Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-06-2009 15:11 UTC-12

Prescott Survives with a Chop

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Omaha-8:

Very short on chips, Allie Prescott got the rest of his stack in the middle holding {2-Spades}

against Mike Wattel's {A-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}

, Wattel taking the high half with his set of aces, though Prescott was freerolling for the high while holding the low.

06-06-2009 14:57 UTC-12

2-7 Triple Draw:

We picked this hand up on the second draw, with Mark Gregorich standing pat, while Allie Prescott drew two and and Mike Wattel took one. Both players checked to Gregorich, who bet. Wattel called and Prescott folded.

Gregorich was pat again on the third draw while Wattel drew one more card. Wattel checked, Gregorich bet, and Wattel gave up his hand.

Gregorich is now up to 515,000.

06-06-2009 14:49 UTC-12

A Star-Studded Rail

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Cyndy Violette has taken a ringside seat and is sweating her good friend Mike Wattel. Pamela Brunson has been popping in and out of the Amazon Room to check on her brother Todd's progress, while Mike Matusow and Esther "E-Tay" Taylor are also closely watching the action.

Perhaps our most famous railbird, however is legendary MLB pitcher Orel Hershiser. A friend of Mark Gregorich, Hershiser has been on the rail since play began today and is now chatting with Matusow as the action unfolds.

06-06-2009 14:49 UTC-12

Ad-Van-Tage Chiu

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Limit Hold'em:

David Chiu raised preflop and James Van Alstyne made the call.

The flop is {Q-Spades}

, Chiu bets Van Alstyne check-raises and Chiu 3-bets. Van Alstyne makes the call and then leads on the {J-Spades}

turn with Chiu calling.

Alstyne now leads the {J-Clubs}

river as well and Chiu raises, Alstyne quickly folding.

06-06-2009 14:26 UTC-12

Slow Game

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With the players nine-handed at the moment three players are having to sit out of each hand in the triple draw making it a slightly laborious process right now.

The limits are also very high now, a raise on later streets represents a third of some players' stacks at the moment.

Level: 23

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-06-2009 14:05 UTC-12

Seeded No.1?

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PLO:

Huck Seed raises preflop and gets called by Todd Brunson on the button and James Van Alstyne in the blinds.

The {10-Spades}

board is checked around before Van Alstyne bets 26,000 on the {10-Diamonds}

turn. Seed calls and Brunson folds.

On the {4-Clubs}

river, Van Alstyne checks and gives up very quickly after Seed now bets 26,000 to rake the first pot.

06-06-2009 14:01 UTC-12

We're Back!

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20 minutes remain in this level. The current game is PLO.

06-06-2009 12:45 UTC-12

Chip Counts at Dinner Break

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Scott 'dorinvandy' Dorin 1,400,000
Huck Seed 870,000
Ville Wahlbeck 865,000
James Van Alstyne 684,000
David Chiu 622,000
Mike Wattel 394,000
Mark Gregorich 372,000
Todd Brunson 343,000
Allie Prescott 276,000

06-06-2009 12:43 UTC-12

Players Take a 75-Minute Dinner Break

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With everyone now settled in at the feature table, the players have agreed to take an early dinner break after they finish coloring up some of the 1,000 and 5,000-denomination chips for the green 25,000-denomination chips.

There are still twenty minutes remaining in Level 22. We'll see you at 7 p.m.