Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-01-2008 00:11 UTC-7

Update

With 31 tables still in play, each hand of play takes quite awhile. Nevertheless, we are still at 271 players in the field, just one away from the money.

06-30-2008 23:55 UTC-7

Hand For Hand Play In Progress

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With just 272 players remaining (2 spots off the money,) hand for hand play is in progress.

06-30-2008 23:50 UTC-7

Lee Markholt Eliminated

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Exact details are scarce, but Lee Markholt was eliminated just a few spots off the money when he ran his {7-?}

into his opponent's {9-?}

and didn't improve.

06-30-2008 23:49 UTC-7

Action folded around to Scott Seiver in late position and he opened the pot for 2,600. The player in the cutoff seat reraised to 6,500 and Seiver pushed all in for just over 21,000. He was called and the players showed:

Seiver: {A-Clubs}

Opponent:

The board ran out {J-Spades}

and Seiver was eliminated.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

06-30-2008 23:30 UTC-7

The Money Draws Near

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With just 281 players remaining, we are currently just 11 spots off of the money. As is the norm in tournament poker, those looking to coast into a payday have tightened up whereas those playing to win are being aggressive and taking advantage of the passive and/or short-stacked players.

06-30-2008 23:23 UTC-7

Opportunity Lost

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After Farzad Rouhani limped, John Esposito did the same and the player in the cutoff moved all in for 4,700. Rouhani and Esposito called, and the two checked it down as the board ran out {5-Spades}

. Rouhani turned over {J-Diamonds}

for the pair of jacks on the river and the all-in player mucked his hand. Esposito showed {9-Diamonds}

, meaning he'd had top pair on the flop and been run down on the river. "I play so bad," he moaned as he saw that a bet after the flop probably would've won him the pot. He's down to 27,000 while Farzad is up to 53,000.

06-30-2008 23:08 UTC-7

Andre Aakari Doubles Up

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Andre Aakari moved all in from middle position for his last 6,600. The player in the cutoff reraised all in but got no action on the raise. The players showed:

Aakari: {5-Clubs}

Opponent:

The flop came {10-Diamonds}

giving Aakari a stranglehold on the hand. There was no runner-runner miracle for his opponent and he doubled up to just under 15,000 chips.

06-30-2008 23:07 UTC-7

A Big Pot Pushes Alvin Zeidenfeld Past Six Figures

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After a 3,000 raise from a player in mid-position Alvin Zeidenfeld chose to call. After a {3-Hearts}

flop the raiser bet 5,000 and Zeidenfeld called. He also called a 10,000 bet when the {4-Clubs}

came on the turn. But when the {6-Diamonds}

came on the river and he faced another 10,000 bet, Zeidenfeld came over the top and moved all in and his opponent called for another 30,000. Alvin turned over {7-Diamonds}

for the flush and when his opponent mucked, Zeidenfeld's stack rocketed up to 157,000.

06-30-2008 23:05 UTC-7

David Pham Eliminated

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After a raise to 3,000 from middle position, David Pham moved all in from the cutoff seat for 13,000. The raiser called and the players showed:

Pham: {J-Clubs}

Opponent: