Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-06-2009 18:27 UTC-12

The Killer Table Doesn't Get Easier

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Shortly after Greg Raymer busted from what has arguably been the most star-studded table of the day, Eric Liu slipped into his chair.

The cast of characters at Table 1 now includes:

Seat 1: Josh Arieh
Seat 4: Jimmy Fricke
Seat 5: Gavin Smith
Seat 6: Vanessa Rousso
Seat 9: Eric Liu

06-06-2009 18:18 UTC-12

Andy Black Doubles Up

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Andy Black got his stack in preflop against one caller and we were off to the races. Black showed {7-Hearts}

and was against {A-Diamonds}

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The flop of {7-Clubs}

put Black ahead and jacks on both the turn and river gave him a full house. Black broke into song (we couldn't tell what) after he won the pot and scooped up the 34,000 chips.

06-06-2009 18:14 UTC-12

Nenad Medic Doubles Through Blair Hinkle

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Nenad Medic raised to 2,100 in early position and Blair Hinkle re-raised to 6,500 from the big blind. Medic made the call and we saw a flop of {3-Clubs}

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Hinkle bet 9,000 and Medic took a couple of minutes before raising an additional 19,000. It was then Hinkle's turn to think before he re-raised all in. Medic made the call and the hands were shown:

Hinkle: {A-Spades}

Medic:

The turn brought the {Q-Clubs}

and the river the {6-Diamonds}

, giving Medic the 7-high straight.

Medic's stack is now just shy of 100,000 while Hinkle has slipped to 45,000.

06-06-2009 18:00 UTC-12

Another Tough Table Developing

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As the field shrinks, big stacks and big names are starting to clash. Table 11 has just added two new players, making the first three seats a difficult set of players to get through. In order they are:

Seat 1: Jason Somerville - 130,000
Seat 2: Gavin Griffin - 63,000
Seat 3: Dennis Phillips - 52,000

06-06-2009 17:54 UTC-12

Elky Goes Bust

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Bertrand Grospellier pushed his short stack in under the gun and got called by the button. Grospellier showed {A-Diamonds}

and was up against {A-Spades}

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When the board ran out {5-Hearts}

Elky picked up some outs, but neither the {4-Hearts}

on the turn or the {6-Hearts}

on the river were the cards he needed.

06-06-2009 17:45 UTC-12

Raymer Eliminated

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Greg Raymer has been knocked out of the event.

06-06-2009 17:44 UTC-12

Seidel's Incentive

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We caught up with Erik Seidel on the break, who says WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack has given him extra incentive to win this event.

According to Seidel, Pollack has promised to play Marvin Gaye's version of the National Anthem if Seidel wins. "It will be like winning two bracelets," he said.

06-06-2009 17:42 UTC-12