Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-05-2008 20:46 UTC-7

J.J. Liu Eliminated

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J.J. Liu is another notable pro who won't see Day 2. She was launched early in level 7 when she check-raised all in on a board of {5-Clubs}

holding

. Her opponent quickly called and turned over {A-Clubs}

. No help for Liu on the turn or river. She is out.

Tags: J. J. Liu

06-05-2008 20:48 UTC-7

Nam Le Eliminated

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A severely short-stacked Nam Le was all in for just 75 in chips from the big blind. The under-the-gun player raised to isolate and Le's {5-Diamonds}

had nothing for his opponents {9-Hearts}

. Despite flopping a pair and an inside straight draw, Le finished the hand second-best and finished his day earlier than he'd have liked.

Tags: Nam Le

06-05-2008 20:56 UTC-7

Shulman Crippled

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Barry Shulman is on life support after moving all in on the turn of a board showing {9-Clubs}

. He was called by an opponent on the button who held {J-Hearts}

; Shulman turned over {8-Clubs}

for a pair with a straight draw and a flush draw. He missed everything when the river came {3-Hearts}

and is left with only 2,300 chips.

Tags: Barry Shulman

06-05-2008 20:57 UTC-7

Jared Hamby Pads His Stack

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Jared Hamby just sent another player home. Hamby was in the big blind and after the small blind limped into the pot, he raised all in. The small blind called with {K-Hearts}

and Hamby tabled {7-Clubs}

. Hamby's pair of sevens held up and he climbs to 20,375.

06-05-2008 20:59 UTC-7

Richard Lee Doubles Up

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Richard Lee reraised himself all in preflop and found a single caller. Lee's pocket eights emerged best come showdown against his opponents {A-Clubs}

. Lee is back in the mix with roughly 18,000.

06-05-2008 21:03 UTC-7

Lawson Busts Another

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Ted Lawson bet 1,500 on a flop of {K-Spades}

. His opponent moved all in for 3,000 more, and Lawson pondered his decision.

As soon as he went into the tank, every other player from the table got up. Lawson has been taking quite a bit of time to make each of his decisions this afternoon, and his tablemates are fed up. After Ted asked his opponent, "Are you on a draw?" his opponent called for a clock.

One of the other players at the table then asked the floor, "Can you just stay here so we can call a clock on him every time?"

"Don't talk right now," Lawson snapped back.

Lawson did finally make the call, tabling {10-Diamonds}

. His opponent showed {Q-Spades}

. Lawson was in trouble, but was bailed out when the board came {2-Clubs}

to make him a straight and bust his opponent.

Tags: Ted Lawson

06-05-2008 21:07 UTC-7

Steve Paul-Ambrose Gives Some Back

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Action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 1,800. Steve Paul-Ambrose reraised all in from the big blind for 10,750 total. Paul-Ambrose had more chips, and the button called for his remaining 6,750.

Paul-Ambrose held {K-Spades}

and was racing against the {9-Diamonds}

of his opponent. Unfortunately for Paul-Ambrose, it was a race he lost when the board came {A-Clubs}

. The button doubled through him and he is left with a modest 2,500.

06-05-2008 21:07 UTC-7

Marr Wins Unraised Pot

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In an unraised pot, Peter Marr and his opponent checked a highly coordinated flop of {Q-Hearts}

. Marr check-called a bet of 2,200 when the turn came {3-Hearts}

, and check-called a bet of 5,200 on the river {7-Hearts}

. He tabled {9-Spades}

for a pair of nines; his opponent mucked.

Marr is up to approximately 38,000.

06-05-2008 21:13 UTC-7

Steve Paul-Ambrose Doubles Through Jared Hamby

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Action folded around to Steve Paul-Ambrose in the small blind and he shoved for his last 3,576. Jared Hamby insta-called from the big blind and the players showed:

Paul-Ambrose: {K-Clubs}

Hamby:

Paul-Ambrose wasn't in suspense for long. The flop came {K-Spades}

to put him into the lead. It was a lead he didn't surrender as the turn and river missed Hamby. Paul-Ambrose doubled to 7,900 and left Hamby with roughly 18,000.

06-05-2008 21:14 UTC-7

Barry Shulman Hits the Rail

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With only 2,175 left in his stack, Barry Shulman moved all in from middle position. Immediately, the dealer began counting down his stack.

"Did anybody ask you to count my stack?" Shulman asked. The dealer continued to count it down.

"I said, did anybody ask you to count my stack?" Shulman repeated. As soon as he asked his question a second time, a player on the button asked for a count. The dealer replied that Shulman had 2,175.

"I call," said the button player.

Shulman had {J-Spades}

; the button had {J-Diamonds}

. Neither improved, and the button's king-jack was enough to take down the pot. After Shulman departed from the table, several players noted that he had acted like "a d*ck" all day and joked that they intended to cancel their subscriptions to Shulman's magazine.

Tags: Barry Shulman