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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 421603, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D) [/B] [B]Highlights of the day so far:[/B] Mon Jul 31 11:43:00 PDT 2006 Play Begins For Day 1D Players are filing into the Amazon room and taking their seats, in preparation for the start of the final first day of the Championship event. Mon Jul 31 12:10:00 PDT 2006 Congratulations Players... The Tournament Director has just announced that the players remaining have outlasted one person in today's event. Mon Jul 31 12:14:00 PDT 2006 The Hand That Eliminated Our First Player A player under-the-gun calls, the small blind calls and Jimmy Tian checks in the big blind. The flop comes Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and Tian bets $75. The player under-the-gun calls and the small blind folds. The turn is the A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and Tian bets $150. The opponent raises to $500, Tian reraises to $1,500, and the opponent moves all-in. Tian calls and shows 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] for the straight while his opponent shows 8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] for a set. The 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] falls on the river and we have our first elimination today. Mon Jul 31 12:20:00 PDT 2006 Intimidating Table on Day 1D At table 50, Toto Leonidas and Johnny Chan are situated in seat 5 and 7 respectively. Good luck to the other players at that table. Mon Jul 31 12:35:00 PDT 2006 Hank Azaria Shows His Aces... Too Early Two players limp to Hank Azaria in the big blind. Azaria raises to $250 and gets one caller under the gun. Before the flop comes out, Azaria accidentally turns over A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] (thinking that he was not called). The players appear baffled when the flop comes out Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]. Azaria bets $500 and his opponent folds. After the hand, Azaria has $10,200, and a bit of a red face. Mon Jul 31 12:40:00 PDT 2006 Weapon X On a flop of A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], the button bets $200 and Brandon "Weapon X" Redmerski raises to $1,200 from the small blind. The big blind, Jose Barbero reraises to $2,800, the button folds and Redmerski moves all-in. Barbero thinks for a while and folds and Redmerski shows 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]. He's at $14,000 in chips. Mon Jul 31 12:45:00 PDT 2006 Sean Sheikhan Eliminated On a flop of 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] and $675 in the pot, the player in seat 2 bets $700. Sean Sheikhan raises to $2,000 and the player re-raises all-in for $10,000 more. Sheikhan makes the call and shows Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] while his opponent shows 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] for a set. The turn and river come 8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG], and Sheikhan is eliminated. Mon Jul 31 12:48:00 PDT 2006 John Myung Runs into Aces John Myung raises to $125 pre-flop and the player in seat 7 re-raises to $300. The action folds to Myung who calls. The flop comes Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]. Myung checks and his opponent bets $500. Myung raises to $1,100 and his opponent instantly goes all-in (for $10,000) in a very fast, angry, frustrated manner. Myung coolly says, "That much, huh?" His opponent excitedly says, "Yeah! I'll show you..." Myung folds and his opponent shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. He then proceeds to hoop and holler, drawing attention from the surrounding tables. Myung simply says, "I'm glad I didn't call." Mon Jul 31 13:03:00 PDT 2006 Newitt Crippled, But Recovers a Bit Seat 10 raises to $250 from the cut off and Jason Newitt re-raises to $750 from the big blind. Seat 10 calls and the flop comes J-5-5. Newitt bets $1,000 and seat 10 raises to $4,000. Newitt goes into the tank for 5 minutes and then calls. The turn comes a 10, Newitt checks, and seat 10 bets $4,000. Newitt moves all-in and seat 10 calls, putting himself all-in with 10-10 and Newitt shows A-A. The river is a 2 and Newitt is down to $400 in chips. Newitt moves all-in with 7-5 and flops a straight to double up. The next hand, he is all-in again with 10-8 and rivers a straight, increasing his chip count to $2,700. Mon Jul 31 13:07:00 PDT 2006 Porter Cracks Aces and Doubles Up A player in middle position raises to $150 before the flop. Devin Porter calls from the big blind. The flop comes J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], and Devin Porter checks to midddle position. Middle position bets $300, and Porter calls. The turn comes 6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], and