Main Event Day 1b - Bulldog Goes Back to Back
Jul 04, '08
Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break. When they return, they will play for two more levels before ending for the evening. Play will resume with blinds at 150-300 with a 25 ante.
Blinds: 150-300
Chip Leaders:
Patrik Antonius: 96,000
Michael Watson: 78,000
Robert Mizrachi: 76,000
Terris Preston: 65,000
Erick Lindgren: 63,100
Ron Adams: 62,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 62,000
Alexander Meidinger: 61,000
Redmond Lee: 60,500
Christina Hall: 60,000
Card Player Counts:
Vicky Coren: 29,000
Sverre Sundbo: 52,000
Ross Boatman: 13,750
Steve Zolotow: 23,000
Lee Watkinson: 20,000
Neil Channing: 29,500
John Duthie 22,200
George McKeever: 22,000
Thor Hansen: 25,000
Markus Golser: 90,000
Alex Kravchenko: 14,700
Bruno Fitoussi: 4,725
Sylvester Geohegan: 27,500
Chris Bjorin: 14,200
Eliminations: Humberto Brenes, Jamie Gold, Olga Varkonyi
Notable Hands:
Bulldog Goes Back To Back
T.V. crews lurked like vultures around a shortstacked Orel Hershiser. Starting the hand with around only 5,000, Hershiser reraised all in from the small blind after the button opened for a raise to 900. The big blind made the call, and the button folded. Hershiser turned over 7
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, and was trailing the big blind's 99. But the flop came J87
, giving Hershiser a badly needed set. The turn came K, and the river the K, improving Hershiser to a full house and doubling him up to around 10,000.
The very next hand, Seat 5 bet 2,200 on a flop of 96
2. Hershier once again moved all in, and was called. He showed A9 for top pair, top kicker, and was a huge favorite against his opponent's 109. The turn was the 8, and the river the 4, giving Hershier another double up to put him back where he started the day around 20,000 in chips.
Rocky Road for Rousso
On a board of K639, Vanessa Rousso fired out a bet of 3,000. Patrick Bueno moved all in for an additional 10,600, sending Rousso into a massive tank session. "You 
want a call?" she asked. Bueno replied in the affirmative, and Rousso began running through all the hands that Bueno could possibly hold out loud. "Why would I believe you?" Finally, after almost 5 minutes, Rousso mucked, sending the pot to Bueno and leaving herself with around 32,000.
On the very next hand, the player in seat 9 raised to 900 preflop. Rousso made the call from the small blind. The flop came J65. Both players checked, and saw the 9 on the turn. Rousso led out for 1,500, soliciting a call from seat 9. The 7 fell on the river, and Rousso made a bet of 4,000. Seat 9 then took his turn in the tank, contemplating his options. He eventually opted to call, and Rousso turned over K8 for the rivered straight. Seat 9 mucked his hand angrily, banging the table as the pot was sent Rousso's way, improving her to 40,000.
Lessons In Etiquette
As the Rousso hand was ending, Krity Gazes called the floor to her table across the room. She was upset that the player in seat 5 was telling her about poker etiquette. "You're trying to tell me about poker etiquette and you're the one being rude," she said to the player as the floor person was arriving. She explained the situation to the floor person, who simply told both players to stop arguing with each other, leaving Gazes fuming. The whole debacle began when Gazes asked to see the player's cards after a hand. He responded poorly, even though Gazes was in the right to make the request.
Gold Gets Gone
Action was folded to Jamie Gold in the small blind, who moved all in for his last 3,000. Pat Pezzin woke up with QQ in the big blind and quickly made the call. Gold showed KQ, and the board ran 774J6. Gold shook hands with the other players at his table, paid his maseuse, and took his leave.
Brenes Busts
Humberto Brenes' sharks sleep with the fishes tonight after he ran his pocket queens into his opponent's pocket kings and failed to improve his hand.
The Robert Mizrachi Courtesy Double Up Service
On a flop of 864 Robert Mizrachi bet enough to put his short stacked opponent all in. The player had no choice but to call, showing AQ. Mizrachi held J9. The turn and river brought 52, and Mizrachi doubled up his opponent, who moved up to only 8,000 after the double up. Mizrachi sat behind around 70,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Humberto Brenes, Jamie Gold, Vanessa Rousso, Orel Hershiser
Main Event Day 1b - The Jamie Gold Special
Jul 04, '08
Blinds: 150-300
Eliminations: David Bach, Ram Vaswani
Chip Leaders:
Patrik Antonius: 98,000
Michael Watson: 72,000
Christina Hall: 66,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 62,000
Redmond Lee: 60,500
Johnny Caruso: 60,000
Jim Sugarek: 56,000
Giles Smadia: 54,000
Mirko Tauber: 54,000
Tony Hachem: 53,000
Card Player Counts:
Vicky Coren: 26,000
Sverre Sundbo: 44,000
Brunno Fitoussi: 8,000
Ross Boatman: 15,325
Steve Zolotow: 15,700
Lee Watkinson:8,000
Barny Boatman: 37,400
Kevin O’Connell: 33,300
Donnacha O’Dea: 31,400
Dave Colclough: 30,000
Chris Bjorin: 26,000
Tomas Brolin: 14,025
Notable Hands:
The Jamie Gold Special
Action was checked five ways on a flop of K75. When the J fell on the turn, seat 5 bet 600, seat 8 called, and Jamie Gold raised to 3,100. Seat 5 reached for his chips, and Gold said "Don't put it all in." He didn't, instead raising to 15,000 total. Seat 8 folded, and Gold mucked 106 face up. Before the hand, Gold had worked his way back up to around 20,000, but after another bluff gone awry, he dropped down to 16,600.
