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2009 Aruba Poker Classic
$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aruba Poker Classic
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,303,750
Entries
475
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Favaloro Keeps Scooping Pots
, "Hollywood" Dave Stann checked over to the big stack Jon Favaloro. Favaloro bet out 2,150 and Stann made the call slowly.After the turn brought the
, Stann checked again. Favaloro stayed on the gas with a bet of 3,100 and Stann came along for the ride.The river was the
and Stann checked again. Favaloro fired 4,100 this time and Stann quickly mucked 
face up.
Cutting Through Honeybone with a Sharp Knife
. Sharp fired 525 and Honeybone called.The turn brought the
and Sharp continued with his aggression and a bet of 1,450. Honeybone asked Sharp how much he had and then made a raise to 4,100. Sharp asked the dealer to pull in the bets and then tanked for some time. Eventually, he put in a reraise to 8,100. Honeybone immediately shoved his stack into the middle and Sharp quickly called.Sharp tabled
for a diamond flush after Honeybone turned over 
. The river brought the allowing Sharp to double through Honeybone and move to 43,000. Honeybone dropped to 5,150 chips.
Honeybone Goes No Further
. Larry Sharp checked from the small blind, and James Honeybone stuck out a bet of 1,000 from the big. Sharp slipped in a check-raise to 2,250, and Honeybone came along with the call.The turn came the
, and Sharp fired out 3,100 chips. Honeybone would go deep into the tank before reluctantly folding his cards with a big sigh. He can afford to be a bit patient at this point with his stack of about 29,000.
King Phil Arrives
Hellmuth's here now and seated over at Table 7 in Seat 4. His starting stack has been blinded down to 14,075, but according to him he's still got plenty to work with.
Smith and Bell Wandering Around
Morrison Dashed to Pieces
Down to his last couple thousand chips, DashAlert committed his tournament life to a flop that gave him the nut flush draw. A brick apiece on the turn and river spelled the end of his tournament, and Morrison meandered to the far side of the room to put his name on the list for a sit-n-go.
Too Late Now
The tournament staff tells us they expect a full 300 runners tomorrow to draw us close to the half-thousand mark for total entrants.
Favaloro the Chip Leader
The flop came down
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and the first player checked. Favaloro fired 1,500 and his opponent called.The river brought the
and action checked to Favaloro again. He fired 3,025 and his opponent called again. Favaloro tabled 
and his opponent mucked.Favaloro has been on quite a run here on the first day of action and has built his starting stack of 15,000 chips up to 65,000. He is the clear chip leader in the room.
Cards Flying