2009 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
There was no help for anyone on a flop of . The turn took away Gomes' outs to a queen, and it was a good thing for his opponent; the hit on the river to give Gomes top pair and to make a queen-high straight for his opponent. With that, Gomes said a few words to a friend at a nearby table and left.
The flop brought out . Bui plunked a big stack of covering chips into the pot, and his opponent called all in, tabling . Bui's had flopped two pair, positioning him for the knockout. The turn added a big sweat as it gave the at-risk player an open ender. The river was a blank though, the , and Bui's three pair took it down. He's now on 30,000.
Allen Kessler
Andre Akkari
Kevin O'Brien
Kathy Liebert
"Captain" Tom Franklin
Robusto:
Jan Von Halle - 86,000
Dutch Boyd - 77,000
Shawn Glines - 37,000
Alex Jacob - 63,000
Al Barbieri - 42,000
The turn card came the . The small blind led out with a bet of 10,000 even, and Liebert moved all in for her last 23,200. After just a quick second of thought, the small blind called, having Kathy covered by just 1,200.
He showed down for top-top, but Liebert had the leading for two pair. To her demise though, the river was an untimely to give her opponent the winning trip aces and send her out the door.
The top 18 spots are worth at least $25,000, and each of the nine final tablists will be guaranteed just over $80,000. Moving up from there, the top six will all take home triple digit cashes with the runner-up prize being worth just over $400,000. The lucky man or woman who outlasts the entire field and collects every chip in play three days from now will pocket $657,969 and a handy dandy gold bracelet.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100