2009 World Series of Poker
Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Rousso Regrouping
Vanessa Rousso: x-x / / x
Opponent: x-x / / x
The razz round didn't seem to treat Vanessa Rousso very well, but she's rebounded a bit in Stud Hi/Lo. She called a bet on fifth street and then raised when her opponent led out again on sixth street. He called that raise, but slowly shook his head after squeezing his river card. In the face of a final bet from Rousso, he mucked.
Rousso is back up to about the starting stack of 4,500.
Even More Players?!
Noah Schwartz
Max Stern
Sam Khouiss
Anna Wroblewski
Jimmy Fricke
Chris Amaral
There are plenty of champions in the room, as befitting a WSOP tournament. One such champion is Shirley Rosario, who took first place in the $1,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the California State Poker Championships just a month ago. Rosario has already notched one cash during the 2009 WSOP -- she finished in 20th place in Event 25, $2,500 O.E. Rosario considers the split-pot games to be her best in the H.O.R.S.E. rotation.
There hasn't been much movement so far in Rosario's stack, but it's still very early.
One Last Sweep
Sam Grizzle
Richard Ashby
Jeff Lisandro
Dario Alioto
Michael Binger
And all on the same table are:
Michael Craig
Jen Harman
Sam Simon
Ray Davis
Harman and Davis were joking with the dealer. "This is my driver," said Harman, pointing at Davis. Davis laughed and said, "Yeah. I'm movin' up from Mac Donalds. Yes, I called it 'Mac'."
Break Time!
Play Resumes
Level: 3
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
LOL Internet Pokerz
"Hey Mike," Smith called out. "Did you put that in your book - about throwing your computer in your pool?"
"No," replied Matusow sheepishly.
"I think people would like to hear that," said Smith. It was at that point that Matusow, with his eye on the Lakers game, went off in search of Jerry Buss.
Very, Very Late Arrivals
Lacey Jones
Howard Lederer
Annie Duke
Al Barbieri (fresh off of his third-place finish in Event 26)
Todd Brunson
Chris Ferguson
Marco Traniello (Hey! Look!)
Erick Lindgren
Phil Ivey
Lindgren is seated at the Sam Simon / Ray Davis / Jen Harman / Annie Duke table. He played a recent three-way pot of Stud Hi-Lo with Davis and one other player. On fifth street, the boards were
Davis: x-x /
Opponent: x-x /
Lindgren: x-x /
Lindgren and Davis checked to the third player. His bet was raised by Lindgren, chasing Davis out of the pot.
Lindgren caught another trey on sixth street against his opponent's . Those open two pair brought a sixth street and seventh street bet from Lindgren. At showdown he opened in the hole for a full house; his opponent showed for a seven-six low and a chopped pot.
Bach Fills Up, Still Under Par
One of the later arrivals to this tournament was David Bach. He just took down a nice pot from a single opponent. We caught the action on sixth street, where the boards were
Bach: x-x /
Opponent: x-x /
Bach's opponent checked then called a single bet. The action was the same on the river, with Bach producing for a full house. His opponent mucked.
Despite that pot, Bach is on only 2,900 chips.