2009 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$247,033
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
770
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Feldman Still Slipping

Hold'em:

Peter Feldman has continued to slip over the round of hold'em his table is in. After raising preflop from middle position, Feldman was called by Archie Karas in the big blind. The flop came {A-Spades} {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} and Karas check-called a bet from Peter.

Both players checked when the turn brought the {8-Spades} and then Karas led the river of the {J-Clubs}. Feldman again looked extremely irritated when he tossed his cards towards the dealer and mucked. It just doesn't seem to be his day today.

Tags: Archie KarasPeter Feldman

Feldman Can't Hold'em

Hold'em:

Table 184 with Archie Karas, Bob Lauria, Paul Darden, and Peter Feldman has been extremely active during their round of hold'em. On this hand, Karas limped under the gun, Lauria limped behind, and then Peter Feldman raised it up. Dave Schneyer then made it three bets from the big blind before Karas, Lauria, and Feldman all called.

The flop came down {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} and Schneyer led out. Karas folded, Lauria folded, and then Feldman called. The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and Schneyer fired again. Feldman called again. The final card from the dealt was the {5-Diamonds} for the river. Again, Schneyer led with a bet and Feldman called.

There was no slow playing done here by Schneyer as he turned up {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} for a flopped full house. Feldman flashed an unkown card and then angrily tossed his hand into the muck as he's been on the rough end of things during the hold'em round.

Tags: Archie KarasBob LauriaDave SchneyerPaul DardenPeter Feldman

Penalties in Fixed-Limit?

We noticed that the players in this Day 2 re-start seem a little grumpy today and that the number of calls for a floor person to come to a table seems high. Well, the players just heard this announcement.

"Ok, H.O.R.S.E. players, listen up," said the tournament director over the P.A. system. "I don't know what's going on today, but I've had to give seven penalties already today for opening hands ahead of time and talking about hands." He then added that under the new tracking system implemented this year, the penalties will get deeper and deeper each time, all the way through November.

"You wind up missing three rounds, that's a lot of chips," he reminded the players.

Riding the Roller Coaster with Bob Lauria

Hold'em:

Archie Karas raised and then Bob Lauria made it three bets. Karas made the call. The flop came down {9-Spades} {3-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn produced the {5-Diamonds} and Karas led out. Lauria raised and was all in. Karas tossed in the call and then Lauria flipped up two red nines, {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}, for top set. Karas checked his hole cards and then simply tossed his hand into the muck, knowing he was drawing dead. The river was dealt the {A-Diamonds} and then the pot was pushed Lauria's way as he doubled up.

On the next hand, Karas jacked it up to two bets again and Lauria reraised again. Karas made the call and the two were off to another flop together. The flop came down {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Spades} and Karas checked. Lauria fired a continuation bet and Karas called. The turn brought the {Q-Clubs} and both players checked. After the river fell the {J-Hearts}, Karas led with a bet and Lauria called.

Karas turned up {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} and Lauria mucked his hand, giving some of the chips right back to Karas after he doubled up through him.

Tags: Archie KarasBob Lauria

Feldman's Opponent Pairs on the River

Hold'em:

On a flop of {10-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {6-Spades}, Peter Feldman checked to his opponent. The player checked behind. The turn brought the {10-Hearts} and Feldman fired a bet. His opponent called. The river brought the {A-Clubs} and Feldman check-called a bet. His opponent tabled {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} for a rivered pair of aces and Feldman flung his cards into the muck in a disgusted fashion.

Tags: Peter Feldman

Not Enough Chips

The tournament staff just announced that we'll need to further accommodate the needs of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship. The staff is in need of the gray T100 chips and will be walking around the room to collect 10 racks of them. They asked that anyone with enough of the gray chips to fill a rack, please rack them up so the staff will color them up for use in the other event.

Duke Chops One Up

Stud Hi/Lo:

Annie Duke called a bet on fourth street and then led fifth and sixth. Seventh was checked by her and her opponent checked behind. Here's how the boards looked.

Duke: (X-X) {2-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} {7-Hearts} (X)
Opponent: (X-X) {4-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {2-Spades} {8-Diamonds} (X)

Duke revealed another nine in the hole with {J-?} {9-?} {3-?}. Her opponent showed {A-?} {7-?} {5-?} in the hole and had a low. The two chipped up the pot and Duke maintained her stack at about 20,000 chips.

Tags: Annie Duke

Odds and Ends

Here's something you don't usually see in a fixed-limit tournament: a clock was just called on Table 197 during the hold'em round. All of the board cards were out and one player was considering his decision long enough that a clock was called. He finally folded, prompting the winning player to show a busted flush draw.

At a different table, David Singer seems to have a handwritten "cheat sheet" that he is using to remind himself which stud game he is playing -- razz, stud, or "high-low". This despite the fact that every table has a stack of bright red placards that state the current game in tall, white block letters.

Three different tables have also started talking about penalties for checking behind with the nuts on the river. Chad Brown's table, in particular, is giving him a hard time about doing so in a televised hand against Kristy Gazes.

Prince Is Scooped

Stud Hi/Lo:

Jean "Prince" Gaspard checked sixth street to Jim Pechac and Pechac fired a bet. Gaspard made the call and then checked dark. Pechac fired again on seventh before Gaspard mentioned, "I know you don't have a straight."

Pechac responded by saying, "You're right sir, good read."

Gaspard then called the bet.

Gaspard revealed ({K-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {9-Spades}) {9-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {A-Clubs} for just a pair of nines, but Pechac announced, "Two pair," before showing ({7-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {3-Clubs}) {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {6-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}. Pechac also held an eight-six low to go along with his high.

Tags: "Prince"Jean GaspardJim Pechac