2009 World Series of Poker

Event 28 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$639,331
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,641
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

McEvoy Doubles

With most of his stack committed in the big blind, Tom McEvoy went with his {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} against his opponent's {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}.

The board ran out {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts} to see McEvoy double through to 4,500 in chips.

Tags: Tom McEvoy

Buss'ted

Back to the playoffs
Back to the playoffs
Jerry Buss committed the last of his chips on the button holding {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and was called by the big blind holding {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}.

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs} to see Buss exit to the rail.

Tags: Jerry Buss

Hansen Sends One Home

Hansen chipping up
Hansen chipping up
Thor Hansen has just sent a player to the rail when his {A-?}{A-?} held up against {K-?}{K-?}.

There was no sweat for Hansen, and he now sits on top of our notables with 44,000 in chips.

Chip Counts From Around The Room

Thor Hansen - 44,000
Kelly Kim - 38,000
Cody Slaubaugh - 39,000
David Chicotsky - 36,500
Dean Nyberg - 34,000
Rob Perehlman - 29,000
David Levi - 27,000
Liv Boeree - 26,500
Rayan Nathan - 23,000
Clark Hamagami - 19,000
Scott Bohlman - 18,500
Hevad Khan - 18,000
Neil Channing - 15,000
Pam Brunson - 15,000
Matt Brady - 13,000
Joe Tehan - 11,000
Tom McEvoy - 8,000
Thayer Rasmussen - 7,800
Humberto Brenes - 6,000
Jerry Buss - 3,800

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Break Time

The tournament is on a 30-minute break while the tournament staff do a color-up of all the green 25-denomination chips.

Nyberg Can't Crack Rockets

We quickly ran over to table 45 to find three people all in. First, a short-stack had pushed all in from under the gun. That was followed by Dean 'dinhjo' Nyberg isolating for his 30,000-chip stack, which was then followed by an even shorter stack on the button also pushing all in.

Under The Gun: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Nyberg: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Button: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}

Unfortunately for Nyberg, the board would run out {3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to see the under the gun player eliminated, while the button triples to 20,000 as Nyberg slips to 19,000.

Tags: Dean Nyberg

THAY3R Back . . . to Starting Stack (Nearly)

We have finally found Thayer 'THAY3R' Rasmussen and unfortunately he had only 100 chips in front of him.

Why? The previous hand, three players flopped a flush - ace-high, Rasmussen's king-high and a queen-high one.

However, Rasmussen would more then triple the following hand to 840 when his {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts} cracked both {k-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} after he rivered an ace.

Two hands later, Rasmussen would push his stack up to 3,000 when his {A-Clubs}{10-Spades} bested {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} and {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}.

Tags: Thayer 'thay3r' Rasmussen

No More Chopping for Chainsaw

Game over for Kessler
Game over for Kessler
A short-stacked Allen Kessler pushed his last 4,000 into the pot and found some action from an opponent in late position.

Kessler: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Opponent: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

"Queen," shouted Kessler - his wish would be granted when the flop fell down {Q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

"I knew it," sparked Kesser again before the {A-Hearts} could land on the turn. When the {9-Diamonds} peeled on the river, Kessler headed to the rail.

"Oh, I even turned a flush-draw," quipped Kessler as he quickly made his way off the tournament floor.

Tags: Allen Kessler