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

06-06-2009 11:20 UTC-12

Praz Bansi Loses a Small Pot

Praz Bansi raised to 400 in early position and the player on the button called.

Bansi led for 1,000 more on the flop of {4-Hearts}

, and for another 1,200 on the turn of {7-Diamonds}

. When the {Q-Spades}

hit the river, Bansi bet 2,000 and his opponent raised 6,000 more.

Bansi thought the hand through for a few seconds before releasing his cards into the muck.

06-06-2009 11:29 UTC-12

Matt Graham Doubles Before the Break

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Matt Graham has been nursing a short stack for much of the day, and managed to double up just before the break.

Graham raised to 475 from middle position and got called by the button along with both blinds. Action checked to Graham on the flop of {2-Diamonds}

and he bet 825. The button raised to 2,000, the blinds folded, and Graham re-raised all in for his last 950.

When the hands were turned up, Graham showed {Q-?}

vs. his opponent's {10-?}

. When the board ran out {5-Clubs}

, Graham took the pot and now how has 6,700.

06-06-2009 11:29 UTC-12

Jason Mercier Loses Chips

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We caught this hand on the turn when bet 2,025 on a board of {5-Diamonds}

. The

fell on the river and Mercier bet 5,725 before his opponent shoved all in over the top. Mercier made the call and mucked when his opponent showed {7-Diamonds}

for the straight.

After the hand, Mercier was left with just 4,000.

06-06-2009 11:30 UTC-12

Break

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Players are now on another 20-minute break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

06-06-2009 11:51 UTC-12

Break is Over

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531 of our 655 original players have returned to their seats.

Blinds are now 100/200 with a 25 ante.

06-06-2009 12:04 UTC-12

Gavin Griffin Hits Quads

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Gavin Griffin pushed his 5,100 chips into the pot from middle position preflop and got called by the small blind. The hands were turned over and we we're racing, with Griffin showing {9-Hearts}

versus his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

.

The race didn't last long though, with Griffin sealing the hand after a flop of {9-Spades}

. The

and

changed nothing, and Griffin now sits on 12,000 chips.

06-06-2009 12:13 UTC-12

Will it Help?

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Table 49 now has three big names occupying the 7, 8 and 9 seats, with Markus Lehmann sandwiched between Carlos Mortensen and Ted Forrest.

Lehmann is trying to ignore his playing partners by thumbing though Daniel Negreanu's Hold 'Em Strategy guide.

06-06-2009 12:26 UTC-12

Praz Bansi Hits the Rail

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We caught this hand on the river when Praz Bansi bet 4,000 on a board of {A-Clubs}

and got check-raised to 12,000 by the big blind.

Bansi tanked over calling for his last 11,500 and tried fishing for information from his opponent.

"You have ace-jack?" he asked.

Andy Black, sitting on Bansi's right, said "You know he can't tell you. He can only lie."

Bansi asked again, and the big blind said he did not in fact have ace-jack. Bansi finally made the call, and the player in the big blind tabled -- wait for it -- ace-jack for the full house.

Also recently eliminated from the field was John Juanda.

06-06-2009 12:49 UTC-12