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

Quickly Gone

Cody Slaubaugh lasted just a short time after dinner break. He shoved with {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and was called by an opponent with {A-?}{K-?}.

When Slaubaugh couldn't improve, he hit the rail. Also eliminated quickly was Michael Craig, who had just 1,400 chips when we went on dinner break. They didn't last long once we got back, and Craig moved on.

After Dinner Counts

Here are some chip counts as players return from dinner break.

Tony Dunst - 16,500
Shannon Shorr - 21,500
Quinn Do - 17,500
Kathy Liebert - 25,500
Bernard Lee - 13,475
Jordan Morgan - 23,000
J.J. Liu - 16,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Boutin Wins a Hand

Jamin Stokes raised to 750 from middle position and got called by Burt Boutin and the big blind.

Action checked to Stokes on a flop of {6-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and he fired a continuation bet of 1,700. When Boutin raised to 5,600, the big blind and Stokes both folded.

Stokes has 20,000 while Boutin now has 19,000.

Ylon Schwartz Sent to the Rail

Ylon Schwartz got his chips in the middle with {K-Spades}{J-Spades} only to find himself drawing very thin against an opponent holding {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

When the case jack hit with a flop of {J-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Schwartz was looking for running kings or spades, neither of which came when the board finished {9-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}.

Down and Up and Out for Gowen

Clonie Gowen
Clonie Gowen
Clonie Gowen got her stack in the middle after a flop of {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts} while holding {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Her opponent held {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, and when Gowen couldn't connect with the {2-Hearts} or {4-Diamonds}, she was left with just 700.

Two hands later, Gowen called all in blind from the big blind after the cutoff raised to 675 and the button called.

The cutoff led for 1,000 on a flop of {7-Spades}{A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, and the button folded, leaving Gowen heads up in the hand.

Cutoff: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Gowen: {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}

The {Q-Clubs} on the river gave Gowen the hand and the {K-Diamonds} on the river didn't change a thing.

Despite her triple up, Gowen has now been eliminated from the tournament.