2009 World Series of Poker

Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$692,658
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,078,500
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Rousso Bests Smith

In a battle of the blinds, Gavin Smith check-called a bet of 600 by Vanessa Rousso on a flop of {7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Smith check-called another 1,000 on the turn card, the {Q-Hearts} and led for 2,350 when the {7-Clubs} hit the river.

Rousso called and turned over {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a full house, and Smith mucked. At the end of the hand, Rousso has a stack of 31,000 while Smith has 24,000.

A few other chip stacks in the vicinity belong to:

Josh Arieh - 16,000
Erick Lindgren - 33,000
Chau Giang - 9,000
Tiffany Michelle - 10,000
Michael Mizrachi - 11,000

Hellmuth Scares Everybody In

Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov
Phil Hellmuth raised to 700 in late position and got called in five places, including by Ivan Demidov in the big blind.

All six players checked the flop of {6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}, and the {A-Spades} on the turn got checked three times before the player in the cutoff bet out 2,700, forcing the rest of the table to fold.

After the hand, Hellmuth had a stack of 21,300.

Some other chip stacks from that area of the room include:

Chris Ferguson - 20,000
Michael Gracz - 42,000
Ivan Demidov - 27,300
Jerry Yang - 33,000
Marco Traniello - 18,500
Justin Bonomo - 23,000
Andy Black - 6,000
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier - 22,000

More Counts

Theo Tran
Theo Tran
Some more counts from around the room include:

Chad Brown - 16,000
Captain Tom Franklin - 30,000
Bill Chen - 29,000
Dennis Phillips - 7,000
Greg Raymer - 22,000
Humberto Brenes - 10,000
Nenad Medic - 8,000
Paul Wolfe - 11,000
Ted Lawson - 28,000
Allen Cunningham - 21,000
Theo Tran - 25,000
Jimmy Fricke - 60,000
Gavin Griffin - 11,000
Victor Ramdin - 50,000
David "Devilfish" Ulliott - 20,000
David Pham - 25,000
Eric Liu - 24,000
Mike Sexton - 30,000
Jonathan Little - 32,000
Scott Seiver - 21,000
Jared Hamby - 8,000
Ted Forrest - 26,000

Steve Brecher Lets One Go

Steve Brecher
Steve Brecher
We caught this hand on the flop after Steve Brecher bet 3,500 on a flop of {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and his opponent check-raised all in for 19,000 from the small blind.

Brecher considered his options before finally mucking his hand. He still has a stack of 13,700.

Michael Mizrachi Eliminated

Michael Mizrachi called a raise from the cutoff and went to the flop against one other player.

When the flop came ace-10-2, Mizrachi's opponent led out, and Mizrachi raised all in. His opponent called, showing pocket 2s vs. Mizrachi's ace-queen.

The turn and river were bricks for Mizrachi, and he made his way to the rail.

Also eliminated recently was Justin Bonomo.

Chad Brown Eliminated

We caught this hand as Chad Brown was leaving the table. Brown got all his chips in the middle with two pair while his opponent had flopped a king-high flush.

Eric Liu Finishes the Level with a Win

Eric Liu raised to 750 from early position and got called by the player in the hijack. Both players checked the flop of {9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Liu then check-raised the {J-Clubs} on the turn to 3,650. When his opponent folded, Liu took the pot and headed to dinner.
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