Later in the level, Gold called a raise from Pat Pezzin to 800 preflop. He checked the action back to Pezzin on the flop of K102, calling Pezzin's continuation bet of 900. Both players checked when the 10 fell on the turn, but when the 2 fell on the river, Gold woke up and threw in a bet of 2,000. Pezzin called quickly, showing AK to best the Jamie Gold special, Q9.
Humberto Hams It Up For Cameras
On a flop of 954, the player in seat 5 moved all in for 7,175. Humberto Brenes went in the tank with his sharks, until the ESPN camera crew showed up. Brenes suddenly turned on the charm, asking the camera person, "This guy moved in with four diamonds. Should I call or not?" He then asked one of his trusted card protectors the same question. The shark said no, and Humberto folded. After the hand, Humberto's stack is basically back to where he started the day.
Mizrachi Gets Paid
Heads up, on a board of 1076J3, Robert Mizrachi fired a bet of 4,450 at the pot. He was called quickly by the opponent in seat 3. Mizrachi shows 98 for the turned nut straight, and raked in the pot. After the hand, Mizrachi was up to 47,000, while his opponent was left to struggle with a short stack.
The Rousso Chronicles 
On a flop of 773, Vanessa Rousso led out for 1,000. Seat 8 then min raised to 2,000, and Rousso made the call, checking the turn of 2. Seat 8 bet out for another 2,000, and Rousso once again made the call, checking again on the river, the 5. Seat 8 checked behind, showing A3, which was not good enough to take down the pot, which went Rousso, who held 66.
Seat 5 raised to 800 preflop from middle position. Vanessa Rousso called from the cutoff, as did the big blind. The flop showed 663. Seat 5 bet 1,600, and Rousso made the call, pushing the blind out of the hand. The turn brought the 5, and both players checked. The A fell on the river, and seat 5 once again checked to Rousso, who took control of the action and bet out for 2,000. Seat 5 made the call, and Rousso turned over AK for rivered top pair. Seat 5 mucked, and Rousso moved up to around 55,000.
Seidel Steps Out
The player in seat 7 raised to 900 from the button. Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. The flop was 1097. Seidel checked, the button continuation bet for 1,200. Seidel made the call, and they went to the turn, the J. Seidel checked once again, and seat 7 continued to apply pressure, betting 3,000. Seidel bowed out of the hand, leaving himself with around 32,000.
Young Falls Victim To The Nuts
The player in seat 5 limped into the pot from middle position, as does Jason Young from late position. The big blind checked his option. The flop comes A86. The big blind and Seat 5 both checked to Young, who bet 425. The big blind folded face up, showing 8-2, thinking he was heads up in the pot. In actuality, he exposed his hole cards while before action was complete. The dealer ruled that it was a mistake, and play continued as normal. Seat 5 made the call, and the turn was the Q. Both players checked. The river brought the 9, and seat 5 shoved all in for 2,950. Young made the call, and seat 5 showed KQ for the flopped nut flush. Young flashed the A and mucked his cards, dropping to 33,000 by the end of the hand.
Conor Tate Eliminated
Conor “Sealy” Tate from Northern Ireland, who came 12th in the main event in 2005, somehow managed to get his remaining 15,000 chips in against Q-Q preflop with A-K. His vanquisher retold the story with a wry grin, motioning to the empty seat with a shrug of his shoulders.
