Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-03-2008 15:24 UTC-7

Shuffle Up And Deal

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The players have returned from their early lunch and cards are again in the air. It's said that a rebuy tournament truly begins when the rebuy period is over, so now we're gonna get down to some serious poker.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-03-2008 15:33 UTC-7

Guess Phil Hellmuth Can Dodge Queens, Too

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After a

Phil Hellmuth moved all in for his last 3,330 and his opponent thought it over for a bit before folding and showing his pocket queens. Hellmuth turned over {A-Spades}

for top pair. No doubt the other player will have nightmares about that one.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-03-2008 15:38 UTC-7

Completely Different Atmosphere

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With the conclusion of the rebuy levels, the atmosphere in the Amazon room is completely different than before the one-hour lunch break. Players don't seem to be as anxious, tables aren't as lively as they were before, and the level of intensity has certainly escalated. We've already heard many yells of "Seat open!" throughout the Amazon room during the last 15 minutes, and at least one table, Orange 19, has already lost five players.

06-03-2008 15:40 UTC-7

On Schedule

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We're not sure how many rebuys he made today, but Daniel Negreanu has 28,000 in chips, better than what he hoped for in his blog post today.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-03-2008 15:45 UTC-7

J.C. Alvardo Push-and-Run Strategy

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J.C. Alvarado is playing in today's event and is still alive in the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em tournament. He moved in the last of his chips against Eli Elezra, then raced off to play a hand in the $5,000 Mixed event. When he returned he found that his {A-Clubs}

lost to Elezra's {K-Diamonds}

when Elezra spiked a king on the river. "So sick!" Alvarado shouted, and then returned to the $5,000 Mixed event.

Tags: Eli Elezra J.C. Alvarado

06-03-2008 15:45 UTC-7

Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated

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Jeffrey Lisandro moved all in preflop and was called by a single opponent. Lisandro showed A-K and was up against his opponent's {10-Spades}

. The board came {Q-Spades}

to give his opponent a flush on the river and eliminate Lisandro from today's event.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

06-03-2008 16:06 UTC-7

Worst To First

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J.C. Tran lost a three-way pot where he held {A-Clubs}

, one opponent had {A-Spades}

, and another held {K-Clubs}

. But it was that player who made a runner-runner club flush to take down the pot and leave Tran with just 6,500.

Tags: J.C. Tran

06-03-2008 16:09 UTC-7

Where's David?

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David Benyamine has not yet returned to the table following the one-hour break. He had 12,700 when play resumed and while the blinds are only 100-200 his stack is slowly dwinding away.

Tags: David Benyamine