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

06-14-2009 16:24 UTC-12

Dinner Time

[user75032]

See you in an hour.

06-14-2009 17:25 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user75032]

We're back from dinner. Most of us, anyway.

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-14-2009 17:39 UTC-12

Some people that we didn't get to count before dinner:

Shirely Rosario - 3300
Max Stern - 8500
Ivan Demidov - 3900
Max Pescatori - 5300
Lacey Jones - 5500
Katja Thater - 2300
Perry Friedman - 8500
Dutch Boyd - 3100
Cyndy Violette - 4000
Doyle Brunson - OUT
Nikolay Evdakov - 2300
Tom McEvoy - 6500
Haley Hintze - 6200
Sam Simon - OUT
Lana Maier - 6500

06-14-2009 17:46 UTC-12

This Ain't the Internet, Son

[user75032]

Hold'em:

A pot developed as a battle of the blinds between Justin Bonomo and Mike Matusow. Bonomo opened with a raise from the small blind that Matusow promptly reraised. Bonomo called and then checked the {K-Clubs}

flop to Matusow. He fired a bet that Bonomo called.

Both players checked the {A-Hearts}

turn and the {A-Spades}

river. Matusow's {10-Spades}

, aces and tens, was no match for Bonomo's {A-Diamonds}

, trip aces.

"Good flop for ya," said a disgusted Matusow. He then added, "That was an internet call on the flop."

Tags: Justin Bonomo Mike Matusow

06-14-2009 17:58 UTC-12

Brett Richey Eliminated

[user75032]

Omaha Hi/Lo:

Brett Richey was heads up for a bracelet earlier today in Event 27, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. He won't have to dream about a similar scenario in this H.O.R.S.E. event.

Richey got the last of his chips in holding {A-Clubs}

. The board showed {10-Diamonds}

; Richey's low straight was no good against his opponent's {9-Spades}

X - X. Richey can now go out and celebrate his second-place finish from earlier today.

Tags: Brett Richey

06-14-2009 18:02 UTC-12

Adios Miranda

[user75032]

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.

06-14-2009 18:11 UTC-12

Razz-a-ma-tazz

[user75032]

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 18:15 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

[user75032]

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."

Level: 6

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0