2009 World Series of Poker

Event 19 - $2,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$552,745
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,456,400
Entries
1,068
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Foltyn of Knowledge

Paul Foltyn, who finalled the 6-max $5,000 event a couple of years back declared to us just now, "I should be out."

He had check-raised a 600 bet to 2,000 on a {9-Clubs} {8-?} {2-Clubs} with {6-Clubs} {5-Clubs} against the original raiser, but another player cold-called his bet. With the OR folding, they checked the {2-?} turn and {J-?} river down. Foltyn was shown {8-Clubs} {7-Clubs}, meaning that despite his gutshot and flush draw, he was drawing to just three outs on the flop!

Life in the Fast Layne

Layne Flack makes it 475 UTG but finds another player reraising to 1,200 behind him. Flack makes the call before check-raising his opponent all-in on a {9-Clubs} {5-Spades} {A-Spades} after the latter had bet 1,200.

The other player folds and Flack is on 26,000.

Might Not Be Yanging Around

2007 WSOP Main Event Winner Jerry Yang is making a rare appearance playing in the $2,500 event today.

On a {4-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {6-Spades} board he calls a 750 bet from an UTG raiser. Both players check the {5-Hearts} turn before UTG bets 1,575 on the {A-Diamonds} river.

Yang, "Interesting...I think I'm good."

He makes the call but mucks when he's shown {A-?} {Q-?}

Very Gummy

David Daneshgar has been very generous today, though not with his chips. He has been handing out gummi bears to all and sundry.

Our reporter in the field claims they are delicious.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Some Counts

Jordan Morgan -- 14,500
Andy Black -- 5,500
Andy Bloch -- 3,300
Tony Cousineau -- 11,500
Aaron Lerner -- 18,000
Eric Lui -- 4,000
Hoyt Corkins -- 5,000
Jeff "yellowsub" Williams -- 4,000
Shane Schleger -- 15,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko -- 5,500
Men Nguyen -- 15,000
The Maven -- 10,000
Brock Parker -- 27,000

On the Chopping Bloch

Andy Bloch's never-ending hunt for at bracelet will be going on for a least one more tournament.

He squeezed against Mike Karam's UTG raise to 400, which had been called by Matt Marafioti, moving all-in for 2,300 from the blinds. Karam folded but Marafioti made the call with {5-Spades} {5-Clubs} and was flipping against Bloch's {K-Spades} {Q-Spades}. The board fell {8-Spades} {J-Spades} {2-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, and eliminated Bloch.