** WSOP ME, $10,000 NLHE, Day 1B , Saturday, July 7 **

[entertainme]

The thrill of victory! The agony of defeat! (Or maybe just your table assignment.) Post 'em here.

[Heavens_Myst]

yarrrrrr

[eurythmech]

Today she's been working she's been talking she's been smoking
but it'll be alright
Cos tonight we'll go dancing we'll go laughing we'll get car sick
and it'll be okay like everyone says it'll be alright and ever so nice
We're going out tonight out and about tonight.
Oh whatever makes her happy on a Saturday night
Oh whatever makes her happy whatever makes it alright.

[kutuz_off]

Table 24...does it mean I go to the tent of doom from which nobody returns? /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Nicok7]

[ QUOTE ]
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same
[...]
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
[...]
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!


IF, Rudyard Kipling (http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm)

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[CincyLady]

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Table 24...does it mean I go to the tent of doom from which nobody returns? /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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No, you're lucky. Tent tables are table numbers 80 and above.

[DevinLake]

Table 36.

[adanthar]

in

[52s]

In.

The table on my card is a tent table, so no idea where I'll actually end up.

[MrTimCaum]

i think i'm at table 102 or something like that

[RoundTower]

table 80 seat 2

[mastr]

table 5. gogogo

[Ditch Digger]

Table 10. I fully expect to be booking my flight home by dinner time.

[DJ Sensei]

look for all the chips to be at table 67 seat 2 tomorrow

[woodguy]

Table 9 seat 2.

[SuperUberBob]

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look for all the chips to be at table 67 seat 2 tomorrow

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Which one of your opponents will be sitting there?

[ActionBob]

Table 18 Seat 6. Good luck everyone.

-ActionBob

[ahnuld]

table 91, g'luck all

[technologic]

table 20, seat 2

may lightning bolts hit twice plz

[SoloAJ]

gl tech and others. Set us up for a 2+2 ME winnar.

[Equal]

Table 202 or something. My only goal: dont be an idiot.

[SteelWheel]

Table 42, Seat 2.

Once more, into the breach..... /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[technologic]

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Table 202 or something. My only goal: dont be an idiot.

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heh that was my goal for last year and it still is

[entertainme]

/images/graemlins/heart.gifGL all! /images/graemlins/heart.gif

Looking for lots of Day 2 players and a 2p2 FT!

[montanajo]

Instant I.D.

As 2006 World Champion Jamie Gold tried to enter the Amazon Room he found he didn't have his seat card. And as security won't let anyone inside without their seat card, that posed a bit of a problem. Gold wanted to go to the registration window but security wouldn't let him in without I.D.

Well, there are HUGE posters of every Main Event champion hanging around the room and Gold reached inside the frame of the door, pointed up, and said, "Dude, look up, that's me!" Other people waiting outside the tournament room verified Gold's identity and the guard let him inside to get a new seat card.

[JackOfSpeed]

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Instant I.D.

As 2006 World Champion Jamie Gold tried to enter the Amazon Room he found he didn't have his seat card. And as security won't let anyone inside without their seat card, that posed a bit of a problem. Gold wanted to go to the registration window but security wouldn't let him in without I.D.

Well, there are HUGE posters of every Main Event champion hanging around the room and Gold reached inside the frame of the door, pointed up, and said, "Dude, look up, that's me!" Other people waiting outside the tournament room verified Gold's identity and the guard let him inside to get a new seat card.

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Don't you know who I am?

[JOEL_]

How many players today?

[realwtf]

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Instant I.D.

As 2006 World Champion Jamie Gold tried to enter the Amazon Room he found he didn't have his seat card. And as security won't let anyone inside without their seat card, that posed a bit of a problem. Gold wanted to go to the registration window but security wouldn't let him in without I.D.

Well, there are HUGE posters of every Main Event champion hanging around the room and Gold reached inside the frame of the door, pointed up, and said, "Dude, look up, that's me!" Other people waiting outside the tournament room verified Gold's identity and the guard let him inside to get a new seat card.

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Don't you know who I am?

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No. He simply pointed to a pictue of himself to try and confirm who he was. He didn't seem to be an ass about it.

[NotSoFarOff]

lol second bustout

I HAS THE HIGHEST PAIR! KING! HOW DID I LOSE?

[JackOfSpeed]

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Instant I.D.

As 2006 World Champion Jamie Gold tried to enter the Amazon Room he found he didn't have his seat card. And as security won't let anyone inside without their seat card, that posed a bit of a problem. Gold wanted to go to the registration window but security wouldn't let him in without I.D.

Well, there are HUGE posters of every Main Event champion hanging around the room and Gold reached inside the frame of the door, pointed up, and said, "Dude, look up, that's me!" Other people waiting outside the tournament room verified Gold's identity and the guard let him inside to get a new seat card.

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Don't you know who I am?

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No. He simply pointed to a pictue of himself to try and confirm who he was. He didn't seem to be an ass about it.

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it's an inside joke. and you're right obv

[jdblacknines]

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How many players today?

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The preliminary list released by the WSOP staff showed 1515 registrations at 11 AM Vegas Time. Registration continues until 2 Vegas Time.

[Valsuvious]

yeah, second bustout of the day was awesome:

27 minutes ago
The Second Bust Out of Day 1b
One player raises, and gets four callers. Five players see a flop of K-Q-4 with two spades. The original raiser bets 1,000, another player raises to 3,500, and the raiser calls. (The other three players fold.) The turn card is the , putting three spades on the board. Unfortunately, we don't know how the action went on the turn. The river card pairs the board with another Q, so the board is K-Q-4-9-Q with three spades. There's a lot of potential on that board. On the river, both players get all their money in the pot. The original raiser excitedly says, "Top pair" and shows K-J offsuit. He has two pair, kings and queens, with a jack kicker. The other player says, "Full house," and shows 4-4 for fours full of queens. The player with K-J missed being the first bustout by about a minute.

[Valsuvious]

My big question is, these are the pros that were pointed out already:

Pros Playing Day 1B
So far we've spotted 8-time WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel, Charlie Shoten, Tony G, Kirk Morrison, "Action" Bob Hwang, EPT London winner Vicky Coren, Scott Fischman, Juha Helppi, Marc Karam, Jeffrey Lisandro, Barny Boatman, Isabelle Mercier, Hoyt Corkins, Matt Matros, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Wendeen Eolis, Noah Boeken, Sam Grizzle, Evelyn Ng, Shirley Williams, Davidson Matthew and Scott Clements. Clements, Corkins, and Lisandro also won bracelets at the 2007 WSOP.


