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Sun Jul 08 2007 23:59 PST | Posted by loganmark
Rehne Pedersen Doubles the Easy Way
Rehne Pedersen just doubled up when he moved all in from middle position for 11,000 and got looked up by the button. Pedersen was happy to show his
much to the dismay of the button who was dominated with 
. A queen flopped, but Pedersen's aces were still good at showdown. Pedersen is now working with 23,000 in chips. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:56 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
The "Dark Checker" Should Be Renamed "Weak Kicker"
Two players limp from middle position, Lee Watkinson raises from the cutoff to 3,600, one player folds, and the other calls. Watkinson's opponent checks in the dark before the flop brings
. Watkinson bets 5,000, and his opponent calls, and then checks in the dark again.
The turn card pairs the board with the
, and Watkinson checks behind the dark check.
The river card is the
, and the player known as the Dark Checker bets out for 4,000. Watkinson calls, showing 
for top pair, top kicker, and his opponent mucks, saying he also had an ace.
Watkinson won the pot, increasing his stack to 110,000. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:53 PST | Posted by Reporter
Andy Goetsch Eliminated
All in preflop holding
, Andy was in a race against his opponent's 
. A very short, brutal race.
The flop came
to give Andy's opponent quads and dash Andy's hopes.
The turn and river gave some small consolation to Andy,
. At least Andy can say he was knocked out holding an ace-high straight. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:53 PST | Posted by loganmark
Chau Giang Says GoodbyeChau Giang Has Been Eliminated
Chau Giang was just sent home when he took his K-10 against the
of his opponent. Giang was a slight favorite going in, but was drawing dead on the flop when it came out all diamonds. Chau Giang is yet another Day 1c casualty. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:46 PST | Posted by Reporter
Bernard Lee Takes A HitBernard Lee Takes A Small Hit
After a the turn card put a board of
out there, Bernard called his opponent's all-in bet of 17,500.
Bernard had
for an up-and-down staight draw, while his opponent had 
for a set of ducks.
The
on the river was no good for Bernard and his stack is back down to less than 40,000. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:45 PST | Posted by loganmark
Amnon Filippi Eliminates Two Players
Two more players were just sent home early, courtesy of Amnon Filippi. Filippi held K-J and was slightly behind the A-Q and A-9 of his all-in opponents. The
on the flop put Amnon into the lead, and he kept that lead through the river. Filippi increased his chip stack to about 66,000. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:45 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Toto Leonidas Adds To His Stack
A middle-position player raises to 1,800, and Toto Leonidas calls from the button. The flop comes
, his opponent bets 3,500, Toto Leonidas moves all in for 19,650, and his opponent folds.
Leonidas takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 28,000. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:43 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Amnon FilippiKenna James vs. Amnon Filippi
Kenna James limps from early position for 600, along with a few other players, and Amnon Filippi raises from the small blind to 3,000. The big blind folds, and James reraises to 11,000. The other limpers all fold, and Filippi ponders the call for several minutes. He finally calls by tossing in another 8,000 in chips.
The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, Filippi checks, and James slowly checks behind him. The river card is the , and Filippi starts sizing up his own chip stack. He says, "You can't check aces all the way down. No way. You have ace-king?"
Filippi studies James for a moment and then bets 16,000, leaving himself about 6,500 behind. James looks at Filippi and reluctantly folds, saying, "You hit three queens."
Filippi flashes his cards to someone before he mucks, and James asks the dealer to see the cards. Filippi says it's alright, and the dealer flips over
. Filippi rivered a set.
After the hand, Kenna James is down to about 24,000, while Amnon Filippi is up to about 52,500. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:41 PST | Posted by loganmark
Moneymaker Loses Some Chips
Five players, including Chris Moneymaker, limped in and saw a flop of
. Moneymaker led out for 2,500 and was raised 5,500 more by another player. Moneymaker made the call and the dealer laid down the turn card, 
. Moneymaker checked and his opponent moved all in for 8,000. Moneymaker tossed in his cards and is now down to 18,000 chips. -
Sun Jul 08 2007 23:40 PST | Posted by Reporter
"Gigabet" On The Go, Eliminates Al Krux
Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken made a raise to 1,800 from early position and had one caller before Al Krux moved all in for 33,000 from late position. Darrell had Al covered and also moved his chips in, the other player got out of the way.
Al Krux:
Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken:
The board ran out and Al was eliminated.
Darrell now has nearly 70,000 in chips.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
