Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-29-2009 13:57 UTC-12

Negreanu's Here

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Daniel Negreanu is on dinner break in the Stud Hi/Lo event, so he's decided to double dip. Kid Poker has just taken his seat in our field, followed through the room by the lone camera crew who is in Brasilia shooting some footage today.

06-29-2009 14:03 UTC-12

Seventy-Sixers

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We caught up a little late on this hand, just as the second draw was being dealt out. It was three-handed with notables, and Nam Le was the first to bet out. Robert Williamson called, and Gioi Luong came along as well.

On the final draw, Le stood pat while the other two men each drew a card. Gioi Luong was the one who bet out this time, and Williamson came over the top with two bets. Le folded and Luong called, tabling 7-6-5-4-2. Williamson had a seventy-six too, but his 7-6-5-3-2 was the better one, winning him the pot.

Tags: Gioi Luong Nam Le Robert Williamson

06-29-2009 14:11 UTC-12

Two Fifty

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With just about nine minutes left to register, we've ticked our way up to 250 runners.

06-29-2009 14:14 UTC-12

Ladies Night

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Of the 250 players in the field so far, we have just six women. Of those, we're familiar with half: Tracey Nguyen, Carol Kline, and Shannon Elizabeth. The other three will be trying to put themselves on our radar as the day progresses.

06-29-2009 14:21 UTC-12

Break it Up

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We've played two levels, and it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day.

06-29-2009 14:39 UTC-12

Shannon Elizabeth Goes Out

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Just before the break, we've lost the will to live. Rather, Shannon Elizabeth.

She was in the small blind against two opponents, and all three of them drew two cards on their first go-round. Elizabeth was the bettor with both opponents calling.

On the second draw, she took one card, one less than the other two players. She bet again, one opponent folded, and the third player raised to 400. Elizabeth went all in for 525, still needing to draw one card on the end. Her opponent stood pat and showed down a seventy-six low, while Shannon could only pull a ten-seven on the last draw.

With that, the actress-turned-draw-poker-player has been whisked away all too soon, cast out into the sea of humanity outside the Brasilia Room.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-29-2009 14:41 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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The cards are back in the air.

06-29-2009 14:44 UTC-12

A Few Stragglers

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Alex Kravchenko and Marcel Luske have joined us. The clock shows 258 players, but we'll wait until they finalize the registrations and voids before we commit to that being the total number.

06-29-2009 14:50 UTC-12

A Few More Stragglers

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Check out this list of players who've come in following the break:

Greg Raymer
Hoyt Corkins
Barry Greenstein
Greg "FBT" Mueller
Howard Lederer
Chris Ferguson
John Juanda
Todd Brunson
Hasan Habib