When the hell did David William's mother be considered a pro?

[realwtf]

I will begin to understand leveling and sarcasm someday!

[BenTurpen]

^ They probably should put Day 1B NOTABLES.

So if the first two days did 1.5-6k, is that what we are looking at for the last two days? I thought today and tomorrow being sold out(which they're aparently not) would mean like 3k.

[Dan87]

im assuming day 4 will be the busiest day because of satellites/last minute signups and people scrounging around for stakes

[ozza000]

How late is Phil Hellmuth normally? His arrival must be coming soon. Be interesting to see if he lasts the day.

[Biggle10]

I've been reading some of the live updates, and I'm baffled at how badly some players can play in a 10K tourney.

[TimTimSalabim]

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I've been reading some of the live updates, and I'm baffled at how badly some players can play in a 10K tourney.

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It's hardly worthy of the name World Series any more. It's more like minor league tryouts.

[CanIPlayII]

I think Monday will be the smallest day.

[Supwithbates]

vanessa selbst out

[TheTactician]

Hi. Can someone please explain the format of the main event? I'm confused that people can join it after 4 days? [/noob]

[realwtf]

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Hi. Can someone please explain the format of the main event? I'm confused that people can join it after 4 days? [/noob]

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A player can only play on one day for the first 4 days of this event. Then the remaining player join on the 5th day to play together.

This is becuase the high number of people playing.

[TheTactician]

Ah, i assumed that was it, but then thought i had seen a hand today involving someone who had played yesterday. Thanks.

[danieldddj]

can you guys post live updates like yesterday, im at work and cant get pokernews.

thanks

[Berky]

so like one of my best friends who won his seat through a freeroll here at crown casino australia is chip leader. Freaky.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3567/mechipleadermw9.jpg

[flavio321]

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so like one of my best friends who won his seat through a freeroll here at crown casino australia is chip leader. Freaky.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3567/mechipleadermw9.jpg

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go tech go tech go

[maryfield48]

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can you guys post live updates like yesterday, im at work and cant get pokernews.

thanks

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LOL push >3x pot on flop with one pair.

Berry Johnston Cracks Aces
After a flop of Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif 6 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif, a player moves all in for 16,200, and Berry Johnston calls with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q/images/graemlins/club.gif for top set. His opponent shows
A/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif , and he's looking for one of two outs. The turn card is the J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, the river card is the 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, and Johnston busts his opponent on his way to 37,000 in chips.

[sweetjazz]

LOL @ "Jane Gold"

[BJ Nemeth]

Jane Gold is Jamie's mother.

[Solitare]

Anyone find a list of day two runners?

[RonWR]

Does anyone know anything about Daniel "amichaiKK" Makowsky?

I talked to him at the 1st break and he had 68K ... why isnt he on the leader board?

[Dunkman]

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Does anyone know anything about Daniel "amichaiKK" Makowsky?

I talked to him at the 1st break and he had 68K ... why isnt he on the leader board?

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There seems to be no real logic behind which people get listed on the chip counts. Seems to be big name pros, then a random assortment of people. I've seen plenty of people I've never heard of, but then like bracelet winners and people who have done really well this year not listed, so who knows.

[THAY3R]

They only list the people they know.

[RonWR]

But Amichai rocks /images/graemlins/smile.gif hopefully he gets to the point where they have to list him

[entertainme]

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Alan Smurfit Hits A Flop

In a five-way pot Alan Smurfit led out for 500 after the {2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop, and when another player raised to 1,000 it chased out the other limpers. After Smurfit called, he and his opponent both checked the {7-Clubs} on the turn. The {3-Hearts} arrived on the river and Smurfit bet 3,500. "That's a big bet," his opponent said before deciding to make the call with pocket tens. Smurfit turned over A-8 for trips and took the pot.

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Is this Smurf any of our forum smurfs?

[TJHooker]

Just had a call from my brother who was eliminated shortly after the break .... at the break he had 18,600 chips. I presume he was similar when this hand was played. LAG on the table had a significant number of chips (maybe 40,000 odd).

Blinds are 100/200.
UTG raises to 600.
There are 3 callers.
My Brother, with KK, somewhere around the cut off raises to 3000.
Button and SB fold.
BB (LAG) raises to 6000.
UTG raiser and limpers fold.
My Brother Calls (Mistake? I told him I think he should have reraised all in).
Flop comes down trip Tens - so he has a full house.
Not sure of the betting sequence, but all the money went in at this stage.
LAG turns over T8 and my brother is out....

Is there any way he could have got away from that hand? What should he have done differently?

Overall I think he was probably just unfortunate?

[CrazyEyez]

Simon 'Aces' Trumper Survives Quad Jacks

With the board showing {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on the turn, a player bets 5,000, and Simon 'Aces' Trumper calls. The river card is the {K-Hearts}, and the first player bets 7,000. Trumper thinks for a bit, saying, "There's only one hand that beats me here." He thinks a little longer, and simply calls, leaving himself 2,000 in chips as he shows {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top full house on the river.

Most people would have put their last 2,000 in the pot there, but Trumper's read was correct, as his opponent shows {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for quad jacks.

Trumper is down to 2,000, but most players in his situation would already be headed for the exit.

[entertainme]

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Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul Has Been Eliminated

He ended up all-in with pocket Queens against a player holding A-10, and after the {J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{K-Spades} flop and {8-Clubs} on the turn it was the {A-Diamonds} on the river that brought an end to Saul's Main Event.

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[NicksDad1970]

StephenNUTS got his aces cracked by A-10 catching a FLUSH.
Cracking Aces, Chapter One
After a middle-position player raised to 600 Stephen Feraca re-raised to 1,500 and was called. The flop came 6d9d4d and when Feraca bet 3,000 the other player moved in for 6,350 in total. Feraca flipped over AcAs and his opponent held Ad10c for the nut flush draw. And that draw got there when the 2d hit on the turn. Feraca is now down to 17,500.

tough luck. At least the other guy didn't have more chips.

[Black winter day]

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Simon 'Aces' Trumper Survives Quad Jacks

With the board showing {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on the turn, a player bets 5,000, and Simon 'Aces' Trumper calls. The river card is the {K-Hearts}, and the first player bets 7,000. Trumper thinks for a bit, saying, "There's only one hand that beats me here." He thinks a little longer, and simply calls, leaving himself 2,000 in chips as he shows {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top full house on the river.

