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

07-06-2009 16:38 UTC-12

Wissing Misses Out

[user80015]

Just like a commentator's curse during a sporting event, it seems as though the blogger's curse has now been implemented.

Mads Wissing has just doubled an opponent up when his {A-Spades}

was up against an opponent's all in holding {Q-Clubs}

on a board of {3-Spades}

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The turn landed the {K-Clubs}

to give Wissing an additional three outs, but when the river fell the {j-Hearts}

he doubled his opponent up, while slipping to 153,000 in chips.

07-06-2009 16:38 UTC-12

A Gross Misjudgment

[user46392]

Steve Gross raised to 800 from the cutoff and found himself called by the big blind. They saw a flop.

Flop: {2-Hearts}

The big blind checked, and then called 1,000 from Gross. To the turn!

Turn: {10-Spades}

Nothing more than check, check.

River: {10-Hearts}

Mr. Big Blind now bet out 2,100 and Gross called -- but mucked to Mr. Big Blind's {3-Hearts}

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Gross is down to 8,300.

Tags: Steve Gross

07-06-2009 16:33 UTC-12

Not Looking Rosy for Shirley

[user46392]

Shirley Rosario = very busto.

Tags: Shirley Rosario

07-06-2009 16:32 UTC-12

A lot of excitement just now over at Vanessa Rousso's table. First, the student of game theory had an opponent all in and her hand held up, knocking out the player and moving Rousso's stack up to 68,500. Then, just a couple of hands later, we heard the dealer once again cry out "All in and a call, Table #16!"

Rousso wasn't involved, this time, but the player to her left was all in with {9-Clubs}

against an opponent who held {A-Clubs}

. Rousso's neighbor was in dire straits, as the board read {A-Spades}

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Then came the river -- the {6-Clubs}

-- giving Rousso's neighbor the straight flush and the pot. Subsequent chatter revealed that another player at the same table had hit a straight flush earlier in the day. And, it just so happened, both players had the same first name -- Gary.

"Figure out the math on that, Vanessa!" suggested one of her table mates.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

07-06-2009 16:31 UTC-12

It's Always a Good Sign When...

[user76023]

A player folds his cards before the river is even dealt.

A player moved all in on the turn of a {9-Hearts}

board and was instantly called by his opponent, the latter flipping {K-Hearts}

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Upon seeing this, the first player didn't even show his cards but thrust them straight into the muck without even hanging around to see the river.

07-06-2009 16:28 UTC-12

Making the Most of It

[user80015]

A few hours ago Mads Wissing was all in holding {5-?}

to an opponent's {9-?}

on a board reading {5-?}

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With Wissing at risk, he would see the case five fall on the river to see him take the lead with rivered quads.

Now into the second last level of the night, Wissing is the tournament chip leader with roughly 188,000 in chips.

It's a funny thing how just one lucky river can change a players path during the Main Event, and in this case, its obvious that Wissing is making the most of an opportunity that easily could have not been his!

07-06-2009 16:26 UTC-12

Playing with Hart-man

donpeters

Craig Hartman just let us know about a recent big hand that went down on his table that he was involved in.

A player raised to 1,100 and Hartman made the call out of the big blind. The flop came down {10-?}

rainbow and Hartman fired 2,000. His opponent called.

The turn was a {K-?}

and Hartman checked. His opponent bet 3,000. Hartman check-raised to 8,000 and was called.

The river was the {J-Hearts}

and Hartman fired 8,000. His opponent called, but mucked when Hartman showed him pocket tens for top set on the flop. Hartman now has 82,000.

Tags: Craig Hartman

07-06-2009 16:25 UTC-12

Chorny Chips Up

[user67765]

Ryan Young opened the action with a raise from middle position to 750 and picked up four callers including Glen Chorny in the cutoff.

The flop was {2-Spades}

and the action checked around cautiously. The turn was a repeat {Q-Spades}

and again action checked to Chorny who took a stab at the pot with a 2,400-chip bet. The table folded around and Chorny picks up a nice orphaned pot.

Chorny is in an elite group of players to have won more than $2 million in a live event, with his victory in the EPT grand final in 2007 where Chorny collected Euros worth over $2.6 million.

Since that time Chorny has struggled to replicate that success and surprisingly only has one WSOP cash to his credit. He's looking for the Main Event to be WSOP cash #2.

Tags: Glen Chorny

07-06-2009 16:19 UTC-12

Demidov Hits the Rail

[user77326]

After a button raise of 1,200, small blind Ivan Demidov raised to 5,450 (only leaving 225 behind). ChipMeUp player Dwayne Stacey called from the big blind and the button folded.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}

. Demidov would put his last 225 into the pot and was called by Stacey.

Demidov showed {6-Hearts}

but was in big trouble when Stacey tabled his {6-Spades}

. Ivan would need two running hearts or straight cards to win. The turn brought the {5-Clubs}

leaving Demidov drawing dead. River was the {5-Hearts}

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Meanwhile, Dwayne Stacey is sitting on a healthy stack of 82,000.

Tags: Dwayne Stacey Ivan Demidov

07-06-2009 16:18 UTC-12

Bell Tolls for 'Pumper'

[user76023]

With the board reading {10-Spades}

, Duncan 'Pumper' Bell was facing a 20,000 bet on the river which represented most of his chips.

The Canadian Bell, who won a bracelet last year in a NL event, eventually made the call but mucked when he saw {Q-Spades}

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Bell was eliminated soon after.