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Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day 1 Completed
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Total Entries
452
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 452
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The remaining players will be returning tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time to trek on through in hopes of making the final table. Be sure to come back tomorrow for all of the action. We'll see you then!
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow was all in on a board of
on the river. Matusow showed only the 
after his opponent showed 
for kings full. "Deuces full of s**t!" Matusow exclaimed as he exited to the rail.
. Argyros held pocket eights for a set to best Mizrachi's 
. All of the money went in on the turn where Mizrachi was looking for a heart on the river.
Shirley Rosario - 33,000
Gavin Smith - 31,000
Toto Leonidas - 26,000
Marcel Luske - 24,000
Perry Friedman - 23,000
Victor Ramdin - 13,000
Just "BoostedJ" Smith - 11,000
Ylon Schwartz - 11,000
"Miami" John Cernuto - 10,500
Mel Judah - 10,000
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow - 6,500
According to Steve Wong, he raised on the button with
in an attempt to attack the blinds. Both the small blind, Cyndy Violette, and the big blind, Katja Thater, called. The flop came down 
with two clubs and all three players got into a raising battle that found Thater and Violette all in with Wong having them covered.Wong showed
. Thater held 
-X-X for a flush draw and straight draw. Violette held 
-X. The turn was a four and then the river a king. Wong was able to bust both women with quad fours and send them to the rail.
John Juanda - 39,000
David Levi - 32,000
Daniel Negreanu - 29,000
Jeff Madsen - 24,000
Perry Friedman - 23,000
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson - 20,000
Todd Brunson - 13,000
Victor Ramdin - 10,000
Phil Ivey - 8,000
Mel Judah - 8,000
Berry Johnston - 8,000
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow - 6,000
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi - 2,000
Vanessa Rousso: (X-X)
(X)James Schaaf: (X-X)
(X)Unknown Player: (X-X)
(X)Rousso was all in on third street for her last 300 chips after placing in her ante. Schaaf completed and the other player called. Shaaf then check-raised fourth street and was called before leading on every street after that, where he was called as well.
Schaaf tabled
(
-X) for a full house, aces full of sevens. The third player mucked his hand and then Rousso showed her hole cards. She held (
) in the hole and lost the hand. She was eliminated from the tournament.
Cyndy Violette: (X-X)
(X)Opponent: (X-X)
(X)The player bet into Cyndy on every street and she called. After the seventh card, her opponent fired in his last 100 chips. Violette squeezed her down cards hard and then made the call. He opponent quickly revealed his hole cards,
, for two pair, queens and tens. Violette mucked and dropped to 6,800 while doubling up her opponent.
The boards read as follows between three players.
Unknown player: (X-X)
Kelly Kim: (X-X)
(X)Marcel Luske: (X-X)
(X)Picking up the action on fifth street, the two players checked to Luske. He fired a bet and only Kelly Kim called. Kim was dealt a
on sixth and Luske was dealt the . The action checked.After receiving their final cards, both players squeezed and then checked their options. Luske rolled over
to add to his board, but all he had was a pair of sevens. Kim saw this and mucked his hand."A gift from the gods." Marcel proclaimed. "I missed a low, but hit two sevens, wow."
Luske now has 33,000 chips and his spirits are high because he is singing away at his table.