Antonius Continues To Blast Opponents Away
On a flop of JJ9 Fin Patrik Antonius called an all-in from one opponent and quickly tabled J-J. His opponent tapped the table and flipped over A4 and needed running cards to catch up. The board filled with 2 and 3 and the chip leader pulled further ahead.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Humberto Brenes, Erik Seidel, Jamie Gold, Vanessa Rousso
Main Event Day 1b - And They're Off
Jul 04, '08
Blinds: 50-100
Chip Leaders:
Stephen Ladowsky: 42,000
Michael Guzzardi: 40,000
Dustin Sitar: 39,900
Mike Stovall: 36,000
Tom McEvoy: 32,000
Alex Kravchenko: 28,900
Tony Hachem: 25,000
Neil Channing: 23,250
David Levi: 23,200
Vanessa Rousso: 22,400
Big Hands:
Gold Comes Out Swinging
2006 World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold limped into a pot that saw six way action going to the flop. The flop ran out 2310, and Gold opened the action with a bet of 300. He was called by one player in seat 3. Seat 5 then raised it to a total of 1,000, and both other 
players made the call. All three players checked the turn, the 10, but when action checked back around to Seat 5 on the river, the J, he fired out for a bet of 2,500. Gold made the crying call, saying he got screwed by the turn, turning over 23 and shipping the pot to his opponent, who held JJ for the full house.
Mueller Makes Monster Read
The pot was opened by the player in seat 8, who raised to 300. Two players made the call, including Greg Mueller from the small blind. All three players checked the flop of 655. Mueller fired a rapid bet of 675 on the turn of 3, and was called only by the original raiser in seat 8. The 10 fell on the river, and Mueller slowed down to place the more cautious wager of 575. Seat 8 then raised an additional 1,050, and Mueller shot him a look. "What, did you flop quads or something?" Mueller shrugged and folded his cards face up, showing pocket nines. Seat 8 complimented Mueller on his read, flashing him the pocket fives before raking in the pot.
Very Cheap
On a board reading 88299, Andy Black fired a bet of 300. "Very cheap," he said as he flicked the chips into the pot worth 3,000. The player in seat 1 then looked at her stack and threw out three yellow chips, each worth 1,000. "Very cheap," another player at the table said sarcastically. Black had a perplexed look on his face, then made the call. The player in seat 1 turned over 99 for quads and Black just nodded, slamming his cards into the muck while the 10 turned over in the process. He started with a little over 20,000 and was down to 15,000 after the hand.
Black Busts
Andy Black took a few more body shots in the first hour and was down to 5,000 in chips. One hand saw him lead the betting only to muck his hand on the river. “Good call,” muttered the fifth place finisher in the 2005 WSOP main event as he held his head in his hand and counted down his short stack.
Twenty minutes later, with four players in the pot and Black on the button he faced a bet of 500 and reraised on a board of 753 to 3,000. Two others mucked but the original raiser called.
Black sighed and showed J-J while his opponent showed 75 for two pair. The 2 on the turn and 5 on the river sealed his fate and his World Series was over for another year.
Boatman Loses a Pot
On a board of 102106, Barny Boatman fired 750 into the pot. The player in seat 4 made the call and the 8h fell on the river. Both players checked the river and seat 4 showed JdJc for an overpair. Boatman mucked his hand and he was down to about 18,000 after losing that pot.
Orel Hershiser Gets Too Much Credit
The player in seat 8 raised to 250 before the flop and seat 9 made the call. Orel Hershiser raised to 2,300, seat 8 reraised to 5,000 and seat 9 folded. The flop came 1054, and Hershiser checked to seat 8 who bet 4,000. Hershiser raised (check-raise) to 8,000, and seat 8 went into the tank, saying, "I'm going to give you credit for aces." Seat 8 ultimately fodled the hand as hershiser responded, "Give me credit for kings." He turned over KK. Seat 7 asked seat 8, "Same hand?" Seat 8 just nodded.
Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Barny Boatman, Jamie Gold, Andy Black, Orel Hershiser
$10,000 Main Event - Shuffle Up and Deal - Day 1b
Jul 04, '08
Cards are now in the air for Day 1b of the 2008 $10,000 NLHE Main Event. Players will each start with 20,000 in tournament chips and each level will last two hours with a twenty minute break at the end of the level. Five levels will be played today with a ninety-minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 3.
The 2004 and 2006 Main Event champions Greg Raymer and Jamie Gold will be playing today along with many other notables and hopefuls, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for hourly updates live from the tournament floor.
Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Jamie Gold
More and more players are joining the field here on day 1A, with plenty of accomplished pros among them. Big names to take a seat so far include 2019 Borgata Spring Poker Open champion David Jackson, Anton Wigg, Sergio Aido, Justin Young, Ian O’Hara, and 2006 World Series of Poker main event champion Jamie Gold.
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Dario Minieri (pictured left) was short stacked and made his final push with pocket deuces and Jamie Gold quickly looked him up with pocket sevens.
On a board reading 9-7-5-3, Jamie Gold (pictured right) moved all in with Q-7 and Peter Eastgate called with Q-9.
Jamie Gold had a very slight lead over Stephen Quinn when all the money went in preflop.
Andy Bloch - out
Marco Traniello Doubles Up
Andy Bloch - out
David Singer Eliminated
Jamie Gold got all of his chips into the middle against Scott Fischman preflop and Fischman showed down A
A Unabomber Rebuy
Quads for Olsen
Gambling With Dario