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

06-05-2008 13:09 UTC-7

Sebok Hits the Rail

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We have no detail on the hand, but it appears that Joe Sebok has been eliminated from today's event.

Tags: Joe Sebok

06-05-2008 13:11 UTC-7

Alex Jacob Loses a Small One

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Alex Jacob took a minor hit when he doubled up the short stack at his table. It was a battle of the blinds and the money went in preflop. It was {7-Spades}

for Jacob and {A-Hearts}

for the big blind. Neither player paired up but when the board came with four spades, the big blind's flush was best. He doubled to 800 leaving Jacob with 3,200.

06-05-2008 13:14 UTC-7

Spee Sent Home

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Arnold Spee, who has cashed at least once in the World Series of Poker every year since 2005 (including this year in Event #2), has been eliminated.

06-05-2008 13:25 UTC-7

Stout Can't Beat Aces

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Matt "allinat420" Stout has suffered a setback. Holding {J-Diamonds}

, he got his stack in preflop against an opponent holding {A-Hearts}

. Neither player improved. Stout is still in today's event, but his stack has taken a hit to 1,500 chips.

Tags: Matt Stout

06-05-2008 13:26 UTC-7

A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action

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Despite the hundreds of people in the Amazon Room, it is relatively quiet. It's possible that the six-handed format has made players less talkative as they try to focus on the action to get reads on their opponents.

06-05-2008 13:30 UTC-7

Brenes Dodges Trouble

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On a flop of {A-Diamonds}

, Humberto Brenes check-called a bet of 625 from his opponent. The turn came {3-Diamonds}

, and Brenes checked again. This time his opponent bet 2,000. Brenes showed the {7-Diamonds}

, claimed he had another seven to match it, and then folded. He made a good fold; his opponent showed pocket threes for a turned full house.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

06-05-2008 13:35 UTC-7

Chiu's Big Slick is Good

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From middle position, David Chiu raised preflop to 300 holding {A-Clubs}

. The big blind was the only caller and check-called Chiu on every street after the flop came king-high. At the river Chiu showed his top pair, top kicker; his opponent mucked.

The pot was worth approximately 4,200 chips, increasing Chiu's stack to about 6,700.

Tags: David Chiu

06-05-2008 13:39 UTC-7

A Bad Beat For Ryan Young

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An early-position player put in a raise to 300. The button moved all in for 1,200 and Ryan Young called from the big blind. The initial raiser passed and the players showed:

Young: {J-?}

Opponent:

Young was in great shape and looked to pad his stack and send a player home. Unfortunately for him, the {7-?}

flop didn't cooperate. He went from first to worst in a hurry and needed a ten or running cards to make a full house or a split pot. Neither came and the button doubled through Young, leaving him with 4,200.

Tags: Ryan Young

06-05-2008 13:42 UTC-7

Ramp it Up

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Six-handed play is a format that encourages aggression. It requires players to push slim edges harder and farther than they would in regular nine-handed play, simply because it is less likely that anyone has caught a premium hand or a piece of the board. Thus it should come as no surprise that 180 players (about 15% of the field) have been eliminated in the first 90 minutes of play.

Unlike Event #2, when players seemed to relax after about an hour and to become more chatty and friendly with each other, there is still quite a bit of tension, and not much chatter, at the tables.

06-05-2008 13:42 UTC-7