2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Ship it to the Miz

Robert Mizrachi opened the pot with a raise from late position, and the small blind gave him some action.

Heads up, the flop came out {2-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {A-Spades}, and both players checked. The turn card brought the {J-Hearts}, and the small blind led out with a bet of 2,100. Without hesitation, Mizrachi made the minimum raise to 4,200. There was some hesitation from his opponent, but he elected to call after a few moments.

The {Q-Clubs} landed on the river, and the small blind checked. Mizrachi took his time shuffling his whole stack of chips before slapping a bet of 11,000 down onto the felt. "Wow!" said his opponent, leaning back in his chair. "I feel like you're so big." After some quick mental gymnastics, the small blind called, simultaneously asking, "King-ten?" Mizrachi didn't have king-ten, but his {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} was pretty decent. "Triple ladies," said the dealer, and the small blind flashed {2-Spades} {2-Clubs} as he sent his cards sliding into the muck.

Mizrachi is up to 42,000.

Tags: Robet Mizrachi

Clock on One!

J.J. Liu
J.J. Liu
On a flop of {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}, the small blind checked over to J.J. Liu, who bet 5,000, just slightly less than half her remaining stack. The small blind came back at her with an all-in raise and Liu went into the tank. After nearly five minutes had gone by, another player at the table called the clock on her, and a floor supervisor arrived at the table to count down her last minute.

With 30 seconds left before her hand would be declared dead, Liu folded and saved her remaining 5,500 in chips.

Jacob the Next to Fall to Critical Condition

There were 3,000 chips in the middle for a flop of {9-Spades} {k-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} between the big blind and Alex Jacob. The big blind check-called Jacob's 1,000-chip flop bet, then another 2,000-chip bet on the {7-Hearts} turn. Both players checked the {7-Spades} river. The big blind took down the pot with two pair, sevens and deuces, made with {J-Diamonds} {2-Spades}.

"Couldn't let the kid won one, huh?" asked a frustrated Jacob. "Had to call with the jack-deuce?"

Jacob has just 2,000 chips left.

Tags: Alex Jacob

Tom McEvoy Eliminated

Mc Evoy No More
Mc Evoy No More
Tom McEvoy got the rest of his chips in the middle against a single opponent on a {6-Spades} {3-Hearts} {2-Spades} flop. McEvoy turned over {10-Hearts} {10-Clubs}, but the big blind held {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts}. No love for McEvoy on the {6-Hearts} turn or the {5-Hearts} river and the 1983 Main Event Champion headed to the rail.

Bonomo's Tens Run Into Queens

Yep, that headline pretty much summarizes how Justin Bonomo just doubled up a player at his table. He couldn't hit a miracle when the board ran out {9-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {9-Hearts} and slipped to a (still very healthy) 77,000 in chips.

Savage Somehow Survives

Matt Savage
Matt Savage
Matt Savage is really hanging on by a thread here. Down to his last 2,500, he moved all in with {A-Spades} {6-Spades} from early position. Action passed all the way around to the big blind, and the player there looked down at {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} and called to put Savage at risk.

Savage was really looking for a six, and he managed to find one on the turn of a board that ran {Q-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {3-Spades} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}. With that lucky pair, Savage has doubled up to 5,650.

Tags: Matt Savage

It's Getting Late at the Rio

Dennis Phillips has been moved to the Orange section, Table 68. He's dressed in the signature St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap and white button-down shirt that he wore when he rose to the attention of the poker world at the 2008 Main Event.

That 2008 Main Event is being broadcast on ESPN on a TV at the back of the Orange section. Phillips' table mates (including Eric Lynch) have been giving him some good-natured ribbing about why "time travel should be illegal". Whatever that means.

Liv Boeree Eliminated

Sometimes, things just don't go the way you planned
Sometimes, things just don't go the way you planned
It just wasn't Liv Boeree's day today as she couldn't get anything going. On her last hand of the tournament, she was all in on the flop of {J-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {10-Spades} holding two aces, {A-Hearts} {A-Spades}. Her opponent held {Q-Spades} {9-Spades} for an open-ended straight draw and a back door flush draw.

The turn completed the straight for her opponent with the {8-Clubs}. The river was the {7-Clubs}, putting four clubs on board, but unfortunately for Boeree, she held no clubs in her hand and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Steve "WebGuySteve" Goodemote Takes a Pot

Steve Goodemote opened the pot for a 1,100 raise from the cutoff. Action folded around to the big blind who reraised to 3,400. Goodemote made the call.

The flop came {A-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} . The big blind led out for 4,200 and Goodemote called quickly.

The turn brought the {Q-Diamonds} and the big blind slowed things down by checking. Goodemote fired out two orange chips for 10,000 and the big blind just started shaking his head. He paused only momentarily before he tossed his cards into the muck.

Steve Goodemote - 37,000

Tags: Steve Goodemote

Aldridge Slips a Little

Ken Aldridge raised to 1,100 from middle position and the big blind reraised to 3,400. Aldridge made the call. The flop came down {9-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn brought the {2-Clubs} and the big blind fired out 2,000. Aldridge folded rather quickly.

"Oh my god! I picked up kings!" yelled the big blind, showing {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades}. "I wanted the ace of diamonds. I can't really be worried about a diamond, I'd want one."

Aldridge is down to about 40,000 chips.

Tags: Ken Aldridge