2008 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,710,070
Entries
2,718
Players Left
2,718
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Poker Attire

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Some players bring good luck charms, which rest atop their chip stacks and protect their hands and chips from any bad 'mojo.' Some players wear certain socks that they feel have been lucky since high school. Others wear their favorite pair of sunglasses, or a particular hat they feel is perfect for a long day at the card table.

Today's event, however, appears to be the day of the sports gear. So far we've seen attire from 12 different baseball teams, Giants, Packers, Dolphins and Steelers jerseys, two hockey jerseys, two basketball jerseys (neither Celtics nor Lakers), and four different college jerseys.

Nam Le Eliminated

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A late arrival to today's event, Nam Le started the day short and couldn't get the cards to fall his way. Down to his last 525 in chips, Nam got it all in holding pocket sixes against Roscoe Derrod's pocket threes before the flop, but an {8-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} board gave Derrod a set and subsequently ended Le's day.

Tags: Nam Le

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Amnon Filippi Eliminated

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[user65508]
Amnon Filippi was eliminated after he was all in for his remaining 950 preflop with pocket nines against his opponent's K-3. His opponent spiked a king on the flop and Filippi was eliminated from the field.

Ramdin Loses Half of Stack, Gets Ridiculed in Process

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Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin is down to 3,000 after making a large raise preflop and getting one caller. Ramdin showed 7-8 and his opponent turned over pocket eights. The board ran {K-Spades} {4-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {5-Spades} and on the turn his opponent started asking the dealer to "give him the straight. Give him the straight on the river to show how good these pros play."

After the {2-Hearts} fell on the river, Ramdin's opponent turned to our field reporter and said, "Do you see how well these guys play?"

Ramdin immediately responded, "Sir, I didn't say anything to you about the hand. You won the hand, just take your pot and let it go."

We're not sure if words had been said between them prior to this, but Ramdin's opponent certainly had no problems talking trash after winning a pot.

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Quiet Field

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[user65508]
With events as large as these, it is typical for there to be an occasional yell or loud, distracting player, yet thus far today everything is quite calm. There haven't been any distractions or obnoxious players and the only sound generally heard throughout the room is the constant clicking of poker chips.

Is this the quietest group of poker players, or is this simply the calm before the storm?

Prepping the Horse

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Day 3 of the H.O.R.S.E event is set to start in the next hour and Harrah's floor staff have just finished setting up the three tables for the remaining 24 players. They've busted enough tables in the Orange section to make way, as well as physically taking apart a few of the tables to get more access.

However, these three tables are all located right next to event #49, where several players are still taking part in the $1,500 NL event. There has yet to be a rope rail made and it is speculated that they will bust these tables surrounding it first. As it appears now, the H.O.R.S.E players could be in for a very crowded day.
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