2009 World Series of Poker

Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$197,488
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
643
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Can't Beat That

Miami John Cernuto bet the {4-Spades}{K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} flop, and his opponent called. He also bet the {3-Hearts} turn, and his opponent called again.

Cernuto checked the {9-Spades} on the river, and when his opponent bet he looked him up. His opponent showed {A-Spades}{K-Spades}, and Cernuto mucked.

He is now down to about 2,500.

Tags: Miami John Cernuto

Limit Hold'em Is Fixed

Tom Schneider raised from UTG+1, a player in middle position called, then it folded to the big blind who raised. Schneider and the MP player both called.

The flop came {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}. The BB checked, Schneider bet, the MP player called, and the BB got out of the way. The turn was the {6-Clubs}. Schneider again bet, and again his opponent called.

The river was the {8-Spades}, and this time Schneider decided to check. The MP bet, Schneider called, and his opponent showed {A-Spades}{6-Spades} for the turned two pair. Schneider appeared to show A-Q as he mucked. He is now at about 6,000.

Tags: Tom Schneider

Rami Raise Deters Deeb

Following a flop of {4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, Rami Boukai checked, Shaun Deeb bet (200), Boukai check-raised, and Deeb called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Boukai bet (400), and Deeb called.

The river was the {6-Hearts}. Boukai bet, and Deeb folded. Boukai has 13,000 now, while Deeb is at 9,500.

Tags: Rami BoukaiShaun Deeb

Where It's At

Eliminations are coming much more rapidly now that we've reached the fifth level, with the total starting field of 643 having now shrunk below 500.

All of the players are now assembled around the fifty tables that make up the Blue section of the Amazon Room.

So It Goes

Lisa Parsons, who finished 76th in the WSOP Main Event last summer and who made the final table of the Ladies' No-Limit Hold'em event last week, was just involved in one of those frustrating blind-vs.-blind hands that will come up in limit hold'em.

She and her opponent had gotten to the river with the board showing {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, and she check-called her opponent's bet. He turned over {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} -- he'd stuck around with the flush draw and hit his nine -- while she had {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Parsons still has about 10,000.

Tags: Lisa Parsons

Elizabeth, to the Nines

Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth was just all in with the last of her chips before the flop against three opponents.

The board came {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{4-Spades}. The trio checked the flop and turn, then the river saw a bet, fold, and call. Elizabeth's two remaining opponents turned over A-K and A-Q, giving the side pot to the former. But she had {Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for trip nines, and survives.

Tags: Shannon Elizabeth

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0