Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-12-2009 09:52 UTC-12

Schoenberg Shows Up

Shamus

The late-arriving Erica Schoenberg raised from middle position, the player in the small blind check-raised, and Schoenberg called. The flop came {10-Spades}

. The small blind bet, and Schoenberg stuck around. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

. This time the SB checked, and when Schoenberg bet her opponent gave it up.

Schoenberg has 4,200.

Tags: Erica Schoenberg

06-12-2009 09:44 UTC-12

Faith Keeping

Shamus

Two players limped, including Faith Klimczak, and the big blind checked. All checked the {9-Diamonds}

flop. The turn was the {2-Spades}

. The BB checked, an early position player bet, Klimczak called, and the BB folded.

The river was the {J-Clubs}

and both remaining players checked. Klimczak's {A-Spades}

was better than her opponent's {K-Spades}

, and she now has 5,500.

06-12-2009 09:37 UTC-12

The smallest stack we saw during the break was 325 chips. That player is still hanging on, but we did just witness an elimination over on Table #5.

It looks like the final total number of entrants is 644, although we'll look for an official announcement shortly.

Level: 3

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-12-2009 09:06 UTC-12

Break Time

Shamus

Players have reached the first 20-minute break.

It doesn't look as though we've lost anyone yet (not a surprise), although it's theoretically possible we could've. We'll see after the break what the official total of entrants turns out to be, as well as whether or not anyone has already hit the rail.

06-12-2009 08:55 UTC-12

Three in a Row for Parker?

Shamus

Also in the Brasilia Room, and sitting at the same table -- are David Chiu and owner of two 2009 WSOP bracelets Brock Parker. And who else has just arrived to take a seat with them? Barry Greenstein, with a copy of Ace on the River in hand.

In Greenstein's first hand after sitting down, Parker raised from middle position, Chiu called, and it folded back to the Bear who also called from the big blind. The flop came {5-Diamonds}

. Greenstein checked, Parker bet, and both of his opponents called. The turn was the {8-Clubs}

, and all three players checked.

The river was the {A-Hearts}

. It checked to Chiu who bet, and both Greenstein and Parker called. Chiu showed {A-Diamonds}

and Parker {A-Clubs}

, and Greenstein mucked. Chiu and Parker split the pot with their aces.

Chiu has chipped up to about 6,500, Parker looks to be at about his starting stack of 4,500, and Greenstein has just lost a few chips to start out.

Tags: Brock Parker

06-12-2009 08:44 UTC-12

Field Trip Report

Shamus

Most of the players for today's event are seated in the Blue section of the Amazon room, although about 15 tables' worth of players are also seated in the over in the Brasilia room.

Just made a quick trip over there and saw a few more familiar faces, including Nikolay Evdakov, Sam Simon, Jesse Rios, Eric Froehlich, and Andre Akkari.

06-12-2009 08:32 UTC-12

Odds Are

Shamus

"I had the nut straight, and Seat 2 hit a full house..."

Over at Table #31, players are starting to commiserate with each other about how their hands aren't holding up. It sounds like several have flopped sets, only to be outdrawn by straights, flushes, and full houses. Such is limit.

06-12-2009 08:23 UTC-12

Additions to Chen's Stack

Shamus

Bill Chen, co-author of The Mathematics of Poker, opened with a raise from the hijack seat, and the button and small blind both came along.

The flop came {5-Hearts}

. The SB and Chen both checked, the button bet, and both called. The turn was the {6-Hearts}

. This time when checked to Chen bet, the button folded and the SB called.

When the river brought the {8-Clubs}

, the SB player checked, Chen bet, and his opponent rechecked his cards then tossed them to the dealer.

Math tells us that Chen dragged a pot of 1,200, 675 of which represented his profit on the hand. Since he started the hand with 7,725, that brings his total to... hang on... carry the one... 8,400 at the moment.

Tags: Bill Chen