Event 28 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 10:56 UTC-12

Counts From Around The Room

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Brett 'gank' Jungblut - 20,900
Jesse Rios - 20,500
Ivan Demidov - 17,800
Paul Parker - 13,700
Joe Tehan - 12,500
Eddie Sabat - 12,000
Liv Boeree - 11,800
Neil Channing - 11,250

. . . and at the other end of the scale

Allan Kessler - 3,900
Hevad Khan - 3,500
Kevin Saul - 3,400
Theo Tran - 2,075
Sam Simon - 1,800
Anna Wroblewski - 1,700

06-13-2009 10:51 UTC-12

JC Tran Eliminated

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JC Tran has been sent to the rail when he got all his money in on a nine-high flop with three clubs holding a pair and flush draw.

His opponent held {K-Spades}

to leave Tran outs for only two-pair or trips, and when the board blanked out, Tran was sent home.

Tags: JC Tran

06-13-2009 10:44 UTC-12

Hellmuth Eliminated

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With a raise to 600 and a call, Phil Hellmuth raised the action to 3,100.

The original raiser folded, before the opponent in the middle raised to put Hellmuth and his last 550 into the pot. Hellmuth obliged and the cards were tabled.

Hellmuth: {A-Clubs}

Opponent:

The flop of {6-Clubs}

changed little, but when the {10-Hearts}

fell on the turn Hellmuth was left drawing dead and immediately stood up to leave.

When the {4-Diamonds}

landed on the river Hellmuth muttered, "oh, it's so brutal" and climbed under the barrier past the many onlookers.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-13-2009 10:25 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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With the fast-paced action of today's event, we were unable to catch the following players elimination hands.

Chad Batista
Jonathan Little
Erica Schoenberg
Kristy Gazes
Phil 'USCphildo' Collins

06-13-2009 10:24 UTC-12

Tough Times for Tran

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A short-stacked player was all in with {A-Diamonds}

against Theo Tran's {6-Spades}

. The board ran out {Q-Hearts}

as Tran shook his head in disgust, seeing his pair beat on the river.

He is down to 1,250 following the hand.

06-13-2009 10:20 UTC-12

Hellmuth Rivered

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"I don't know if I should just limp or min-raise this" comments Phil Hellmuth before he decides to make it 300 to go.

Finding a caller in the cutoff, both players check the {A-Clubs}

flop to see Hellmuth lead out for 250 before the {3-Clubs}

lands on the turn. His opponent calls and when the {8-Spades}

lands on the river Hellmuth makes it 150 to go, only to be raised to 750.

Hellmuth quickly makes the call and tables {10-Clubs}

, however it would be his opponent's {10-Diamonds}

to scoop the pot.

"You ran ten-eight into ten's kid! I told you you were in trouble!" sparked Hellmuth as he slips to 3,800 in chips.

A few hands later, Hellmuth's table broke and he was moved right alongside the rail - to the crowd's obvious joy!

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-13-2009 10:13 UTC-12

Ferguson Sent Packing

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Catching the action on a board of {5-Hearts}

and about 2,100 in the pot, Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson lead out for 1,700.

His opponent slid a stack of yellow 1,000-denomination chips into the pot, signifying putting Ferguson to a decision for his tournament life.

Ferguson starred at the board intently before muttering, "I guess I'll go play the heads up" and tossed his remaining 2,300 into the pot.

Ferguson: {A-Hearts}

Opponent:

No heart would fall on the river when the {9-Diamonds}

landed, and Ferguson would hit the rail and now have some extra time to prepare for the Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

06-13-2009 09:53 UTC-12

Guess Who's Arrived

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One of the greatest No Limit Holdem tournament players in the world has set foot in the room, and in today's tournament.

With 11 bracelets and 70 WSOP cashes, Phil Hellmuth will be looking to add both to his record joining the 2,500-plus field battling it out today.

Already mixing it up with his table, Hellmuth has been heard saying "laying down monsters to these young Internet kids!"

We're sure it will continue.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth