Event 9 - $1,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-05-2009 18:30 UTC-12

Aldridge Back to Work

[user75032]

Ken Aldridge is back to work trying to rebuild his chip lead. He limped into the pot, then called a raise to 300,000 by Carman Cavella. Both players checked the {J-Spades}

flop and the {4-Diamonds}

turn. When the river fell {10-Clubs}

, Cavella led out for 200,000 and Aldridge called.

Cavella: {A-Clubs}

, a pair of jacks
Aldridge: {J-Diamonds}

, two pair, jacks and tens

The pot was pushed to Aldridge.

06-05-2009 18:26 UTC-12

Back to the Small Pots

[user75032]

With the stacks close to level again, the players have returned to ultra-conservative play. In a limped pot, Carman Cavella check-called a bet of 100,000 from Ken Aldridge on a flop of {6-Clubs}

. When the turn came {10-Diamonds}

, Cavella led into Aldridge for 175,000. Aldridge slowly called.

Fifth street was the {7-Hearts}

. Cavella took down the pot with a bet of 250,000 that Aldridge refused to call.

06-05-2009 18:21 UTC-12

Early in the Hand and Late in the Hand

MarcC

Carman Cavella raised from the button and Ken Aldridge called to see a {Q-Spades}

flop. Check check before the turn came {10-Clubs}

. Check check before the river came {J-Clubs}

. Aldridge checked to see a 100,000 bet from Cavella that he raised to 300,000. Cavella folded to give up the pot.

06-05-2009 18:08 UTC-12

Cavella Doubles Again!

[user75032]

We barely had finished entering the last two hands when we looked up to see Carman Cavella all in again. He led out on a board of {4-Clubs}

before Ken Aldridge moved all in over the top. Cavella snap-called with {K-Spades}

, a dominating favorite over Aldridge's {Q-Spades}

. Brick on the turn, brick on the river and Cavella doubled a second time. He's now sitting behind about 2.7 million in chips.

06-05-2009 18:05 UTC-12

With Ken Aldridge having a commanding chip lead, it finally became "all in" time for Carman Cavella. After Aldridge raised to 270,000, Cavella moved all in for 815,000 total. Aldridge gave the matter some thought, then called for the first all in and call of heads-up play!

Cavella: {K-Clubs}

Aldridge:

Both men were standing as the board rolled out {3-Spades}

. Aldridge momentarily got excited when the river came down, perhaps thinking he had made a straight. But he hadn't made anything and was forced to double Cavella up.

06-05-2009 18:05 UTC-12

This Should've Been the Last Hand but....

MarcC

Carman Cavella raised from the button and Ken Aldridge called to see a {5-Hearts}

flop. Aldridge check called a 175,000 bet and a 325,000 bet on the {6-Hearts}

turn. The river {2-Spades}

saw Aldridge check once more and then just call a 200,000 bet with {7-?}

for a straight. Cavello flipped over {K-?}

to confirm he'd lost the pot.

Aldridge - 5,555,000
Cavella - 985,000.

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

06-05-2009 17:50 UTC-12

Once Again... Not What We Were Expecting to See

[user75032]

It was a raised pot between Ken Aldridge and Carman Cavella. Cavella had first action on a flop of {A-Spades}

and bet 150,000. Aldridge called.

Both players checked the {5-Diamonds}

turn and the {8-Diamonds}

river. Cavella showed down {Q-?}

for a pair of jacks; Aldridge turned over {K-?}

for a very conservatively played pair of kings!

06-05-2009 17:50 UTC-12

Hold On a Minute.....Oh!

MarcC

The now usual limp comes on the button from Ken Aldridge before the unusual step of a raise from Carmen Cavello and a call from Aldridge. The flop comes {4-Diamonds}

before Cavello leads out for 175,000 and a call from Aldridge.

We have a pot developing here as the turn comes down {8-Spades}

. Check, check. Back to the norm as they both check the {7-Clubs}

river too.

Aldridge shows {A-Diamonds}

to Cavello's {9-Diamonds}

to take the pot.

06-05-2009 17:34 UTC-12

Tiny Ball

[user75032]

This isn't small ball anymore. It's marbles -- the tiniest of balls. Most pots are limped, with maybe one small bet coming in before showdown. Take this hand as an example:

Both players limped. Ken Aldridge checked the {6-Clubs}