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

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}.

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.

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

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

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.

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.