Sat May 19 20:54:00 -0700 2007
Day One Ends
Day one has come to a close and there are 144 players who survived. Davidson Matthew is the chip leader with $156,625. He is trailed by Daniel Alaei and Shannon Shorr to round out the top three. Tune in to CardPlayer.com tomorrow at noon PST to catch all the live updates, chip counts, and tournament photos from day two of the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown.
Sat May 19 20:41:00 -0700 2007
James Van Alstyne Eliminated
Following a flop of 5
4
3
, James Van Alstyne pushes all in against his opponent in seat 3. The player in seat 3 calls and turns over A
J
. Van Alstyne angrily turns over A
A
. The turn is the 3
and the river is the K
, eliminating James Van Alstyne from the
2007 Mirage Poker Showdown.
Sat May 19 20:37:00 -0700 2007
Kirk Morrison Eliminated
Kirk Morrison has been eliminated from the tournament. His consecutive cash streak has ended.
Sat May 19 20:22:00 -0700 2007
Chris Bell Eliminated
Shortly after his Aces ran into a set of Tens, Chris Bell has been eliminated from the 2007 Mirage Poker Showdown.
Sat May 19 20:18:00 -0700 2007
Chris Bell Crippled
With a flop of 9
4
3
, Chris Bell is all in against the player in seat 1. Bell shows A
A
and his opponent in seat 1 shows 10
10
. The turn is the 10
and the river is the 7
. Chris Bell is left with $1,650.
Sat May 19 20:09:00 -0700 2007
Real Life or Fake Life?
The player in seat ten at Gavin Smith's table is watching a television show on his I-Pod that features Gavin playing some poker. He might be trying to pick up some tips on Gavin's play in between hands.
Sat May 19 20:04:00 -0700 2007
Sick Table
Another monster table has developed late in day one. James Van Alstyne and David "The Dragon" Pham, who are second and third respectively in the
Card Player, player of the year race are seated with the chip leader Daniel Alaei, Kathy Liebert, and Eli Elezra. In a recent hand The Dragon won a pot $6,000 with pocket aces on a board of K
8
7
8
7
.
Sat May 19 20:02:00 -0700 2007
Aces for Hansen
All in before the flop, Thor Hansen's pocket Aces hold up against his opponent's pocket Queens. Hansen now has $44,600.
Sat May 19 19:46:00 -0700 2007
Jennifer Harman Eliminated
Jennifer Harman has busted out of the tournament late in day two.
Sat May 19 19:41:00 -0700 2007
Jean Gespard Eliminated
Jean Gespard has been eliminated from the 2007 Mirage Poker Showdown by Daniel Alaei who now has $124,500.
