39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1d | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-06-2008 21:11 UTC-8

Aces Hold for Micon

A middle position player moved all in preflop for 3,250, Dan Brown called from the small blind, Bryan Micon raised to 10,000 from the big blind, leaving himself 14,000 behind. Brown folded. Micon turned up {A-Spades}

to his opponent's {9-Hearts}

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"Gimme a nine!" bellowed the all-in player.

"No, no, no! Don't give him anything!" replied Micon.

"Don't listen to him dealer, don't give him anything," he pleaded.

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}

and Micon raked in the pot, increasing his stack to 38,000.

Tags: Bryan Micon

07-06-2008 21:07 UTC-8

Karina Jett eliminated

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Karina Jett was eliminated after moving all in on a flop of {Q-Spades}

. Her opponent called and showed pocket queens for a flopped set, while Karina held Q-5. Karina would need running fives to win the hand, which didn't happen, and she was eliminated.

07-06-2008 21:06 UTC-8

Paul Loh Looking Strong

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Donnie Peters

Paul Loh is still looking strong. When the flop came down {A-Spades}

, Loh called a bet from a player of 1,200. The turn came down the {2-Spades}

and after some thought, the player checked to Loh. Loh quickly bet out 5,000 and it was enough to get his opponent to fold.

For his first WSOP Main Event, Loh is doing well and has built his stack to right around 90,000.

Tags: "Eskimo"Paul Clark Paul Loh

07-06-2008 21:05 UTC-8

Stay Out of Harman's Way

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Preflop, a player in the small blind raised to 1,200 and Jennifer Harman made the call. On a flop of {4-Clubs}

, Harman called a bet of 1,200 from her opponent. The turn fell the {J-Diamonds}

and again Harman called a bet, this time in the amount of 2,000. The river fell the {10-Spades}

and Harman's opponent fired out a bet of 3,000 and Harman again made the call.

Harman showed {A-Hearts}

for aces up and her opponent showed {A-?}

for just a pair of aces.

Tags: Jennifer Harman

07-06-2008 21:05 UTC-8

Rice Picks Off Another

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Travis Rice eliminated a player after raising preflop to 1,200 and his opponent moved all in. Rice called and showed pocket tens, while his opponent held pocket threes.

07-06-2008 21:04 UTC-8

Understatement of the Century

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"I don't want you to call," said Dario Minieri. The board was showing {7-Clubs}

. Minieri's opponent bet 1,500 on the flop, then called when Minieri raised to 3,600. On the turn, Minieri shoved all in.

"I will show you my hand," Minieri promised. His opponent finally folded and, good to his word, Minieri opened his hole cards: {2-Hearts}

.

He currently has about 19,000 in chips.

07-06-2008 21:02 UTC-8

Hua Gets Tripped Up

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Preflop, C.K. Hua made it 900 to go and the player on the button called. The flop fell {K-Clubs}

and C.K. checked. His opponent fired in for 2,200 and C.K. check-raised to 5,000. His opponent moved all in and C.K. insta-called, showing pocket aces.

However, his opponent had managed to flop a set of threes, knocking Hua down to 22,000 after he failed to improve.

07-06-2008 21:02 UTC-8

Overheard at the Tables

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These are snippets of conversation we heard as we wandered around the Blue section:

"After this is over, I'm going to either Voodoo or the craps table."

"Don't they have any livestock in Vegas?"

"...bought a Porsche with his player points..."

"...trying to escape somewhere. I was deciding between Tabacon [Costa Rica] and Las Vegas."

Also, one player stood up as we walked by and started whistling "The Girl from Ipanema."

07-06-2008 21:01 UTC-8

Todd Brunson Doubles Up

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Donnie Peters

A player raised to 1,000 and then Todd Brunson made it 2,000 to go. The player reraised to 5,000 and then Brunson went all in for 12,425 total. The player made the call.

Brunson held {A-Clubs}

and was up against {K-Clubs}