Event 19 - $2,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-10-2009 13:22 UTC-12

Squeeze Squelched

Shamus

Jesse Rios limped in from UTG, and Brock Parker raised to 165,000 from the button. Joe Serock, sitting in the small blind, took a moment to look across the table at Rios' stack, then cut out a large stack of green (25,000) chips topped by a few orange (5,000) ones. He pushed out the bet: 430,000.

Rios folded, and Parker snap-shoved all in. Serock didn't take much longer to get out of the way.

Parker assumes the chip lead with that one, having now pushed up to around 2.4 million. Serock slips back to 1.625 million.

06-10-2009 13:12 UTC-12

No Meat Snacks, Thanks; Makes the Cards Greasy

Shamus

As has been customary at these final tables inside the arena, a waitress just came around with complimentary Jack Link's beef jerky for the players. All turned down the offer except Jesse Rios who grabbed a couple of bags and tossed them to friends who are watching. "Thank you, Jesse," came the call from the stands.

06-10-2009 13:12 UTC-12

The Stacks Get Closer

[user76023]

Parker raises to 95,000 from UTG. Rios, who seems to be playing a lot of hands from the blinds, calls in the small blind.

The flop is {7-Spades}

, Parker bets 135,000 after a Rios check but is faced with a check-raise to 300,000 and Parker folds with a sigh.

The stacks are all finely balanced at this point.

06-10-2009 13:06 UTC-12

The Price of Poker Is Going Up

Shamus

Note those new blinds and antes -- 20,000/40,000 for the blinds and 5,000 antes. That's 85,000 in the middle before anyone acts.

In one of the first hands of five-handed play, Jesse Rios raised from under the gun to 115,000, Brock Parker reraised from the button to 285,000, and Rios called without much hesitation.

The flop came single-suited -- {J-Spades}

. Rios checked, and Parker promptly made a hefty bet of 300,000. And Rios just as promptly let it go.

06-10-2009 13:02 UTC-12

Chip Counts

[user76023]

Seat 1: Jesse Rios -- 1,600,000
Seat 2: Russell Crane -- 1,245,000
Seat 3: Brock Parker -- 1,685,000
Seat 4: Joe Serock -- 2,065,000
Seat 5: Alexander Wilson -- 1,415,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

06-10-2009 12:57 UTC-12

Clay Fired In The Kiln: Clayton Newman Eliminated In 6th ($76,123)

[user76023]

Clayton Newman moves all-in for 375,000 from the cut-off and Jesse Rios calls on the button. The blinds quickly fold.

Newman: {2-Clubs}

Rios:

The board comes {5-Diamonds}

and after nearly 3 hours of playing we lose our first finalist.

06-10-2009 12:52 UTC-12

Rios Doubles Through Wilson

Shamus

Joe Serock raised to 76,000, Alex Wilson reraised for an 175,000, then Jesse Rios reshoved for 550,000 total. Serock got out of the way, and Wilson made the call.

Rios {A-Spades}

Wilson

The flop came {8-Diamonds}

, and Rios was still good. The turn brought the {7-Spades}

, giving Wilson an up-and-down straight draw. But the river was the {K-Clubs}

, and Rios survives. He's up over a million now.

06-10-2009 12:50 UTC-12

Quiet... Too Quiet

Shamus

Russell Crane raised to 76,000 from middle position, and Joe Serock called from the button. The flop came a provocative {8-Diamonds}

. Crane checked, Serock bet 130,000, and Crane gave it up.

A small but enthusiastic Serock cheering section made some noise after that one, prompting a smile from the usually stoic-faced Serock.

The crowd has been mostly quiet this afternoon, no doubt due in part to the infrequency of all-in bets and showdowns since we've moved over to the feature table. But wait... what's that rumbling? It sounds like a pot might be brewing....

06-10-2009 12:45 UTC-12

Serock Rustles Up Some Chips

[user76023]

Russell Crane makes it 76,000 from the cut-off. Joe Serock goes for his reraising chips again, making it 205,000 this time from the small blind. Crane folds and Serock finally gets a reraise through (I'm English, that's how we spell thru - we need the extra scrabble points) for the first time in a long while.