once again, Porter checks to his opponent who this time bets $1,000. Porter raises to $2,000, and the big blind comes back over the top and moves all-in for $6,775. Porter says, "I'd fold this in an instant, but I think I'm good." Porter calls and shows 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], and his opponent shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]. The river brings the 2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG], and Porter's two pair is good enough to crack Aces, double up, and eliminate his opponent. After this hand, porter is up to $19,000 in chips. Mon Jul 31 13:18:00 PDT 2006 Mark Aubin Flops the Royal Flush A player in the 7 seat raises $125 before the flop. Mark Aubin just calls. The flop comes K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], and the 7 seat bets out $250 this time. Once again, Aubin just calls. A brick hits the turn and both players check. The river brings another Jack, pairing the board, and the 7 seat bets $350. Aubin raises to $800, and unfortunately for Aubin, his opponent folds. Aubin shows his cards anyway, revealing A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]...he flopped the royal flush. Mon Jul 31 13:31:00 PDT 2006 Nobody Believes Bryan Micon Bryan Micon raises to $275 on the button and the big blind makes the call. The flop comes K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], and the big blind checks. Micon bets $400 and the big blind quickly calls. The turn is the 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] and the big blind fires in $400. Micon calls and they both see the 3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] hit the river. The big blind bets $1,100 and Micon calls. Micon shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] while the big blind shows 8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. After the hand, Bryan Micon is up to $16,000 in chips. "Nobody ever believes me," says Micon. Mon Jul 31 13:33:00 PDT 2006 Shawn Rice Eliminates Opponent On a flop of K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], Shawn Rice's opponent moves all-in for roughly $7,500. Rice instantly makes the call with A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. Rice says, "A-K right?", and sure enough, his opponent flips up A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]. The turn and river bring the 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] and the 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG], no help, and Rice wins the hand and eliminates his opponent. He now has $17,000. Mon Jul 31 13:50:00 PDT 2006 Bottom Pair Good for Kevin Ho On a board of A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], Kevin Ho bets $200 and his opponent calls. The river is the A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. Both players check. Ho shows 6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and his opponent mucks. Ho is up to $11,000 in chips. Mon Jul 31 13:56:00 PDT 2006 DeKnijff Builds His Stack Martin DeKnijff calls a raise of $125 from the cutoff. The flop comes A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and seat 1 bets $575. DeKnijff calls and the turn is the 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]. Seat 1 bets $1,500 and DeKnijff raises $3,500 more after thinking for a couple minutes. Seat 1 folds and DeKnijff takes down the pot and is at $12,500. Mon Jul 31 13:58:00 PDT 2006 Lennox Lewis in the House The tournament staff just gave a nice shoutout to Lennox Lewis, who is playing in the main event today. Lewis receives a standing ovation and says to field, "Let's get ready to rumble!" Mon Jul 31 14:05:00 PDT 2006 Adam Friedman Gets Bluffed On a board of Q-J-10-K-3, Adam Friedman checks to a player in late position. There is $600 in the pot, and his opponent bets $600. Adam Friedman starts to complain that his opponent always bluffs, and then folds, showing K-J. As his opponent rakes in the pot, he turns over his 8-5, for a complete bluff. Adam Friedman is currently at $10,400. Mon Jul 31 14:05:00 PDT 2006 Staggered Break Begins Half of the room is currently on a 15-minute break while the other half will continue playing at $50-$100 blinds. Mon Jul 31 14:08:00 PDT 2006 Dean Cain Chops A Pot A player in early position raises to $150. Dean Cain calls from the cut off. The flop comes 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], and Cain bets $200. His opponent calls, and both players see the 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] hit the turn. Both players check. The river is the 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG], and both players check. Dean Cain shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] while his opponent turns over