Event 52 - $3,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-28-2009 11:10 UTC-12

(Sick) Life's Good for Dunst

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Tony Dunst raised to 550 from early position and was called in three spots before the big blind went all in for 5,100 total in an apparent squeeze. Dunst tossed his whole stack in (he had the big blind covered) and successfully drove everyone else out of the pot. His {J-Hearts}

was much better than the big blind's {K-Clubs}

, even moreso on a board of {Q-Diamonds}

. Dunst eliminated the player to climb in the counts to 13,200.

"Sick life," said another player at the table.

Tags: Tony Dunst

06-28-2009 11:07 UTC-12

Black's Squeeze Not Really a Squeeze

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We stood over Maria Ho, Nenad Medic and Andy Black's table for a few minutes, hoping to see some action. It took three hands to find it.

With Black in the big blind, action opened from middle position for 550. The cutoff, Medic (on the button) and the small blind all called that raise before Black re-raised to 2,800. Each player folded in turn to the small blind, who called all in for about the same amount.

Black: {K-Clubs}

Small Blind: {J-Diamonds}

The board rolled out {4-Hearts}

, no help for Black's opponent. He busted as Black's count increased to 16,000. Medic made a motion at the board.

"Hit you?" Black asked.

"King-jack," Medic replied.

"Spades?"

"What else would king-jack hit?" Medic asked.

"I thought you might be joking," said Black.

Tags: Andy Black Nenad Medic

06-28-2009 10:42 UTC-12

Our Bad

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Earlier we reported that Erick Lindgren was eliminated. It seems just that he was broken to a different table but meanwhile is focusing his efforts on the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-28-2009 10:38 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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Cards are back in the air.

06-28-2009 10:26 UTC-12

Break

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We're on a very short break (hopefully not more than 10 minutes) in order to redeem all of the remaining rebuy chips. Anyone who has not redeemed their rebuy chips yet will be forced to do so now. From this point forward, if a player goes broke, he or she is out.

06-28-2009 10:24 UTC-12

Esfandiari Making Opponents Disappear

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A series of preflop raises, calls, and reraises left Antonio Esfandiari as the biggest stack in a three-way pot against Archie Karas and one other player, both of whom were all in. At showdown, the tabled hands were:

Esfandiari - {A-Hearts}

Karas -

Opponent - {A-Clubs}

The third player in the hand paired jacks on a flop of {J-Spades}

, but the rest of the board came hearts, {9-Hearts}

and

, to give Esfandiari the nut flush. He dragged the whole pot, eliminating Karas and the third player in the process.

Esfandiari now has about 12,500 chips.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari

06-28-2009 10:17 UTC-12

Short Day for Daniel

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After losing a big pot earlier with pocket tens against ace-king (all in preflop), Daniel Negreanu was trying to induce players to put chips into pots against him. After an early-position player limped in, Negreanu moved his whole stack of 2,800 chips into the middle, folding everyone else back around to the limper.

"I don't have that good of a hand -- I promise," said Negreanu. "Let's gamble buddy."

"I don't have a good hand either," replied the limper.

"Cmon," Negreanu urged. "I'll buy you a drink." It was at that point that the limper folded his hand. Negreanu flashed pocket eights.

Negreanu must have eventually received the action he was looking for. His seat is now empty.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-28-2009 10:14 UTC-12

Top Pair's Not the Nuts?

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The preflop action was limped by one player before Chino Rheem made it 525 to go. Only that player called to take a flop of {Q-Hearts}

. Action checked to Rheem. He bet 1,000, then moved all in for 4,250 after his opponent check-raised to 2,000. Rheem's opponent called with {K-Spades}