Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-20-2009 10:29 UTC-12

Stragglers

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It seems like as soon as we spot players, they either bust or their tables are broken (which means we have to re-spot them). Nevertheless, we've recently spotted Ray Davis and David Sklansky over in Brasilia.

Also, the tournament clock now shows only 2,715 entrants. We imagine it will take a few more levels before everything gets sorted out and we can tell you just how many players there were today.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-20-2009 10:35 UTC-12

MIA

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We've lost track of Quinn Do, Bryan Devonshire and Hevad Khan. That doesn't mean anything just yet, but it doesn't bode well for those players.

One player we can say for sure has been eliminated is Praz Bansi. He got all in preflop with {A-?}

against an opponent's pocket jacks. The board dodged Bansi's hand to send him to the rail.

06-20-2009 10:40 UTC-12

Big Stack Alert

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With thousands of players in the field, it's hard to figure out what qualifies as a big stack. But four times the starting stack is doing pretty well at this point. That's how much Bernard Lee has. He called a preflop raise to 400 in late position with {A-Diamonds}

and flopped the nut flush, {K-Diamonds}

. He managed to get his opponent all in on the turn {J-Spades}

. His opponent didn't have anything better than top pair with some straight and flush draws. He hit the rail with a river blank.

06-20-2009 10:44 UTC-12

Haxton Axed

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A player under the gun made it 450 to play, and Isaac Haxton moved all in for 1,225. When it came back to the original raiser, he called to put Haxton at risk.

Showdown
Haxton: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

The flop was no fun for Haxton, coming out {10-Hearts}

to pair his opponent and leave him looking for an ace to stay alive. The turn and river blanked off though, and Isaac's day is done.

Tags: Isaac Haxton

06-20-2009 10:53 UTC-12

The Haves and the Have Nots

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Near the top:
Brandon Cantu - 19,500
Justin Bonomo - 15,500
Bernard Lee - 18,000

Middling:
Tony Dunst - 7,200
Allen Bari - 8,500
Matt Stout - 9,100
Catherine Calhoun - 5,800
Will Mitchell - 7,500
Arnaud Mattern - 6,700

Work to do:
Allen Kessler - 2,000
Mimi Tran - 2,900
Marco Traniello - 4,200
Liv Boeree - 3,600
Veronica Dabul - 3,300

Those missing from their seats include Alex Fitzgerald, JC Tran, and Anna Wroblewski. Wroblewski was spotted in the cash games.

06-20-2009 10:58 UTC-12

Chop, Chop

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We passed by Tony Dunst's table to hear him announce "All in" from the small blind. There had been one limper from middle position and a substantial late-position raise to 2,000. The limper obligingly folded, allowing the late-position raiser to call and try to take out Dunst.

Dunst: {Q-Hearts}

Opponent:

Dunst had to sweat the slightest bit on a flop of {A-Spades}

, but the

turn ensured a chop. The preflop limper claimed to have folded an ace, but when nobody believed him, he changed his story to "jack high".

06-20-2009 11:01 UTC-12

Hua-dios

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Three-and-a-half levels of play have trimmed the field by 40%. One player included in the 40% is CK Hua. On a flop of {A-Clubs}

, Hua had last action against one opponent and bet 1,600, about half of his stack. His opponent check-raised all in, a raise that Hua called with {K-Spades}

. The big blind showed down top two pair, {A-Hearts}

. The board bricked out and so did Hua. He's gone.

Tags: CK Hua

06-20-2009 11:13 UTC-12

This Aint Indian Hold'em!

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You cover enough poker tournaments and you see some strange things. As we were checking in on PokerNews photographer Filipe Pacheco, we witnessed the following hand.

Pacheco was in the big blind for a flop that came down {A-Spades}

. After the small blind checked, Pacheco led out for 425. A player two seats to his left raised that bet to 1,250. The small blind called and then things got wonky.

The player who raised the flop tried to do... something... with his hands. We're not sure what. Regardless, his cards stuck to his hands and were flashed to the whole table.

A floor was summoned, who ruled that the hand was live but had to played face up. The raiser showed {5-Clubs}

for a flopped set of fives, drawing a fold from Pacheco. The small blind was still in the pot for a turn of {10-Clubs}

. He check-called another bet of 1,200 from the player with the open set of fives.

The river was checked down, with the set of fives taking down the pot.

06-20-2009 11:14 UTC-12

Todd Terry Slays the Dragon

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David Pham came in with a raise, and Todd Terry moved all in two seats over. When it came back on Pham, he called to put his own tournament life at risk.

Showdown
Pham: {2-Clubs}

Terry:

The board ran dry for Pham, coming {K-Spades}

. Failing to improve, The Dragon has been sent back to his lair.

Tags: David Pham Todd Terry