$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship Day 1b | 2009 Aruba Poker Classic

10-06-2009 13:59 UTC-3

Sebok Busts

donpeters

Joe Sebok began the day flopping a flush and adding a few thousand chips to his stack early, but has since given all his chips away. First, Sebok lost a big chunk of his stack with pocket kings against Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin's pocket aces. He then ran kings into another opponent's quads to bust out.

Tags: "basebaldy"Eric Baldwin Joe Sebok

10-06-2009 13:40 UTC-3

Madsen Broke Early

donpeters

After a player under the gun raised to 150, Jeff Madsen called. A player in later position reraised to 350 and both the under-the-gun player and Madsen called.

The flop brought {9-?}

. Action checked to the older gentleman the was last to act and he fired 1,700. The under-the-gun player folded before Madsen bumped the betting to 5,100. His opponent called.

The turn was a king and Madsen moved all in. He was quickly called by his opponent holding pocket kings. Madsen looked disgusted as he turned over his set of fives. The river couldn't deliver the miracle Madsen needed and he was sent to the rail. What might be even worse is that he can't go enjoy the beach here in Aruba as it's pouring rain outside.

Tags: Jess Madsen

10-06-2009 13:30 UTC-3

Mizrachi and Zeitlin Tangle

donpeters

Robert Mizrachi raised from the cutoff to 125 and David Zeitlin called from the button. The two players took a flop of {J-Diamonds}

and Mizrachi continued with a bet of 175. Zeitlin made the call.

After the turn brought the {7-Spades}

, both players checked. On the river the {K-Clubs}

fell and Mizrachi fired 450. Zeitlin tossed in the call and then there was a brief hesitation from both players. Mizrachi motioned as if he was going to fling his hand into the muck, but never actually released his cards. Zeitlin waited for a few seconds to see if Mizrachi would show before tabling {J-Clubs}

to win the hand and scoop the pot.

Also joining these two on Table 18 are Anthony Campagna, Gavin Smith and Shawn Rice.

Tags: Anthony Campagna David Zeitlin Gavin Smith Robert Mizrachi Shawn Rice

10-06-2009 13:25 UTC-3

Sebok Starts Well

donpeters

Joe Sebok has kicked off the day in the right direction. After raising from under the gun with {K-Clubs}

, Sebok flopped a flush. He was able to get action on every street and even managed some extra value on the river after raising his opponent's bet. After being paid off, Sebok is now up to approximately 18,000.

Tags: Joe Sebok

10-06-2009 13:02 UTC-3

Let's Get it Started (in Here)

[user66118]

We've got cards in the air here on Day 1b!

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

10-06-2009 12:58 UTC-3

2009 UltimateBet.net Aruba Poker Classic - Day 1b

Matthew

Play is about to get underway at the UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic, however the internet is not being very agreeable. The technology gurus here are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

We'll keep you updated.