Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-03-2009 20:58 UTC-12

126 Remaining

Shamus

As we approach the end of Level 7, there are 126 players still standing. Or sitting, that is. The average chip stack is just shy of 27,000 at the moment.

06-03-2009 20:51 UTC-12

I Should Have Known Better

Shamus

PLO hand. With the board reading {2-Clubs}

, Lee Markholt checked, his opponent bet 2,625, and Markholt called. The river was the {4-Hearts}

. Markholt led out for 5,000, and his opponent raised enough to put Markholt all in.

"I don't know why I bet," said Markholt, explaining that he intended just to check-call on the end. He thought a while longer, then made the call, showing 8-8-6-6 for eights full of deuces. His opponent showed K-K-J-6 for the better full house, and Markholt has been eliminated.

Tags: Lee Markholt

06-03-2009 20:45 UTC-12

How They're Stacked

Shamus

Kevin Saul has taken a hit and has fallen back to about 12,000 chips.

Alex Kravchenko has about 42,000, while his fellow 2007 Main Event final table opponent Hevad Khan has about 48,000.

David Sklansky and Vivek Rajkumar are sitting at opposite ends of the same table at the moment, each with about 60,000 before him.

Andy Black is sitting with 13,500. And Clonie Gowen has doubled up twice, and now has about 6,000.

06-03-2009 20:35 UTC-12

Clonie Crippled

Shamus

In a PLO hand, Clonie Gowen raised before the flop and got one caller.

The flop came {6-Hearts}

, and both players checked. The turn was the {2-Hearts}

. Gowen checked, and her opponent bet the pot -- 18,000 -- leaving himself just a few hundred behind.

Gowen tanked for a considerable amount of time, enough for Amnon Filippi to call the clock. Eventually, with just five seconds left to make her decision, Gowen called.

The river was the {9-Hearts}

, and after the last of Gowen's opponents chips went in, he said what Gowen didn't want to hear: "Nuts." He turned over {A-Hearts}

, and Gowen mucked.

Gowen is down to just 1,600 after that one.

Tags: Clonie Gowen

06-03-2009 20:20 UTC-12

Watkinson Out

Shamus

Lee Watkinson is out after losing a PLH race with K-Q against Scott Fischman's pocket sevens. The board came A-10-7-J-A -- Watkinson had made Broadway by the turn, but lost to Fischman's sevens full of aces on the river.

Fischman has about 20,000.

Tags: Lee Watkinson Scott Fischman

06-03-2009 20:11 UTC-12

Seidel Sunk, Pickering Pushes Ahead

Shamus

In a hold'em hand, Erik Seidel had all of his 8,000 or so chips in the middle before the flop with {A-Hearts}

, and appeared to be in good shape against his opponent's {K-Hearts}

. However, the board came {7-Hearts}

, giving his opponent the flush.

Seidel got up to leave, but a count showed he still had a scant 125 left. He shuffled his lone lime chip (25) and pale blue chip (100) for a couple of hands, then pushed all in before the blinds could get to him. Jamie Pickering put in a reraise from the button, then the player in the BB repopped it all in with his relatively short stack. Pickering called.

The BB had {A-Diamonds}

, Seidel had {A-Hearts}

, and Pickering {J-Hearts}

. A jack flopped, and Pickering's hand held, knocking out both of his opponents. Pickering is now up to about 55,000.

Tags: Erik Seidel Jamie Pickering

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-03-2009 19:38 UTC-12

Break Time

Shamus

Players are taking their last 20-minute break of the evening. When they return, they will play two more one-hour levels before the tourney concludes for the evening.

06-03-2009 19:30 UTC-12