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

07-03-2008 15:07 UTC-8

Brown Doubles

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Chad Brown raised up the action to 500. David Emmons reraised from the big blind to 2,200 and Brown made the call. The flop came down {J-Clubs}

. Emmons bet out 4,500 and Brown called.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

, pairing the board. Emmons moved all in and Brown quickly called.

Emmons held {A-Spades}

, but was behind Brown's {J-Diamonds}

. The river was the {K-Clubs}

and Brown was able to double up to 36,400.

While Brown was being asked about the hand by some reporters, Emmons jokingly said, "Want to ask me my story? He's a donkey. He called my reraise preflop with jacks."

Tags: Chad Brown David Emmons

07-03-2008 15:06 UTC-8

Ziv Fills Up

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[user25067]

On a flop of {J-Clubs}

the UTG player checked, Ziv Bachar bet 600 an the UTG player called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

. UTG bet 1,500, Bachar raised to 5,000 and UTG called. The river was the {10-Spades}

. UTG check-called a 6,300 bet from Bachar.

Bachar showed {K-Diamonds}

for tens full, besting his opponent's {A-Clubs}

for deuces full and raked in the pot.

Tags: Ziv Bachar

07-03-2008 15:04 UTC-8

Unlucky Sevens for Deeb

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Shamus

Freddy Deeb got his last 3,000 in the middle with pocket sevens, but unfortunately ran them into Grayson Physioc's pocket queens.

The board ran out {9-Hearts}

, and Deeb's day is done.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

07-03-2008 15:03 UTC-8

James Mackey Eliminated

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After two limpers came into the pot, including Joe Sebok from middle position, James Mackey raised to 1,200 from the button. Both limpers called and it was three players to the flop.

The flop came {J-Hearts}

. Action checked to Mackey and he bet 2,200. The early position limper folded but Sebok moved all in for 17,000. Sebok had Mackey well covered and Mackey called all in for his tournament life. The players showed:

Mackey: {J-Diamonds}

Sebok:

The turn was a blank falling the {8-Diamonds}

but the

on the river completed Sebok's flush. Mackey was eliminated while Sebok chipped up to just over 28,000.

07-03-2008 15:03 UTC-8

Van den Berg Bounces Back

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Shamus

We picked this one up on the flop. With the board showing {9-Spades}

, Thierry van den Berg pushed all in with his last 8,250 and was called. His opponent showed {A-Clubs}

for top pair, but van den Berg had {Q-Clubs}

.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}

and the river the {K-Spades}

, and van den Berg has jumped back up to 23,000.

Tags: Thierry van den Berg

07-03-2008 15:01 UTC-8

A Cursed Hand

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After an exchange of preflop raises Young Phan and the player in the small blind saw a {2-Diamonds}

flop. The other player led out and Phan moved in for the last of his chips. His opponent called and showed {K-Spades}

to Phan's

.

"Red card, please," Phan said to the dealer, who didn't oblige and turned over the {3-Spades}

. "That's a bad card for you," Chau Giang said helpfully and on the river the {4-Hearts}

fell and that brought an end to Phan's tournament. "Good luck everyone, don't play {A-Diamonds}

on this table," Phan said, referencing the fact that Marco Johnson was eliminated just a few minutes before holding the same hand.

07-03-2008 15:00 UTC-8

No, You're Way, Way Off

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On a turn of {9-Clubs}

, Jason Alexander bets all in for 15,000. His opponent goes into the tank and eventually folds {K-Clubs}

face up, top two pair.

Alexander turns over {8-Hearts}

for the turned straight and the river blanks out. His opponent made a brilliant laydown and Alexander is up to 35,000.

07-03-2008 14:59 UTC-8

Let's Look at Some Card Protectors

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[user42991]

Card protectors for many players are more than just a nifty thing to protect their cards. For some, they are an extension of their personality. While roaming around the Amazon Room, I noticed a mini slot machine, a chess knight that was also a clock, a glow ball, a gold turtle, and even a crocodile with a poker chip in its mouth.

The slot machine had a decent stack of chips, likely gathered by some well timed gambling. The chess piece that was a clock was owned by a player that looked to be very calculating. In fact, when I walked by, he made what looked to be a well timed fold on the river.

While not true in every instance, sometimes a card protector can give information about a player before they even play a hand.

07-03-2008 14:58 UTC-8

Pham Finished

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David Pham's Main Event ends with an hour left in Level 2. After Tony Gagliandi limped in from late position, Pham raised to 700 from the small blind. The big blind and Gagliandi both called. Action on the {J-Hearts}

flop checked to Gagliandi, who bet 200. Pham check-raised to 1,000 and was called only by Gagliandi.

Before the turn card was even down on the felt, Pham moved all in for his remaining 2,075. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

; Gagliandi instantly called and tabled {4-Hearts}