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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 418929, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 32] $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em (Day 1)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][FONT=Arial][Event 32] $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em (Day 1) Recap Continued:[/FONT][/B] [B][/B] [SIZE=3]Sat Jul 22 23:58:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Vaswani Can't Crack Aces[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Ram Vasani was eliminated when he found himself all-in with pocket Sixes up against Kevin O'Donnell's pocket Aces. The board helps neither player and Vaswani is busted. O'Donnell now has about $53,000 in chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 00:00:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tommy Smith Dominating Field[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tommy Smith calls his opponent's all-in raise on a board showing J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Smith shows pocket Queens. His opponent has K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a flush draw and a gut-shot straight draw with the remaining Queen. The turn and river are no help, however, when they come A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Smith takes out his opponent. With the bust, Smith's stack is now at $107,000, to put him almost double the next highest chip stack, Chau Giang ($64,000). [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 00:17:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Antonius Makes a Good Call, Adds to Stack[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board showing Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], with around $22,000 in the pot, Kevin O'Donnell shoots out with an $11,200 bet and Patrik Antonius laboriously calls. O'Donnell shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], for Ace-high, while Antonius flips up Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and is relieved after thinking he was beat. Antonius rakes in the pot and now sits with $85,000, while O'Donnell is down to $28,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 00:48:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players On Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players have just gone on a 15 minute break.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 01:05:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players Back From Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players are back from break and playing at blinds of $600-$1,200.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 01:14:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gregg Merkow Crippled, Then Doubles[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gregg Merkow is all-in preflop against Ben Arnold, having Arnold covered. Merkow shows A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]while Arnold flips up 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]for the lead. It's a virtual coin-flip before the flop. The flop comes 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], leaving Merkow drawing dead. An extra 9 comes on the turn, giving Arnold quads for an overkill. Arnold rakes in the pot, putting his stack up to $29,000 and leaving Merkow crippled with only $11,100 remaining in his stack.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Around 10 minutes later, Merkow is again all-in preflop for his remaining $8,500 and shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]versus his opponent's A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. He's in the lead as the flop comes K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving his opponent a flush draw. The turn and river are good news for Merkow as they come 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Merkow doubles up to $17,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 01:20:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Ayaz Mahmood Doubles With Aces[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Ayaz Mahmood moves all-in for $25,700 on a flop of 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. An opponent from the 9 seat makes the call with Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Mahmood flips over A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], and the turn and river bring the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Mahmood rakes the pot and brings his chip count to $67,400.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 01:39:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Nam Le Doubles Alaei, Then Busts Corkins[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Through a series of raises and re-raises, Daniel Alaei is all in for $24,000 against Nam Le, who has him covered. Alaei turns over J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Le shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a dominating hand. The flops comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and is no help to either player. The turn brings the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving Alaei a gut-shot straight draw. The river spikes the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]for Alaei and he doubles up through Le to $48,000. Le's stack is now down to $66,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]A few hands later, another opponent is all in against Nam Le. This time, Hoyt Corkins puts his remaining $36,000 in preflop againt Le. and Le turns over 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Corkins flips up A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and will need to improve. The board comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Le eliminates Corkins from the tournament. Le now sits with $102,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 02:04:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Devilfish Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a flop of J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], with $14,000 already in the pot, David "Devilfish" Ulliott pushes all-in for his remaining $13,800. His opponent, Jamie Pickering, calls and shows Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]for top pair with a flush draw. Ulliott is hesitant to turn over his hand, but finally shows 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and will need one of the remaining 6's or running, non-spade cards for a straight to stay alive. The turn is the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the river is the 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Ulliott is eliminated from the tournament. Pickering now sits with $55,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 02:06:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Racing Off $100 Chips[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The tournament staff is now busy racing off all of the $100 chips. There is no break at this time, and play will remain as normal. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 02:19:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Level Increases[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players are now playing in level 11 of the tournament with blinds at $1,000-$2,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 02:31:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thaler Takes Pot From Le Preflop[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Through a series of raises and re-raises between Nam Le and Gabriel Thaler, $12,000 is put in the pot, allowing Thaler to re-raise again to $12,000, leaving him just $2,500 in his stack. Le thinks for a minute before finally folding to Thaler's re-raise, and he shows A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]as he mucks. Thaler shows that he had the same hand with A[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], only a very slight favorite because of its suitedness. Thaler now sits with $26,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 02:40:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Round For Round[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]There are now 37 players remaining, and only 36 of them will make the money. Round for round play is now in effect.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 02:57:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mark Gregorich Eliminated On Bubble[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mark Gregorich is all-in preflop and is called by Rami Boukai, who has him covered. Gregorich flips up K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Boukai shows 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop is a miracle for Boukai as it comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving him a set. The turn and river don't improve Gregorich when they come 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Gregorich is eliminated from the tournament on the bubble in 37th. Gregorich can still make money if another player is eliminated in this round of play. Any other players eliminated during the round share a place in the money and split the prize.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Boukai now sits with $68,000 in his stack. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 03:04:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Patrik Antonius to Share 36th with Gregorich[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Patrik Antonius was eliminated in 36th place during round-for-round play and will share the 36th place prize with Mark Gregorich, who was also eliminated during the round. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 03:18:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players Done for the Night[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play is done for the night with 35 players left, all in the money. Players are now bagging their chips and official chip counts will be available shortly. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sun Jul 23 03:34:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Day 1 Comes to a Close[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Day 1 of the $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament ([I]WSOP[/I] Event #32) has come to a close with 35 players remaining. All players left are guaranteed at least $7,106 for their efforts. Offical chip counts are posted on the "Chip Counts" link at the left. Players will return tomorrow at 3 pm PDT for their second day and will play down to nine players for the final table on Monday.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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