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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 418707, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 31] $2,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=2][Event 31] $2,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=2]Recap from overnight:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=black][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 12:27:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Begins[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]After a short delay play has begun for the $2,000 No-limit hold'em event[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 12:29:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Couple Playing Together[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Poker couple, David Benyamine and Erica Schoenberg, are seated at the same table. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 12:47:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jett Doubles Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With $250 in the pot and a flop of 5 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Jett's opponent bets $200. Jett goes all-in for $300 and is called by his opponent. Jett shows 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and his opponent has A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is a K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and river is a Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Jett is now up to $1,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 12:59:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Arieh Out[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a flop of 6 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Josh Arieh's opponent bets $500 into a $150 pot. Arieh raises $650 more and his opponent goes all-in for $900 more. Arieh calls and shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]but his opponent has 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is a J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and river a 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Josh Arieh has been eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:03:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Devilfish Chops[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Devilfish calls his opponents all-in for $1,800 and shows K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and his opponent shows Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. But the board comes 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]which makes a straight on the board and a chopped pot. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:20:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Laak Eliminates Phan[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a board showing J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Young Phan calls the all-in of Phil Laak on the river. Laak shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Phan shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Laak now has $2950 and Phan is out.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:24:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jett Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chip Jett has been eliminated from today's action.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:27:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gazes and Hellmuth Chat[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bill Gazes and Phil Hellmuth are seated at the same table and have some friendly chatter: Bill: "Every time the floor comes over to me they tell me 'One more word and your on a penalty.' But when ever they come over to you (Hellmuth) they tell you how big of a fan they are."Phil: *Laughs* [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:30:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chris Ferguson Doubles Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a flop of K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Chris Ferguson bets $300 and his opponent raises $350, enough to put Ferguson all-in and he calls. Ferguson shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and his opponent has 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is a 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and river a 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Ferguson is now up to $2,150. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:34:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Level Increased[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Level 2 has begun the blinds are now $25-$50.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:34:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]1st Cash Game Of The Day[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The first cash game of Gin has begun between Shahram "Sean" Sheikhan and Billy Baxter. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:36:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Shulman Takes One Down[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jeff Shulman raises to $125 from late position and 2 opponents call. The board comes A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and everyone checks. The turn is a K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Shulman bets $225 and his opponents fold. Shulman is now up to $4,300. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:46:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sorenson Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jan Sorenson pushes all-in for just over $1,000 in chips with pocket 4's and gets called by seat 3 who flips over pocket 10's. Sorenson does not improve his hand and is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 13:51:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Hellmuth Loses One[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a board showing Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Phil Hellmuth bets $100 into the $300 pot. His opponent raises to $300 and Hellmuth makes the call. His opponent shows A-K and Hellmuth mucks and says "I got raised on the river there? Buddy, I have two words: Yum, Yum." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 14:02:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mike Matusow Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Five players limp into the plot pre-flop, including Mike Matusow. The flop comes 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Mike Matusow immediately fires his remaining $425 into the middle. The first player behind Matusow thinks for a short time and finally calls. The third player behind him then pushes over the top all-in. Matusow's original caller then decides to call all-in himself. Matusow shows 10-8 offsuit. His first caller shows 9-9 with one of the nines being a [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The third player shows the same hand as Matusow, 10-8 offsuit. The turn brings the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] and the river brings the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The player with pocket nines wins the entire pot with a diamond flush. Mike Matusow is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 14:11:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tilly Eliminates Opponent[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a pot of $2,400 and the board showing Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Jennifer Tilly's opponent pushes all-in for $1,475. Tilly looks at the pot and counts out her chips. If she calls and loses the hand she will be left with around $600 in chips. After about two minutes Tilly calls, and her opponent reveals J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Tilly flips over Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3], eliminating her opponent and scooping the large pot. She now has $6,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 14:29:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tilly's Aces Cracked by a Set[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With about $1,200 in the pot preflop and a board reading 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Jennifer Tilly gets her opponent all-in for about $2,000 more. Tilly turns up two black Aces but her opponent turns up 9-9, for the top set. The turn comes the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the river brings the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3], failing to improve Tilly. She nows sits at $3,200. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 14:45:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]David Williams Eliminates Joe Cassidy[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Pre-flop Joe Cassidy moves all-in for his last $750. David Williams calls Cassidy's all-in. Cassidy shows pocket Nines, and David Williams announces, "overs," while showing A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop comes A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is the 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and the river is the 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Williams eliminates Joe Cassidy, and is now sitting on $7,650. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 15:03:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Clonie Gowen Doubles Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a lower than average stack, Clonie Gowen gets all-in preflop for $1,950 after a previous raise. She is called by the initial raiser who turns over 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Gowen shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Clonie Gowen doubles up to more than $4,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 15:26:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Hellmuth Doubles Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Facing a button raise of $300, Phil Hellmuth decides to push it all-in from the big blind for only $750 more. The button calls and turns over A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]to Hellmuth's A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop comes 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3], keeping Hellmuth well in the lead. The turn brings 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the river brings the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving Hellmuth's opponent the straight but giving Hellmuth, of course, the nut flush and the pot. He now sits at $2,100. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 15:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Greenstein Takes a Hit[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Barry Greenstein raises to $300 in late position and seat three re-raises all-in for $450 total. Greenstein shows 2 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Seat three flips over Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes J-J-4-7-8 and seat three doubles up. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 15:36:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Hellmuth Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Minutes after doubling up, Phil Hellmuth pushes all-in into a raise of $350 for $2,100. Hellmuth turns over A-Q but is up against A-K. Hellmuth fails to spike a queen and is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 15:45:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dave Colclough Eliminates Opponent[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dave Colclough's opponent pushes all-in for $1,500. Colclough takes some time to think and calls; leaving him with $650 in chips. His opponent reveals A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3], while Colclough shows J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and the river is the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Colclough takes down the pot and is now sitting with $3,900.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a side note, it appears Jacks and Queens have been treating Colclough well today. He reported he has hit his second straight flush in hold'em today in his 30 year career. He did so with Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. [/SIZE] [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 15:52:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jennicide Doubles Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jennifer Leigh pushes all-in under the gun and the button calls. Leigh flips over 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3], the button shows J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Leigh doubles up to $1,250 after the hand.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:07:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Huck Seed Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Under the gun, Huck Seed pushes all-in for his last $675. A player in middle position calls, and everyone else folds. His opponent shows K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Seed flips over the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and his opponent laughs saying "I hope that's another Ace under there". Huck Seed flips over the 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]jokingly saying "I misread my hand". The flop comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and the river is the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Huck Seed is eliminated from today's event. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:07:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dewey Tomko Doubles Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a board reading 6-3-3-Q-7 and about $1,000 already in the pot, Dewey Tomko gets all-in for about $1,700. His opponent calls and shows K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. But Tomko shows two little suited connectors, the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and takes the pot. Tomko now sits with $5,400. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:19:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Raymer Having Fun[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On Greg Raymer's table a player accidently exposes K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Raymer sitting in late position asks the dealer, "I haven't looked at my cards yet, can I just have those?" The dealer replies that he cannot. Raymer then looks at his cards, and folds. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:24:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gavin Smith Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gavin Smith is able to limp on the button and four people see the flop, which comes 7 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The third to act player bets out $900 and Smith pushes all-in for $1,950. The other two players fold and the initial raiser calls, showing A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]to Smith's 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn comes the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving Smith more outs. But the river comes the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and it gives Smith's opponent the nut flush. Gavin Smith is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:31:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dan Harrington Scoops a Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Under the gun, Dan Harrington limps into the pot for $200. It is folded around to seat four who calls in the small blind. Seat five checks in the big blind. The flop is A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. It is checked to Harrington who bets $300. Seat four calls, and seat five folds. The turn is the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and both players check. The river is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Seat four checks to Harrington, and he bets $700. With $1,700 behind him seat five thinks for about a minute before folding his hand. Dan Harrington is now at $8,200. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:40:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Excellent Laydown"[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jean Robert Bellande pulls a Card Player intern aside to re-live an opponent's "excellent laydown," at the table. From seat 5, the player Bellande has given the nickname "The Zen," raises to $650. Bellande proclaims that this is a bold move, as he is sitting on the big blind, and that the player is "threatening the toughest blind in the industry". Everyone folds around to Bellande, and he calls the raise. The flop falls A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players check, and the turn is the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players check again. The river is the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Bellande pauses for an abnormally long time. After about a minute and a half of thought Bellande fires $1,400 in the pot. His opponent lays his hand down, and Bellande proclaims, "excellent laydown!" Bellande is now sitting with $8,800. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:40:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are on a 20 minute break. Play will resume at 4:55 PST. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 16:56:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players Return[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players have returned from break and Level 5 has begun. Level 5 brings $100-$200 blinds with a $25 ante. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 17:04:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Barry Greenstein Exits[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Barry Greenstein has been eliminated from today's event.[/SIZE] [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][/font][/COLOR][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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