A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] for a chopped pot. After the hand, Cain has $8,700 in chips. Mon Jul 31 14:22:00 PDT 2006 Joe Hachem Eliminates A Player Over at the featured table, Joe Hachem calls an all-in of his opponent. Hachem shows A-A and his opponent shows Q-Q. The flop brings an Ace and Hachem sends his opponent to the rail. After the hand, Hachem is up to $16,500. Mon Jul 31 14:26:00 PDT 2006 Staggered Break Continues The first half of the room is now back from break while the other half will take their 15-minute break. Mon Jul 31 14:40:00 PDT 2006 Erik Seidel Eliminated Erik Seidel has been eliminated when his Aces were cracked by his opponent's Queens. Mon Jul 31 14:47:00 PDT 2006 Everybody's Back All the players have completed their break and are at $50-$100 blinds. Mon Jul 31 14:58:00 PDT 2006 Jon Dull Doubles Up to 2nd in Command On a flop of J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], the small blind bets out $1,400. Jon Dull makes the call from late position. The turn brings the 4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], and the small blind moves all-in. Dull calls and flips over 5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]. Dull's set of 5s is way ahead of his opponent's 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG], and the river brings no help with the Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. Dull eliminates is opponent from the tournament and brings his chip count to $27,500. Dull picked up another couple thousand chips on the next hand, and is currently 2nd in command on our leaderboard. Mon Jul 31 14:59:00 PDT 2006 Doug Lee's Stack Suffering On a flop of 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], Doug Lee bets $275 and his opponent raises to $800. Lee calls and the turn puts the J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] on the board. Lee's opponent bets out $1,000 and Lee folds after a few minutes thought. Not long after, the board is J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], with $1,750 in the pot, and Lee thinks for a few minutes before checking. His opponent pushes all-in for $6,000 and Lee again thinks for a minute before folding. Lee's been playing big pots and has been pushed to fold in many of them, whittling his stack down to just $2,200. Mon Jul 31 15:02:00 PDT 2006 Rene Angelil Makes A World Class Laydown Rene Angelil raises preflop in early position. Another player in late position makes a big re-raise and Angelil instantly folds K-K face-up. The table is stunned and even more suprised to see his opponent turn over A-A. After making an almost impossible laydown, Angelil is down to $9,200. Mon Jul 31 15:03:00 PDT 2006 Ted Forrest Gets Full Value On a flop of K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], the big blind checks and Ted Forrest bets $1,500. The player in seat 4 calls and the big blind folds. The river is the J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. Forrest bets $2,000 and his opponent calls. Forrest shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. His opponent mucks K-Q face up. Forrest rakes in the pot, saying that he was a little scared of K-J. He is up to $15,000 in chips. Mon Jul 31 15:05:00 PDT 2006 Huck Seed Loses Big Pot Brian Decmbrino raises to $600 from middle position before the the flop. Huck Seed calls from the cutoff position. The flop comes 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG], and Decmbrino bets another $600. Seed calls. The turn comes 2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG], and Decmbrino bets out $1,500. Once again, Huck Seed calls. The river brings the 6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG], and both players check. Decmbrino turns over 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], and Seed throws his hand into the muck. After this hand, Decmbrino is up to $11,600, and Huck Seed is down to $8,500. Mon Jul 31 15:14:00 PDT 2006 Griffin Takes a Pot On a board of J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], Gavin Griffin bets $2,000 and gets a call from the player in middle position. Griffin shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] while his opponent shows K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]. Griffin is now up to $11,900. Mon Jul 31 15:22:00 PDT 2006 Amarillo Slim Preston Arrives Amarillo Slim's tournament has begun as an alternate. He has taken his seat about an hour into level 2. Mon Jul 31 15:23:00 PDT 2006 Johnny Chan Making Moves On a board of A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], with $3,500 in the pot, an opponent checks to Johnny Chan. Chan fires $2,000 in the pot and gets his opponent to fold. Chan brings his chip count up to $8,500. [/QUOTE]

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