39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1a | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-03-2008 17:06 UTC-8

Eric Froehlich Eliminated

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A series of three hands led to the end of Eric Froehlich's Main Event. After a {J-Diamonds}

flop Froehlich called his opponent's 2,700 all in bet holding {A-Diamonds}

. He'd flopped middle pair but his opponent held {A-Clubs}

for top pair and when the board ran out {10-Diamonds}

Eric was down to just 425 chips.

He moved in the next hand with {J-Diamonds}

and flopped a jack on his way to doubling to 825, but on the next hand he again moved all in, this time with {K-Clubs}

, and was called by three players. It was checked around after the {10-Hearts}

flop, there was a 2,000 bet and a call after the {K-Spades}

turned, and a 5,000 bet and a fold after the {5-Clubs}

came on the river. The remaining player turned over {K-Hearts}

for top two pair and Froehlich was eliminated.

07-03-2008 17:02 UTC-8

Rosen Flushes Another Opponent

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Jamie Rosen has just eliminated an opponent to storm up the chip count leaderboard.

All the chips were in on the flop of {Q-Diamonds}

, with Rosen holding {8-Diamonds}

for a pair and flush draw, but would need to hit against the top set of his opponent with pocket queens.

The turn was {K-?}

but the river landed the {3-Diamonds}

to complete the flush for Rosen as he now sits with over 52,000 chips.

Tags: Jamie Rosen

07-03-2008 17:01 UTC-8

Van Patten Loses a Pot

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Van Patten knows how to dress for success

Vince Van Patten raised to 700 and the big blind called. The flop came down {8-Clubs}

and Van Patten bet 1,200 after it was checked to him. The big blind called.

The turn then came the {10-Clubs}

and the action was checked by both players.

When the river fell the {4-Diamonds}

and it was checked over to him, Van Patten bet 2,000. His opponent called and showed pocket sevens. Van Patten mucked his hand. He is now down to 31,500.

Tags: Vince Van Patten

07-03-2008 17:01 UTC-8

Made of Gould

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British player, Peter Gould, raised it up to 925 from middle position before two players behind him moved all in. He had them both covered and made the call.

Peter tabled {Q-Spades}

.
One of his opponents had {A-Diamonds}

, the other had {A-Hearts}

.

A queen on the flop sealed the deal, eliminating two players and helping Gould up to 45,000.

Tags: Peter Gould

07-03-2008 16:59 UTC-8

Blair Hinkle Continues to Climb

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On a flop of {A-Clubs}

, Blair Hinkle led out for 6,000 and got two callers. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}

. Hinkle bet 22,000 and the cutoff called all in.

"It's been fun boys!" he said as he tossed in his last 10,000, seemingly knowing he was beat.

The river was the {Q-Hearts}

. The cutoff's hand was indeed second-best-- two pair with {J-Clubs}

to Hinkle's set of jacks. Hinkle dragged the 48,000 chip pot, his stack shooting up to 75,000.

Tags: Blair Hinkle

07-03-2008 16:58 UTC-8

Sweet Sung

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Stefan Mattsson limped in from under the gun, and Barry Greenstein raised to 1,600 behind him. It folded around to Steve Sung who called from the big blind, and Mattsson called as well.

The flop came {J-Hearts}

. Sung and Mattsson both checked, and Greenstein bet 3,500. Sung check-raised all in for 17,500. Mattsson folded, and Greenstein let it go as well.

Sung is up to 27,500, and Greenstein now has 19,000.

Tags: Barry Greenstein Stefan Mattsson Steve Sung

07-03-2008 16:56 UTC-8

Sprinting Up the Leader Board

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Michael Johnson (not the sprinter) and his opponent got it all-in on a flop of {4-Diamonds}

.

Johnson tabled {A-Diamonds}

to his opponent's {Q-Diamonds}

.

The turn and river brought no queen helping Johnson scoop in the huge pot on his way to 69,000.

Tags: Michael Johnson

07-03-2008 16:51 UTC-8

The Best Seat in the House

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Well, the best seats in the house are those placed around the poker tables here in the Amazon Room. But if you aren't actually playing in the Main Event a good place to watch the action is up in the Milwaukee's Best Light No Limit lounge. And I don't mean the action at the TV table--the lounge extends out toward the main playing area and gives savvy spectators a bird's eye view (well, a low-flying bird's eye view) of the entire room.

Why stand along the rail craning to see the action at a single table when you can sit on padded stool up in the lounge, letting your eyes roam over the field, while enjoying a cold beverage? Right now there are only a handful of people taking advantage of these seats, which seems a bit of a shame.

07-03-2008 16:48 UTC-8

Taking Work Home With You

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Despite being on his "off time," the cameras seem to follow Mekhi Phifer wherever he goes. Any time he enters a pot, it seems like the ESPN cameras are there ready to capture the action. The "ER" and 8 Mile star can't go more than a few minutes without a photographer stopping by to take a few shots of him. It doesn't seem to be affecting his play though as he currently sits well above average with about 54,000 chips.

Tags: Mekhi Phifer

07-03-2008 16:48 UTC-8