Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-03-2009 12:55 UTC-12

More Faces in the Crowd

Shamus

Others attempting to prove their pot-limit prowess here today include Lee Watkinson, Hevad Khan, Dan Shak, Tony Cousineau, Noah Webster, Andy Black, Bryan Devonshire, Chau Giang, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, and Katja Thater.

Tags: Katja Thater

06-03-2009 13:06 UTC-12

Ay, There's the Rub

Shamus

In a PLO hand, four players limped, including Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott in the cutoff, currently enjoying a vigorous message at the table. Clonie Gowen completed from the small blind, the big blind checked, and the flop came {7-Diamonds}

.

The table checked to Devilfish who bet 150, and all folded except a player in middle position. The {7-Clubs}

came on the turn, and Ulliott winced -- whether because of the card or the message, it was not clear. Both players checked.

Both also checked the {5-Diamonds}

on the river. Ulliott showed {K-Diamonds}

for trip fours, and his opponent mucked. The Devilfish has 10,750.

Tags: Dave Ulliott

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-03-2009 13:29 UTC-12

Running with the Small Ball

Shamus

In a hold'em hand, Daniel Negreanu just limped from middle position, and the table folded around to the player in the big blind. "Go Cowboys, yee haw!" said Negreanu, responding to the BB's Dallas cap and Tony Romo jersey.

The flop came {A-Hearts}

, the Dallas fan checked, Negreanu bet 100, and his opponent folded.

"Getting away with murder," said a player from across the table. "What're you gonna do there, check-raise me?" asked Negreanu. "Maybe," came the reply. "You'll just lose more," said Negreanu with a smile.

Shortly afterwards, Negreanu won a hold'em hand with nines full, and now has chipped up to 9,000.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-03-2009 13:31 UTC-12

Devilfish Done

Shamus

In PLH, there was a raise from middle position to 200, and two players called, including a recently chip-depleted Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott. The flop came {5-Diamonds}

. The original raiser checked, the next player bet 425, and Ulliott pushed all in with his last 1,125. Both of his opponents called.

The turn was the {2-Hearts}

. The first player bet pot -- 2,025 -- and the other player folded. He showed {A-Spades}

for top pair, and Ulliott {7-Spades}

for the straight draw. The river was the {9-Clubs}

, and the Devilfish was sunk.

Tags: Dave Ulliott

06-03-2009 13:42 UTC-12

Un Petit One for ElkY

Shamus

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, avec mirrored glasses and noise-canceling headphones, raised pot to 625 in a PLO hand from late position and got a middle position limper to call.

Both players checked the {3-Spades}

flop. The {2-Spades}

came on the turn, and when it checked to Grospellier he fired 1,125, causing his opponent to fold.

Grospellier has about 8,000 at the moment.

06-03-2009 13:47 UTC-12

Deal or No Deal

Shamus

With the board showing {K-Diamonds}

in a PLO hand, a player pushed all in for his last 3,175, leaving Daniel Negreanu with a decision. To call would mean committing about half his remaining chips.

"Do you have aces with the nut flush draw?" Negreanu began. "I know you don't have kings full." He continued to ponder. Then he looked over at our reporter and asked him what he would do. (No help there for Kid Poker.)

Negreanu decided to fold, but first made his opponent an offer. "I fold," he said, "but if you show me kings full, I'll give you $200." Negreanu flashed an eight as he mucked. And his opponent mucked as well, offering no information about his hand.

Negreanu now has about 6,500.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-03-2009 13:53 UTC-12

Two Cards or Four?

Shamus

"Are we hold'em now?" Asked the small blind as a dealer nearly began to send a third round of cards about the table, then stopped short. Indeed, they'd finished nine hands of PLO, and were moving onto a round of hold'em.

The pot-limit betting format and the switching of games does claim a bit more mental energy from both players and dealers.

06-03-2009 14:00 UTC-12

Late Arrivals

Shamus

As we head toward the end of Level 2, both Michael Mizrachi and Michael Binger have taken their seats.

Others in today's field include Greg Raymer, Terrence Chan, Erik Seidel, Adam Junglen, Scott Montgomery, Victor Ramdin, Alex Kravchenko, Scott Seiver, Andy Bloch, Allen Kessler, John Juanda, Kathy Liebert, Steve Sung, Lee Markholt, Robert Williamson III, and Tom Schneider.

The total number of entrants is up to 450 now -- we'll get you an official count after the first break, which comes at the end of this level.

06-03-2009 14:08 UTC-12