2009 World Series of Poker

Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$569,199
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$2,995,720
Entries
1,646
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Ain't Rho Mountain High Enough

There's Rho place like home
There's Rho place like home
A flop: {3-Spades} {7-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

Anthony Harb bet out, and got himself called by Peter Rho.

A turn: {10-Clubs}

Check, check.

Indeed a river: {9-Diamonds}

Now Harb bet out again, 400,000 this time. After some consideration Rho called -- and his {10-Spades} {9-Spades} was good to take the pot from Harb and his {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}.

Rho takes down a 1.5 million pot to put him up to a little over 5 million and the chip lead.

Oh Rho You Don't

Peter Rho raised his button up to 210,000 and small blind Jim Geary pushed for 1,070,000 total. Rho stood up and looked as though he was really considering it -- but he passed, and we continue three-handed with little change in the stacks.

Tags: Jim GearyPeter Rho

Haven't We Seen This Hand Before?

There has been an awful lot of folding buttons, limping in on small blinds and checking big blinds, then whoever bets first on the flop to take it. All three players seem to be taking it in turns to do these things, with just a very occasional button raise to break the tedium. Fatigue seems to be really setting in now...

15 Minute Break

Another jerky platter has appeared (TD: "Jack's jerk, anyone?"), but let's hope the players get the Red Bulls in during the break, otherwise we're going to be here all night. Back in 15.

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Jim Geary Eliminated in 3rd Place ($230,670)

King of the crosswords
King of the crosswords
Wow, someone definitely got the coffee in. First hand back Jim Geary shoved for 1,370,000 from the small blind and got an insta-call from big blind Anthony Harb. Action at last!

Geary: {A-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}
Harb: {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}

Board: {5-Hearts} {J-Spades} {4-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {10-Clubs}

Thus after a bit of a rollercoaster for him, we lose our crossword champ in third, and at long last we are heads up.

Tags: Anthony HarbJim Geary

Curious Fact

You may be interested to know that way, way back on Day 1, Peter Rho and Anthony Harb started the tournament at the same table. And now, here they are heads up for the bracelet. How often does that happen? Not often at all, is how often.

No Excitement Yet

Caginess and small pots rule right now -- the blinds and antes have been going back and forth, with little change so far. Even with the blinds at 50,000/100,000, they are still very deep and barring a massive cooler of some sort, this could take some time yet.