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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 419648, 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] [COLOR=#282828][FONT=Arial] [B][B]Recap from overnight Continued:[/B] [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 14:44:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a board showing 8 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Shannon Elizabeth pushes all-in for her remaining $1,000 and is called by Peter Chi. Elizabeth shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for top pair on the flop, two pair on the turn. Chi flips up A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3], having had a flush draw on the flop and making a straight on the river. Chi eliminates Elizabeth and now sits with $6,400. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 14:52:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jennifer Tilly Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jennifer Tilly has been eliminated early on in today's tournament. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 15:07:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Clonie Gowen Eliminates Another Player[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]An opponent raises to $350 and Clonie Gowen calls. The small blind calls and the big blind goes all-in for $550 more. The initial raiser calls as does Gowen. They both check the flop of 8 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and both players check again. The river is the 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Gowen goes all-in. Her opponent folds and she shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for the nut flush to eliminate another player. After the hand, Gowen is left with $4,800. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 15:28:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chiu Eliminates Opponent[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]David Chiu raises from the cut-off and the small blind goes all-in for $1,100. Chiu calls and shows A-A while his opponent has K-Q. The board comes J-9-2-K-A and Chiu is now at $7,000 in chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 15:31:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Michael Mizrachi Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has been eliminated after a fast start to today's tournament.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 15:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tiffany Williamson Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tiffany Williamson has been eliminated from the tournament. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 15:41:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Aaron Kanter's Tens Lose Race[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Aaron Kanter gets his $3,000 all-in preflop with pocket tens versus his opponent's A-Q, but loses the race. Kanter has been eliminated in level four of today's event. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 15:45:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Awada Doubles Up...And Misses Lowball Tourney[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Joe Awada ($4,000) and his opponent ($5,500) see the flop of Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Awada checks and his opponent bets $1,000. Awada calls. The turn is the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and once again Awada checks. His opponent goes all in and Awada calls. His opponent has 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Awada is ahead with A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The river is the harmless 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Awada doubles up to $8,500. His opponent has $1,500. After the hand Awada says he was planning to play in the No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball event, but he's glad he's not now. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 16:22:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players on Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event have just gone on a 15 minute break.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 16:38:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Blind Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players have just returned from break and are now entering Round 5. The blinds have increased to $100-$200 with a $25 ante. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 17:16:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Awada Wins Race[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Joe Awada ($11,500) raises $650. His opponent goes over the top for $2,400 more and is all in. Awada thinks for a minute and calls. His opponent has 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Awada has A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop brings immediate help for Awada as it comes A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn (8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]) and river (4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]) bring no help to his opponent and Awada wins a $6,200 pot. He's now at 14,800. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 17:35:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bellande Staying Alive[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jean-Robert Bellande moves all-in from middle position for his last $800. He is quickly called by an opponent in late position. Bellande flips over 8 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]while his opponent shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving Bellande the straight on the river. Bellande doubles up, plus the blinds and antes, bringing his chip count to $2,175. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 17:40:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Blind Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players have just entered Round 6 . The blinds have been raised to $150-$300. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 18:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Can Kim Hua on a Tear[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board of Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Can Kim Hua bets $2,000 into a $3,500 pot. His opponent mucks. Hua rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to $9,500. This is just the last pot in a series of hands where Hua has taken down a decent pot without having looked up. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 18:23:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Laak Takes "Bad Beat" But Still Wins Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With the action folded around to Phil Laak ($7,000) on the button, he goes all in preflop. The small blind ($6,375) calls and turns over Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Laak has J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop is friendly for Laak as it comes A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. It's over on the turn as the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]falls. The meaningless river card is the 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Laak builds his stack to $13,500. After the hand Laak explained his preflop raise, "I always go all in when I have a straight flush. Or at least 2/5 of a straight flush." The Unibomber continued, "I was actually unlucky that he had the Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]because that took away some of my straight flush outs." