Event 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-02-2009 13:49 UTC-12

Eddy Scharf Eliminated

While we were updating our chip counts, Eddie Scharf was knocked out of the event.

06-02-2009 13:45 UTC-12

Here are some more counts from around the room.

J.J. Liu - 5,950
Humberto Brenes - 11,300
Phil Tom - 14,200
Jonathan Little - 31,700
Sandra Naujoks - 30,400
Joe Tehan - 16,200
Chris McCormack - 19,000
Doug Lee - 9,300
Eddie Scharf - 9,600

06-02-2009 13:44 UTC-12

Clark Hamagami Eliminates an Opponent

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On a flop of {Q-Clubs}

, Clark Hamagami raised his opponent enough to put him all in. After tanking for a couple of minutes, Hamagami got the call.

Hamagami showed {A-Clubs}

for the nut flush draw while his opponent showed {Q-Hearts}

for top pair. The turn brought the {4-Clubs}

, giving Hamagami the flush and the river sealed the deal with the {3-Clubs}

.

Hamagami now has 15,600 chips.

06-02-2009 13:37 UTC-12

Chris Ferguson Eliminated

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After nursing a short stack for much of the day, Chris Ferguson has been eliminated from today's tournament.

06-02-2009 13:29 UTC-12

More Chip Counts

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Here are some recent numbers from the floor.

Nick Binger - 22,000
Liv Boeree - 8,400
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier - 15,000
Brandon Cantu - 32,000
Justin Bonomo - 16,000
James Akenhead - 7,600
Jordan Morgan - 11,200
Tony Dunst - 11,400
Rafe Furst - 8,400

06-02-2009 13:27 UTC-12

Hellmuth Busto

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Phil Hellmuth called an opponent's all-in bet on the turn holding {Q-Hearts}

with the board showing {10-Hearts}

. His opponent produced a pocket pair of queens which was good for top set, leaving Phil drawing to a non-board-pairing heart to stay alive. The river blanked and Phil walked not-so-quietly away from the table, muttering several comments under his breath as onlookers enjoyed the show.

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06-02-2009 13:27 UTC-12

Tiffany Michelle Doubles Up

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Tiffany Michelle raised to 1,000 preflop and found two callers. She then moved in for 4,300 on a flop of {Q-Diamonds}

, inducing one fold and one call.

Michelle turned over {K-Clubs}

while her opponent showed {Q-?}

. The board ran out {4-Hearts}

{9}, and Michelle is now sitting on 12,000 chips.

06-02-2009 13:06 UTC-12

Chip Counts

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Here are some updated numbers from around the room.

Francois Safieddine - 32,000
Doug Lee - 13,500
Humberto Brenes - 6,250
Minneapolis Jim Meehan - 9,300
Chris Ferguson - 2,800

06-02-2009 13:03 UTC-12