and got flat called by Alexander Kostritsyn.When the
paired the board on the river, Froehlich check-called a 2,200 bet by Kostritsyn and showed 
, which couldn't beat the Russian's 
.Kostritsyn has 9,300 while Froehlich has 4,000.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,363,635
Total Entries
1,000
Level
8
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,000
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and got flat called by Alexander Kostritsyn.When the
paired the board on the river, Froehlich check-called a 2,200 bet by Kostritsyn and showed , which couldn't beat the Russian's .Kostritsyn has 9,300 while Froehlich has 4,000.
For some players, like Phil Ivey, who is the only pro at his table, this can make for a relatively short day with easy pickings. Others didn't get quite so lucky though, landing at tables with other known pros who can make for stiff competition.
Some of the interesting table groupings we've found today include:
Shannon Elizabeth and Humberto Brenes
Adam Junglen and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
Jonathan Little, Chris McCormack and David "Devilfish" Ulliott
Paul "Eskimo" Clark, Nick Binger and Ryan DeAngelo
Alexander Kostritsyn and Eric Froehlich
Gavin Griffin and Scott Clements
. When action checked to Magriel in middle position, he bet out for 125, and everyone folded.Magriel failed to show his signature pocket 2s, but took the pot anyway.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
In the hand we watched, Lindgren raised to 150 under-the-gun and got called by a player in middle position and by the small blind. Everyone checked the flop of
. The 
on the turn and 
on the river also got checked around, and Lindgren took the pot after showing 
.After the hand, he was back to 3,000 chips.
"I couldn't get out of bed," he said. "I almost took today off too, but I'm playing well," he added. We agree and expect him to make another strong run today.
That's exactly what happened at Andy Bloch's table though where three players, including Andy, limped in before the small blind raised to 500. When the big blind re-raised to 2,200, everyone folded except the small blind, who made the call and checked dark before a flop of
.When the big blind instantly shoved, the small blind showed
and mucked.
Liv Boeree
Jacobo Fernandez
Doug Lee
Lee Watkinson
Jonathan Little
Ivan Demidov
Shaun Deeb
Paul "Eskimo" Clark
Nick Binger
Dennis Phillips
Mike Sowers
Mike Sexton
Blair Hinkle
Eric Froehlich
Brandon Cantu
Chino Rheem
Andy Black
Theo Tran
Hal Lubarsky
Scott Clements
Gavin Griffin
Phil Ivey
Hevad Khan
Evelyn Ng
Allen Kessler
Humberto Brenes
Shannon Elizabeth
