Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 1a | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-06-2007 20:17 UTC-8

Huck Likes Big Slick

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An under the gun player moved all-in for 3,200 and Huck Seed made the call. Huck turned over A-K while his opponent turned over A-9. Neither player paired a card and Huck's A-K held up. After the hand, Huck is up to 42,500.

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07-06-2007 20:17 UTC-8

New Line-Up

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A new group of players are sitting at the ESPN feature table, including Victor Ramdin (who has 60,000 in chips) and Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott (who has, uh, considerably less -- like 5,000).

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07-06-2007 20:01 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

07-06-2007 19:02 UTC-8

PokerNews Video: Andy Black - Feelin' Frisky

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PokerNews caught up with Andy Black on his way to dinner break on Day 1a of the Main Event. Andy talked about getting ahold of a lot of chips early, staying focused through the rest of the day, and a shocking confession about PokerNews’ own Tiffany Michelle.

Click here to check out the interview with Andy, along with all the other videos from this event.

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07-06-2007 18:25 UTC-8

A Bracelet or a Cup?

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It's been a good week for Pittsburgh Penguin center Maxime Talbot. Yesterday he signed a new 2-year contract with the Pens, and today he's playing in the Main Event. Talbot won his seat by winning a tournament that featured other NHL stars like Martin Brodeur, Simon Gagne, and Sheldon Souray.

When asked last week about his poker skills Talbot modestly said, "Actually, I'm pretty bad." But so far things have gone all right for Max. He built his stack up to around 37,000 before slipping back to around 16,000 at the dinner break. And if there's one skill that translates well from hockey to poker, it's grinding out a result.

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07-06-2007 18:23 UTC-8

Phil Hellmuth, Bracelet Winner Extraordinaire

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With Doyle Brunson's elimination earlier today, and Johnny Chan's elimination moments ago, Phil Hellmuth, Jr. is guaranteed to be the only 11-bracelet winner until the 2008 WSOP.

If you forget, don't worry; he's likely to remind us many times over the next year.

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07-06-2007 18:19 UTC-8

Players Take a Dinner Break

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Action will resume at 9 p.m. PDT.

07-06-2007 18:19 UTC-8

Johnny Chan Eliminated

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A player raises from early position to 1,200, another player calls from middle position, Johnny Chan calls from the cutoff, and the big blind calls.

The flop comes {10-Spades}

, the big blind checks, the early raiser bets 1,200, the middle position player folds, Chan calls all in for 600, the big blind raises to 3,000, and the early raiser folds.

Chan shows {A-Spades}

, and his opponent shows {K-Hearts}

for a pair of tens. Chan is dominated, and needs to catch an ace or something runner-runner to survive.

The turn card is the {7-Spades}

, and Chan picks up a flush draw to go with his ace.

But the river card is the {10-Diamonds}

, giving his opponent trip tens to win the pot, and a story to bore his family and friends with for years, as he busts 10-bracelet winner, two-time WSOP Champion Johnny Chan.

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07-06-2007 18:18 UTC-8

David Lerner: Table Captain

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David Lerner is one of those "running commentary" types of players. He's been chatting away all day. "No raises! Just calls! Keep it friendly!" he says. After he wins a pot, he feigns disappointment. "Ohh nooo!" he says, as he runs his chips through his hands like they represent his lifeblood. He's doing fine at 55,000.

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