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Tue Jul 10 2007 21:54 PST | Posted by loganmark
Gene Strickland Eliminated
Gene Strickland just became another Day 2a casualty when his J-J got caught up against the K-K of Jon Moonves. The community cards helped neither player and Moonves is now the chip leader with about 520,000.
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Tue Jul 10 2007 21:50 PST | Posted by loganmark
1996 WSOP Main Event Champion Huck SeedHuck Seed Doubles Up
Four players, including Huck Seed, saw a flop of
. One player bet, and when the action got to Huck Seed, he moved all in. Two players folded and the initial bettor made the call. The players showed . . .
Seed:
Opponent:
The turn blanked but the river was the
. Seed shyly stacked the pot and said "It's a gamble." The 1996 World Champion now has 265,000 chips. -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:49 PST | Posted by shorton
Ian McDonald Busts a Player
Board:
In early position, a player raises all in for 15,000 and Ian McDonald calls in middle position. McDonald has
and his opponent has 
. The board doesn't give enough help to the opponent, and McDonald now has 160,000. -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:47 PST | Posted by gsqwared
ESPN Commentator Norman ChadTable Talk
One of the players on table 63 noticed ESPN commentator Norman Chad wandering around the tournament area and said, "Hey Norman, you're looking kind of tired."
Chad replied, "I'm not sitting on my backside all day with chips in front of me . . . I've gotta walk around!" -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:46 PST | Posted by Reporter
Olivier Maingay Turned
All in preflop, Team PokerNews player Olivier Maingay had his opponent dominated, holding
against 
.
The flop was fine for Olivier:
. However, the 
on the turn was a blow and the 
was no help. Olivier was down to 6,500.
Next hand, however, he doubled up with
and is sitting on 15,000.
You can join Team PokerNews for the PokerNews Cup this October in Melbourne, Australia. -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:41 PST | Posted by shorton
Aditya Agarwal Doubles Up
Board:
Preflop, Gene Strickland bets enough to put Aditya Agarwal all in. Agarwal calls 63,000 and shows A-A. Strickland has A-Q. The board comes and Aditya doubles to 126,000. A few hands later, he's at 175,000. Strickland's down to 110,000. -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:41 PST | Posted by loganmark
Everybody's a Comedian
An exchange overheard between a floorperson and a short-stacked player while breaking a table:
Player: "Yeah . . . I need about eight racks."
Floorperson: "Eight racks?"
Player: "Yeah . . . one for each chip." -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:38 PST | Posted by shorton
Minh LyMinh Ly Collects Chips
Board:
On the turn, Minh Ly bets 42,000 in early position and an opponent in the big blind re-raises all in for 32,400 more. Ly calls and shows
to the opponent's . Ly has 236,000. -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:36 PST | Posted by loganmark
Joe Sebok EliminatedJoe Sebok Eliminated
Will Wilkinson made a standard opening raise. Action folded around to Joe Sebok who moved all in for 34,200. Wilkinson made the call and the players turned over their hands . . .
Sebok:
Wilkinson:
Sebok failed to improved and was eliminated. Wilkinson is now in the mix with 216,000. -
Tue Jul 10 2007 21:28 PST | Posted by loganmark
Bruno FitoussiBruno Fitoussi Runs Into Tens
Holding 7-7, Bruno Fitoussi got all in preflop. His opponent had him in bad shape, however, holding T-T.
The flop was a disaster for Bruno, coming
. The turn brought the 
, giving Fitoussi a gutshot straight draw. But the river was not the card he needed, and Fitoussi is now down to 100,000.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
