Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

07-01-2008 13:00 UTC-7

"Are you stupid?"

donpeters

Tex Barch was just informed that he is in the wrong seat. Someone came to Barch's seat and claimed that it was theirs. The tournament staff came over and cleared things up, telling Barch he sat in the wrong seat. They then gave the other player Barch's old seat assignment. Daniel Negreanu is at Barch's table and asked him, "Tex, are you stupid?"

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Tex Barch

07-01-2008 12:58 UTC-7

Seat Open!

[user42991]

Our section has just lost its first player. It is probably a safe bet that he is one of the first players, if not the very first, eliminated from today's event.

07-01-2008 12:41 UTC-7

Liebert Jumps to Early Lead

donpeters

Kathy Liebert just won two straight showdowns with {A-?}

. On the first hand, Liebert flopped top pair and bet the entire way. On the second hand, Liebert flopped trip aces and bet the entire way as well. She won both pots and has increased to 4,850, the chip leader at her table.

Tags: Kathy Liebert

07-01-2008 12:41 UTC-7

Here to Win

[user42991]

Gavin Smith was overhead telling his table, "I haven't cashed yet this year. I'm here to win this thing."

Currently Smith is still around his starting stack, but it's still very very early.

Tags: Gavin Smith

07-01-2008 12:39 UTC-7

Trip Queens for Allen Le

donpeters

A player under the gun raised and then Allen Le made it three bets from the button. The player called.

The flop came {Q-Spades}

. Le's opponent checked-called a bet from Le. The turn then brought another lady, the {Q-Clubs}

. The under-the-gun player checked, Le bet, the player raised, Le three-bet the action, and the player called.

The river was the {2-Spades}

and Le's opponent check-called him again.

Le turned up {A-Diamonds}

for trip queens with an ace kicker. The other player mucked after flashing the {Q-Hearts}

to the table. Le's up to 3,450.

Tags: Allen Le

07-01-2008 12:38 UTC-7

Welcome to the Grind

[user42991]

Limit hold'em is a much slower-paced game than the no-limit variant. Players must be able to accumulate pots as opposed to accumulating entire stacks. As a result, this game becomes much more of a grind over the no-limit counterpart.

07-01-2008 12:30 UTC-7

Negreanu Drops Some Chips Early

donpeters

After winning a bracelet earlier in a limit hold'em event at this year's Series, Daniel Negreanu will be looking to do the same here in the shootout.

From early position, Negrenau raised. Only the big blind called and the two players saw the flop come down {Q-Clubs}

. The big blind checked, as did Negreanu.

The turn came the {9-Diamonds}

, pairing the board. The big blind bet out and Negreanu called.

The river was the {A-Diamonds}

and the big blind bet out again. Negreanu called, only to see the big blind show him {J-Diamonds}

for a flopped straight. Negreanu mucked and is down to 2,400.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

07-01-2008 12:28 UTC-7

More Notables

[user42991]

Below are players that have been spotted so far in the Orange section:

David Benyamine
David Chiu
Brett Jungblut
David Levi
Todd Brunson
Humberto Brenes
Cyndy Violette
Hoyt Corkins
Josh Arieh
Layne Flack
Gavin Smith
Greg Mueller
Antonio Esfandiari

07-01-2008 12:24 UTC-7

Musical Chairs

donpeters

As players still arrive to the tournament area and locate their seat, some of them have been finding that it's already occupied. The players seem really confused as to why someone could already be in their assigned seat playing the tournament. The floor staff have had to move a handful of players to new seats because of this and are being questioned by the players at the table because this is supposed to be a shootout event. The staff has informed everyone that they need to get everyone in the right seats.