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We've seen several players bust here in the fourth level -- of the original group, 580 now remain.
Check the "Prizepool and Payouts" page for the full payout schedule.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
643
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 643
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We've seen several players bust here in the fourth level -- of the original group, 580 now remain.
Check the "Prizepool and Payouts" page for the full payout schedule.
There had been at least one warning delivered to that player earlier in this event, and it is possible he may have been warned/penalized before, given the new tracking system being used at this year's WSOP.
Al Barbieri is here, too. He's got one of the bigger stacks with about 13,000 at the moment.
Even Kobe Bryant would have had difficulty against that double-team.
Brock Parker's seat his vacant. David Chiu reports he busted in the previous level.
Saw two-time WSOP bracelet holder Eric Froehlich raise from the hijack seat and claim the blinds. He's sitting at about 5,700 at the moment.
Also, TV producer/writer Sam Simon (The Simpsons) is nursing a short stack. Just now he limped into a pot, only to have the player to his left raise, prompting an "of course" look from Simon. It folded back around and the made the call.
The flop came
. Simon checked, his opponent bet, and Simon rechecked his cards, then folded. His opponent showed him his hand -- 
. Simon nodded with a wry grin, his stack now at about 2,000.As tables break here in the Amazon, they are bringing those in the Brasilia over here a table at a time, so eventually we'll all be dancing in the same ballroom.
Level: 4
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
, an early position player bet, Nick Frangos raised, and the EP player called. The river brought a fourth heart -- the 
-- and this time the EP player bet out. Frangos called, and his opponent showed 
for the nut flush. Frangos mucked."Really? You thought ace-nine was good on the turn?" asked Frangos. He's down to about 1,400.
The flop came
. It checked to Bonomo who bet, the CO raised, the SB folded, and Bonomo called.The turn was the
. Bonomo bet again, his opponent raised, Bonomo three-bet, his opponent raised with the last of his chips, and Bonomo called.Bonomo showed
for the turned set, while his opponent turned over 
. The river was the 
, and Bonomo had eliminated a player. He is at about 5,500.
Gonna revise that earlier estimate and say there may well be close to 60 women in the field today -- nearly 10 percent.
. The BB checked, the original raiser bet, Vahedi raised, and both called. The turn was the , and all three checked.The river was yet another diamond:
. It checked to Vahedi who pushed out the two blue chips for a bet of 200, the BB quickly called, and after some deliberation the UTG+1 player called as well."I play the board," said Vahedi with a shrug. The BB turned over
, and the third player mucked. Vahedi flashed K-10 (no diamonds, obviously) to his neighbor before tossing his cards. He has about 8,700 at the moment.
