Sun Apr 22 20:27:00 -0700 2007
Play Concludes for the Night
Play has ended on day 1B of the WPT Championship. The two starting fields will combine for the official start of day two tomorrow at noon PST.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for all of the live updates, chip counts, photos and video from the event.
Sun Apr 22 20:25:00 -0700 2007
Tran Trounced
Player in seat 5 raises to $2,000 and it is folded to Mimi Tran who goes all in. He calls and tables K
K
while Mimi shows A
Q
. The flop comes 7
4
3
J
6
and Tran fails to improve. As her opponent counts down his stack, Tran claims he misrepresented his actual chip count. She thought he only had a few thousand, but he actually had $22,500. Tran's stack has been chopped down to $17,000.
Sun Apr 22 20:20:00 -0700 2007
Final Hands of the Night
Tournament officials are currently determining how many hands will remain this evening. Tournament officials have chosen current Card Player cover boy David Singer to select a card to determine this number. Singer has chosen a three, resulting in an earlier night than many anticipated.
Sun Apr 22 20:12:00 -0700 2007
Darrell Dicken Doubles Up
Before the flop Darrel Dicken is all in for his last $3,200. Chau Giang calls and turns over 2
2
. Dicken is holding 6
5
and the board comes 8
7
5
3
7
and Darrell Dicken now has $8,200.
Sun Apr 22 20:12:00 -0700 2007
Two Big Stacks
Tim Phan and Kirk Morrison are seated next to each other and both have huge stacks. Phan has around $155,000 and Morrison sits on about $180,000 chips.
Sun Apr 22 20:07:00 -0700 2007
J.C. Tran Doubles Up
J.C. Tran has just made quad tens against his opponent's flush to double up to over $50,000.
Sun Apr 22 19:56:00 -0700 2007
Action Slows Down
With only 40 minutes until play concludes for the day, play has slowed down a bit.
Sun Apr 22 19:20:00 -0700 2007
Steve Wong Gets Rivered
On a flop of A
4
3
Steve Wong checks and his opponent bets $3,000. Wong calls and the next card is the 8
, Wong checks, his opponent bets $7,000 and Wong calls. The river is the 5
and Wong checks again. His opponent bets out $10,000 and Wong again quickly calls. His opponent shows a rivered set of fives with 5
5
and Wong angrily mucks his hand, claiming he was rivered.
Sun Apr 22 19:08:00 -0700 2007
Layne Flack Eliminated
Layne Flack has been eliminated from the tournament by Steve Wong.
Sun Apr 22 19:05:00 -0700 2007
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $300-$600 with a $75 ante.
