Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-06-2009 09:03 UTC-12

A Packed Table

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Table 16 has developed into a who's who of professional poker. The current line up consists of:

Seat 3 - Russell Rosenblum
Seat 5 - Praz Bansi
Seat 6 - Andy Black
Seat 7 - Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Seat 8 - Amanda Baker
Seat 9 - Eugene Todd

06-06-2009 08:48 UTC-12

Rousso Takes Another Pot

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Vanessa Rousso called a preflop raise of 425 from the big blind, as did another player who had limped from under-the-gun.

After the original raiser bet 900 on a flop of {K-Diamonds}

, Rousso put in a min check-raise to 1,800. The player under-the-gun folded, and the middle position player called.

Rousso led for 2,500 at the {Q-Spades}

on the turn, forcing a fold. The pot brought her chip stack to about 17,000.

06-06-2009 08:16 UTC-12

Aces Hold for Elky

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When the player in middle position raised to 150 preflop, Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier re-raised to 525. Action folded back to the original raiser, who made the call.

Both players checked the flop of {9-Diamonds}

and the middle position player bet 700 when the {4-Spades}

appeared on the turn. Elky called, and called another 1,600 bet after the {Q-Clubs}

hit the river.

The first player tabled {10-Clubs}

for second pair, which wasn't enough to beat Elky's {A-Clubs}

. Elky now has 18,500 chips.

06-06-2009 08:11 UTC-12

Andy Black Rivers a Flush

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We caught this hand in progress as Andy Black and his opponent both checked the turn on a board of {4-Spades}

.

The player in early position led out for 1,400 when the {J-Spades}

fell on the river and Black called, showing {10-Spades}

for the flush.

Black is now sitting with about 17,000 chips.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-06-2009 07:58 UTC-12

Interesting Tablemates

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There are a few interesting tables shaping up as the field fills in. Some of the people playing together so far include Gavin Smith and Vanessa Rousso, Jerry Yang and Steve Brecher, and John Juanda and Scotty Nguyen.

06-06-2009 07:53 UTC-12

Bell Edler Gets a Present from His Table

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Bill Edler was the last player to claim his seat at his table and walked in to find that his playing companions had all piled their official WSOP photo redemption slips on his seat.

Edler, ever the gentleman, said "Thanks for these," as he neatly folded them and slipped them into his pocket.

06-06-2009 07:45 UTC-12

Vanessa Rousso Wins an Early Pot

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Vanessa Rousso limped into a pot from middle position and got raised to 225 by the player on her left. Action folded back around to Rousso, who made the call.

Rousso check-called her opponent's bet of 650 on a flop of {7-Spades}

and both players checked the {3-Hearts}

on the turn. When Rousso led out for 2,500 at the {10-Hearts}

on the river, her opponent quickly mucked his hand.

06-06-2009 07:33 UTC-12

More Players Arriving

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The room is slowly filling up, with more recognizable players taking their seats. Some recent arrivals include:

Andy Black
Justin Bonomo
Adam Levy
Matt Graham
Jerry Yang
T.J. Cloutier
Scott Montgomery

06-06-2009 07:21 UTC-12

Juanda Loosens Up

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In what may be a new tournament record, John Juanda called for a massage therapist within the first 30 seconds of today's action.