2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2a
Brodie Goes Bust
The river brought the and the first player checked. Brodie moved 7,700 chips into the middle and then his opponent check-raised all in. Brodie tanked for a short amount of time and then made the call.
Brodie couldn't beat the full house his opponent held with the and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Laak's Stack Decimated
"This is called being pot committed. We're going to run it twice, right boys?" quipped Laak as Sointula tanked.
Ultimately the small blind made the call. Laak started putting on his shoes. The two early position players folded, and the cards went on their backs...
Laak
Sointula
Both players had a flush draw, Sointula's the higher one, but Laak was actually ahead on the flop with a pair of threes. That all changed when the hit the turn.
"That's it! Ha ha ha. That'll do it!" laughed Andy Black, who peered over the table to watch the hand.
The river was the and Laak shipped 45,500 over to Sointula, leaving himself with only 11,025.
Those Don't Sound Like Nice Words
After the hand, which lowered Thater's stack to 10,000 chips, Thater stood up from the table and let loose a stream of angry-sounding German.
Brian Townsend Busto
Veldhuis Sliding
"Please don't have aces," he said as he threw in the extra bet for the call. "You know what I got man," came the reply. It was indeed aces for Veldhuis' opponent, and his gave him the big book. Lex flashed the and sent his cards back to the muck. Veldhuis' stack took another hit, and he's down to 22,000 now, just about one quarter of his starting stack.
Konst Doubles, Plain and Simple
Slim Slips
When his opponent raised to 6,100, Preston looked at his cards in disgust before tossing them in the muck. He has 29,000.
Jack Ury Avoids Disaster
The turn paired the board with the and Ury bet again, this time for 5,000. His opponent made the call.
The river brought the . Ury checked and his opponent moved all in for 11,400, just a few hundred more than Ury had in his stack.
Ury asked for a count from his opponent, several times, until he was finally able to hear the tally.
After a few moments he mucked his hand. The player under the gun flashed pocket aces to which Ury replied "i had a pocket pair too."
Jack Ury - 10,675.
Hearn's Misfire Works Out
Both players checked all the way to the river as the board developed . At the river, Hearn took down the pot with a bet of 3,000.
"Sorry," she said as she collected the chips.