Most people would have put their last 2,000 in the pot there, but Trumper's read was correct, as his opponent shows {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for quad jacks.

Trumper is down to 2,000, but most players in his situation would already be headed for the exit.

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If this is accurate...Greatest read of all times?

[Poseidon65]

Any word on how Jamie is faring today?

[vassk1]

Gold's Prospects
We recently had the chance to speak with Jamie Gold, last year's winner of the World Series of Poker, who has been walking around the Amazon Room today, following the progress of two special players.

The first, and most important, player that Jamie has been receiving constant updates on (in fact, she called him seconds before we spoke) is his mother, Jane Gold. This is her first WSOP Main Event, but Jamie says that he has been working with her for over a month, teaching her the game of Texas Hold 'Em and trying to pass on whatever wisdom he can. "She's great, she's doing really, really great," Jamie said of her play today. Jamie said that over the last month his mother has been playing in local tournaments back home, nothing with too large of a field, and not only has she been holding her own, but has also won one as well. After nearly four hours of play this afternoon, Jamie Gold's mother, Jane Gold, is up to 42,000.

The second player that Jamie is checking on throughout the day is Jimmy D. Jamie has been mentoring Jimmy for the last year, an interesting development for those that remember last year's WSOP Main Event, where Johnny Chan sweated Jamie from the rail, as Chan had been mentoring Jamie. This is Jimmy's second WSOP Main Event, he played in last year's and placed in the money. Currently, Jimmy D is up to 27,000.

Watch out poker players playing in this year's World Series Of Poker Main Event; Jamie Gold has returned and he's brought two strong prospects with him.

[pknight212]

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Doug Kim Reaps Benefit of Donkey Play of the Day
Doug Kim made it 600 from the big blind and three players called. The flop came . The small blind checked, Kim bet 1,500, the player in early position called, the small blind reraised to 4,000, Kim called and the early position player folded. The small blind bet 10,000 when the came on the turn. Kim pushed and his opponent called all-in for 25,000. Kim turned over for two pair, but his opponent was out front with for a set. Then the came on the river and Kim made a higher full house. Kim was clearly happy and shouts out, "I'm a donkey! I'm a donkey! But I'll take it anyway!"


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can you believe the donks that play in these tournaments?!

[ActionFreak]

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Simon 'Aces' Trumper Survives Quad Jacks

With the board showing {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on the turn, a player bets 5,000, and Simon 'Aces' Trumper calls. The river card is the {K-Hearts}, and the first player bets 7,000. Trumper thinks for a bit, saying, "There's only one hand that beats me here." He thinks a little longer, and simply calls, leaving himself 2,000 in chips as he shows {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top full house on the river.

Most people would have put their last 2,000 in the pot there, but Trumper's read was correct, as his opponent shows {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for quad jacks.

Trumper is down to 2,000, but most players in his situation would already be headed for the exit.

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If this is accurate...Greatest read of all times?

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great... maybe if he would have folded at some point

[Rekwob]

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Simon 'Aces' Trumper Survives Quad Jacks

With the board showing {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on the turn, a player bets 5,000, and Simon 'Aces' Trumper calls. The river card is the {K-Hearts}, and the first player bets 7,000. Trumper thinks for a bit, saying, "There's only one hand that beats me here." He thinks a little longer, and simply calls, leaving himself 2,000 in chips as he shows {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top full house on the river.

Most people would have put their last 2,000 in the pot there, but Trumper's read was correct, as his opponent shows {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for quad jacks.

Trumper is down to 2,000, but most players in his situation would already be headed for the exit.

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If this is accurate...Greatest read of all times?

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shame he didnt come up with that read on the turn

[Lori]

Post deleted by Lori

Edit: Originally I said that I thought the Jack must have come on the river.

[TheFilmGeek]

From talking to others on the floor, the report is accurate.

[Lori]

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From talking to others on the floor, the report is accurate.

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I deleted my post because the report posted in this thread is different to the report that said he folded the Kings that I first saw.

Lori

[TxRedMan]

can i still register to play on monday?

[ACG2x]

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Any word on how Jamie is faring today?

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Per PokerNews, Jamie is scheduled to play 1D, not today. He's there to watch his mom and someone else (way too lazy to look it up, it's on PN if you're interested).

[Poseidon65]

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Any word on how Jamie is faring today?

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Per PokerNews, Jamie is scheduled to play 1D, not today. He's there to watch his mom and someone else (way too lazy to look it up, it's on PN if you're interested).

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Thanks, I thought he was playing today (since I heard the story about his not having ID to get into the Amazon Room.)

[The Stranger]

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Simon 'Aces' Trumper Survives Quad Jacks

With the board showing {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on the turn, a player bets 5,000, and Simon 'Aces' Trumper calls. The river card is the {K-Hearts}, and the first player bets 7,000. Trumper thinks for a bit, saying, "There's only one hand that beats me here." He thinks a little longer, and simply calls, leaving himself 2,000 in chips as he shows {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top full house on the river.

Most people would have put their last 2,000 in the pot there, but Trumper's read was correct, as his opponent shows {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for quad jacks.

Trumper is down to 2,000, but most players in his situation would already be headed for the exit.

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If this is accurate...Greatest read of all times?

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but he was drawing dead on the turn

[soneill34]

Wait i'm looking at the chip counts and I see the name Rep Porter.

Am I being leveled by pokernews there?

[vassk1]

1,545 players began their Main Event quest today. 1,606 are registered to play tomorrow (Day 1C) and with the exception of emergency cases, everyone else from this point forward who decides to pony up the $10K for a shot at immortality will be required to start play on the newly-added Day 1D.

So, we're looking at around 6,000 players total for this year's Main Event. That is of course significantly fewer players than last year, but still a staggering $60 million prize pool.

[Kevmath]

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Wait i'm looking at the chip counts and I see the name Rep Porter.

Am I being leveled by pokernews there?

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http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/pictures/200/Rep%20Porter.jpg

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=46232

[FyteOn]

So what does that make 1st place, about $7m?

[LuckyLloyd]

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Alan Smurfit Hits A Flop

In a five-way pot Alan Smurfit led out for 500 after the {2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop, and when another player raised to 1,000 it chased out the other limpers. After Smurfit called, he and his opponent both checked the {7-Clubs} on the turn. The {3-Hearts} arrived on the river and Smurfit bet 3,500. "That's a big bet," his opponent said before deciding to make the call with pocket tens. Smurfit turned over A-8 for trips and took the pot.

