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From under the gun Sorel Mizzi raised to 12,500. Michael DeMichele then reraised to 29,000 from middle position. Action folded back around to Mizzi who made the call.
The flop came down . Mizzi bet 40,000 and DeMichele made the call. The turn brought the and Mizzi bet again, this time for 90,500. DeMichele called.
The river was the putting a full house on board. Mizzi moved all in for 170,000 and DeMichele called him down for the third street in a row.
Mizzi showed for fours full of aces. DeMichele mucked his hand without showing and Mizzi took down the pot.
Shamus
WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack presents Andrew Cohen with his gold bracelet for winning Event No. 1
While play continues in the $40K no-limit hold'em event over in the Orange section of the Amazon, the first official gold bracelet ceremony is taking place over at a podium near the televised table arena on the other side of the room.
Andrew Cohen of Las Vegas, winner of the Casino Employees Event last night (Event No. 1), just received his gold bracelet from WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, followed by the playing of a rousing recording of the United States' national anthem.
Afterwards, three minutes were added to the tourney clock for the current level, about the same amount of time it took to get to "home of the brave."
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"I think my kings are good here"
Kenny Tran and Scott Seiver got their stacks in the middle before the flop, Tran's needing some serious help against Seiver's . No miracles for "Sick Call Kenny" on this hand, however, as the board ran out to give Seiver the double-up.
After the hand, Seiver was up to 330,000 while Tran was left with 150,000.
Shamus
Brian "tsarrast" Rast was just all in with versus Ville Wahlbeck's . Looked fairly bleak for Rast after the first four community cards: . But the river brought the , shipping the 280,000-chip pot Rast's way. Wahlbeck is now down to 220,000.
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Amit "amak316" Makhija
On a flop of , Amit "amak316" Makhija moved all in for his remaining 70,500, Mike Matusow moved all in for 110,000 behind him and Tony G got out of the way and folded. It was for Matusow and for Makhija, the turn and river falling the and the to send him to the rail.
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Kenny Tran started the day with 226,000 but has been stuck in reverse all level. Just a few hands after getting dealt a cooler against Scott Seiver, Kenny would race for the remainder of his chips.
Kenny Tran was all in from the big blind with against Neil Channing’s . The flop came leaving Kenny’s ace-king unimproved, eliminating him from the tournament.
Shamus
Alex Jacob ain't talking
On a flop, Chris Moneymaker led out for 30,500 and was called by both Matthew "adz124" Marafioti and Alex Jacob. The turn was the . Moneymaker and Marafioti both checked, Jacob bet 75,000, Moneymaker called, and Marafioti got out of the way.
The river was the . Moneymaker checked, and Jacob announced he was all in with his last 137,000.
Moneymaker went into the tank, then looked in Jacob's direction. "Show if I fold?" he asked. No reply. "Hello?" Nothing. Moneymaker then tried a new tactic -- he snapped his fingers in front of Jacob sitting across from him. Still, nada.
Finally Moneymaker let it go. He still has a healthy stack of 665,000. Meanwhile, Jacob has moved up to 470,000.
[user25067]
"40k? Whatever! I'm gonna play some O8!"
"OK, boys you have fun here for a while. I'm gonna go play some Omaha hands for a few minutes" said Mike Matusow as he departed his $40,000 no-limit table.
Indeed, "The Mouth" is two-tabling today, having bought into the noon $1,500 Omaha 8-or-Better event. After doubling up with his KO of Amit Makhija, Matusow felt his stack was healthy enough to abandon it for a few minutes to try and pick up some more chips in the Omaha event, where he's currently in danger of being blinded off.
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Shawn Buchanan
From early position Shawn Buchanan raised to 12,500 and James "mig.com" Mackey put him to the test by moving all in from middle position for about 120,000. Mackey had him covered by just a few thousand chips and Buchanan decided to make the call for for his tournament life with . Mackey showed .
The board came giving Mackey a pair of queens and the pot.
James Mackey - 245,000
Shawn Buchanan - Eliminated
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. Mizzi bet 40,000 and DeMichele made the call. The turn brought the 
and Mizzi bet again, this time for 90,500. DeMichele called.
putting a full house on board. Mizzi moved all in for 170,000 and DeMichele called him down for the third street in a row. 
for fours full of aces. DeMichele mucked his hand without showing and Mizzi took down the pot.
and Buchanan took the pot to almost triple up. 
. No miracles for "Sick Call Kenny" on this hand, however, as the board ran out 
to give Seiver the double-up. 
versus Ville Wahlbeck's 
, Amit "amak316" Makhija moved all in for his remaining 70,500, Mike Matusow moved all in for 110,000 behind him and Tony G got out of the way and folded. It was 
for Matusow and 
to send him to the rail. 
. Moneymaker and Marafioti both checked, Jacob bet 75,000, Moneymaker called, and Marafioti got out of the way.
. Moneymaker checked, and Jacob announced he was all in with his last 137,000.
giving Mackey a pair of queens and the pot.
