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2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
Salley Sallies; Gets Beaten Down
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board with around 2,000 already in the pot.Both players checked the
river, and Salley turned over 
for a straight -- his opponent had turned a bluff into a very small straight on the river with 
, but it wasn't good enough, and Salley's straight took the pot to put him up to 27,000.Salley on 27,000.
Whamboozled
Some who are here are already actively working on chronicling the event for future consultation.
As he has done each day thus far during the Main Event, ESPN color commentator Norman Chad is making the rounds, passing in between the tables and chatting with players. Just saw three players get up and ask Chad for an autograph. In fact, one of the three even asked your humble reporter to snap a photo of him and the television personality standing beside his table. Glad to help with the record-keeping.
LarsLuzak in the House
The flop came down
and Kelopuro fired a bet of 1,400. His opponent leaned forward in his chair to get a closer look at the board. He then sat back down and double checked his cards. Finally, he mucked his hand and Kelopuro raked in the chips.
In The Brasilia Jungle..
Eugene Todd
Scott Bohlman
Mike Reed (Not the English DJ, I'm told)
Brad Libson
Scott Fischman
Hal Lubarsky
Shannon Shorr
Daniel Alaei
Ivan Demidov
Jennifer Harman
David Levy
Mark Seif
Christian Harder
Roman Yitzhaki
Vinny Moscati
Dwayne Stacey
Ed Sevillano
Phil Tom
John Tabatabai
Peter Jepsen
Ray Romano
Ivey Startin' Things Off Right
. The first player checked and the second player fired a bet of 1,250. Ivey then put in a raise to 4,000. The first player folded and the second player went into the tank. Eventually, he made the call.Ivey rolled over
for trip sixes on the end and scooped the pot. He improved to 36,000 on the hand.
Beck And Call
flop where Beck raised his opponent's 1,500 bet to 4,500. The big blind called and then led out for 6,000 on the turn which Beck called, and then Beck called his all in shove on the river.The big blind showed
but was beaten by Beck's 
, the latter saying, "Are you serious?" as he saw his opponent's hand.
A Couple of Recent Bracelet Winners
Angel Guillen picked up over $500,000 when he took down Event #32: $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event, while Brian Lemke captured the gold and nearly $700,000 in Event #15: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em. Lemke's win in particular touched the hearts of many as he dedicated it to his late cousin, popular poker media personality Justin Shronk.
Both bracelet winners will be looking to continue their good form here today.
It's Only Phil Ivey
Not too far away on the rail are Ivey's #1 fans, the older couple that has been railing him for a few years now. The couple is decked out in Ivey shirts and patches to support their favorite player. Ivey was very happy to see them on the rail and hopped up from his seat to run over and greet them with a big hug and handshake.
Back at his table, the younger player to Phil's right is texting on his phone nonstop. He keeps looking at Ivey on his left with a look of shock strewn across his face. Our guess is that he's telling anyone and everyone in his phone book that he's seated next to one of the greats.
Another One Bites the Dust
Nevertheless we've had a second exit already -- some poor gent got all 30,000 of those lovely chips in when he flopped top set, but his opponent had flopped a straight which held up down the turn and river.