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Is this Smurf any of our forum smurfs?

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No. Irish player in his 60's who won his first bracelet in this year's $1500 PLO rebuy.

[Cat]

Karma's a bitch /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Overacting Can Invoke the Wrath of the Poker Gods
An early-position player raises, Roland De Wolfe reraises 1,800 more from middle position, and the first player thinks for a moment. He holds his cards out as if he is about to muck, and asks De Wolfe, "Will you show me your hand?" De Wolfe says he will. The other player says, "Show me one card," and De Wolfe says he will, but only after the other player folds. The first player apparently changes his mind, and says, "All in."

De Wolfe calls, showing TT. His opponent shows AA, and it was all a big Hollywood routine to entice action from De Wolfe.

But the poker gods did not think kindly of his actions. The board came QTK99, and De Wolfe cracks the aces with a full house, tens full of nines, busting the other player.

Roland De Wolfe is up to 50,000 in chips, and he's smiling.

[phydaux]

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So what does that make 1st place, about $7m?

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$8M, maybe?

[vassk1]

8 mil sounds right if there are 6000 if you figure 68% of last year.

[FyteOn]

Payouts are flatter this year. If this structure was last year then Gold would have won around $10m and not $12m. That's where I got my $7m but I could be off.

[philfan05]

I can't remember the source, but I swear I remember hearing that 1st place was going to get $10 Million this year no matter what.

[LennartZ]

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I can't remember the source, but I swear I remember hearing that 1st place was going to get $10 Million this year no matter what.

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There was a maximum of 10 million.

[McCutter]

scotty nguyen baby. 2nd with 88,000

[ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S]

wtf at updates????

3 minutes ago | Posted by MeanGene
Justin Bonomo Wins A Big Pot

And it might've been even bigger. After a {10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} flop Bonomo bet 1,500 from the small blind and the UTG player called. The player on the button then raised to 4,500 and Bonomo re-raised to 10,000 straight. The UTG folded and after thinking it over the player on the button also chose to surrender. After he flipped over his cards and showed Bonomo he was folding A-K he turned over his cards and showed A-J for the flopped straight.


16 minutes ago | Posted by BJNemeth
David Bach Eliminated

David Bach raises preflop, Michael Keiner moves all in, and Bach calls with {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. But before the flop ever comes out, there is a controversy over whether or not Bach's raise was pulled into the pot, and how much he owes to cover Keiner's bet. It takes a while, but things are eventually worked out, and the hand plays out.

The flop comes {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, and Keiner flops a set while Bach has a gutshot straight draw. The turn card is the {2-Clubs}, giving Bach additional outs to a club flush. But the river card pairs the board with the {2-Spades}, giving Keiner a full house to win the pot, and David Bach is eliminated.

Michael Keiner increases his stack to 35,000.


25 minutes ago | Posted by MeanGene
Justin Bonomo Has Been Eliminated

Bonomo was unfortunate to push in the last of his chips after his opponent flopped a set. He's been eliminated.

[BJ Nemeth]

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wtf at updates????

[/ QUOTE ]

Thanks for the heads-up on the mistake in the David Bach post. I've added Keiner's cards (he had pocket jacks), and fixed the fact that it was Keiner who had Bach covered, not the other way around. (Which is why Bach was eliminated when he lost the hand.)

[Analyst]

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wtf at updates????

3 minutes ago | Posted by MeanGene
Justin Bonomo Wins A Big Pot

And it might've been even bigger. After a {10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} flop Bonomo bet 1,500 from the small blind and the UTG player called. The player on the button then raised to 4,500 and Bonomo re-raised to 10,000 straight. The UTG folded and after thinking it over the player on the button also chose to surrender. After he flipped over his cards and showed Bonomo he was folding A-K he turned over his cards and showed A-J for the flopped straight.



25 minutes ago | Posted by MeanGene
Justin Bonomo Has Been Eliminated

Bonomo was unfortunate to push in the last of his chips after his opponent flopped a set. He's been eliminated.

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<insert obligatory ZeeJustin multiple entry jokes here>

[adanthar]

11K @ dinner break after a (two card) boat < quads and AT < 66 on an A43 board. pretty happy to still be here, really.

[CrazyEyez]

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wtf at updates????

3 minutes ago | Posted by MeanGene
Justin Bonomo Wins A Big Pot

And it might've been even bigger. After a {10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} flop Bonomo bet 1,500 from the small blind and the UTG player called. The player on the button then raised to 4,500 and Bonomo re-raised to 10,000 straight. The UTG folded and after thinking it over the player on the button also chose to surrender. After he flipped over his cards and showed Bonomo he was folding A-K he turned over his cards and showed A-J for the flopped straight.



25 minutes ago | Posted by MeanGene
Justin Bonomo Has Been Eliminated

Bonomo was unfortunate to push in the last of his chips after his opponent flopped a set. He's been eliminated.

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<insert obligatory ZeeJustin multiple entry jokes here>

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That's gotta be on purpose.

[ACG2x]

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I can't remember the source, but I swear I remember hearing that 1st place was going to get $10 Million this year no matter what.

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There was a maximum of 10 million.

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Oh goody, Jamie will still have the record of the single largest WSOP cash regardless of who wins this year's ME.

[Bonified]

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Simon 'Aces' Trumper Survives Quad Jacks

With the board showing {J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} on the turn, a player bets 5,000, and Simon 'Aces' Trumper calls. The river card is the {K-Hearts}, and the first player bets 7,000. Trumper thinks for a bit, saying, "There's only one hand that beats me here." He thinks a little longer, and simply calls, leaving himself 2,000 in chips as he shows {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for top full house on the river.

Most people would have put their last 2,000 in the pot there, but Trumper's read was correct, as his opponent shows {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for quad jacks.

Trumper is down to 2,000, but most players in his situation would already be headed for the exit.

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If this is accurate...Greatest read of all times?

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Meh. In my experience of playing with Simon he is far more interested in showing everyone how clever he is than he is in actually winning money. He gets one of these right once in a while, it looks great. In the long run though ...

[ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S]

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11K @ dinner break after a (two card) boat < quads and AT < 66 on an A43 board. pretty happy to still be here, really.

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"Possibly Too Level Headed"

[U6C84]

LOL Montel Williams has the Day 1B chiplead at the moment.

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Montel Williams Doubles Up

Montel Williams doubled up with K-K against A-Q on a Queen high board. All the money went in on the flop. Williams is up to 135K.

