Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 1c | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-05-2009 07:58 UTC-12

Some Late Arrivals

[user75032]

As is typical, not everyone showed up on time. Additional notables in Orange include Isabelle Mercier, Marcel Luske, Brett Jungblut and J.J. Liu.

Jungblut just related a story of a player at his table who was under-the-gun preflop and tried to check the action. "Really?" he said. "$10,000?"

At Orange 70, players are telling each other jokes. We heard one that started "A man walked into a bar with a sheep under his arm..." and decided to go look for action on a different table.

07-05-2009 07:58 UTC-12

The Most Bendy Card in the Deck

[user66118]

"Floor on Table 151," came the announcement from the green section. There was no hand in progress when the call was made, so we wandered over to see what was shaking.

In between shuffles, the dealer had both ace of spades laying face-up on the felt, one from each the red and black decks. There were no marks on them, but both cards were curled up badly, looking like they had been run through a pasta roller or left laying out in the sun too long. The floor person came back a minute later with two replacement ace of spades.

We've got our eyes on you, Table 151.

07-05-2009 07:59 UTC-12

Lederer Takes a Pot

[user111541]

A player in late position opened the pot for a 300 chip raise. Howard Lederer reraised from the cut off to 1,000. Both blinds called the three bet cold, as well as the original raiser.

The flop came {9-Spades}

. After a check from the small blind, the big blind bet 2,200. The original raiser folded, Lederer called, and the small blind got out of the way.

Heads up to the turn, Lederer and his opponent saw the {A-Clubs}

hit. The big blind checked and "The Professor" bet 3,500.

Lederer's opponent mucked his hand and Howard raked in the pot as an ESPN camera crew sweated him close by.

Tags: Howard Lederer

07-05-2009 08:02 UTC-12

Tokimesa Four Flushes Aces

donpeters

After some preflop raising action, the flop came down {J-Clubs}

between Kevin Tokimesa and his opponent. The two found themselves all in with Tokimesa holding {K-Clubs}

. Unlucky for him though, his opponent held {A-Diamonds}

.

The turn brought the {7-Clubs}

, adding some flush outs for Tokimesa. The river hit with the {4-Clubs}

, giving Tokimesa his flush and cracking his opponent's aces. He is now double with 60,000 chips in the first few minutes of today's starting day.

Tags: Kevin Tokimesa

07-05-2009 08:05 UTC-12

Sting Like a What?

[user75032]

One of the notables we spotted in the Orange Section is Antonio "The Magic Man" Tarver. You might not have heard of Tarver if you've never followed boxing very closely. Tarver is a former light heavyweight champion who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. He also has the distinction of being the first man to ever beat Roy Jones, Jr., who at one time was the king of all light heavyweight boxers.

Tarver, as you might expect for a light heavyweight boxer, is an intimidating presence in Seat 5 at Orange 76.

07-05-2009 08:10 UTC-12

Lisandro Loses Some Chips

[user108095]

When the cutoff made it 300 to play, Jeff Lisandro came along from the big blind.

Both players checked a flop of {J-Hearts}

and Lisandro check-called for 1,500 when the turn brought the {6-Spades}

. Action checked to Lisandro when the river brought the {Q-Spades}

and he bet 1,300. He mucked when his opponent check-raised him to 3,500. Lisandro's stack has slipped to 27,000.

07-05-2009 08:10 UTC-12

The 5-3 Monster Cracks Kings

donpeters

A player in middle position bet 1,100 and Paul Tran called on a flop of {Q-Spades}

. The other two players in the hand folded.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts}

and the middle-position player asked how much Tran had left. He mentioned that he had about 12,000 and then the player announced that he was all in. Tran called, holding bottom two pair with {5-Hearts}

. His opponent held {K-Hearts}

.

The river brought the {A-Diamonds}

, allowing Tran's two pair to hold up and giving him the double up to 27,600.

"Thanks man, I needed it." Tran said.

Tags: Paul Tran

07-05-2009 08:12 UTC-12

Daydreaming

[user66118]

Noon really is 6:00am in the poker world. The initial buzz of excitement in the Amazon Room has worn off a bit now as the players have been stagnant in their chairs for just over an hour. In the green and blue sections, a big contagious yawn just swept through the tables like a parade as dozens of players unwittingly caught it in sleepy succession. Joe Bartholdi is rubbing his temples with his eyes half-open, and even the bubbly Bill Chen looks a little drowsy with his head propped up in one hand.

The cocktail servers are swishing around the room with trays full of coffee and Red Bull, and we hope a solid dose of caffeine will bring some life into this room before too long.

07-05-2009 08:13 UTC-12

Savage Chips Up

[user108095]

Matt Savage called a raise of 300 from the small blind and check-called an additional 600 chips after a flop of {2-Clubs}

.

Savage and his opponent then checked down the rest of the board, which came {9-Hearts}

. When his opponent tabled {A-Clubs}

, Savage showed {Q-Diamonds}

and took the pot with top pair.

07-05-2009 08:15 UTC-12

Boeree Suffers a Loss

donpeters

The final board read {A-Clubs}

between Rumble Nowhere Near the Rio Champion Liv Boeree and her opponent. Attempting to land a similar blow to her opponent as she did to PokerNews' own Melissa Castello, Boeree called a bet of 3,100 from her opponent. Unfortunately for her, her opponent's hand was much stronger in this fight as he held {A-Hearts}

. Boeree mucked and would be the loser in this round, returning to her corner with only 21,000 chips in her stack.

Tags: Liv Boeree