Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-14-2009 19:20 UTC-12

Traniello Snaps Off Thater

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Razz:

Traniello: x-x / {8-Clubs}

/ x
Thater: x-x / {3-Diamonds}

/ x
Opponent: x-x / {Q-Diamonds}

/ x

We catch up to the action on fourth street in a three-way pot contested among Katja Thater, Marco Traniello and a third player. Thater bet out the best board and was called by both opponents. All three players checked fifth street.

On sixth street, action checked to Thater. She bet and was called only by Traniello. With the fold by the third player on sixth street, Thater had the best board on the river. She bet and was snap-called by Traniello. Thater showed down {8-Diamonds}

in the hole for a jack-ten; Traniello turned over {9-Clubs}

for a 9-8.

Tags: Katja Thater Marco Traniello

06-14-2009 19:10 UTC-12

Chip Counts from Brasilia Yellow

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The yellow section of Brasilia is shrinking at an alarming rate. Players still left there include:

Jen Harman - 10,000
Mike Sexton - 10,500
Shannon Elizabeth - 3,000
Justin Bonomo - 14,0000
Archie Karas - 16,000

06-14-2009 19:00 UTC-12

Matusow Out the Door

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Hold'em:

"All right, I'm about 50/50 here," said Mike Matusow upon seeing Filipe Pacheco's hand. Matusow was all in preflop for 475 from the small blind. Pacheco tabled {A-Hearts}

from middle position; Matusow showed down {k-Clubs}

.

The flop hit Pacheco hard: {A-Spades}

. "Now I'm about 99.9 percent against," quipped Matusow. He was drawing dead when the {3-Hearts}

hit the turn.

Tags: Filipe Pacheco Mike Matusow

06-14-2009 18:54 UTC-12

Run Good!

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Hold'em:

We have definitive proof now that Nick Frangos can never say he didn't get lucky. Frangos raised preflop, then called a reraise by Mickey Appleman, who was in position. The flop came down all diamonds, {Q-Diamonds}

, with Frangos check-calling a bet from Appleman.

Both players checked the fourth diamond on the turn, {10-Diamonds}

. When the river fell {8-Clubs}

, Frangos led out. Appleman called with {A-Spades}

, top pair top kicker. It was no good against Frangos' rivered set of eights, {8-Hearts}

.

Frangos is up to 7,000 in chips. Appleman is down to 5,500.

Tags: Mickey Appleman Nick Frangos

06-14-2009 18:46 UTC-12

Rapid Fire Eliminations

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Tables are breaking very, very rapidly now. Since play was consolidated into the Brasilia Room forty minutes ago, 11 tables have been broken.

Among the ranks of the missing (we didn't see their eliminations, only know that they're no longer in their seats): Shirley Rosario, Maria Ho, Chau Giang, Brandon Leeds.

We'd welcome Alex Kostritsyn to the party in his blue and purple striped shirt, but he has only 125 chips left and does not seem long for the world.

Neither is Todd Brunson. He was all in on fifth street in a three-way hand of razz, showing x-x / 5-Q-3. Brunson finished with a 10-6, no good against one opponent's 7-5.

06-14-2009 18:33 UTC-12

Dutch Boyd Eliminated

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Stud:

Dutch Boyd looked fit to be tied when we passed by his table. They were playing the Stud round and he was down to less than 600 chips. The first hand, Boyd had to bring it in and folded to a completion. The next hand, he was all in by fourth street against two opponents.

Those two opponents checked the action all the way down. At showdown, Boyd opened two pair, kings and fives. That was better than one opponent, but the other showed down trip tens to win the pot and send Boyd to the rail.

Tags: Dutch Boyd

Level: 6

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-14-2009 18:15 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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Almost simultaneously, Gavin Smith and Markus Golser got up from their respective tables and exited the Brasilia Room. Their tournament ends in Level 5.

The same is true for Jason Newitt. He was all in during the Omaha Hi/Lo round with {A-?}

(X) on a board of {A-Clubs}

. David Singer called with {2-Diamonds}

and promptly turned and river {4-Hearts}

to scoop both halves of the pot.

Billy "the Croc" Argyros made his exit during the Stud round. He made a pair of kings and lost to a diamond flush. The dealer who dealt the hand looks a bit like Elvis, prompting Argyros to quip, "Thanks Elvis. I'm leaving the building first."

06-14-2009 18:11 UTC-12

Razz-a-ma-tazz

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Razz:

Barry Greenstein: x-x / {A-Spades}

/ x
Opponent: x-x / {3-Hearts}

/ x

You have to be careful when you're playing the razz round against the defending WSOP champion in Razz -- Barry Greenstein. Greenstein's opponent raised third street after Greenstein completed, then bet fourth and fifth streets. Greenstein called each time.

On sixth street, Greenstein's opponent called a bet. That slowed Greenstein down on the river. He checked, then folded to a bt. Greenstein still retains about 7,500 chips.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-14-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Adios Miranda

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The last of the tables have been cleared out of the Miranda Room. The whole party's in the Brasilia Room now. The tournament staff have just announced official numbers for the tournament. 770 players entered; 72 will be paid. The bottom rung of the payout schedule with get $2,848. 1st prize is worth $247,033.

We'll try to get the rest of the prize money breakdown onto the Prizepool page as soon as we can.