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

06-30-2008 23:03 UTC-7

Nath Pizzolatto Takes One Down

Action folded to Nath Pizzolatto and he raised to 2,600 from middle position. The player in the cutoff seat moved all in for 8,900 and Pizzolatto made the call. The players showed:

Pizzolatto: {K-?}

Opponent:

The board ran out {A-?}

and Pizzolatto's aces and kings were best. He eliminated a player and stacked up to just over 75,000.

06-30-2008 22:58 UTC-7

Lou Esposito Eliminated

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Action folded around to Lou Esposito on the button and he moved all in for roughly 2,000. The small blind reraised all in and the big blind passed. The players showed:

Esposito: {Q-Spades}

Opponent:

The board missed both players as it ran out {8-Hearts}

and Lou Esposito was eliminated.

Tags: Lou Esposito

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

06-30-2008 22:48 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play resumes.

06-30-2008 22:22 UTC-7

Players Are On a Break

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Play will resume in approximately 25 minutes after the green (T25) chips are raced off.

06-30-2008 22:16 UTC-7

Danny Ryan Doubles Up

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Danny Ryan just found himself in a near ideal situation. He was all in preflop holding {A-Hearts}

against his opponent who held the {K-Diamonds}

. Ryan's hand held up and he doubled up to just under 30,000 chips.

06-30-2008 22:15 UTC-7

As we approach the bubble, and the end of level 8, the action has slowed considerably. Fewer and fewer hands are seeing a showdown and the big stacks seem content to throw those borderline hands away and coast into a payday.

06-30-2008 22:03 UTC-7

Alan Jaffray Eliminated

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Alan Jaffray raised to 2,200 from under the gun. Action folded to a late position player who made the call. The player on the button, who had the table covered, reraised all in. Jaffray called and the late position player passed. The players showed:

Jaffray: {A-Clubs}

Opponent:

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

and Jaffray's holding was second best.

06-30-2008 22:03 UTC-7

Nine Handed Play Begins

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In order to accommodate the massive fields, these $1,500 NLHE tournaments typically start ten-handed. At this point however, as we approach the money, play will be nine-handed from this point on. Dealers have just been instructed not to alert the floor until their table has eight or less players.

06-30-2008 21:43 UTC-7

Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated

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After losing a big pot to Jim Miller a bit ago, Vivek Rajkumar went on a downward spiral that resulted in his eventual elimination.

On the first hand, Vivek ran his {10-Hearts}