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

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-05-2008 14:32 UTC-7

Prize Pool Announced

[user75032]

With players back from the break, the tournament staff have announced the total number of entries and the prize pool. 1,236 people entered today's event, creating a prize pool of $1,687,410. 126 places will be paid, and the player who finishes in first place will secure a $372,929 payday.

06-05-2008 14:35 UTC-7

Tilly Takes Down Another

[user75032]

Jennifer Tilly continues to roll. Her pocket aces held up against her opponent's {A-Clubs}

, even after the flop came {9-Spades}

. The turn and river bricked out, eliminating Tilly's opponent.

Tilly now has approximately 10,600 chips.

06-05-2008 14:39 UTC-7

Maybe You Should Adjust Your Game

[user75032]

Ah, the difficulty of being a world champion and of trying to maintain the title of "World's Best Bluffer." Jamie Gold told his table that he is always called down by opponents holding as little as bottom pair.

He added that half the time, they make the right call.

Tags: Jamie Gold

06-05-2008 14:42 UTC-7

Nam Le Gets Big Double-up

[user40108]

The player under the gun raised to 600 and action folded around to Nam Le in the small blind. Le reraised all in for 5,000 total. The big blind passed and the initial raiser made the call. The players showed:

Le: {Q-Diamonds}

Opponent:

The community cards helped neither player, coming {K-Spades}

, and Le doubled up to just over 10,000 chips.

Tags: Nam Le

06-05-2008 14:43 UTC-7

Fricke Flops Flush

[user75032]

From the big blind, Jimmy Fricke was the only caller of a raise to 550 from an opponent in the cutoff. Both players checked the {3-Spades}

flop. Fricke bet 800 on a turn card of {A-Clubs}

. His opponent called. The river {J-Clubs}

brought another bet from Fricke, this time for 1,850. His opponent made the call and was shown the bad news: Fricke had flopped a flush with {Q-Spades}

.

Fricke is now up to about 15,000 chips.

Tags: "gobboboy"Jimmy Fricke

06-05-2008 14:46 UTC-7

Little is Busto

[user75032]

Jonathan Little has been eliminated from today's tournament. He put his stack in the middle holding pocket nines, only to see those nines overtaken by an opponent's pocket sevens when a seven hit the flop.

Tags: Jonathan Little

06-05-2008 14:47 UTC-7

J.J. Liu Rides Again

[user75032]

J.J. Liu is still scrapping away. She got her stack into the middle holding pocket queens and was called by a player holding pocket nines. Neither player improved. After the pot was pushed to Liu, her stack was up to about 9,000 chips.

Tags: J.J. Liu