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Two Players Eliminated on Hand #1
Hand #1:
Marc Fratter has the button in Seat 7.
Timothy Miles raises to 22,000, Ed Jatho re-raises to 45,000, Fratter calls on the button, Miles re-raises to 120,000, Jatho moves all-in, Fratter calls, and Miles calls.
Miles:
Ed:
Mark:
The flop is . The turn is the . There is over 1.4 million in the pot.
"Give us a face card, please!" cries Jatho.
The river, though is the , and we lose two players on the very first deal! Since Jatho had more chips to start the hand than Fratter, he'll receive 8th place money, while Fratter will finish 9th.
After the hand, Floyd Vanderford says to his opponents, "This is my first final table. Do they all start like this?"
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Announcements have been completed and cards are in the air. 'Darryl the dealer' will start off the tournament pitching cards to our players.
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Start of play has been delayed for a bit as the Bluff crew finishes setup of the final table. Introduction of players will be made shortly, and then afterward, cards will go in the air.
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Nick Ceci
Nick Ceci is a 38-year-old demolition contractor from Peachtree City, GA. This is his second final table here at the WSOP New Orleans, the first coming in the $1,000 event earlier this week.
Ceci has been happily married for 12 years, and has three kids, ages 13, 10, and 5. When his wife became seriously ill, Ceci had to take a few years off from poker. Now, he's back and better than ever, putting up a fine effort this week in New Orleans.
With 256,000 chips to start play, Ceci is right around the average stack size, and is in 5th place.
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Gabe Costner
Gabe Costner is a relative unknown to the tournament poker world. He is mainly a cash game player originally from Albertville, Alabama, but now resides in Long Beach, Missouri. A former stockbroker turned poker professional, Costner travels the tournament circuit with his girlfriend and fellow professional player, Claudia Crawford. 2008 has been a solid year for Costner so far. He finished 5th in the World Poker Open at Tunica back in January, earning over $123,000 for his efforts. Costner struck again in April when he won the Imperial Palace Poker Classic $2,000 event for $43,000. Costner made the final table at an earlier event here at Harrah's and hopes to be able to take down this main event.
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Marc Fratter
Marc Fratter is a 36-year-old attorney from Murphy, TX. In 2007, Fratter had his first big cash, earning the title of Co-champion in the WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Indiana.
Fratter's biggest fan is his 3-year-old daugher, who he says loves to play poker with her daddy. At the start of the day, Fratter is sitting in 4th place with 321,000 chips.
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Ed Jatho
Ed Jatho is the other player playing in his first event. He is originally from Abita Springs, LA and officially lists his age as 59 years and 356 days. He is a stock broker and states that regardless of his finish, he is happy. He won his entry via a $500 satellite.
Perhaps a sign of things to come, Jatho stated earlier that he faced Timothy 'TK' Miles heads up in his $500 satellite. Jatho was able to take the satellite down. This may give him a slight advantage over other players at the table today. Jatho starts today second in chips with 406,000
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Jeff Tims
Jeff Tims made the trip to New Orleans from Houston, Texas. Before diving into the poker world to become a professional player, Tims was a small business owner. This trip has proved to be a great one thus far, as Tims was able to best the field of 402 runners to capture event #12 here at Harrah's for over $58,000. Spending a lot of his time traveling to poker events around the country, Tims enjoys reading in his downtime and is an avid movie buff. He has worked his way to this final table using strong bets and powerful play. Since turning pro, this is the fifth final table of a major poker tournament for Tims.
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Timothy 'TK' Miles
Timothy 'TK' Miles is a self-proclaimed professional gambler from Tallahassee, FL. He begins the day as the chip leader with 687,000 in chips. His personality is as flamboyant as his hairdo, and he uses a lot of table talk to try and get information from players and to intimidate his opponents.
Earlier in this series, Miles won the $1,000 buy-in NL event. If he is able to win this event, he would become one of the few players to win multiple events in a circuit series.
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. The turn is the 
. There is over 1.4 million in the pot. 
, and we lose two players on the very first deal! Since Jatho had more chips to start the hand than Fratter, he'll receive 8th place money, while Fratter will finish 9th. 
