Tue May 29 20:44:00 -0700 2007
End of Day One
Day one of the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship $10,000 NLHE has ended. The original field of 227 has been almost perfectly halved to 110. John Juanda, David Benyamine and John Racener are all carrying large stacks into tomorrow's second day. Play will start up Wednesday at noon, stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for your live updates, photos, videos and chip counts.
Tue May 29 20:31:00 -0700 2007
Eight More Hands
An eight has been drawn, so there will be eight more hands before the night ends.
Tue May 29 20:30:00 -0700 2007
Play Stopped
Play has stopped and the floor staff will have a player draw a card to determine how many more hands will be played.
Tue May 29 20:20:00 -0700 2007
Toto Leonidas Eliminated
Sean McCabe raises to $1,600 from early position and Toto Leonidas and seat 10 call. The flop comes A
10
8
, McCabe bets $2,000, Leonidas calls and seat 10 folds. The turn is the J
and McCabe checks. Leonidas bets $4,000 and McCabe moves all in. Leonidas insta-calls with K
Q
but is behind McCabe's 9
8
. The turn is the 7
, and Leonidas starts celebrating his nut flush. It is not until McCabe yells, "Straight flush!" that Leonidas realizes his hand is second best. McCabe drags the pot and now has $62,500 in chips.
Tue May 29 20:10:00 -0700 2007
Van Alstyne Doubles Up
James Van Alstyne bets $1,800 preflop, and both Jean-Robert Bellande and John Juanda call. The flop is dealt J
6
4
and Juanda fires out $5,200. Bellande folds and Van Alstyne moves all in. The push is for $16,625, which causes Juanda to say, "That's all." He calls and flips over A
Q
. Van Alstyne turns over pocket sixes and the turn and river cards are dealt 5
5
. Juanda is down to $48,000 and Van Alstyne doubles up to $46,000 on the hand.
Tue May 29 19:52:00 -0700 2007
Pescatori Takes a Pot
On a board of A
J
7
9
K
Max Pescatori checks, and seat six bets $6,500 from late position. Pescatori then makes the call from middle position. His opponent flips over K
9
for kings up, but Pescatori flips over A
7
for aces up. Pescatori collects the pot and now has $62,000.
Tue May 29 19:46:00 -0700 2007
Dags Busted
John D'Agostino has busted out of the WPT Mandalay Bay Poker Championship late here in day one.
Tue May 29 19:30:00 -0700 2007
"I Call"
On a board of Q
5
3
4
9
Jean-Robert Bellande bets $5,000 and seat eight goes into the tank. Seat eight considers the call from middle position while $6,500 sits in the pot. He folds to the big stack aggression of Bellande, who has been hovering around $100,000 during the later part of day one. He now has $108,000. After seat eight mucked his cards John Juanda blurted out, "I call." This might have worked if Juanda was holding cards.
Tue May 29 19:14:00 -0700 2007
Blinds Raised
The blinds are now $300-$600 with a $75 ante.
Tue May 29 19:02:00 -0700 2007
Break
All players are on a 15 minute break.
