Event 45 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-25-2008 19:44 UTC-7

Gabe Kaplan Arrives

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Mr. Kotter just took a seat at the Max Pescatori/Joe Cassidy/Eli Elezra table.

06-25-2008 19:43 UTC-7

Justin Bonomo asked Layne Flack, "You wanna bet on how many players are left at the end of the day?" Flack replied, "Nah...I only like to bet when I know I can win." Flack paused for a beat and then looked to Bonomo and playfully added, "You wanna do a last-longer bet?" Bonomo politely declined.

06-25-2008 19:39 UTC-7

Table-Side Dining

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Some get massages at the table. Some listen to their iPods. Some go for the noise-cancelling headphones. Others... eat.

While most of the field seems to have taken care of feeding themselves prior to the start of the tournament, a few prefer to fuel themselves while playing cards. One of those players is David Singer, who is currently enjoying a take-out container full of a very healthy-looking veggie stir-fry.

Phil Hellmuth... we'll, he's not so much of a BYO kind of guy. We just spotted a Harrah's employee calling up one of the property's restaurants to request delivery of a meal for the Poker Brat.

"It's for Phil Hellmuth... it's like, pasta with chicken and tomato sauce with veggies on the side. Same thing he got last time. Just tell the chef it's for Hellmuth and he'll know what I'm taking about."

Tags: David Singer Phil Hellmuth

06-25-2008 19:38 UTC-7

Gus Hansen Off to a Great Start

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Razz

Gus Hansen is up to approximately 160,000 chips after making a wheel in razz against Chris Reslock. There was at least one bet on every street and by the river the players showed:

Hansen: ( {2-?}

) (

) (

)

Reslock (X) (X) {5-?}

(X)

Reslock mucked his hand and was left with about 79,000 in chips, while Hansen appears to be the early leader, now with just over 160,000.

06-25-2008 19:34 UTC-7

Erick Lindgren Wins Without a Showdown

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Razz:

Erick Lindgren just took a decent pot when Noah Jefferson couldn't call his river bet.

Lindgren: (X) (X) {A-Hearts}

(X)
Jefferson: (X) (X) {9-Hearts}

(X)

Lindgren bet the whole way and Jefferson called through sixth street. When Lindgren tossed out a bet on the river however, Jefferson tossed his hand in.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Noah Jefferson

06-25-2008 19:33 UTC-7

That's One

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After seeing his stack slip all the way to 67,000, Bruno Fitoussi finally arrested his slide. Playing Omaha-8 and with the board reading {A-Clubs}

, Fitoussi bet out and induced Rafi Amit and Nick Schulman to fold. "My first pot!" Fitoussi said, and incredibly, it was indeed the first hand he'd won since play started. He's now up to 74,000.

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi

06-25-2008 19:26 UTC-7

Rough Start for Tom Schneider

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Playing razz in a hand with Bryan Colin, Tom Schneider called Colin through sixth street with a board reading {A-Hearts}

. Colin was showing {5-Hearts}

, and when the final card was dealt Bryan check-called Schneider's bet. Colin showed {8-Spades}

for an 8-6-5-4-A and Schneider tossed his cards in the muck. He's down to 67,000 and after that hand he stood up and took a slow walk to the rail and back. Colin is up to 112,000.

06-25-2008 19:21 UTC-7

Thor Hansen Shows the Nuts

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Omaha-8:

Thor Hansen, David Woo, and Patrick Bueno all saw a flop of {Q-Diamonds}

. Woo bet from middle position and Bueno called from the cutoff as did Hansen from the big blind.

The {K-Hearts}

hit the turn and all three players checked. When the {J-Hearts}

hit the river, Hansen bet and Woo called. Bueno threw his hand away and Hansen showed {A-Clubs}

for the nut straight. Woo mucked his hand and Hansen scooped the pot.

06-25-2008 19:08 UTC-7

Enter Antonius

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Everyone's favorite dome-headed Finn has just joined the H.O.R.S.E. tournament. He's sitting in the nine seat at a table that includes Mike Matusow, Todd Brunson, and John Juanda.

Tags: Patrik Antonius

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0