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

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-06-2007 22:07 UTC-8

Michael Mizrachi Takes A Hit

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After two players limped into the pot, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 1,200. One of the limpers called and they saw a {6-Diamonds}

flop. The other player checked, Mizrachi bet 3,000, and his opponent called. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

; this time his opponent check-called a 6,500 bet from Mizrachi. But when the {10-Clubs}

hit on the river, the other player threw out a 10,000 bet and that was enough to get Mizrachi to fold. He's now down to 32,000.

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07-06-2007 22:06 UTC-8

Matt Sterling Hanging On

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Matt "mattster24" Sterling is down to his last 8,100 in chips as we head to break.

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07-06-2007 22:05 UTC-8

20-Minute Break

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Players are now on a 20-minute break.

07-06-2007 22:04 UTC-8

Lasse Melby Doubles Up

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On a flop of {10-Hearts}

, Lasse Melby bet 6,000. Melby's opponent re-raised all-in and Melby made the call. The players showed . . .

Melby: A-K
Opponent: A-Q

The turn and river were blanks and Melby doubled to 44,000.

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07-06-2007 21:59 UTC-8

PokerNews Video: Bobby Baldwin

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PokerNews was able to wrangle poker and Las Vegas legend Bobby Baldwin on dinner break from his Day 1 of the Main Event. We got to talk to Bobby about how things have changed in poker since the late 70s when he won the main event, some advice to the younger players, and about some of the business side of Las Vegas and the casino industry.

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

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07-06-2007 21:53 UTC-8

Randall Amiel's Avatars

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Randall Amiel has a shark and a donkey he's using as card protectors and good luck charms. Another player at his table has a rabbit. "All we need now is a fish," Amiel says. He's at 115,000.

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07-06-2007 21:53 UTC-8

Crispin Down, Then Up

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Crispin Leyser led out for 1,400 and an opponent moved all-in for 5,000 more. Leyser made the call and showed pocket eights while his opponent showed A-J. His opponent hit a jack on the turn and Leyser didn't improve.

Immediately after that hand, Michael Mizrachi made it 1,200 to go and Leyser made it 13,300. Tilt? The flop came {9-Diamonds}

. Mizrachi checked the flop and Leyser made it 5,000. Mizrachi folded and Leyser is up to 27,500.

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07-06-2007 21:51 UTC-8

Maxime Talbot Has Been Eliminated

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After seeing his stack dwindle during the day Maxime Talbot moved all-in with A-10 and was called by a player with A-Q. The percentages held and that brought an end to the Pittsburgh Penguin center's Main Event.

When asked how he played today Talbot had an unusually frank (and almost certainly erroneous) assessment of his game--"I suck at poker". But disappointed Penguin fans can at least breathe easy that Max won't be abandoning the ice to play poker full-time.

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07-06-2007 21:44 UTC-8

Vos Sees One Card, Then Two

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Mark Vos has taken hits in back-to-back hands. In the first hand, Vos raised in middle position to 1,300 and was reraised to 7,400 by the big blind. Vos made it 20,300, and the big blind raised again to 47,400. Vos thought for a while and released his hand. As the big blind mucked, Vos asked "Show me one?" and the player turned over the {A-Diamonds}

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The very next hand Vos called a 14,100 all in bet from an early position player. Vos was holding {Q-Clubs}