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

06-09-2009 13:18 UTC-12

Saul Up to 30,000

Kevin Saul raises from the button to 1,000 and Brett Jungblut reraises to 3,200 from the big blind. Saul makes the call and they see a flop of {9-Spades}

. Jungblut leads out for 2,800 and Saul calls.

The board fills out with {9-Spades}

. Jungblut shows {A-?}

for ace high while Saul flips over {Q-Spades}

for a turned pair of queens.

Saul takes down the pot and is currently at 30,000.

Tags: Kevin Saul

06-09-2009 13:15 UTC-12

Table 16: Stacked

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Seat 1: Courtney Harrington - 9,800
Seat 2: Mike Sexton - 22,000
Seat 3: Jason Mercier - 19,800
Seat 9: Antonio Esfandiari - 24,400

06-09-2009 13:11 UTC-12

David Singer Eliminated

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Defending champion, David Singer, has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: David Singer

06-09-2009 12:59 UTC-12

Earlier in the day, Mark Seif was up to 18,000, two levels later and he was down to under 3,000. Now, at the start of Level 5, he surges back up and is at 19,500 thanks to the following hand:

Mark Seif raises from the cut off to 900 and the player in the small blind reraises to 2,750. Seif moves all in for 8,700 and his opponent calls.

Seif: {10-Clubs}

Small Blind: {A-Hearts}

The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, giving the small blind the lead with a pair of aces, but the {10-Spades}

on the turn makes a set for Seif. The river is the {Q-Hearts}

allowing Seif to double up.

Tags: Mark Seif

06-09-2009 12:54 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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Recent eliminations from the previous Level (5) include Jordan Rich, Amnon Filippi and Mike Schneider.

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

06-09-2009 12:51 UTC-12

J.C. Tran' s Ace Plays on Four of A Kind Board

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On a board of {10-Diamonds}

a player is all in against J.C. Tran.

Tran holds {A-Diamonds}

. His opponent has {K-Spades}

for the same full house.

The river brings the fourth ten, putting quads on board, leaving J.C. Tran's ace to play. He eliminates his opponent and moves up to 23,000.

Tags: J.C. Tran

06-09-2009 12:38 UTC-12

Sung Scoops Up Some More Chips

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On a board of {Q-Spades}

and with just under 4,000 in the pot, Mike Schneider bets 1,875. Sung makes the call and the two players see the {K-Spades}

hit on the river. Schneider bets 2,300 and Sung calls.

Schneider turns over {10-Diamonds}

, but is taken down by Sung's {K-Hearts}

.

Steve Sung - 14,000
Mike Schneider - 2,750

Tags: Steve Sung

06-09-2009 12:31 UTC-12

Jonathan Little Eliminated

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After a flop of {6-Hearts}

, Jonathan Little leads out for 1,100 and is called by a player behind. The turn brings the {K-Spades}

and Little checks to his opponent, who bets 3,000, which is enough to put Little all in.

He makes the call and shows {K-Hearts}

, but sees he's drawing dead to his opponent's set of sixes. He gets up without a word and exits the tournament area.

06-09-2009 12:18 UTC-12

Kyle Bowker Eliminated

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Kyle Bowker raises from middle position and is reraised by Steve Sung on the button. The raise is enough to put Bowker all in.

Bowker calls for his tournament life showing {7-Diamonds}