Event 41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-22-2008 22:59 UTC-7

Trips Good Two Times for Johnston

[user66118]

No-Limit Hold'em:

Berry Johnston has just doubled up twice to come climbing out of the cellar.

On the first hand, Johnston got all in with {Q-Diamonds}

against

. The board ran out {Q-Hearts}

, making Johnston triple queens and providing him a much-needed double-up to 4,000.

A short time later, Johnston was in the small blind with the action folded around to him. He raised to 575, and the big blind moved all in, having him covered. Johnston called with {A-Hearts}

and was racing against {Q-Diamonds}

. The board came down {A-Clubs}

. For the second time in just a few minutes, Johnston doubled up with trips, and he sits now with just over 7,000.

06-22-2008 22:54 UTC-7

The Live One

MarcC

Phil Hellmuth linped from early position and was followed into the pot by four other callers before David Plastik raised it up to 1,500 from the big blind. Hellmuth quickly moved all in, and all folded except David Plastik who, with only 4,000 left behind, made the call.

Hellmuth tabled {K-?}

.
Plastik tabled {A-Diamonds}

.

The board was {A-Hearts}

Plastik hit his three outer and this prompted the beginning of the Phil Hellmuth show. He started berating Plastik for his play and said this is what keeps happening to him him at this year's WSOP. He gets it in with kings and finds a live one overplaying ace-king and sucking out on him. Plastik defended his play and not too many people were feeling sorry for Hellmuth and feel Plastik played the hand fine.

Hellmuth used the words "live one" so many times that Plastik asked if that was his nickname. Then he started to like the sound of David "Live One" Plastik that he said he might even adopt it. So if you hear it used in the future remember you heard it here first.

Plastik is up to 13,000 now while Hellmuth is down to 2,800.

Tags: David Plastik Phil Hellmuth

Level: 6

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-22-2008 22:43 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payouts Announced

donpeters

Another tournament and more money to be won. Out of the 731 entrants from this $1,500 Mixed Hold'em event, 72 will be paid. Finishing just into the money will earn you $2,794.

One player will earn the top prize of $219,508 and the gold bracelet! The field is still pretty stacked with pros, so only time will tell to see if another pro can take the bracelet.

06-22-2008 22:33 UTC-7

Mike Sowers Eliminated

donpeters

Limit Hold'em:

The flop was {7-Hearts}

when Mike Sowers and an opponent capped the action. Sowers tried to raise one more time, but Phil Hellmuth made sure to chime in and let everyone at the table know, even the dealer, that the action was capped and he couldn't raise again. Hellmuth even grabbed Sowers' stack to make sure it was correct.

The turn came the {7-Clubs}

and the two players in the hand finished getting all of Sowers' chips in the middle. Sowers held {K-Spades}

and his opponent held {9-Hearts}

.

The river came off the {5-Diamonds}

and Sowers was sent packing.

Tags: Mike Sowers Phil Hellmuth

06-22-2008 22:30 UTC-7

Alessio Isaia Eliminated

donpeters

Limit Hold'em:

Alessio Isaia and an opponent capped the action preflop, leaving Isaia with only 25 left. His opponent would bet the last 25 dark to get Isaia all in.

Isaia: {A-Hearts}

Opponent:

The board ran out {7-?}

and Isaia was eliminated.

Tags: Alessio Isaia

06-22-2008 22:28 UTC-7

Icy River

MarcC

Limit Hold'em

Teddy "Iceman" Monroe has left the building. He was involved in a pot where he was all in preflop. Alan Snow and Allen Le were also involved in the pot and Snow bet every street and Le called every street.

The board read {9-Spades}

.

Monroe was good on the turn with {Q-Spades}

but he was rivered by Snow's {J-Diamonds}

for a full house. Le mucked.

Snow is up to 11,000 now.

Tags: Alan Snow.Alllen Le Teddy Monroe

06-22-2008 22:28 UTC-7

Slotboom Eliminates Bardah

donpeters

Limit Hold'em:

On a flop of {J-Diamonds}

, Rolf Slotboom bet out and Ronnie Bardah raised to get all his chips in. Slotboom made the call.

Bardah was ahead with the {A-Hearts}

and Slotboom held {K-Diamonds}

. The turn was good to Slotboom, as it came a {K-?}

and gave him the best hand.

The river blanked off and Bardah was eliminated. Slotboom is now up to 8,700 and stacking his chips in very tall stacks.

Tags: Rolf Slotboom Ronnie Bardah

06-22-2008 22:12 UTC-7

Levi Doubles

donpeters

No-Limit Hold'em:

David Levi moved all in on a board reading {Q-Hearts}

after an opponent bet out. It was only a thousand or so more for the player to call and his opponent had about 1,500 left.

Levi really wanted the call and was visibly upset when his opponent folded after some time of thought. Levi turned up {A-?}

disappointedly and said, "I shouldn't have raised the turn."

He is now up to 7,000 though.

Tags: David Levi

06-22-2008 22:11 UTC-7

A Terrible Time For a Full House

[user66118]

No-Limit Hold'em:

Derek Lerner and two other players got into a three-way pot, and the flop came down {4-Spades}

. Lerner got all in for his remaining 2,600 chips, and got one of his opponents to give him the action. Fortunately for Lerner, he had flopped a full house with his {6-Clubs}