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 18:41:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dinner Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players are going on dinner break. They will return in a little over an hour.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 20:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Resumes[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play resumes with a $50 ante and $200-400 blinds. Just under 600 players remain. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 20:28:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Robert Hits the Outs[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jean-Robert Bellande calls a $1,200 raise in the big blind. The board comes Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Bellande pushes all-in for $2,375 and the original raiser, Chris Jenkins, calls. Jenkins shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Bellande shows Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board brings running jacks on the turn and river to give Bellande the pot - he's now up to $7,600. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 20:37:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Goldstein Busts[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Before the flop, Ken Goldstein's opponent makes it $1,200 to go. Goldstein calls. The flop comes K-8-8. Goldstein's opponent fires $1,300 at the pot and Goldstein calls. The turn brings the J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Goldstein's opponent checks to him. Goldstein then pushes all-in for $4,200 and his opponent calls, showing A-K. Meanwhile, Goldstein shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the river fails to improve him. Ken Goldstein is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 20:50:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bellande Loses Big Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a multi-limped pot that includes Jean-Robert Bellande, the flop comes K-7-3. Bellande fires out $2,000 and a player behind him moves all-in for about $3,000 more. Bellande calls, showing 7 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. His opponent shows K-9 offsuit. The turn brings a Jack and the river brings a King, making Bellande's opponent the best hand with a set of Kings. Bellande now sits with $2,800. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 21:04:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Level Change[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The blinds are now $300-$600 with a $75 ante.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 21:17:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Laak Loses Big Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]A player in middle position makes it $1,800 to go. The action folds around to Phil Laak in the cut-off position who calls. The player in the big blind also calls. The flop comes 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Laak's two opponents check around to him. Laak fires $2,100 at the pot and his opponent in the big blind position then pushes all-in for an additional $4,100. The action folds back around to Laak who immediately begins to verbally abuse himself. Before calling a clock on himself Laak says, "Why did I bet? I'm such a donk." Laak then studies his pot odds and decides to call, turrning up 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. His opponent shows 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn brings the 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the river brings the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3], giving Laak's opponent the pot. Phil Laak now sits with $17,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 21:35:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Luske Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The action folds around to Marcel Luske on the button. Luske immediately pushes all-in for his remaining $4,600. The small blind folds but the big blind decides to call, showing K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Luske shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop comes J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3], keeping Luske in the lead but giving his opponent a lot of ways to beat him. And Luske indeed gets beat on the turn when the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]comes. Marcel Luske has been eliminated from the tournament. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 21:49:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Le Loses Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The action folds around to Hon Le on the button who makes it $1,700 to go. The player in the small blind calls while the big blind folds. The flop comes A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Le's opponent checks to him and Le fires out $2,000. His opponent calls. The turn brings the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and both players check. The river brings the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and, again, both players check. Le shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]while his opponent shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and takes the pot. Hon Le now sits with $17,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 22:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players on Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are currently on a 25 minute break. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 22:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Resumes[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play has resumed. It is now Level 9. The blinds are $400 and $800 with a $100 ante. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 22:44:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Le Takes Down Two Big Pots[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With about $12,000 in the pot and a board reading 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Hon Le moves all-in for $7,300. His sole opponent in the pot thinks for several minutes and finally mucks. This puts Le at $19,000. On the following hand, with a board reading 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Le gets all-in on the river and gets called by an opponent. Le shows the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]in the hole for quads. This puts Le at $42,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 23:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Uitvlugt Takes Another Player Out[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chris Uitvlugt calls his opponent's all-in raise of just over $6,000 and shows A-Q. His opponent's A-9 doesn't catch up and he increases his stack to $25,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 23:06:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Round By Round To Begin[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The tournament will soon be going round by round in order to determine the first ranks of money finishers. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tue Jul 25 23:20:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Round-for-Round[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Round-for-round play begins with 272 players remaining. The payout begins at 270. If three or more players are eliminated during round-for-round play, they will split the payout award. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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