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[Dids]

David Singer has always seemed like a toolbox to me, recent reports help confirm this.

[kutuz_off]

I'm out due to astoundingly poor play /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[kasey2004]

Montel Williams 115000 20000
Scott Bohlman 110000 12000
Cliff 'JohnnyBax' Josephy 107000 (up) 52000

nice stack for bax

[pineapple888]

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LOL Montel Williams has the Day 1B chiplead at the moment.

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Montel Williams Doubles Up

Montel Williams doubled up with K-K against A-Q on a Queen high board. All the money went in on the flop. Williams is up to 135K.

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Skill game.

[J.C. Gloves]

Montel Williams??? Go figure, lemme in this ish...

[Ron Burgundy]

Is that the same Montel Williams of crappy daytime TV fame?

[J.C. Gloves]

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Is that the same Montel Williams of crappy daytime TV fame?

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http://www.pokernews.com/files_en/reporting/gallery/469066b7bded7.jpg

[NotSoFarOff]

None other!

[Ron Burgundy]

hahahahhahahahahha awesome!

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So awesome

[kasey2004]

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Is that the same Montel Williams of crappy daytime TV fame?

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ZOMG ... i didnt even notice that when i posted Bax in 3rd out of the notable people

awsome

EDIT: just noticed...

# < 1 min. | Posted by change100
The Montel Williams Show

Montel Williams opened the pot with a raise to 2,000, an opponent moved all in for 33,725 and Williams called. Williams turned up A-K while his opponent tabled J-J. The flop was {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} pairing Williams' ace. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}, the river was the {4-Clubs}, and Williams dragged another huge pot, eliminating his opponent in the process.

Williams was up to 150,000 after the hand.

[slystyle012]

Montel seems to be a very stand up guy. Its nice to see him doing well.

[jt082005]

Didn't know he could play poker but he seems cool, would be neat to see him make a little run

[Dima2000123]

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de Wolfe Makes a Big Laydown Before the Break

On a board showing {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{K-Spades}, with approximately 20,000 already in the pot, Roland de Wolfe's opponent in the small blind made it 5,000 to go; de Wolfe called instantly. Going into the river, de Wolfe had about 35,000 behind, while his opponent sat with just 6,300.

The last card off the deck was the {J-Diamonds} and the small blind immediately moved all in for his last 6,300.

At this point, Roland paused and asked his opponent, "What do you think I have?" His opponent stayed quiet and shortly after, Roland folded pocket fives face-up on the table, revealing that he'd made top set on the flop.

After the hand was over, Roland politely interrogated his opponent for any information he could get as to whether or not he'd made the correct laydown, but his opponent wouldn't budge.

"The whole hand didn't really seem right," Roland told me after the hand. "6,000 was a lot of my stack and I was looking for a better spot."

Note: Roland busted the same opponent not even a half an hour after this hand took place, getting the better end of a coinflip situation.

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What was that all about? Folding fifth nuts on the river getting 6:1?

[toybux]

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de Wolfe Makes a Big Laydown Before the Break
On a board showing 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 4/images/graemlins/club.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, with approximately 20,000 already in the pot, Roland de Wolfe's opponent in the small blind made it 5,000 to go; de Wolfe called instantly. Going into the river, de Wolfe had about 35,000 behind, while his opponent sat with just 6,300.

The last card off the deck was the J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif and the small blind immediately moved all in for his last 6,300.

At this point, Roland paused and asked his opponent, "What do you think I have?" His opponent stayed quiet and shortly after, Roland folded pocket fives face-up on the table, revealing that he'd made top set on the flop.

After the hand was over, Roland politely interrogated his opponent for any information he could get as to whether or not he'd made the correct laydown, but his opponent wouldn't budge.

"The whole hand didn't really seem right," Roland told me after the hand. "6,000 was a lot of my stack and I was looking for a better spot."

Note: Roland busted the same opponent not even a half an hour after this hand took place, getting the better end of a coinflip situation.

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Surely this is misreported...who folds a set on that board getting 6 to 1?

Edit: Beaten, but my post is easier to read.

[TimTimSalabim]

A coinflip was the better spot he was looking for? lol

[Sotiria]

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How dare you, sir.

[montanajo]

Singer Distraught

David Singer is still meandering around the Amazon Room, trying to resolve the cellphone controversy surrounding his elimination from the tournament.

Here's the latest:

Jack Effel wants to investigate whether or not the player in question was using his phone for text messaging purposes; Singer believes that fact is irrelevant.

Here is the official cellphone policy, as stated in the 2007 WSOP rulebook:

82. Cell Phone Rule: A player who wants to use a cellular phone must step away from the table. Any player on the cell phone or texting a messaging when the dealer delivers the first card from the deck will have a dead hand. No cell phones can be placed on a poker table.

Singer, who is a lawyer by profession, has requested a refund from tournament staff and is seeking the opportunity to play in one of the remaining Day 1's. We're also told that he intends to speak with the gaming commission about the situation.

PokerNews has conducted an interview with Singer regarding the controversy and it will be available for viewing momentarily. Stay tuned.

[Dima2000123]

What a whining tool, geez. It's as if that cell phone magically turned his made hand into a drawing hand. The guy must have no sense of dignity at all.

EDIT: If anyone got 5 minutes to kill listening grown man bitching and moaning, here's the interview: http://video.pokernews.com/v/469083ea54fcc.swf The girl who interviewed him sounds really sympathetic to his case as she's introducing him.

[J.C. Gloves]

NO WAY they can let the guy back into the tourney on a later Day 1 AFTER busting out. That would just set a ridiculous precident.

Refunding him IDK... so sketchy, still don't think they should tho. It half seemed like an angle-shoot as it reads in the previous post about this.

Just take ur lumps sir.

[kerr]

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What a whining tool, geez. It's as if that cell phone magically turned his made hand into a drawing hand. The guy must have no sense of dignity at all.

The girl who interviewed him ...

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So tournament rules are irrelevant then?

And the "girl who interviewed him"? Were you born yesterday?

[Turn Prophet]

Singer was well within his rights to ask to have the hand killed, and by the strict observance of the rule, the hand probably should have been dead.

However, they absolutely cannot and must not allow him to play on another Day One. That is a can of worms that can never be opened, because I can already hear the outrage now. Refunding his buy-in might be an option, but that $10K should remain in the prize pool and come out of Harrah's pocket, as it was their bad ruling. But even that seems a little sketchy, as someone else said.

