Event 30 - $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-14-2009 09:00 UTC-12

Chip Counts

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With the first break approaching, we've gathered some chip counts from around the room.

Berry Johnston - 1,875 + 2 add on chips
Katja Thater - 6,000
Humberto Brenes - 1,900 + 2 add on chips
Erick Lindgren - 3,800 + 2 add on chips
Barney Boatman - 1,800 + 2 add on chips
Jeffrey Lisandro - 5,800 + 2 add on chips
Gavin Smith - 6,600

Meanwhile, Barry Greenstein has been eliminated from today's tournament.

06-14-2009 08:50 UTC-12

Late Arrivals

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While some players have already left today's event, others took their time getting to the tables. Some notable late arrivals include Michael Binger, Max Pescatori, Leif Force, Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, Men "The Master" Nguyen, and Chau Giang.

06-14-2009 08:47 UTC-12

Table Talk

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Jesse Rios just wandered past our table to share his thoughts on today's event.

"I love this game so much. It's like sex."

We think it's safe to call him a passionate player.

06-14-2009 08:45 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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Some notable players who have left the event include Greg Raymer, Gavin Griffin, and Michael Mizrachi.

06-14-2009 08:43 UTC-12

C.K. Hua Hurts Devilfish

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When a player in middle position raised to 300, C.K. Hua made the call and David Ulliott applied the squeeze, reraising to 1,300. Both players called and we saw a flop of {J-Clubs}

.

Action checked to Ulliott, who bet 2,350 all in. The original raiser folded and Hua again made the call.

Ulliott: {A-Hearts}

Hua:

The

on the turn kept Ulliott in the lead, but the {8-Hearts}

on the river was a killer, giving Hua two pair and the pot. After the hand, Hua was up to 9,000 while Ulliott was down to his last add-on chip.

06-14-2009 08:31 UTC-12

Threes Are the Charm for Juanda

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After limping in from early position, John Juanda called a raise of 350 from Phillip Yeh in the small blind.

On a flop of {3-Spades}

, Juanda then check-raised Yeh's 400 bet to 825. When Yeh reraised all in, Juanda called for his last chip and the hands were shown.

Juanda: {7-Diamonds}

Yeh:

When the board finished with the {2-Clubs}

and

, Juanda's threes held and built his stack to 4,300. Yeh slipped to 900 with no add-ons left.

06-14-2009 08:21 UTC-12

Sammy Farha Loses His Starting Stack

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Sammy Farha got his chips in the middle on a board of {Q-Hearts}

while holding {Q-Clubs}

for top two pair.

His opponent called with {3-Diamonds}

and made a better two pair when the {2-Spades}

appeared on fourth street. The {4-Diamonds}

on the river didn't change a thing, and Farha was left with just his two red chips for his add ons.

06-14-2009 08:16 UTC-12

Smith Tangles with Lisandro

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Gavin Smith and Jeffrey Lisandro got their stacks in the middle on a board of {2-Clubs}

.

Smith showed {3-Spades}

for a wrap while Lisandro held trip deuces and blockers for Smith's hand with {4-Clubs}

. When the river brought the {7-Clubs}

, Lisandro's hand held and his stack increased to 5,500.

Smith, who had used his add ons, still had 5,800.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-14-2009 08:05 UTC-12

Gowen Eliminates a Player

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In a hand we picked up on the flop, Clonie Gowen bet 300 on a board of {J-Clubs}

and got a call from a player behind her. Gowen check-raised the turn, which brought the {Q-Hearts}

, and her opponent called all in.

Gowen: {A-Diamonds}

Opponent:

When the river brought the {8-Hearts}

, Gowen's trips held and she took the pot, pushing her stack to more than 4,000. Her opponent, who had apparently used his add-ons already, left the table.