button in SafariLevel: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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. John Murphy reraised from the button with 
and isolated Rosenblum for a showdown. The pocket aces of Rosenblum held as the board evolved 
.Rosenblum's double-up has his stack to around 17,000. Murphy, even after taking a hit, still has 42,000 in front of him.
and Kessler moved all in. Nancy called and showed 
and was up against Allen's pocket nines which had flopped a set.The turn was the
and the 
on the river was no help to Allen.
holding pocket kings. His opponent held pocket sixes and failed to improve, increasing Rain's chip stack up to 39,000.
. Pham held 
for an open-ended straight draw while his opponent had pocket fives. The 
fell on the river to make Pham's straight and he's up to 36,000 after eliminating the player.
After a few pictures at the table, Phan left and walked to the corner where they snagged a few more pictures. The girls posed with their arms around Phan, hugging him and mugging for the camera. It appeared as if a live photo shoot was taking place right inside the Rio.
"I think they're from Sapphires," one spectator mentioned.
They weren't. Young Phan has helped the magazine Rounder get distributed at casinos around the strip, like Bellagio and others. Phan explained to us that they were just taking some pictures for an upcoming issue and that they've actually taken his picture at several tournaments over the last few months.
Either way, we're pretty confident that not one player at his table minded. Not in the slightest.
to this opponent's . Craig's opponent remarked, "This is a bad call," as he completed the action. Bad call or not, the flop was enough help to complete the nut flush and send Michael Craig to the rail as the board ran out 
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