Unfortunate situation.

[montanajo]

I think they made a mistake when they let them play the hand out.if u use the phone hand is dead.period.I would be pissed too if someone uses the phone during a hand.

[KSOT]

He's definitely whiny, but I think he has a point about what happened.

If it were just some random tournament I doubt he'd raise such a stink, but this is the main event were talking about...

[Ramon Scott]

I wonder what the rule is then regarding the use of iphones. Surely there are players using the device as a music player.

When a call comes in the music pauses.

[El Diablo]

m,

"Any player on the cell phone or texting a messaging when the dealer delivers the first card from the deck will have a dead hand. No cell phones can be placed on a poker table."

Based on that, it sounds like someone can look at an incoming phone call and silence it without breaking the rule.

[montanajo]

Details Regarding the Singer Investigation

(Information provided by Chris Hanel of ExpertInsight.net)

Steve Frezer, one of the lead floor supervisors here at the WSOP, confirmed the results of the investigation into David Singer's elimination from the tournament.

Surveillance cameras confirmed that, A. the player in question did not look at his phone, and B. his only action was to silence the phone's ringer and quickly put it back in his pocket.

The tournament staff then took the investigation one step further, and temporarily confiscated the man's phone to test whether or not it was possible for him to receive a text message, by the way in which he handled his phone. The additional test concluded that the man would've had to have pressed three buttons in order to receive a text message.

Based on the results of the investigation, the tournament staff is standing by their ruling. Singer, who has since left the premises, is still planning to consult the Nevada Gaming Commission regarding the ruling.

[DoGGz]

The cell phone ruling is the strictest enforced rule at Harrahs. It's funny that the floor completely botched the ruling, but it's standard with Jack and Harrahs running the event.

[Dima2000123]

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So tournament rules are irrelevant then?

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There is no way that what the other guy did in any way affected the hand involved. Thus, Singer is merely being a rules nit in order to help himself when his cards can't. Even if he's technically in the right, that still makes him as pathetic as the two old farts who forced the guy to move all-in near the bubble at 2006 USPC.
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And the "girl who interviewed him"? Were you born yesterday?

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No, I wasn't. Why do you ask?

[Dima2000123]

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Montel Williams Doubles Up Two Players

Montel has made a couple of calls against big hands, with {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} against pocket aces and with A-4 against A-Q . Luckily he had both opponents well covered, but he has seen a dramatic drop in his chips and now has gone from being chip leader to being back amongst the pack.

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LOL Donkaments!

[silvermark]

Montel Williams = obv. this year's Dmitri Nobles

[adanthar]

so I stopped getting 3 bet and 4 bet when I had hands that could do one but not the other and doubled up by trapping with aces. 32K...

until I ran QQ into AA an orbit later. such a skill game.

18600 at 4/8, and level headed or not, I'm getting tired of getting set up (especially when the guy with AA, who played 2 hands all day and neither well, then got AA > KK and has 50 thousand.)

edit: to be fair I did have a TT > AA in there for, like, 9K, so I'm technically freerolling the tourney. except it was another SB/BB hand with a couple of limpers that I had no chance to fold anywhere. seriously, this is getting kinda sick.

[KSOT]

Hang in there Adanthar!

BTW you're still playing? How [censored] late does this day go?

[adanthar]

1 more level after this color up I think

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m,

"Any player on the cell phone or texting a messaging when the dealer delivers the first card from the deck will have a dead hand. No cell phones can be placed on a poker table."

Based on that, it sounds like someone can look at an incoming phone call and silence it without breaking the rule.

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I agree. Leaving a phone ringing loudly at a table sounds like much more of a penilizable offense.

[RutgersKev]

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12 minutes ago
David Levi Survives
Just before the break David Levi got all of his chips in preflop with against Vicky Coren's . The board ran out and David survives into the last level of the day.

[Aleo]

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There is no way that what the other guy did in any way affected the hand involved

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This is simply not true. I'm not saying Singer is right either, but he had a hand killed earlier in the tourney and believed that any handling of a phone at all kills the hand. So, when he points that out, he's giving information away. Maybe Singer would have made the same suggestion holding the nuts, maybe not. The point is, when he does this, his opponent is likely going to read him for weak, and makes the call.

So yes, it absolutely affected the hand.

[fisherfolk]

I just learned the hard way that in these deep stack tourneys it is a lot less painful to be unlucky post flop then unlucky preflop. I don’t mind being eliminated by a bad beat (which I was) at all, but I was at a pretty easy table but got a horrible run of cards for the last four hours. I had 72o 8 times and no hand that was much better except a pair of 7s that cost me 30% of my stack when I got called pf then checked down by an ace junk lover who caught the flop. Sitting for hours and hours with no way to battle back and listening to the non stop calls of “seat open” knowing that it is only a matter of time till that is you – its not fun. Overall I am still glad I played but I think I would have preferred the quick death.

[Dima2000123]

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There is no way that what the other guy did in any way affected the hand involved

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This is simply not true. I'm not saying Singer is right either, but he had a hand killed earlier in the tourney and believed that any handling of a phone at all kills the hand. So, when he points that out, he's giving information away. Maybe Singer would have made the same suggestion holding the nuts, maybe not. The point is, when he does this, his opponent is likely going to read him for weak, and makes the call.

So yes, it absolutely affected the hand.

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Read my quote again. What affected the hand was Singer being a rules nit. The other guy or his phone did nothing to affect the hand.

[adanthar]

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so I stopped getting 3 bet and 4 bet when I had hands that could do one but not the other and doubled up by trapping with aces. 32K...

until I ran QQ into AA an orbit later. such a skill game.

18600 at 4/8, and level headed or not, I'm getting tired of getting set up (especially when the guy with AA, who played 2 hands all day and neither well, then got AA > KK and has 50 thousand.)

edit: to be fair I did have a TT > AA in there for, like, 9K, so I'm technically freerolling the tourney. except it was another SB/BB hand with a couple of limpers that I had no chance to fold anywhere. seriously, this is getting kinda sick.

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10 minutes after the break, AQ > 99 so I have a 26K stack

10 minutes after that, I raise 88 from the SB, BB shoves (he has a 40K stack, and this is about the fifth time we've done some version of this/last time AA > KQ that raised to 10x), AT is very very good because I can't win a coinflip for a stack at the WSOP to save my life.

gl all, also, lol donkaments.

