2009 World Series of Poker

Event 36 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
$586,212
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$3,084,900
Entries
1,695
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Nick Binger Eliminated

Nick Binger pushed his short stack in preflop and got one caller. Binger was well ahead with pocket kings vs. pocket nines, but a nine on the flop changed that story pretty quickly. When Binger couldn't catch up, he headed for the rail.

Rheem Shows Restraint

Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem
When Chino Rheem raised from the button, the small blind put in a reraise and Rheem didn't like it.

"You keep reraising me," Rheem said. "I put in a raise and you reraise," he continued before tossing ace-queen face up into the muck.

When Rheem's opponent flashed pocket aces, Rheem nodded to himself. "Last year, I would have shipped it in. This year, I'll just fold."

Joe Sebok Gets Knocked Off

When a player in middle position raised to 1,050, Joe Sebok reraised all in for his last 2,900. Robert Cheung, sitting on a big stack, reraised all in and the original raiser committed his last 8,000 to the pot.

Middle Position: {K-?}{K-?}
Sebok: {K-?}{J-?}
Cheung: {A-?}{K-?}

When the board fell {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, the kings held. Sebok was sent packing while Cheung's stack slipped to 30,000.

Also recently eliminated from the event was Tony Dunst.

Liebert Loses Some Ground

In a four-way limped pot, action checked to Kathy Liebert who bet 1,700 from the cutoff on a flop of {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. The small blind called, and the big blind raised to 3,700. When the early position player folded, Liebert and the small blind both called.

Everyone checked the {5-Hearts} on the turn and when the big blind led for 6,000 at the {6-Hearts} on the river, Liebert and the small blind each mucked.

Liebert now has 18,000 chips.

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Ducks Are Good for Binger

We caught this action on the river when Nick Binger bet 7,050 on a board of {J-Spades}{A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. His opponent called, and Binger showed {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for three of a kind.

The pot pushed Binger's stack to 29,000.

Devin Porter Sent Packing

David Porter got his chips in ahead, but couldn't hold his lead.

Porter shoved with aces and got called by an opponent with queens. The bullets held up through the turn on a board of {2-?} {2-?} {5-?} {K-?}, but got shot down when a queen fell on the river.

The Dragon Gets Slayed

After surviving his last all in, David Pham pushed again with {7-?}{7-?}. He got called by an opponent holding {Q-?}{9-?}, and the race was on.

It didn't last long, as the flop came {9-?} {6-?} {4-?}. Another {4-?} on the turn and a third {4-?} on the river sealed Pham's fate, and he called it a day.

Another player whose day is done is Sabyl Cohen-Landrum, who recently exited the tournament area.

We've Got Chips

Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok
Actually, we don't, but these players all do.

Douglas Crook: 50,000
Michael Binger: 11,000
Tony Dunst: 24,000
Bryan Micon: 15,500
Kevin Saul: 13,500
Devin Porter: 7,500
Burt Boutin: 16,000
Jamin Stokes: 6,000
Joe Sebok: 4,500
Rafe Furst: 14,000
Shaun Deeb: 49,825
Steve O'Dwyer: 17,000
Jared Hamby: 11,500
Svetlana Gromenkova - 25,000
Eugene Todd - 22,000
Maria Ho - 5,000
John Racener - 27,000

Four Go in, Four Come Out

We caught this hand just before the flop as David Pham and three other players were all in pre.

Hands were turned up and we saw:

All In 1: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
All In 2: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Pham: {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
All In 3: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

When the board flopped {3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}, player 2 took the lead, but he couldn't hold it as the turn came {4-Clubs} and the river {2-Hearts}, making a wheel.

The four players chopped the pot and lived to play another hand.