Bed Time
Jun 09, '07
Day one of event number 15, $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em has come to an end. There are approximately 170 players remaining and they are all in the money. Play will resume tomorrow at 2 p.m. and will continue until the final table is established.
Joe Bartholdi was able to collect a nice pot right before tournament officials announced that the day would end. The player in seat five pushed all in from middle postion for about $10,000 and Bartholdi called from the big blind. Bartholdi had Q
Q
and his opponent had A
K
. "You're not supposed to have that!" said Bartholdi, expressing his uneasiness about the strength of his hand. His fears were calmed a little on the flop when it came Q
J
9
. Not wanting to see that ten, Bartholdi tensed a bit in his chair. The turn was the K
and the river brought the 5
. Bartholdi took down the nice sized pot and eliminated another player.
Phil Hellmuth continues to add to his recored of
World Series of Poker cashes, this cash today sets the record again at 59.
Scott Kowalske, whom we all learned about earlier as having a terminal illness and being bought in by the members of his hometown, has been eliminated from today's event.
Come back tomorrow to watch all the action unfold at
CardPlayer.com.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Joe Bartholdi, Scott Kowalske
