Event 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Event 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

06-09-2009 20:04 UTC-12

Play Ends for the Night

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Play has come to an end after ten levels of play. Starting with 663 players, Event 20 is down to it's final 62, all of which are in the money.

Big names to make it on to Day Two include Mark Seif, Joe Sebok, Roland de Wolfe, Mike Sexton and Kathy Liebert. Jason Dewitt appears to be the chip leader with approximately 185,000.

Join us tomorrow when action resumes at 2pm PDT at Pokernews.com

06-09-2009 20:00 UTC-12

Oleg Prosandeev Eliminated in 63rd Place ($2,851)

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Oleg Prosandeev is the first player eliminated in the money. He finishes in 63rd place collecting $2,851

06-09-2009 19:59 UTC-12

Mark Seif Helps Burst the Bubble

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Mark Seif and two other players limp into the pot and the big blind raises to 4,800. Only Seif calls.

Then, after a flop of {8-Hearts}

, the big blind leads out for 7,500 and Mark Seif raises to 23,000. The big blind moves all in for 7,700 more and Seif is forced to call with {5-Diamonds}

for a straight draw with no heart.

His opponent flips over {10-Hearts}

and Seif will need to catch a non-heart two or seven.

The turn brings one of those cards in the {2-Diamonds}

. The river is the {A-Diamonds}

allowing Mark to suck out big time and help burst the bubble.

As Mark said as he was raking in the pot, "Mental illness pays off."

He finishes the night with 80,000.

Tags: Mark Seif

06-09-2009 19:43 UTC-12

Playing Until the Money

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With only 11 minutes left on the clock, and two eliminations until the bubble is burst, tournament officials have announced that action will continue until the money is reached.

06-09-2009 19:41 UTC-12

Dewitt Sniffs Out the Squeeze; Eric Baldwin Eliminated

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Phillip Yeh raises to 3,200 from under the gun and Mark Seif calls from middle position. Jason Dewitt also calls from the small blind and Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin reraises to 16,000. Action folds around to Dewitt who thinks for a full minute before announcing "All right, I re-pot."

With only 10,000 behind, Baldwin says with a sigh, "I call" turning over {J-Clubs}

. Dewitt has {A-Diamonds}

.

The board comes {9-Clubs}

giving Dewitt trips and the pot.

06-09-2009 19:32 UTC-12

John Duthie Runs Jacks into Kings

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On a eight-high flop, John Duthie calls the all in bet of his opponent while holding pocket jacks. However, he is in need of catching a set, as he is up against pocket kings.

The jack never comes for Duthie and he is left with only 8,000.

06-09-2009 19:23 UTC-12

Sands Doubles Up Opponent.

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David Sands doubles up a short stacked opponent while holding {A-Spades}

against his opponent's {Q-Diamonds}

. He drops down and is now at 72,500.

06-09-2009 19:11 UTC-12

Blake Cahail Busts

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Blake Cahail three bets from the button and is called in two spots. The flop comes {8-Spades}

and action is checked to Cahail who bets 9,000 into the 27,000 pot.

Van de Venne then check raises all in from under the gun. The other player gets out of the way and saying he's pot committed, Cahail throws in his last 14,000 with {A-Hearts}