[Ron Burgundy]

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The Animal Waiting to Pounce

Team PokerNews player Rob "Animal" Price is at Montel Williams's table -- he says that Montel has paid off players left and right. Montel has doubled up two short stacks and split with a third. The Animal is hoping to get in on that action soon.

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gamboooooooooooooool

[THEOSU]

man, people absconding with george steele's rightful nickname.

[Jourdain]

Can We Describe This As Variance?
An extremely interesting hand just occurred at table 61. The dealer laughingly announced "Four all ins and four calls on table 61!!" There was quite a commotion at the table throughout the process but this is what it looked like when the dust settled...
Player 1: A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif A /images/graemlins/club.gif
Player 2: A /images/graemlins/heart.gif A /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Player 3: K /images/graemlins/club.gif K /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Player 4: 10 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 10 /images/graemlins/spade.gif

Community Cards: 5 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif 6 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 4 /images/graemlins/spade.gif 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif

With a straight on the board, the players chopped the pot. They all had a good laugh about it, including Hoyt Corkins, who wasn't in the hand, but still seemed mildly amused. It's probably safe to say he's seen something like this before.

[Jourdain]

Berry Johnston Rakes in a Monster.
A three-way all-in; all the action was on the turn with a board reading: 3 /images/graemlins/club.gif 10 /images/graemlins/club.gif K /images/graemlins/club.gif A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif , Rayan Nathan was first to act, he checked as did Berry behind. The button moved all in for 23,000 and Rayan made the call. He wasn't too happy when Berry moved in over the top for another 10,600 but he eventually made that call too. The button had Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif J /images/graemlins/spade.gif for a Broadway staight, Rayan showed 8 /images/graemlins/club.gif 9 /images/graemlins/club.gif for a flush while Berry had the nuts with 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif A /images/graemlins/club.gif . The river was the 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif and Berry has moved to over 100,000 in chips.

[SuperUberBob]

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The Animal Waiting to Pounce

Team PokerNews player Rob "Animal" Price is at Montel Williams's table -- he says that Montel has paid off players left and right. Montel has doubled up two short stacks and split with a third. The Animal is hoping to get in on that action soon.

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gamboooooooooooooool

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Montel's down to 34K.

Sucks. It would've been nuts if he won the ME.

[montanajo]

Bad Beat Jackpot

Board:
{8-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}

On the river, a player with 8-8 goes all in and Gene Strickland with {9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} calls. The player shows quads, but Strickland has the turned straight flush and busts the poor player. Strickland is up to 180,000.

[bigbabyjesus]

sigh.. big stack all day.

had 120k or so at the beginning of last level. run JJ into AA then TT into AA, down to 70k.

euro [censored] who's been opening alot opens in hijack to 3500. i make it 10.5k w/ KK on button. floop is Jc2c9x and he c/r me all in (he covers by very little.)

i am pissed and steam how lucky he is but know i have to call because of all the draws/whatever out there. as i am opening my mouth he says "i have you beat." grrr.

now i'm pissed because my mind is all [censored] and what was a call is now a tough decision. i am just so pissed he thinks he is being clever and now he might get me to fold. i decide i just do not know how to interpet that speech so i ignore it in my decision and call.

he obv starts screaming yes yes yes yes cause he has top set and it manages to hold while he is being loud enough for the whole poker room to hear. this is like 15 minutes left in the day.

[censored] donkaments.

[ahnuld]

survived but had 90k going into last level where KK was cracked by 9To on the river, JJ ran into AA in blind vs blind, and JJ ran into QQ at the very end. 20k left, ship the championship

[technologic]

still in the hunt...i didn't know i was playing against johnnybax until i got on my computer, ugh

[technologic]

oh yeah, there was a really cute asian photographer for some reporting site, does anyone know which site she works for?

[ahnuld]

Alright, this will be lnog but ill try to run through them all. To begin, im alive but down to 20k. Ok, the hands

50/100 blinds, first level. I get KK early and raise, 4 callers, bleh. Flop comes 226 flushdraw. I cbet 2/3 pot. First guy calls, but his hands are shaking, uh oh. Everyone else folds. Turn is a third 2. I check call a 40% pot bet. River is a 9. I should donk 1/2 pot but dont and check, he checks. Missed so much value.

Lose a few small ones, down to 20k. Blinds are 100/200. Ep player makes it 600 to go. I have KK and make it 2k. He makes it 6.5k. I decide [censored] it and shove. He tanks for 15 seconds and calls with AA, wtf you slowroller. I barely have him covered. First card is a K, ship it. He goes off, I taunt him.

This hand involves te 90/15 player to my immediate left. He plays every hand and was chipleader of the ME after 1 hour because he ran hotter than god. He cant help himself but bluff sometimes. A few limps to him in sb, he makes it 1000, I reraise to 4k from bb with QQ. He calls. Flop comes 49T with 2 hearts, I have no hearts. He checks, I check. Turn is a 6h. He bets 5k. I call. River is a offsuit 7. Ugly. He bets 15k. I knew from eariler that he value bets smallers. Not sure what the big bet means, but I tank and finally call. He insta mucks. ship it, up to 64k now really early on, very close to chip leader.

Few boring hands vs Jeff Lisandro that show his calling stationess, and his tpnk's beat my missed flush draws every time. Down to 55k. I then win a few small pots and steal my way up to 100k. Then back to 70 (just after you called) then back to 90k going into the final 2 hours of the day (last level).

I get destroyed this level. Blinds 400-800 100 ante, 10 handed. To begin, some new guy opens in Hijack to 2.5k I make it 7k. He shoves for 26k on top. I have JJ and there is 16k in dead money so I call, maybe bad, but cant be by much. He has AA and I miss.

Few orbits later, I get KK and raise. Loose guy who thinks hes really good and he can read my soul calls (he always just called in position pre with alot of hands). HU, flop comes JdTd8c. [censored] awesome. I check, he bets, I call. Turn is a blank. I check, he bets, I call. River is an offsuit 7. I check, he bets really small, like 10 into 40k, I cry call and he has T9o. Maybe I should raise the turn but we were both deep relative to avergae stack and its a really dirty board. Whatever, hes stupid aggressive in bad spots, hence the line.

Then in the last orbit I open button with JJ, repops me and I call. Flop comes K high and we check it down, his QQ is good. Bleh. Sick last level.

[SuperUberBob]

Montel's down to 15K.

Paging Dmitri Nobles.

