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

06-05-2009 09:49 UTC-12

Hey! We're Playing Poker!

[user75032]

Cards are finally back in the air.

06-05-2009 09:52 UTC-12

First Hand to Aldridge

[user75032]

Ken Aldridge got things started with a raise to 48,000. Action passed to big blind Praz Bansi, who made the call. Bansi checked a flop of {5-Clubs}

, then surrendered his cards when Aldridge made it 80,000 to go.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

06-05-2009 09:59 UTC-12

Flop Action

MarcC

Peter Gould raised from mid position and found a call from Carman Cavella in the BB before the flop came {9-Diamonds}

flop. Cavella checked to Gould who bet 79,000 before he raised it 225,000. Gould quickly moved in and Cavella let go of his hand just as quick.

06-05-2009 10:03 UTC-12

Aldridge "Teaches" Gould About Poker

[user75032]

Ken "Teach" Aldridge had first action and opened with a raise to 72,000. Peter Gould, perhaps feeling confident after swiping 300,000 chips from Carman Cavella, took about thirty seconds before putting those chips to work with a re-raise to 222,000. All players passed back to Ken Aldridge, who reached behind himself and rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand before making a waving motion with his hands over his chips and declaring "All in."

Gould asked for a count. Aldridge's remaining stack was counted down at 503,000 after pulling the 222,000. Gould then decided to call.

Aldridge: {A-Hearts}

Gould:

The flop of {7-Clubs}

was a great on for Aldridge. He took down the pot with running threes on the turn and river. The two men will (more or less) change places in the counts.

Tags: Ken Aldridge Peter Gould

06-05-2009 10:20 UTC-12

Praz Bansi Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,320)

MarcC

Praz Bansi raised to 65,000 from the button before Bryce Yockey three bets to 215,000 from the SB. Back on Bansi he takes a while to think and then moves all-in followed by a snap call with {A-Spades}

from Yockey. Bansi is in trouble with {A-Clubs}

as the board comes {9-Clubs}

.

We'll have a brand new bracelet winner today as Bansi is the only player to have won one previously.

06-05-2009 10:22 UTC-12

Yockey Chipping Up

[user75032]

Chip leader Bryce Yockey had first action on a flop of {10-Hearts}

. The pot had been raised preflop by Manny Minaya, but Minaya elected to release his hand in the face of Yockey's bet of 76,000.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Manny Minaya

06-05-2009 10:27 UTC-12

Aldridge Showing Lots of Spark

[user75032]

Ken Aldridge has upped his aggression factor since re-locating to the feature table. He opened another pot -- this one to 67,000 -- and was called by big blind and chip leader Bryce Yockey. Yockey checked the {4-Clubs}

flop to Aldridge, who fired out for 92,000. Yockey (who yesterday floated with {2-Diamonds}

and wound up backing into runner-runner trips) made the call.

The {A-Hearts}

hit the turn. Yockey checked again, then folded to a bet from Aldridge of 250,000.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Ken Aldridge

06-05-2009 10:34 UTC-12

Wait Until the River

MarcC

Bryce Yockey raised to 50,000 from the button and Ken Aldridge called from the BB. All street were checked until we had a {6-Clubs}

board where Yockey bet 100,000 when checked to him. Aldridge folds to hand the pot to Yockey.

06-05-2009 10:38 UTC-12

Small Ball

[user75032]

Manny Minaya just did something we haven't seen much of at all in this tournament: he limped into a pot preflop. All other players folded to Carman Cavella in the big blind, who checked. Both players checked a {4-Clubs}