WTP Inaugural Event

Team Israel had three players just a short time ago. They're down to one after Michael Mizrachi was eliminated from Outer Table 3 by Team Greece. We couldn't see the action, but Greece won the hand. The stacks were very close, but Greece just barely had Isarel covered.

Outer Table 3 is down to four teams: England, Greece, China and Brazil.

It's been kind of a slow day. Oddly enough, we were on another break for a while there, but now players are back at the tables. The tournament is still in Level 7 (LHE, blinds 250 and 500) for a few more minutes. After that we'll be moving to 300-600 PLO, which should definitely speed the action along.

In fact, since cards were in the air, Team Israel lost a player.

We've taken a little waltz around the room and counted the remaining team members from each country - and we didn't even have to use two hands.

Australia - 1
USA - 2
China - 3
Israel - 3
Greece - 3
Brazil - 4
England - 4
Vietnam - 3

Two hours ago, we were sure that Team Australia was headed for a speedy exit. They quickly went from five active tables all the way down to just one. But they've been doing a great job hanging on, thanks in part to two hours of massages given to The Big Show and also thanks to catching some timely and lucky cards. Jeff Lisandro was just in dire straits with a pair of aces against the turned two pair, aces and jacks, of Team Brazil, but the river caused a chopped pot, preserving Team Australia's last stack.

It's limit hold'em time. The blinds are 250/500 with a 50 ante.

Again, if I were more geo-politically aware, I'd glow on and on right now about how Israel and the USA are the closest of world allies, perhaps providing some relevant examples. But that's not really relevant to World Team Poker, where it's every country for itself.

Chris Ferguson, representing Team USA on Outer Table 3, moved all in with . Team Israel called with the better hand, . There was no help on board for Team USA. It was elimanated from Outer Table 3.

Team USA is down to just two table remaining, but that's still twice as many as Team Australia, the team that's been grinding it out at Outer Table 2. David Saab is doing his best as the Aussie representative there. His pocket 5s just took out Team Greece, which had been all in with .

It's not always easy to see or hear the action but here's who is still sitting at the tables:

Feature Table
Team China
Team England
Team Israel
Team Vietnam

Outer Table 1
Team Vietnam
Team USA
Team Brazil
Team Greece
Team England

Outer Table 2
Team Israel
Team Greece
Team Australia
Team Vietnam
Team USA
Team Brazil

Outer Table 3
Team Israel
Team China
Team USA
Team Brazil
Team Greece

Outer Table 4
Team England
Team Greece
Team Brazil
Team Israel
Team China

Standings
Brazil - 4
Greece - 4
Israel - 4
China - 3
England - 3
Vietnam - 3
USA - 3
Australia - 1

Time for a new game. We're now playing no-limit hold'em with blinds at 200/400 with a 50 ante.

Team Israel was the team all in on this hand.

with two diamonds and two spades for Team Israel
for Team Brazil

The flop brought two kings and a deuce with two hearts giving Team Brazil a heart draw.
Turn:
River:

Israel took the double up.