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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 419646, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 37] $1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][COLOR=#282828][Event 37] $1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1)[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#282828]Recap from overnight:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#282828][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 11:58:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]$1,500 No Limit Hold'em[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]The $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event is about to get underway. There is a long list of alternates and many hopefuls crowd the massive Amazon poker room. The blinds are starting at $25-$25. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 12:51:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Seif Flops a Set...Doubles up[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]An opponent raises to $125 from middle position and Mark Seif makes the call. The flop comes A [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]J[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and the opponent bets $300. Seif calls and the turn comes 3[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. The player checks and Seif bets $500. The player comes over the top all-in for another $500. Seif makes the call for his last $375 and shows 4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]for a set of fours while his opponent has A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. The river is the 3[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and Seif doubles up to $2,650. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 12:56:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Shannon Elizabeth Takes A Pot Off Ken Goldstein[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Ken Goldstein raises to $75 in the cutoff and Shannon Elizabeth calls in the big blind. The flop comes 9 [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]8[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]3[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and Elizabeth checks. Goldstein bets $125 and Elizabeth calls. The turn is the Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and Elizabeth checks again. Goldstein bets $225 and Elizabeth check raises the minimum to $450. Goldstein folds and is left with $1,100. Elizabeth is now up to $2,100. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 12:57:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Jeff Shulman Eliminated[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Jeff Shulman has just been eliminated from the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event in the first round of Day 1. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:07:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Hartman Eliminates Mercier[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Four players limp in to the pot pre-flop. The flop comes A [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]10[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]7[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], and Barry Greenstein checks out of the small blind, along with the big blind, and Isabelle Mercier bets $100. Craig Hartman raises to $250 from the cut off position, both blinds fold, and Mercier makes the call. The turn comes Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], Mercier checks, Hartman bets $400, and Mercier calls. The river brings the 4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], and once again, Mercier checks, Hartman bets $500, and Mercier calls (all-in). Hartman A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]7[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]for two pair, and Mercier mucks her hand and is eliminated from the tournament. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:12:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Blinds Increase[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Blinds have been increased to $25-$50. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:15:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Cousineau Doubles and Knocks One Out[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tony Cousineau goes all-in with an opponent on a flop of A [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]6[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. Cousineau flips over A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], for two pair, and his opponent shows A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]10[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. The turn and river bring the J[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and the K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], no help to either player. Cousineau takes $1,200 off of his opponent this hand, and brings his chip count from $1,600 up to $2,800. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:15:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Todd Arnold Doubles Up[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Todd Arnold pushes all-in for $250 in middle position and the big blind calls. Arnold shows 9 [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]7[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and his opponent shows Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]9[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and the board comes K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]10[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]2[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]8[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. Arnold's flush is good for the $525 pot. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:19:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Phil Laak Eliminates A Player[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Phil Laak ($3,000) limps in early position and another player ($800) raises to $200. Laak throws out a stack of black chips, enough to put his opponent all-in. The player makes the cal, but his K [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]needs a lot of help versus Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. The board of 5[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]8[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]2[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]5[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]3[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]brings no help and Laak moves up to $3,800. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:21:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie Eliminated[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Richard Brodie has been eliminated early on from the tournament. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:25:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][B]Tanya Peck Adds To Her Stack[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]With $300 in the pot and a board of 9 [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]7[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]2[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], Tanya Peck bets $225. The button calls. The turn is the K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and Peck fires in $500. The button folds and asks her to show. She responds, "I stop showing in the first level. We're playing poker for real now." Peck brings her stack to $4,300. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:26:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Can You Please Play a Little Tighter?[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]One of the [I]WSOP [/I]officials put in the following request over the Amazon Room intercom, "Will you please play a little tighter? We're getting behind over here." There have been nearly 400 bust-outs, which means 40 tables of alternates have taken their seats. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:31:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]The Moneymaker and The Master Eliminated[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Chris Moneymaker and Men "The Master" Nguyen have both been eliminated from the $1,500 No-Limit event in the second round of Day 1. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:39:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Alternates No More[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]All of the alternates for the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event have made their way into the tournament at this point.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:40:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Gavin Smith Busted[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Gavin Smith has been eliminated from today's event.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:50:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Luske Busts Opponent[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Seat 6 raises $350 from early position, and Marcel Luske makes the call. The flop comes 10 [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]5[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]2[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], and Seat 6 moves all-in. Luske quickly calls and shows A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], while his opponent flips over 7[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]7[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. The turn and river bring the 4[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]and the 2[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000], no help to either player. Luske eliminates his opponent from the tournament and brings his chip count to $6,700. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 13:55:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Kathy Liebert Eliminated[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Kathy Liebert has been eliminated when her Q [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]10[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]failed to crack the Q[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]J[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]of Chris Moorman.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 14:04:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Player Break and Blinds Increase[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Half of the players in today's event will be on a 15-minute break while the other half of the field will be playing with blinds of $50-$100. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 14:15:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Zoine Cracks Kings[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]A player from the cut-off position raises $450. Steven Zoine raises from the button making it $975 to go. The player in the big blind reraises $1,050 more and is all in. The player in the cut-off position folds and Zoine makes the call. Zoine shows A [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. The big blind has K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]K[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]. Three spades fall on the flop and Zoine has a flush draw. The 6[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]hits on the turn and Zoine will need to catch an Ace or a spade to eliminate the player. He hits both as the A[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]falls. Zoine takes home a pot of around $5,000, and has $7,200. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 14:23:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]2nd Group of Players on Break[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Half of the field has resumed play while the other half of the room is now on a 20-minute break. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 14:35:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Barry Greenstein Eliminated[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Barry Greenstein has been eliminated from the tournament. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Tue Jul 25 14:38:00 PDT 2006[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Vanessa Rousso Eliminated[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Vaness Rousso has been eliminated when her pocket eights failed to hold up against her opponent's A-Q.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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