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

07-07-2007 20:33 UTC-7

Players Have Returned from Dinner Break

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There are 1,134 players remaining in the field out of the 1,545 that started play today.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

07-07-2007 20:10 UTC-7

PokerNews Video: Norm Macdonald

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PokerNews ran into Norm Macdonald in the media room on his dinner break. We talked to him about how he got into poker, cashing a few times including in his first WSOP event, and getting his pocket kings cracked just before break.

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

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07-07-2007 19:04 UTC-7

Derek Snyder is Low, But Much Higher Than He Was

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Derek Snyder was down to 225 in chips a short while ago, and shortly before the break he was all in for about 3,000 with A-J against another player's A-9. The board came K-8-3-7-A, and Snyder won the pot with his jack kicker to double up.

That still leaves Snyder with a short stack of about 6,000, and the after-dinner blinds will increase to 200-400 (50 ante). But compared to his earlier stack of 225, Snyder must feel he has a mountain of chips in front of him.

Tags: Derek Snyder

07-07-2007 18:59 UTC-7

Justin Bonomo Has Been Eliminated

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Bonomo was unfortunate to push in the last of his chips after his opponent flopped a set. He's been eliminated.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

07-07-2007 18:58 UTC-7

Dinner Break Until 8:30 pm PDT

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Level 3 comes to an end, and the players take their 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:30 pm PDT.

07-07-2007 18:55 UTC-7

David Bach Eliminated

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David Bach raises preflop, Michael Keiner moves all in with {J-Hearts}

, and Bach calls all in with {A-Clubs}

. But before the flop ever comes out, there is a controversy over whether or not Bach's raise was pulled into the pot, and how Keiner owes to cover Bach in the pot. It takes a while, but things are eventually worked out, and the hand plays out.

The flop comes {Q-Clubs}

, and Keiner flops a set while Bach has a gutshot straight draw. The turn card is the {2-Clubs}

, giving Bach additional outs to a club flush. But the river card pairs the board with the {2-Spades}

, giving Keiner a full house to win the pot, and David Bach is eliminated.

Michael Keiner increases his stack to 35,000.

Tags: David Bach Michael Keiner

07-07-2007 18:52 UTC-7

McEvoy Sets It Up

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Flop:

McEvoy's opponent led out for 2,000 and McEvoy raised to 8,000. His opponent moved all-in and had McEvoy covered. McEvoy made the call and turned over {9-Spades}