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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 420847, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) [/B] [B]Recap of the Day Continued:[/B] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 14:11:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players on Staggered Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Half of the field is on break for 20 minutes. The other half of the room is now playing at $50-$100 blinds and will be on break when the first group returns. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 14:30:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mekhi Phifer Takes One Down[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mekhi Phifer raises to $300 in middle position and gets one caller. The flop brings the 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Phifer bets out $500 and gets a call from his opponent. The turn brings the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], prompting Mekhi to bet $1,100. His opponent briefly pauses, then calls. The 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the river also brings a bet from Phifer, this time of $2,500. His opponent thinks for a few moments, then mucks. Phifer shows pocket fives, for fives full, and rakes the pot, ending with approximately $8,400. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 14:31:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Other Half on Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The other half of the players are now on break, while the first group is back and playing at blinds of $50-$100. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 14:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Vahedi Crippled[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board of J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], a player bets $500 and Amir Vahedi ($11,000) raises to $1,500. Wayne Boyd ($10,000) re-raises to $2,000 more and the first bettor moves all-in for $5,000 total. Vahedi also pushes all-in over the top for $9,000 and Boyd calls. Vahedi flips up 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a set, Boyd shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a straight and the other player turns over 8-7 for a lower straight. The turn and river come A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3], upgrading Boyd's straight and giving him the pot. Boyd is now up to $25,000, while Vahedi stack is down to $700 and the other player is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 14:48:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]William Rockwell Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]William Rockwell has been eliminated from the tournament.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 14:51:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]All Players Now in Level 2[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]All players are now back from break and playing in level 2 of the tournament.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:02:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mascio Takes Down a Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Greg Mascio raises to $350 preflop and the player in the big blind re-raises to $1,350. Mascio calls and the flop comes J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Mascio's opponent bets $2,000 and Mascio calls. The turn puts the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board and the player in the big blind position now checks. Mascio bets $3,000 and his opponent folds. Mascio rakes in the pot and now sits with $15,200.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:03:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Wattel's Rockets Hold Up[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board showing K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Mike Wattel checks and the player on the button bets $1,000. Wattel calls and the river puts the 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board. Wattel again checks and the button player shoots out with a $2,000 bet. Wattel calls and shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and his opponent mucks. Wattel takes down the pot and now sits with $9,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:06:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dutch Boyd Takes a Pot from Matthew Lillard[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board of Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Matthew Lillard bets $1,500 into a $4,000 pot and Dutch Boyd calls. Lillard shows 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for two pair (8's and 6's) while Boyd shows J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a full house (3's full of 8's). Lillard, who started the hand with $11,200, is down to $8,200 while Boyd, who started the hand with $8,500, is up to $11,500 in chips.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:10:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Adam Smith Cracks Cowboys[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Adam Smith raises to $250 preflop and a player in late position re-raises to $1,100. Smith re-raises again up to $2,000 to put his opponent all-in and his opponent calls. Smith shows A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and his opponent flips up K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for the lead. The flop comes 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and is not much help to Smith. The turn gives Smith some hope when it brings the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]to give him the nut flush draw. The river delivers with the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Smith takes down the pot to eliminate his opponent. Smith's stack is now up to $23,000 to put him among the chip leaders. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:10:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tehan Builds His Stack[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Joe Tehan raises to $275 from early position and is called by the button. The flop comes down 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Tehan bets $425. His opponent raises to $1,500 and Tehan makes the call. The turn is a 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Tehan bets $2,100. His opponent folds and Tehan now sits with $20,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:14:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]David Benyamine Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Michael Mizrachi re-raises an opponent in early position to $2,500 and David Benyamine calls all-in for his last $2,000. The early position player folds and Mizrachi shows J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Benyamine shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the players are racing. The board comes 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Benyamine is eliminated early on today's championship event. Mizrachi is now up to $13,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:19:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Amir Vahedi Busts[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Amir Vahedi pushes all-in for his remaining $375 and says, "I'm good for poker. Let me stay at the table." The player on the button, Ken Krajewski, calls and is booed by the other players at the table. Krajewski shows K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and is in the lead when Vahedi flips up A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Vahedi is eliminated from the tournament. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:22:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]John Duthie + Quads = $[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a flop of A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]the small and big blind check. John Duthie bets $425 and both players call. The turn is a 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and both players check again. Duthie bets out $650 and the big blind calls. The river is a 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the big blind checks once more. Duthie bets $3,800 and is called by his opponent. Duthie shows 5-5 for quads and collects the pot, he now sits with $17,800. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Matthew Matros Takes A Hit[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Matthew Matros bets $250 from middle position, and gets called by the small blinds. The flop brings the 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The small blind bets $300, Matros reraises to $900 total, and the small blind calls. The turn brings the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players check, after some hesitation, and the 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]rolls off on the river. The small blind bets $1,000, and Matros thinks for a moment, then calls. The small blind reveals the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Matros mucks his hand facedown. His opponent rakes the pot, leaving Matros with $17,000 remaining. