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

Do's Stack Grows

Quinn Do led for 900 on a flop of {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and his opponent raised to 2,300. Do called and both players checked the {4-Diamonds} on the turn before Do led for 1,400 more when the {8-Clubs} landed on the river.

When his opponent folded, Do's chip stack had grown to 11,000.

Other notable stacks in the area belong to Liv Boeree with 21,200, Kathy Liebert with 29,500 and John Racener with 27,000.

Vicky Coren's stack, on the other hand, has disappeared and she's out of the tournament.

Binger Doubles

Mike Binger got all his chips in preflop with {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and was behind his opponent's {A-Spades}{K-Spades}.

That didn't matter though, as the board came {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{J-Hearts}, giving Binger a straight and a stack worth 8,000.

Gross Gets Rheem-ed

David "Chino" Rheem
David "Chino" Rheem
Steve Gross bet 625 on a flop of {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Chino Rheem check-raised to 1,625. Gross reraised all in for 5,000 and Rheem called.

Gross: {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Rheem: {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Gross' lead didn't last long as Rheem hit the {8-Spades} on the turn. The {3-Clubs} on the river didn't change a thing and Gross left the table while Rheem stacked up his chips, which now total 49,000.

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

At the Break

Some chip counts at the break.

Scott Seiver - 10,000
Eric Lynch - 7,100
Rafe Furst - 3,500
Tony Ma - 6,500
David Pham - 17,500
Corwin Cole - 12,600
Josh Arieh - 6,250
Joe Sebok - 8,300

Jason Young Takes a Hit

Six players saw a flop of {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and action checked to a player in late position who bet 850. Jason Young called from the cutoff and everyone else folded.

Both players checked the {Q-Clubs} on the turn and the original bettor put 2,200 into the middle when the {9-Hearts} fell on the river. Young called and mucked when his opponent showed {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for the straight.

Young's stack slipped back to 5,200 after the hand.

Billy The Croc Bites One Off

Action folded around the small blind who limped into the pot before Billy "The Croc" Arygos raised to 550 from the big blind.

The small blind shoved and Arygos tanked, trying to figure out his play. Arygos and the small blind chattered back and forth, and when Arygos determined that neither of them had a pair, he called, showing {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. His opponent showed {K-Spades}{8-Spades} and the board ran {J-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, giving Arygos the nut flush.