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

07-06-2009 16:57 UTC-12

Ivey Eats All the Ketul Chips

[user46392]

A pretty glum day for successful UK circuit player Ketul Nathwani has come to a pretty glum end.

A raising war between Nathwani on the button and Phil Ivey under the gun resulted in Nathwani all in for 8,825 preflop.

Nathwani: {A-Clubs}

Ivey:

Board:

Ivey's up to 82,000.

Tags: Ketul Nathwani Phil Ivey

07-06-2009 16:56 UTC-12

Mitchell On the Move

Shamus

Will Mitchell raised before the flop, got reraised, then called. The flop came ten-high, Mitchell bet 3,000, his opponent raised to 10,000, Mitchell shoved all in for about twice that, and his opponent let it go.

Mitchell showed his pocket tens as he dragged the pot. He's back up to 35,000 now.

Tags: Will Mitchell

07-06-2009 16:54 UTC-12

Matt's the Way to Do It

[user76023]

Bluff Editor Matt Parvis is back in the game after doubling up with {A-Clubs}

against

, his opponent flopped a queen but Parvis hit running clubs for the nut flush.

Parvis back on 20,000.

07-06-2009 16:51 UTC-12

Nordenstam Looking Up

Shamus

After the cutoff, button, and small blind limped in, Cecilia Nordenstam checked from the big blind. The flop came {Q-Clubs}

. It checked around to the button who bet 1,225.

The small blind folded, then Nordenstam raised to 3,500. The cutoff folded, and the button considered a moment before folding as well.

Nordenstam is up to 52,000.

Tags: Cecilia Nordenstam

07-06-2009 16:49 UTC-12

From the Feature Tables

[user67765]

A couple of chip count updates from over at the feature tables with our notable players progressing fairly smoothly with a little over one level left in the day...

Peter Eastgate: 47,000
Hien Tran: 43,600
Erick Lindgren: 35,500

07-06-2009 16:48 UTC-12

Bald-Win!

[user76023]

With 4,500 in the pot, Bobby Baldwin check-raised the {3-Spades}

flop bet of 3,500 to 10,500 before moving in on the {7-Diamonds}

turn. His opponent folded and Baldwin is up to 43,000.

07-06-2009 16:47 UTC-12

Snead Snuffed Out by Racener

[user80015]

John Racener has just dispatched of two opponents; including Paul Snead.

With all the money going in on the flop of {10-Hearts}

the players held the following hands.

Racener: {K-Hearts}

Snead:

Opponent:

The turn fell the {6-Hearts}

to thrust Racener in the lead with a flush, but leave Snead outs to a fullhouse as the other opponent started packing his belongings.

The river would fall the {4-Spades}

to now send Snead to the rail and Racener up to over 79,000 in chips.

07-06-2009 16:46 UTC-12

The Truth

donpeters

Paul Darden was all in preflop for 4,525 after working his way back up from the gutter of under 2,000 chips due to that crazy hand that happened just before the dinner break. He held {A-Spades}

against his opponent's pocket tens.

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}

, pairing Darden's king on the turn and putting him in the lead. He now has roughly 9,700 chips.

Tags: Paul Darden

07-06-2009 16:42 UTC-12

Raptor'D Outta Here

[user80015]

David Benefield pushed the last of his chips into the middle holding Ace-King on a board of {A-?}

to be in great shape against his opponent's {A-?}

.

However when a deuce landed on the turn, followed by no improvement on the river for Benefield and he hit the rail.

07-06-2009 16:40 UTC-12

Rousso Runs Into Set

[user67765]

Vanessa Rousso was in the middle of the action once again with a healthy pot in the middle and facing a bet of 4,000 on the turn. The board read {2-Diamonds}