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Sat Jul 07 2007 03:33 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Johnny Lodden's TableFloor!
A sticky hand broke out at Johnny Lodden's table, in which the dealer incorrectly awarded the pot to Lodden.
The board read x-K-10-J-x and both Lodden and his opponent checked the river.
At the showdown, Lodden's opponent turned over A-Q for a Broadway straight, while Lodden showed K-Q, for top pair and a busted straight draw.
The dealer mucked the A-Q and pushed the pot to Lodden, then proceeded to start shuffling the next hand. Players at the table called for the floor, who eventually ruled that Lodden must return the 23,600 pot to his opponent.
We should also note that there was a possible flush on the board, making Lodden's opponent's check on the river a legitimate one. A recently implemented rule here at the World Series states that if a player has last action and checks the absolute nuts, he would receive a one-round penalty for collusion. -
Sat Jul 07 2007 03:24 PST | Posted by loganmark
Joe AwadaJoe Awada Has Been Eliminated
Joe Awada opened with a standard raise from the button. The big blind reraised an additional 7,000. Awada made the call and the flop came
. The big blind led out for 10,000 and Awada pondered for a while. Finally Awada said "Oh well . . . it's getting late and I hate to play this late" and raised all in for 24,700 more. The big blind called and "Gentle" Joe showed 
which was in bad shape against the big blind's 
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Sat Jul 07 2007 03:17 PST | Posted by Hektik
480 Players Remaining
With just over half an hour of play remaining, there are 480 players still in. The average chip stack is 53,625.
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Sat Jul 07 2007 03:14 PST | Posted by loganmark
Kenny TranA Cold Deck For Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran raises to 2,400 from late position. The button calls, as do the blinds. The flop comes
. The blinds check and Tran bets 12,000. The button calls and the blinds pass. It's heads up to the turn. The turn card comes the 
. Tran moves all in and the button insta-calls. Tran shows 
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Sat Jul 07 2007 03:02 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Mark VosMark Vos Eliminated
Mark Vos got off to an incredibly fast start today, building his stack up to as much as 100,000 at one point, but it was one of those easy come, easy go days for Vos, who was just eliminated from the tournament. Here's how it went down:
Vos made it 2,500 to go from the cutoff and the lone caller was the small blind.
The flop came 8-7-5 with two spades. The small blind checked to Vos who made it 4,000 to go. The small blind, who had Vos covered, moved all-in and Vos made the call.
The small blind showed for the nut flush draw, and Vos turned over 
for top pair. Vos dodged his opponent's outs on the turn, but the 
fell on the river, which completed his opponent's flush and ended his tournament run. -
Sat Jul 07 2007 02:52 PST | Posted by shorton
Audacious Nickname
Phi Tran, who currently has 41,000 in chips, wishes to be known as "Future Main Event Champion" from this point forward. We'll get right on that.
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Sat Jul 07 2007 02:51 PST | Posted by Reporter
Six Million Dollar River?
Like his namesake the six million dollar man, Steve Austin has managed to triumph against tough odds. After limping from under the gun, Austin called an all in bet made by the small blind on a flop of J-3-7. Holding A-J, Austin was in bad shape against the SB's J-7. Another Jack fell on the turn and Austin needed an Ace on the river to win, and . . . in super slow motion . . . an ace on the river duly fell.
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Sat Jul 07 2007 02:51 PST | Posted by loganmark
Brandon Adams Goes Runner-Runner
With the board reading
, Brandon Adams bet about 40K, considerably more than the size of the pot. His opponent made the call and Adams showed 
for the rivered flush. His opponent mucked and Adams is now in command of a chip stack of 100,000. -
Sat Jul 07 2007 02:47 PST | Posted by loganmark
Jeff MadsenThe Jester Works His Magic
Jeff Madsen just won a big pot and increased his chip stack to about 65,000. Madsen had called flop and turn bets holding the nut flush draw. The river didn't bring his flush, but did bring an Ace giving Madsen top pair. He value bet the river and was called. Madsen showed the pair of aces and his opponent mucked.
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Sat Jul 07 2007 02:39 PST | Posted by Reporter
Mike Sexton EliminatedMike Sexton Eliminated
With his stack looking unhealthy, Mike Sexton pushed from mid-position and was called by Joe Awada on the button. Sexton rolled over
while Awada held 
. The flop came , giving Sexton a double-gutshot draw. However, the on the turn and 
on the river meant that Sexton will not see Day 2 of this tournament.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
