Event 8 - $2,500 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-02-2009 21:28 UTC-12

Big Stacks in the Room

donpeters

Here are some of the larger stacks in the room.

Phil Hellmuth - 60,000
John Monnette - 50,000
Erick Lindgren - 50,000
Layne Flack - 50,000
Phil Ivey - 44,000
George Danzer - 37,000
John Juanda - 33,000
Barry Greenstein - 32,000

06-02-2009 21:20 UTC-12

Schneider Doubles

donpeters

Tom Schneider gets some much needed life pumped back into his stack

Tom Schneider raised all in from the small blind to 4,500 after action folded to him. The player in the big blind called. Schneider then stood pat as did his opponent. Schneider showed {J-?}

to edge out his opponent's {J-?}

and scoop the pot. Schneider is now up to 10,000 chips.

Tags: Tom Schneider

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 150

06-02-2009 21:15 UTC-12

Haynie Doubles Through Ivey

donpeters

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow raised to 1,625 from early position before Derric Haynie moved all in from middle position for 7,400 total. Phil Ivey flatted on the button and then everyone else folded, including the original raiser Matusow.

Haynie stood pat and this sent Ivey into the tank. He removed his headphones and dropped them on the felt behind his chips as he stared at his opponent. Haynie sat motionless. Eventually, Ivey elected to stand pat behind.

Haynie slid {8-?}

across the felt and Ivey mucked his hand, mentioning that he held a nine-seven low. Haynie is now over 16,000 chips.

Tags: "The Mouth"Derric Haynie Mike Matusow Phil Ivey

06-02-2009 20:55 UTC-12

Flack Attack

donpeters

Dick Carson raised all in pre-draw for 7,400 and was called in two spots. The first caller was Davidson Matthew and the second caller was Layne Flack. Carson drew one, Matthew drew two, and Flack drew one.

After the draw, Flack fired out 8,000. Matthew folded and then Flack revealed {7-?}

. Carson mucked when he saw he couldn't beat Flack's hand and was eliminated from the tournament.

Matthew dropped to 30,500 on the hand while Flack increased to 40,000.

Tags: Davidson Matthew Dick Carson Layne Flack

06-02-2009 20:40 UTC-12

Alaei Gets a Little Greener

donpeters

From under the gun, Barry Greenstein raised to 1,700. Daniel Alaei called on the button. Both players drew one card and then Greenstein fired a bet of 4,000. Alaei called.

Greenstein mucked his hand after Alaei showed {9-?}

.

The slight slip caused Greenstein to drop to 53,500 while Alaei moved up to 20,000. Greenstein is still the top chip stack in the room.

Tags: Barry Greenstein Daniel Alaei

06-02-2009 20:37 UTC-12

Tracey Nguyen Eliminated

donpeters

After a long night and not much happening for her, Tracey "xTraCey" Nguyen was just sent to the rail.

Tags: "xTraCey"Tracey Nguyen

06-02-2009 20:35 UTC-12

Golden Arches for G-Smith

donpeters

Archie Karas, Gavin Smith, and Phil Ivey were involved in a three-way pot where Karas drew one, Smith drew one, and Ivey drew two. After the draw, Karas fired 3,000. Smith was the only caller.

Karas revealed {8-?}

and Smith showed {8-?}

. Smith took the pot and increased to 19,000 chips. Karas dropped to 11,000.

Tags: Archie Karas Gavin Smith Phil Ivey

06-02-2009 20:32 UTC-12

Monnette Slips a Little

donpeters

From middle position, John Monnette raised to 1,500. The button made the call. Monnette drew two cards while the button drew one. Both players checked after the draw. Monnette lost after showing a queen low to his opponent's jack low and is now down a little bit to 28,000 chips.

Tags: John Monnette

06-02-2009 20:30 UTC-12

Ivey Gets Blunt on Jungblut

donpeters

Brett Jungblut raised from late position and then Phil Ivey came over the top with a reraise big enough to put Jungblut all in. Brett made the call.

Ivey and Jungblut both drew one card. Ivey exposed a ten-seven low while Jungblut quickly flashed a jack low and then mucked, heading straight to the door.

Tags: Brett Jungblut Phil Ivey