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

06-05-2008 20:41 UTC-7

Nam Le Crippled

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Nam Le was left with just 200 chips after running his {9-Spades}

into the

of his opponent. The money went in preflop and the board missed both. Le is on life support with less than one small blind.

Tags: Nam Le

06-05-2008 20:39 UTC-7

Lee Markholt Eliminated by Caroline Cooper

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Lee Markholt raised to 1,800 from early position. Action folded around to Caroline Cooper in the big blind and she moved all in. Cooper had Markholt covered and Lee made the call for his tournament life. The players showed:

Cooper: {Q-Spades}

Markholt:

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}

and Markholt's jacks were second-best. He said his goodbyes and then headed for the exit.

Tags: Caronline Cooper Lee Markholt

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-05-2008 20:24 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play resumes. There are 192 players remaining at 32 tables. Average stack is 19,313.

06-05-2008 18:54 UTC-7

Players Are on Dinner Break

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Play will resume in 90 minutes at 8:25pm PDT.

06-05-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Recent Bust-Out

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Mark Bonsack has been eliminated from the tournament.

06-05-2008 18:48 UTC-7

Ted Lawson Takes One Down

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After a raise from under the gun, action folded around to Ted Lawson in the small blind. Lawson, unaware that the under-the-gun player was in the pot, pushed out what he thought was a raise of his own. The big blind folded and Lawson began to muck his hand, flashing it intentionally to the big blind in the process. Moments before releasing it, he realized there was still action. He asked the raiser if he saw his cards. "Sort of," replied the raiser. Lawson had put enough chips out for a legal raise and the under-the-gun player made the call.

The flop came {K-Spades}

. Lawson checked and his opponent bet 3,000. Lawson tanked for about four minutes and then moved all in. His opponent folded and Lawson took down the pot. He is now sitting on approximately 25,000 in chips.

Tags: Ted Lawson

06-05-2008 18:32 UTC-7

Liu Not Out Yet

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J.J. Liu managed to get her stack in on the middle on a flop of {6-Hearts}

. Her opponent called with {K-?}

; Liu showed pocket aces. Her pocket aces held up after the turn and river came {4-Hearts}

. She now has about 10,000 chips.

Tags: J.J. Liu

06-05-2008 18:31 UTC-7

"It's the Finals"

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It seems a lot of the players in today's event have taken an interest in the NBA finals game currently being shown on a few of the monitors throughout the Amazon Room. A lot of players, after folding, stare intently at the game. It's very likely that at least a few of them may have placed a wager or two on the outcome. For those of you wondering, the Celtics lead the Lakers 19-14.

06-05-2008 18:30 UTC-7

Players Protest Four-Handed Play

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Players at Jared Hamby's table have declared a mutiny on the tournament staff. Two recent eliminations at their table left them playing four-handed. They felt that this was patently unfair, that either two players should be brought to the table or the table should be broken. The dealer was instructed to continue play; the players responded by refusing to act. For a full ten minutes, no player took any action or called a clock on another player. Finally, seeking the path of least resistance, a floor person broke the table.