Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
Day 1 Completed
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$593,400
Entries
257
Level
24
Blinds
13,000 / 25,000
Ante
0
Day 1 Wraps Up
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The list of players who didn't survive the day is long and full of big names like Robert Williamson III, Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Todd Brunson, Erick Lindgren, Marcel Luske, Bill Chen, Barry Greenstein, and on and on it goes.
On the flip side of the coin, Tuan Le held the chip lead for much of the day, and he's finished up near the top as play concludes. From the counts, it appears that he has just been edged out by Adam Ewenstein who sealed his 71,800 chips into the plastic bag for the overnight soak. Michael Peltekci, Blair Rodman and Ryan Fisher are also up there near the top of the pack.
The remaining players will be back at 2:00pm to pick up with Day 2. We'll be there too, and we hope you'll join us then. Until tomorrow, goodnight from the Rio!
Four To Go
The Top Four
Mike Peltekci - 60,000
Ryan Fisher - 59,000
Blair Rodman - 57,000
Tuan Le - 55,000
Monnette Misses
Monette drew two-one-one while Le drew two cards twice before standing pat on the final round. He showed a J-7-5-4-2, and Monnette couldn't beat it, spelling the end of his day.
Le, on the other hand, is plenty healthy. That pot chipped him back up to average finally, sitting with 24,500. That's up from the 500 puny chips that he had a few short hours ago.
Eighty-Five Beats Eighty-Six
On the next draw, both men took one card, and the unknown player led out with a bet this time. Mueller called and stood pat. His opponent stood pat as well, and he fired one more bet. Mueller called again, turning over 8-6-5-3-2. His eighty-six wasn't bad, but his opponent had drawn an eighty-five: 8-5-4-3-2. After that little hit, Mueller has slipped back to 15,200.
Negreanu Gives Up Drawing
Negreanu and his opponent drew two cards on the first two draws, with the action check-checking. On the last draw, Negreanu stood pat while his opponent still needed two cards. A check from Negreanu after patting drew a long curious look from the other player. He checked behind, and Negreanu tabled a queen-ten low. It was the winner, and Negreanu explained, "I'm not going to draw to a ten." He's up to 31,000 after that small pot.
Le in the Lead
Le was in the cutoff, and he cold-called three bets before the draw. He drew two cards and bet out, getting three callers. On the second draw, he took one card and fired again, this time getting two callers. Le stood pat for the last draw and bet once more. Only one opponent called him this time, and Le showed 9-8-6-5-4 for the winning ninety-eight.
Raising Out the Razor
On the second draw, Ramdin drew two once again, and he showed Phan the 2-2 that he was discarding. Phan stood pat and fired out a bet. Ramdin raised though, and Phan elected to lay it down.
Ramdin - 17,700
Phan - 12,200
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0