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

06-03-2009 13:31 UTC-12

Chips Ahoy

MarcC

Praz Bansi -- 59,000
Jeremiah Smith -- 13,000
Paul Kobel -- 7,800
Bill Chen -- 46,800
Morgan Machina -- 16,500
Joe Sebok -- 12,500
Doug Lee -- 49,000
Blair Hinkle -- 71,500
Phil Tom -- 9,200
Dario Minieri -- 80,500
Mike Caro -- 7,500
Carlos Mortensen -- 52,000

06-03-2009 13:19 UTC-12

Busto

MarcC

Vivek Rajkumar
Jimmy Fricke
Kathy Liebert
Adam Levy

06-03-2009 13:15 UTC-12

Banished By Bansi

MarcC

There was a raise UTG before British player Praz Bansi three bet from the button. The UTG player moved in and Bansi called with {J-?}

. We were off to the races as the UTG player held {A-?}

. The board bricked though and UTG left with no hand shakes. He didn't seem to be too popular at that table.

The very next hand Bansi three bet another opponent forcing them to fold. He's up to 65,500 now.

06-03-2009 13:08 UTC-12

Doubled Then Bust

MarcC

A really short stacked Ivan Demidov has just doubled to a short stack. He got it all in with {K-Clubs}

and was called by an opponent with {A-Diamonds}

. The board came {9-Clubs}

to give the Russian some hope.

He then got blinded down to 4,675 before he got it all in again with a willing customer. He held {A-Hearts}

that couldn't catch up against an opponent's {8-Hearts}

.

06-03-2009 12:50 UTC-12

Sick Call

MarcC

Just before the level change, a player in the cut off raised to 600 and Dario Minieri called from the big blind. The flop came {K-Spades}

and both players checked. Minieri then check-called a 1,000 bet on the {A-Spades}

turn. The river brought the {3-Hearts}

and Minieri checked to face a 1,325 bet that he snap called.

The CO player mucked and Minieri showed {Q-Spades}

for queen high! His stack's at 72,000 now.

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

06-03-2009 12:35 UTC-12

Kiddy Roller Coaster

MarcC

Kathy Liebert got her stack up to 6,500 when she busted a player holding pocket aces to his pocket jacks. Then a short while later she found herself back down to 3,400 after folding to an all-in bet on the turn on a {10-Hearts}

board after she'd bet 2,000.

06-03-2009 12:30 UTC-12

Amazon Chip Counts

MarcC

Jeremiah Smith -- 6,800
JC Tran -- 9,400
Jean Gaspard -- 5,000
Alan Sass -- 13,900
Shawn Sheiky -- 5,700
Bill Chen -- 30,000
Amnon Filippi -- 6,600
Ivan Demidov -- 12,500
Ludovic Lacay -- 5,200
Praz Bansi -- 31,000

06-03-2009 12:24 UTC-12

TKO

MarcC

A player raised before Audley Harrison set him in. He called with {A-Diamonds}

but was in trouble against the champion boxer's {A-Spades}

. The board ran {J-Spades}

and Harrison knocks out another opponent. He's up to 25,000 now.

06-03-2009 12:13 UTC-12

Poker Cannibalism

MarcC

Carlos Mortensen raised to 600 from UTG before the SB raised to 3,600. Mortensen then moved all-in and received a call. It was the same hand, as Mortensen tabled {A-Clubs}

to the SB's {A-Hearts}

.

The board came a lucky {10-Clubs}

for Mortensen to make a flush to propel him up to 44,000 and bust his opponent.