2008 World Series of Poker

Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♥10♦
Prize
$631,656
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,712,800
Entries
2,720
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Day 1 Official Chip Counts Released

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Barry Greenstein is among those still alive in Event 39
Barry Greenstein is among those still alive in Event 39
With Day 1 in the books and the chips for the surviving 218 players bagged and tallied, the WSOP has released overnight chip counts. Michael Polcari, at 130,000 is the leader, followed by Jason Yates and Christian Holt. The overnight top ten:

Michael Polcari 130,000
Jason Yates 115,200
Christian Holt 113,300
Eric Beren 110,900
Mike Zulker 107,000
David Barter 102,300
Michel Leibgorin 97,100
Matthew Wood 93,700
Gordon Hamilton 92,800
Chris Weaver 90,900

All of the remaining players are well inside the money bubble; the top 270 spots in this event paid. Join us tomorrow for live coverage, which begins at 2pm from the Brasilia Room.

Tags: Barry GreensteinMichael Polcari

Play Concludes For the Evening

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'Cowboy' Kenna James
'Cowboy' Kenna James
After starting the day with 2,720 players stretched into the various overflow areas here at the Rio, we are now down to just 218 players on 25 tables in the far corner of the Amazon Room.

It will be a 2:00pm PDT start time for those lucky enough to make Day 2. They'll then play down to the final nine players who will comprise Monday's final table.

Mike Zukler ends the day as the probable chip leader with approximately 113,000 chips. Eric Beren and Kaveh Tehizani are not far behind however, each with over 85,000 in chips. Other notables to make Day 2 include Bill Gazes, Humberto Brenes, Hasan Habib, and Kenna James. Well above average in chips and always a threat is Barry Greenstein. You can be sure he has his sights set on a final table appearance and a 4th WSOP gold bracelet. A strong finish here would put Greenstein atop the WSOP Player of the Year race and taking home the title would make him tough to catch in that race. Will he or any other pro make the final table? Join us tomorrow at 2:00pm to find out.

As always, official chip counts will be posted when they become available.

Tags: Kenna James

Theo Tran on Life Support

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A short-stacked Theo Tran pushed all in from under the gun for his last 9,800. The big blind, whom Tran had covered, called all in for his last 5,100. The players showed:

Tran: {K-Spades} {9-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Hearts} {9-Spades} {7-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {10-Spades} leaving Tran's hand second best. He finished the hand with just 4,700 chips.

All In All In All In....

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42 players have already busted out inside the money. The payout line is now ten... make that twelve players deep as she short stacks decide to gamble it up in order to reach Day 2 with some chips to play with.

Currently in the payout line are recent eliminations Nick Binger and Arnold Spee.

Who Says Money Can't Buy Happiness?

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[user40108]
A strange quiet came over this quadrant of the Amazon Room as the players approached the money. Quiet, somber, serious, tense...all these adjectives could have been accurately used to describe the atmosphere here.

Since we've made it to the money however, it seems more like a fraternity party than a poker tournament. Players are laughing, joking, and goofing off. The tom-foolery being displayed illustrates that most of these players seem content to have just made the money and forget that there is a $631,000 first prize up for grabs at the end of this road.

Winner on Blue 16!

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In stark contrast to the siren call of "Seat Open!" that dominated most of today, dealers can now be constantly heard calling out "Winner!" when a player at their table busts, indicating to the floor that he or she needs to be escorted to the payout line. There's already a queue half a dozen deep at the desk.

The Bubble Hand

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Our bubble boy understandably did not want to be identified, but we did get the details of the hand.

Christian Hold opened the pot for 3,500, Bubble Boy raised to 10,000 straight and Hold made the call. The flop was {J-Spades} {3-Spades} {3-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Spades}. Hold bet 10,000 and Bubble Boy called. The river was the {2-Diamonds}. Hold bet 33,000, enough to set Bubble Boy all in and he called.

Hold turned over {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}, having flopped a full house. Bubble Boy tabled {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and hit the rail after losing his entire 65,000 stack on that hand.

Tags: Christian Hold

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