able to summon a king or a jack when his {K-Hearts}

was up against {A-Clubs}

. The board brought Phan no help, and he was eliminated.

06-19-2008 13:57 UTC-8

Bonomo Bounces Back, Then Busts

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After losing all but a handful of chips Justin Bonomo doubled up twice, once when he held A-K and his massive 250 all-in move was called by A-5. "I move in and you call with ace-five? Come on!" Bonomo joked. He won that pot, then won again with 10-7 when he made a pair on the flop, borrowed a pair of sunglasses, waited a few moments, then stoically moved in his last 75 chips. He won that pot as well, but his luck (and theatrics) came to an end soon after and he was eliminated.

06-19-2008 13:52 UTC-8

Late Arrival for Anna...Sorta...

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Anna Wroblewski just recently took her seat within the field, yet she's been here in the Amazon room for a while now. Early reports saw Anna over in the high-stakes cash game taking down a few big pots. After the start of Level 3, Anna is in her seat and ready to go.

06-19-2008 13:44 UTC-8

J.C. Tran Calls Heads, Cards Come Tails

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J.C. Tran lost a coin flip holding pocket sevens to his opponent's {A-Clubs}

. An ace flopped and Tran lost about 4400 chips.

06-19-2008 13:31 UTC-8

Dmitri Nobles Has Been Eliminated

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After a J-5-2 flop an early-position player bet 1,000 and Dmitri Nobles moved all in. Ed Hanson called, the original bettor folded and Nobles called. His pocket queens led Hanson's A-J, but Hanson spiked an ace on the river to take the pot and bring a sudden end to Nobles' tournament.

06-19-2008 13:27 UTC-8