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:37:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Garner Beats "Nothing"[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The player under-the-gun raises to $450 preflop and a player in mid-position calls. James Garner calls in the small blind and the player in the big blind also calls, making four players to the flop. The flop comes K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Garner and the big blind position player check. The under-the-gun player shoots out with a $1,700 bet and the mid-position player folds. Garner calls all-in for his last $350 and the big blind folds. Garner shows J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for an open ended straight draw and his opponent shows 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a 9-high. The turn and river put the 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board and Garner takes the pot. Garner now sits with $4,300. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Garner's opponent says, "You beat my favorite hand!" and Garner replies, "What's that...nothing?"[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:39:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Shawn "SprStoner" Glines Can't Get Any Action[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]There are three limpers into the pot before the action comes around to Shawn Glines on the button. Glines makes it $400 more to go when he throws a pink $500 chip into the pot and everyone folds. Glines is about to muck his hand, when someone convinces him to show his A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Glines is back up to $9400 in chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:41:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Nasr and Gowen Both Losing[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a board of 10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Darrell Roberts ($11,000) bets $4,000 and Tony Nasr ($11,200) thinks for 7 minutes before Clonie Gowen ($8,300) says "Ok lets get this hand over with, call the floor," Nasr folds and shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]before Gowen acts. Clonie says "I can't beat that," and folds as well. Roberts now has $17,000, Gowen sits with $5,100 and Nasr has $8,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:44:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]James Garner Busts[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board showing K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3], the player in seat 3 bets $200. James Garner calls and the turn puts the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board. Garner's opponent again bets, making it $1,500 and Garner again calls. The river puts another King, the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board, and Garner's opponent pushes all-in, having Garner covered. Garner calls and shows 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a full house, while his opponent flips up the nuts with the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for quad Kings. Garner has been eliminated from the tournament. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:46:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Paul "Eskimo" Clark Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Paul "Eskimo" Clark is short stacked, putting his last $100 chip in preflop, and going against three other players heading into the flop. The board comes down Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and on the river one opponent bets out all remaining players. He pulls down the sidepot, then shows the Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Clark will need to show a either a queen with a better kicker, aces, kings, a six or a deuce. He reveals the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3], however, and is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:48:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Wheaton... Out[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With a board showing K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Wil Wheaton is all-in and shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J but his opponent shows 8-8 for a rivered set. Wil Wheaton has been eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 15:59:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Serendipity, Brought to You by Full Tilt[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]A Card Player reporter was confirming the name of Full Tilt online qualifier Mike Wrublik when the player sitting next to Wrublik, John Coito, seemed particularly interested in the name. When a reporter returned to the table, Wrublik explained the interest further.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Apparently Wrublik had beaten Coito heads up in the Full Tilt qualifier to get his seat and now they're sitting next to each other in the main event.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Perhaps Coito can exact his revenge on Wrublik with his second chance. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:00:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Shawn "SprStoner" Glines Takes A Hit[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The cutoff raises to $300 and the button calls. Shawn Glines in the big blind raises it up to $1,200 and the button calls. The flop comes K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Glines bets out $1,500. The button calls and both see a turn of the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Glines checks and the button bets $2,000. Glines makes the call. The river is the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the button bets $2,000. Glines doesn't hesitate to throw his K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]away. After the hand, Glines is down to $13,000 in chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:08:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Boyd Sends One to the Rail [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]A player in early position raises to $300 and Dutch Boyd ($11,000) re-raises to $1,000. His opponent makes the call and they see the flop heads up, 5 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. His opponent goes all-in immediately and Boyd calls. His opponent flips over 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]but Boyd has Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn is a 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and river a K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Boyd eliminates his opponent and now sits with $18,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:10:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bloom Wins With Scared Sixes[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tony Bloom calls a preflop raise of $300 from a player who is in the cut off. The flop brings the J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Bloom checks, then calls another $300 bet from his opponent. The 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]comes down on the turn and both players check. Both players check again after the 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]falls, and bloom shows his 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. His opponent looks back at his cards, then mucks them face down. Bloom now has roughly $7,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:13:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mike Sexton Rakes in a Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Mike Sexton raises to $350 preflop on the button with four players already in. All four call and the flop comes Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. It is checked to Sexton, who bets $800 and gets one caller. The turn puts the 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board and Sexton's opponent again checks. Sexton shoots out a $1,750 bet and is called by his opponent. The river brings the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and it is again checked to Sexton. Sexton tries again and bets $2,500. His opponent folds and Sexton takes down a relatively large pot, now sitting with $12,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:21:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jean Gluck Eliminated[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On a board showing J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Jean Gluck pushes all-in for her remaining $3,225. Her opponent, Tom Louie, calls and shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Gluck is behind when she flips Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The river puts the 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the board, giving Louie the nut flush to take out Gluck and rake in the pot of over $20,000. Louie now sits with $32,500. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:30:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Staggered Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Half of the field is on a break for 20 minutes while the other half will play with increased blinds ($100-$200). When the first half returns from their break, the second half will go on a 20 minute break, and the first half will play at the new blind level. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 28 16:31:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sebok Arrives.... In Costume[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Joe Sebok has arrived at the tournament dressed as "Robin" from the [I]Batman and Robin[/I] comic book. Sebok lost a bet to Gavin Smith on who would perform the best during the preliminary events at the 2006 WSOP. Sebok must make an appearance dressed as a different super-hero for each day of the main event (Smith gets to choose which character). [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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