At the dinner break, we're currently sitting with around 400 players remaining and an average chip stack of just under 16,000.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,592
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,592
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At the dinner break, we're currently sitting with around 400 players remaining and an average chip stack of just under 16,000.
According to Myung, this was the action:
The turn was a king, Myung checked, and the under-the-gun player checked. Cantu bet 2,200 and Myung called. The other player folded. The river card was a blank and Cantu fired all in for 14,000 after Myung checked. Myung thought and called with K-Q for top two pair. Cantu showed Q-9 and then mucked his hand as he was sent to the rail.
On the very next hand, Myung called an all in from the small blind for 6,000 with
. His opponent held 
. The flop came 
and flopped two pair for John. The turn came the 
and the river the 
.Myung eliminated another player on this hand and moved his chip count to over 65,000.
We always like to keep an eye on the pros, but it is quite likely that we will have several amateurs go deep here over the next three days.
. His oppoent held 
.After flopping a king and seeing it hold up, Myung has increased his chip stack even more and the powerful player is now around 48,000.
. Check to Tran, and he bets 1,400. His opponent check-raises to 4,500, and Tran smooth-calls.The turn card brings the
, and the player again checks over to Tran, who puts him all in for approximately 10,500. The player folds, and Tran pads his stack, now up close to 40,000.
Brenes even moved his shark towards one of his opponent's skull card protector in his normal, crazy fashion. The player that made it 1,900 then folded.
Brenes showed A-K as did the first player to move all in.
The players chopped the pot by making a broadway straight and split up the blinds and antes plus the player's 1,900. Brenes gave one last chomp to the top of the skull after he collected his chips.
Until now, that is.
A player raised first in from the button, cranking it up to 1,500. Joe Sebok moved all in from the big blind with
for a total of 5,000. His opponent made the call with 
.The flop brought
, and the turn card, , made a straight for his opponent and left Sebok drawing dead. He is ousted from the field shortly before dinner.
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