Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-26-2008 12:26 UTC-7

Daut and James Controlling Tables

donpeters

Both Ryan Daut and Kenna James have begun their day exercising a lot of table control. Daut has been taking down the majority of pots preflop and controlling the action at his table. James has been doing the same thing over at his table as well.

Tags: Kenna James Ryan Daut

06-26-2008 12:25 UTC-7

Filippi Takes an Early Hit

[user38449]

Amnon Filippi took his seat a few minutes after the official start and managed to get himself involved in a big pot on the first hand he played:

Action was folded around to the cutoff who made it 175 to go. Filippi then re-popped it to 450 and the cutoff made the call.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}

and Filippi led out with an 800 bet which was called by his lone opponent.

The turn brought the {3-Diamonds}

and this time Filippi passed the first action to his new nemesis, who fired a 1,000 bullet. Amnon called.

The last card off the deck was the {2-Spades}

and the river action mirrored the turn: check, bet 1,000, call.

At the showdown, the cutoff tabled {Q-Diamonds}

, good for the second nuts and Filippi flashed the {A-Spades}

before tossing his cards into the muck, 3,250 chips poorer.

Tags: Amnon Filippi

06-26-2008 12:21 UTC-7

Laak Not Lacking

donpeters

Phil Laak raised to 125 from under the gun. The action folded to the big blind and he made a reraise to 400. Laak called and would have position on the player.

The flop came {A-Clubs}

. The first player bet 600 and Laak called. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

and the player bet into Laak again. This time for 2,000. Laak called.

The river was the {J-Spades}

and it checked to Laak. Laak tossed out a 5,000 chip and said, "Thirty-sixty." The player quickly folded and Laak raked the pot.

He's up to 13,000.

Tags: Phil Laak

06-26-2008 12:15 UTC-7

Starting Strong for Daut

donpeters

From the cutoff, Ryan Daut raised to 150. The button called and the big blind also called. The three players saw the flop come {A-Spades}

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The first player checked to Daut, who bet 300. The button called and the first payer then folded.

The turn was the {J-Clubs}

and Daut bet 750. The button called.

The river came the {8-Clubs}

and Daut fired again, showing no signs of weakness in this hand as he let 1,700 roll into the middle. The button thought and then folded.

Daut is up to 11,200.

Tags: Ryan Daut

06-26-2008 12:10 UTC-7

Notables

[user38449]

The field is stacked for this afternoon's $5,000 short-handed event; here are some of the names we've spotted thus far:

Jimmy Fricke
Tony Cousineau
Antonio Esfandiari
Isaac Haxton
Danny Ryan
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott
Juha Helppi
Dan Shak
Thierry van den Berg
Trond Eidsvig
Marco Traniello

06-26-2008 12:05 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

donpeters

The cards are in the air, but a lot of the table are looking even more short-handed than six players. Many participants are still filing into the Amazon Room as we get underway.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-26-2008 03:16 UTC-7

$5,000 No-Limit Six-Handed Begins at Noon

[user33020]

"The Stunning One," a.k.a. Bill Edler, will look for back-to-back titles in this event

It's a noon start on Thursday for Event 46 on the 2008 WSOP schedule, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed. The format is tailor-made for aggressive play and the very best short-handed specialists in the game will be on hand to battle this one out.

In 2007, Bill "The Stunning One" Edler triumphed over a 728-player field to win $904,672 and the bracelet. Edler's win was a popular one within the poker world, and helped launch a career year for Edler himself, who within months went on to several more wins and significant cashes in major poker events.

Tags: Bill Edler