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Sun Jul 08 2007 02:58 PST | Posted by shorton
Bad Beat Jackpot
Board:
On the river, a player with 8-8 goes all in and Gene Strickland with
calls. The player shows quads, but Strickland has the turned straight flush and busts the poor player. Strickland is up to 180,000. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 02:47 PST | Posted by Reporter
Scott Bohlman Mixes it Up
After raising to 8,000 preflop and getting heads-up with his opponent, Scott bet out 10,000 on a flop of
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His opponent folded and Scott showed
saying, "I just had to beat you once today." -
Sun Jul 08 2007 02:46 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Eric Faccer Eliminated
Team PokerNews player Eric Faccer was knocked down and then out in a span of just a few hands.
The hand that put him on the ropes saw Faccer, holding
, move all in over the top of a 5,000 bet from his lone opponent on a flop of 
. Faccer's opponent made the call, committing the rest of his own chips to the pot with 
. Faccer missed all of his outs on both the turn and river and was left with just 3,000 chips.
Shortly thereafter, Faccer found himself all in with pocket fives against an opponent's K-J. A jack on the flop ended Faccer's hopes of a comeback, and he was eliminated from the tournament. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 02:38 PST | Posted by loganmark
Dan AlspachDan Alspach Has Been Eliminated
When the friends and family of Dan Alspach ask how he got knocked out of the Main Event, he'll get to start it with those five familiar words: "So I get pocket aces..."
Alspach raised all in on a seemingly harmless ten-high flop. His opponent quickly made the call and showed 10-10. Dan Alspach sighed and turned over his A-A, knowing he was in trouble. Alspach couldn't catch one of the two remaining aces in the deck and is yet another Day 1b casualty. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 02:37 PST | Posted by shorton
Roland de Wolfe Eliminated
Board:
Roland de Wolfe raises to 2,200 preflop in late position. The button makes it 8,000 and de Wolfe calls. On the flop, de Wolfe checks and the button bets 10,000. de Wolfe check-raises all in to 20,000 and the button calls. de Wolfe has
and the button has 
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Sun Jul 08 2007 02:33 PST | Posted by Hektik
D'oh!
It looks like we "did a Homer." We incorrectly reported earlier that "The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon had been eliminated. He is, in fact, alive and well with 48,000 in chips on table 26.
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Sun Jul 08 2007 02:26 PST | Posted by loganmark
Juha HelppiJuha Helppi Has Been Eliminated
Juha Helppi raised to 2,500 from under the gun. Two players called and Team PokerNews player Tony G, who was in the big blind, moved all in for 16,200. Helppi called and the others passed. The players showed...
Helppi: 5-5
Tony G: 6-6
The board filled out A-9-K-8-A with Helppi picking up a flush draw on the turn. Helppi missed everything however and headed for the rail. Tony G is now in command of a chipstack of 38,000.
You can join Team PokerNews at the PokerNews Cup in Australia this October. Click here for details. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 02:20 PST | Posted by loganmark
Joe SebokJoe Sebok Crippled
It's been an up and down day for Joe Sebok. He's doubling up one minute, and losing a big hand the next. Just recently he took A-K against one of the few hands that has him dominated; the K-K of his opponent. Sebok got no help from the board as it came queen-high and is now working with a short stack of 5,000.
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Sun Jul 08 2007 02:17 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Redmond Rakes with Four Queens
Team PokerNews player Richard Redmond was sitting in the big blind with pocket queens when an opponent on the button pushed all in; Redmond made the call and revealed the
. His opponent turned over .
Redmond tightened his grip on the hand when the flop came
and officially sealed the deal on the turn when the 
fell off the deck.
Redmond eliminated his opponent from the tournament and has since increased his chip stack to 86,000. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 02:15 PST | Posted by shorton
Mark Seif Punishes Reraise
Board:
In a battle of the blinds, Mark Seif makes a standard preflop raise in the small blind, and the big blind goes all in over the top. Seif quickly calls and shows
. The opponent has and is eliminated. Seif is up to 69,400.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
