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

Boeree Runs Into Set

Liv Boeree in action
Liv Boeree in action
With the board reading {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, both blinds checked to Liv Boeree who fired with a 1,050-chip bet.

The small blind made the call before firing for 2,200 on the turn of the {J-Spades}. Boeree eyed his stack and then raised to 10,000 effectively putting her opponent all in. The small blind made the call for his last 5,925 and the cards were tabled.

Boeree: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

"What were you worried about?" asked Boeree with a smile before the small blind responded, "wasn't trying to slowroll, just really don't want to be eliminated!"

With Boeree drawing dead, the pot was pushed as Boeree slipped to just under 12,000 in chips.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Chainsaw Kessler to a Double

Justice served for Kessler
Justice served for Kessler
Allen Kessler opened under the gun to 600 and found action from both the blinds.

The flop fell down {3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts} with the big blind leading out for 1,000. Kessler immediately moved all in for 2,775, and once the small blind folded the big blind was put into the tank before making the call.

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

"Oh my god! What's wrong with you?" screams Kessler when he sees his opponent's hand.

The dealer then burns and turns the {K-Spades} to thrust his opponent in the lead. "So sick! What is wrong with these people?" comments Kessler.

However with one out still in the deck, the {Q-Diamonds} would indeed land on the turn to give Kessler the double up to 8,200 in chips.

Tags: Allen Kessler

Juanda Falls

John Juanda perishes
John Juanda perishes
John Juanda has been sent packing when his {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} was unable to spike against an opponent's {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{J-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs} to see Juanda's once impressive above average stack shipped to his opponent.

Tags: John Juanda

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

GBecks Busts

GBecks goes busto!
GBecks goes busto!
With the board reading {Q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and about 1,500 in the middle, Garrett 'GBecks' Beckman check-raised all in for 4,500 over his opponent's 900-chip bet.

Sitting in the tank for nearly three minutes, his opponent made the call and tabled {7-Spades}{6-Clubs} for two-pair to be ahead of Beckman's {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

The river landed the {10-Hearts} to see Beckman head to the rail just prior to the break.

Tags: Garrett Beckman

The Maven Doubles Sabat

With about 6,000 in the pot and the board reading {2-Hearts}{A-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}, Eddie Sabat moved all in for his remaining 2,800.

David 'The Maven' Chicotsky made the call tabling {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}, but it would be Sabat's {J-Spades}{7-Spades} for a rivered flush to take the pot and climb to 12,000 while Chicotsky slips to 7,900.

Tags: David ChicotskyEddie Sabat

The Oracle Gets it Wrong

Roy Winston in action
Roy Winston in action
A player in early position limped in and Roy Winston raised to 925 from middle position.

The player in the cutoff pushed all in for 4,850 with only Winston making the call.

Winston: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out eight-high and Winston was left with just 775, busting from the tournament a few hands later.

Tags: Roy Winston

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