2007 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT Championship) - No-Limit Hold'em Event 1 - Poker Tournaments - Live Updates

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2007 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT Championship)

Buy-In:	$1,500 + $90
Prize Pool:	$856,995
Entrants:	589

No-Limit Hold'em Event 1

Apr 07, '07 - Apr 08, '07

Updates on Day 1 (Apr 07, 07)

Chip Counts

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 10:01 AM

Here are the current chip counts at the final table:

Motoyuki Mabuchi - $520,000
Allen Baker - $230,000
Bob Cole - $225,000
Sam Lewis - $205,000
Champie Douglas - $180,000
Randy McKay - $160,000
David Sklansky - $140,000

Champie Douglas Doubles Up

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 9:39 AM

A short stacked Champie Douglas is all in with A

against the J

of Motoyuki Mabuchi. The board comes Q

and Mabuchi makes a straight. However, Douglas rivers a flush and wins the pot to double up to around $175,000 chips.

Tad Jurgens Eliminated 8th (13,305)

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 9:32 AM

Tad Jurgens was the next player to bust at today's final table. He pushed with K

all in preflop and was called by Sam Lewis with 9

. Jurgens failed to improve and was elimiated in 8th place, taking home $13,305.

Larry Merritt Eliminated 9th ($11,640)

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 9:26 AM

Larry Merritt moves all in preflop for his last few chips and is called by Allen Baker. Merritt shows K-8 but Baker turns over J-J. The board does not improve Merritt and he is eliminated in 9th place.

First Player Out at Final Table

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 9:19 AM

Raymond Davis was the first player elimiated from todays final table. Davis pushed all in preflop with 3

and was called by Motoyuki Mabuchi with 8

. The board came T

sending Davis home with a $9,980 payday.

Raymond Davis Triples Up

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 9:09 AM

Raymond Davis is all in preflop against Champie Douglas and David Sklansky. The flop comes K

and both players check. The turn is the 3

and Douglas moves all in. Sklansky folds and Douglas shows A

for a flush draw. Davis turns over Q

for a pair. The river comes the J

and Davis wins the pot to triple up.

Sam Lewis Doubles Up

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 8:46 AM

Sam Lewis has just doubled up with Q

against his opponent's A

when the board came Q

Double up on First Hand of Final Table

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 8:43 AM

Motoyuki Mabuchi wasted no time at the 1,500 NLHE final table. On the First hand He got his T

all in verses Bob Cole's T

on a T

board. Mabuchi's two pair held when the rest of the board came A

. Mabuchi doubled up and is the current chip leader.

Final Table Set

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 8:40 AM

Loukas Michael and Edward Teems have both been eliminated. The final ten players are taking their new seats.

Danny Wong Eliminated

Posted: Sun, Apr 08, 07, 8:37 AM

Beginning of day chip leader, Danny Wong, has been eliminated from the tournament after losing two huge pots to Tad Jurgens and Bob Cole.

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