Event 36 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-18-2009 09:30 UTC-12

Break's Over

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Cards are back in the air as we continue Day 1 of the $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tourney.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-18-2009 09:04 UTC-12

Take A Break

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Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.

06-18-2009 09:02 UTC-12

Ylon Schwartz Takes a Pot

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The cutoff raised 450 and got called by the button before Ylon Schwartz reraised to 1,325 from the small blind. The cutoff folded and the big blind called, taking us to a flop of {7-Hearts}

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When Schwartz pushed all in for 6,000, the button folded, giving up the pot.

06-18-2009 08:53 UTC-12

Top Pair is Good for Hamby

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With 3,000 in the pot after a flop of {10-Hearts}

, action checked to Jared Hamby in the cutoff who pushed all in for 5,600. His opponent in the small blind made the call for less, pushing his 3,700 chips into the middle.

Small Blind: {A-Clubs}

Hamby:

When the board finished with the {J-Clubs}

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, Hamby's 10s held and his stack increased to 12,000.

06-18-2009 08:52 UTC-12

Selbst, Pilgrim Tangle in Battle of the Blinds

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Victoria Selbst limped into the pot from the small blind and Dwyte Pilgrim checked his option, taking us to a flop of {7-Spades}

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Selbst bet 125 and Pilgrim called. Selbst bet 300 more at the {K-Clubs}

on the turn, and Pilgrim raised to 1,025, pushing Selbst out of the hand.

Selbst is left with just 1,025 chips while Pilgrim has 5,800

06-18-2009 08:46 UTC-12

Garry Gates Pushes David Pham Around

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Garry Gates bet 350 on a flop of {5-Diamonds}

only to have David "The Dragon" Pham raise to 900. Gates wasn't intimidated though, reraising to 2,500, forcing Pham to fold.

06-18-2009 08:43 UTC-12

Thang Luu Eliminated

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On a flop of {K-Clubs}

, Thang Luu got his stack in the middle against the big blind.

Luu showed {K-Diamonds}

for trips while his opponent held {Q-Hearts}

for a gut-shot royal draw. The flush hit with the {2-Hearts}

on the turn and the {J-Clubs}

on the river brought a meaningless straight as well.

Also recently eliminated from action were Blake Cahill and Mark Newhouse.

06-18-2009 08:33 UTC-12

Joe Beevers Gets into the Black

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On a board of {J-Hearts}

, Joe Beevers bet 1,100 in a pot of 1,500 from the big blind and got a call from the button.

Both players checked the {K-Hearts}

on the river when it brought a possible flush, and Beevers turned over {K-Spades}

for top two pair. When his opponent mucked, Beevers had rebuilt his stack to 6,300.

06-18-2009 08:29 UTC-12

Jared Hamby Stuck on His Starting Stack

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Jared Hamby raised to 275 from the button and got called by both blinds before seeing a flop of {9-Hearts}

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Action checked to Hamby who continuation bet for 475 before getting check-raised to 1,100 from the small blind. The big blind and Hamby each mucked, conceding the pot.

After the hand, Hamby was back to his starting stack of 6,000.