[DJ Sensei]

made it to day 2, with 32,200 in chips. was up to maybe 60k at my peak during level 5, but some stupid middle pairs failed to achieve. but hey, still in it and not really shortstacked yet, so ship it. plus i get 2 days off for scrippas and such

[AdamBragar]

This is not a misprint. It was an unraised pot where he limped on the button (after another limper or 2) and the SB completed.

I thought the fold was insane myself and De Wolfe even said how crazy it was to fold getting over 6:1, however, after the other guy busted he told De Wolfe it was a good fold, making it one of the weirdest hands ever.

[DevinLake]

I finished the day at 29k. Was up to about 43k early, then I decided to lose every pot where I saw a flop for the next 6 hrs.

Ps. I was at Jane Gold's table for a while. She sucks, but flops good like her son. AJ<KJ /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Bond18]

Finished the day with $168,900. Good lord.

[MrTimCaum]

100,100 to end the day

[mastr]

140,800 to end the day.. could've been higher, have no right to complain

[chicken10der]

montelol donkaments

[Nicok7]

117k, more than I had hoped for. Play well run g00t...

[pa3lsvt]

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Finished the day with $168,900. Good lord.

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Cannot wait to read you A+++ trip report from this.

[flavio321]

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140,800 to end the day.. could've been higher, have no right to complain

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nice. were they giving it away?

[52s]

I busted in 3-4 hours.

My made hands got run down.
The (semi-)bluff I ran got called down.
I went card dead.
All my small/medium pairs and connectors missed every single flop.
And then I get the 80-end of the 80/20 (AA v. TT) and got outflopped to finish me off.

Just a bad session, it just happened to come on Day 1 of the WSOPME, that's all.

I left the room the proverbial "Mr. Happy to be Here" guy.

After several years of trying to make my way into the Main Event (I'm not exactly robusto here) and several poker ups and down, I finally won my way in just 2 days prior to play my first Main Event, and in the process cracked through the long poker rut I've been in.

I'll admit, I purchased the trinkets. I bought the souvenir air-hockey-puck dealer button, and I pre-ordered the wooden-box-etched-glass-whathaveyou setup that'll come with 2 decks of the WSOP cards. And yes, I'm gonna dork out and laminate and even frame the entry card.

[censored] it.

I'm using this 3-4 hours of finally accomplishing a life goal to springboard myself back into getting super-deep into the game, and making myself some monies.

[Nicok7]

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Singer was well within his rights to ask to have the hand killed, and by the strict observance of the rule, the hand probably should have been dead.

However, they absolutely cannot and must not allow him to play on another Day One. That is a can of worms that can never be opened, because I can already hear the outrage now. Refunding his buy-in might be an option, but that $10K should remain in the prize pool and come out of Harrah's pocket, as it was their bad ruling. But even that seems a little sketchy, as someone else said.

Unfortunate situation.

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My thoughts exactly.

[pvn]

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Singer was well within his rights to ask to have the hand killed, and by the strict observance of the rule, the hand probably should have been dead.

However, they absolutely cannot and must not allow him to play on another Day One. That is a can of worms that can never be opened, because I can already hear the outrage now. Refunding his buy-in might be an option, but that $10K should remain in the prize pool and come out of Harrah's pocket, as it was their bad ruling. But even that seems a little sketchy, as someone else said.

Unfortunate situation.

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My thoughts exactly.

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Singer should have waited until his opponent made his decision, but before any more cards were dealt, to make his protest.

[Cat]

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Finished the day with $168,900. Good lord.

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Cannot wait to read you A+++ trip report from this.

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Second that /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Yuv]

Friend, roomate and online luckboxing god, AmichaiKK has 148k at the end of day 1b. Be afraid.

[gsqwared]

Quote (from PokerNews):
de Wolfe Makes a Big Laydown Before the Break
"On a board showing 5 2 4 K, with approximately 20,000 already in the pot, Roland de Wolfe's opponent in the small blind made it 5,000 to go; de Wolfe called instantly. Going into the river, de Wolfe had about 35,000 behind, while his opponent sat with just 6,300.

The last card off the deck was the J and the small blind immediately moved all in for his last 6,300.

At this point, Roland paused and asked his opponent, "What do you think I have?" His opponent stayed quiet and shortly after, Roland folded pocket fives face-up on the table, revealing that he'd made top set on the flop.

After the hand was over, Roland politely interrogated his opponent for any information he could get as to whether or not he'd made the correct laydown, but his opponent wouldn't budge.

"The whole hand didn't really seem right," Roland told me after the hand. "6,000 was a lot of my stack and I was looking for a better spot."

Note: Roland busted the same opponent not even a half an hour after this hand took place, getting the better end of a coinflip situation."


Surely this is misreported...who folds a set on that board getting 6 to 1? - Toybox
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Surely this was not misreported. I'm the one who wrote the post on PokerNews, and I spoke to Roland almost immediately after the hand because all who witnessed it were shocked.

He said that he thought his opponent might have A-3 or 3-6, and also considered the possibility that he had the best hand, but didn't feel right about the whole thing, so he folded.

[EvanJC]

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Quote (from PokerNews):
de Wolfe Makes a Big Laydown Before the Break
"On a board showing 5 2 4 K, with approximately 20,000 already in the pot, Roland de Wolfe's opponent in the small blind made it 5,000 to go; de Wolfe called instantly. Going into the river, de Wolfe had about 35,000 behind, while his opponent sat with just 6,300.

The last card off the deck was the J and the small blind immediately moved all in for his last 6,300.

At this point, Roland paused and asked his opponent, "What do you think I have?" His opponent stayed quiet and shortly after, Roland folded pocket fives face-up on the table, revealing that he'd made top set on the flop.

After the hand was over, Roland politely interrogated his opponent for any information he could get as to whether or not he'd made the correct laydown, but his opponent wouldn't budge.

"The whole hand didn't really seem right," Roland told me after the hand. "6,000 was a lot of my stack and I was looking for a better spot."

Note: Roland busted the same opponent not even a half an hour after this hand took place, getting the better end of a coinflip situation."


Surely this is misreported...who folds a set on that board getting 6 to 1? - Toybox
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Surely this was not misreported. I'm the one who wrote the post on PokerNews, and I spoke to Roland almost immediately after the hand because all who witnessed it were shocked.

He said that he thought his opponent might have A-3 or 3-6, and also considered the possibility that he had the best hand, but didn't feel right about the whole thing, so he folded.

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vomit

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Wow. I missed it, but just found your name in CardPlayer's chip-count list.
What a start - good luck, man! Just keep it going.

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Finished the day with $168,900. Good lord.

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