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Wed Jul 11 2007 21:36 PST | Posted by Reporter
Nuclear "F" Bomb
A laugh just went up around the Amazon Room as a player dropped the "F" bomb. The laughter was because of the volume -- it was loud enough to be heard in all corners of the room, and trust me folks, the Amazon is a very big room.
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Wed Jul 11 2007 21:34 PST | Posted by Hektik
Team PokerNews update
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Wed Jul 11 2007 21:31 PST | Posted by loganmark
Salvatore "Sully" ErnaSully Erna Doubles Up
Sully Erna, the vocalist/guitarist for the rock band Godsmack, has just doubled up. Erna was all in preflop holding A-A against the K-K of his opponent. Erna's rockets held up and he's very much in the mix with 110,000.
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Wed Jul 11 2007 21:30 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Severino Puts on a Show
Jose Severino of Panama City, Panama just doubled up using some impressive acting skills. On a flop of
, Severino flopped the mortal nuts holding pocket queens and passed the first action to his opponent.
The trap worked, as his opponent fired out a 21,000 bet, which prompted Severino to start the show. He looked stressed, he looked nervous, and he looked like he didn't know what to do. "How much is it?" he asked the dealer. The 21,000 bet was about three-fifths of Severino's remaining stack.
"I know how you feel, man . . . I know how you feel," Tony Hachem said to Severino, who continued the Hollywood act, shaking his head, while stacking and restacking his chips. After a solid two minutes had passed, he decided to make the call.
The
fell on the turn and Jose performed his grand finale, with a quick check to his opponent. He sat quietly, staring straight ahead, as his opponent grabbed a stack of chips big enough to put Severino all in, and slowly moved them to the center of the table.
Before his opponent was able to complete the motion, Severino stood up out of his chair and proudly said, "I call," as he displayed his pocket queens for all to see; his opponent, who revealed a pair of sevens with a flush draw, was drawing dead.
After his Oscar-worthy performance, Severino stacked up 114,000 in chips. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 21:24 PST | Posted by shorton
Frightening Situation
Three of the top four players on Day 2b are Gus Hansen, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi, and Rain Khan. Imper1um has just been moved to Hansen and Khan's table. That fits anyone's definition of "sick." Especially the definition likely given by the other six players at that table.
Gus Hansen has millions in tournament and cash-game winnings, took down the Aussie Millions, and plays in the highest-stakes online cash games. Imper1um has been ranked #1 by online poker sites for his incredible online tournament feats. Rain Khan is the dark horse with a name that sounds like he belongs in "Mortal Kombat."
Keep checking for more updates, as this promises to be a clash of titans. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 21:23 PST | Posted by Hektik
Angie ItalianoOne Strong Lady
Angela Italiano is a fierce competitor, and is taking no prisoners in this heavily male-dominated event. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia she has more cashes in her local area than you can “poke a stick at.” She was the number-one ranked female player in Australasia for 2006 (as awarded by PokerNetwork.com) and has already made a good showing in some of the other events being held around town this month. She currently has just under 100,000 in chips and is hoping to make her first WSOP cash.
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Wed Jul 11 2007 21:09 PST | Posted by shorton
Tran Down
Board:
On the flop, Mimi Tran checks and the big blind bets 8,000. The small blind calls.
On the turn, both check.
On the river, Tran checks and the big blind bets 12,000 and Tran calls. The big blind shows a jack and Tran mucks. She's down to 41,000. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 21:06 PST | Posted by Reporter
Nico Behling Eliminates Matt Russell
Preflop Matt pushed all in for his last 10,800 and Nico made the call.
Matt held
and Nico 
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The board ran out
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Wed Jul 11 2007 21:05 PST | Posted by loganmark
Sorel Mizzi Takes Down a Monster Pot
Sorel Mizzi raised to 5,400 from under the gun. Todd Terry reraised to 17,000 from middle position and Mizzi made the call. The two players saw a flop of...
Mizzi led out for 20,000 and Terry raised to 60,000. Mizzi had Terry covered and moved all in for 220,000 total. Terry made the call and the players showed...
Mizzi:
Terry:
The turn gave Mizzi even more outs, coming a
. Sorel could now win with a ten or a heart. The river was the 
and Todd Terry was eliminated. Sorel Mizzi is now at 400,000 in chips. -
Wed Jul 11 2007 21:03 PST | Posted by shorton
Todd BrunsonTodd Brunson's Set
Board:
On the flop, a player on the big blind bets 8,000. Todd Brunson in early position reraises to 18,000. The big blind three-bets it all in and Brunson calls for 40,000, showing
. His opponent has 
and gets no help. He is out and Brunson is up to 105,000.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
