2009 World Series of Poker

Event 24 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$607,256
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,420,690
Entries
2,506
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Morelli Welcomed to the Table

A gentleman raised from the cutoff and it folded to Mari Lou Morelli on the big blind, who reraised. Back to the cutoff and he moved all in for 2,350 total. "Welcome to the table," he told her with a smile. After some time in the tank, Morelli folded pocket queens face up -- and the cutoff showed her pocket aces for her trouble. Piped up another player, "Welcome to the table." Indeed.

Morelli's still doing fine on 5,500 though.

Tags: Mari Lou Morelli

Yeh, Baby

It's looking good for a round of drinks for the PokerNews team -- Anthony Yeh is up to a commanding 10,800.

The chips went on the turn of a {7-Spades} {6-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} board, Yeh pushing with {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} for top set and his opponent calling with {5-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} for the up and down. Yeh filled up when the {2-Spades} hit the river, and he is now up there in terms of chips.

Tags: Anthony Yeh

How Are They Doing?

Humberto Brenes: 6,300
Marc Naalden: 12,000
John Tabatabai: 4,500 and sharing a table with Elky
Elky: 7,000 and sharing a table with John Tabatabai
Gavin Griffin: 6,000
UK online legend Chris Moorman: 10,000 ("...Although it won't last long. I'm hoping to get out of here early to go rail JP [Kelly, chip leader going into the final table of the $1,500 Pot Limit]")
Chad Batista: it's possible he was just nipping out for a smoke or something, but he was spotted walking down the corridor entirely sans chips, so busto is a definite possibility

Still Trickling In

Gratuitous Liv Boeree photo
Gratuitous Liv Boeree photo
Yup, even more famous faces spread across the three gigantic poker factory floors.

- Mike Pesek
- Darus Suharto
- Lars Hougaard (that's Jesper's younger brother, in case you're wondering)
- Daniel Zink (although identical twin Sebastian is nowhere to be seen)
- EPT Grand Final winner Pieter de Korver
- Vitaly Lunkin
- Maridu Mayrinck
- Andrew Feldman
- pink-haired Brit Kevin O'Leary
- diminutive Brit Lawrence Houghton

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

No Longer Liv-ing

Incidentally I posted that Liv Boeree photo at just the right moment -- running into her outside the poker kitchen during the break, it transpired that she is out already. Still some loveliness in the field though in the shapes of Kara Scott on 7,500 and Liz Lieu on chips as yet undetermined...

How Are They Doing?

Doing Well

Anthony Yeh: 18,000
Marty Derbyshire: 12,000
Kevin O'Leary: 11,500


Doing OK

James Keys: 6,300, recovered from just 1,000 earlier
Maridu Mayrinck: just arrived and on 3,700 -- "Nothing to write home about."
Leo Kam: 4,200
Nik Persaud: 3,700 and "Very, very, very hungover."
Erica Schoenberg: 3,500
Almira Skripchenko: 3,200

Not Doing Well at All

Surinder Sunar: 100
Jeff Madsen: out
Shane Schleger: out

Tout C'Est Bon for Bonomo

Justin Bonomo called a preflop raise and then called a bet on the {4-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked the {9-Hearts} turn and the original raiser checked the {K-Clubs} river and then called 1,000 from Bonomo. Bonomo flipped over {K-Spades} {Q-Clubs} and his opponent called and mucked, putting Bonomo up to a healthy 8,700.

Tags: Justin Bonomo