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Wed Jul 11 2007 23:31 PST | Posted by Reporter
Know When to Hold'em...And When to Fold'em
We are not sure who the happiest player on table 68 is. There was a frenzy of preflop betting that saw two players all in and Francois Safieddine, who was on the button with cards, still to make a decision.
He elected to fold his hand, face-up: pocket kings!
When the cards were rolled his instinct was justified, with one player having queens, but Hasan Habib rolled over the
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The board came all low cards and Hasan took it down. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:31 PST | Posted by shorton
The Matador Strikes
Carlos "The Matador" Mortensen bets 7,200 from middle position and Patri Friedman calls in late position. On the flop, Mortensen bets 10,000 and Friedman makes it 27,500. Mortensen calls. On the turn, Mortensen checks. Friedman bets 37,000 and Mortensen check-raises all in.
Friedman thinks for five minutes and finally folds. The Matador has 265,000. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:20 PST | Posted by shorton
Gus HansenGus Hansen: Chip Leader Again
Board:
Preflop, a player in early position raises to 7,500 and Gus Hansen calls. On the flop, the EP checks and Hansen bets 9,100. EP raises an additional 35,900 and Hansen calls. On the turn, EP bets 44,500 and Hansen is all in. EP folds, throwing his cards on the table face-up:
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Wed Jul 11 2007 23:19 PST | Posted by loganmark
Recent Eliminations
Farzad Rouhani and Chris Bell have also been sent home.
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Wed Jul 11 2007 23:18 PST | Posted by loganmark
Jeff King EliminatedJeff King Has Been Eliminated
The pot had been opened for a raise, Jeff King reraised and got one caller. The flop came
. King moved all in and was quickly called. The players showed...
King:
Opponent
King failed to improve and headed for the rail. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:16 PST | Posted by Reporter
Daniel Negeanu ExitsDaniel Negreanu Exits
Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu has been eliminated from this year's Main Event.
On a flop of
Daniel bet out 12,000. Ryan Mclean was next to act and he moved all in, for more than what Daniel had.
Daniel went into the tank for a long time, working out how much was in the pot and whether he had enough chips to play on if he folded. Eventually he made the call, showing
. Ryan had him in bad shape, he'd flopped top set holding 
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The turn was the
leaving Daniel only a nine to make a straight and keep him alive.
The river was not a nine, the
in fact. And that's the end of Kid Poker's 2007 Main Event. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:13 PST | Posted by loganmark
Carl OlsonOlson and Turner Get Tangled Up
Carl Olson raised to 6,500 from late position. Jon Turner called from the cutoff, as did the big blind. The three players took a flop...
The big blind checked and Olson bet 13,000. Turner called and the big blind got out of the way. It was heads-up to the turn card, which came the. Olson again bet, this time 40,000. Turner again looked him up. The river brought the . Olson fired 50,000. Turner made the call. Olson showed 
for the straight. Turner exposed the before mucking. This pot now has Olson at 400,000 and Turner slipping to 123,000 in chips. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:06 PST | Posted by Reporter
Gavin Smith Accumulates
Gavin Smith has started this level off with a bang, eliminating an opponent when his
held up against his opponent's . Gavin is up to 175000. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:05 PST | Posted by Hektik
Joe & Tony HachemBrotherly Love
Just before the break, Joe Hachem stopped by to give some words of encouragement to brother Tony. Tony is still alive, with a healthy stack of just under 200,000. He has cashed in some preliminary events, but this will be his first WSOP Main Event cash, should he make it through.
You can play with both Tony and Joe at the PokerNews Cup this October at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. For more details log onto PokerNews.com. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 23:05 PST | Posted by shorton
Can't Bluff Gigabet
Board:
The opponent checks to Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken on the flop and turn, Gigabet bets and the opponent calls. On the river, the opponent leads out for 70,000. Gigabet calls and shows
. The opponent mucks, saying "King high." Gigabet is up to 230,000.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
