Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-15-2009 15:29 UTC-12

Edler Gets There

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Bill Edler is up to 43,000 after catching a nice river card. Edler had called from the small blind preflop and on the flop, before firing bets on the turn and river on a board of {5-Diamonds}

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Edler tabled a creative {5-Spades}

for a straight to scoop the pot as his opponent raised his eyebrows and mucked.

Tags: Bill Edler

06-15-2009 15:34 UTC-12

Barry Greenstein raised in mid position only to be met with a reraise from Jerrod Ankenman on the cutoff. Todd Witteles called in the big blind, Greenstein called too, and they proceeded to a flop in the traditional manner.

Flop: {10-Diamonds}

It checked around to Ankenman who bet, but Witteles check-raised it; two callers later and they were three-way to the turn as well.

Turn: {5-Spades}

Now Witteles bet out, and two calls again led them to the river.

River: {2-Spades}

Witteles checked to Greenstein who bet; Ankenman made the call but Witteles gave it up. Greenstein flipped over {10-Spades}

for second pair which had runner-runnered a flush, and took the pot to put him up to 33,300.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

06-15-2009 15:38 UTC-12

Benyamine Bunts Bloch

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David Benyamine opened with a raise from the button before Andy Bloch popped it to 1,200 from the small blind. Benyamine called and they took a heads-up flop of {8-Clubs}

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Bloch led out with a bet before Benyamine raised. Bloch made the call and they saw the {8-Diamonds}

land on the turn. Bloch checked and Benyamine fired with Bloch making the call.

The river fell the {A-Hearts}

and Bloch checked again to Benyamine who tossed another 800 into the pot. Bloch committed to the call with pocket tens but Benyamine showed {A-Clubs}

for a bigger two pair to collect the pot.

Bloch is down to 21,000 with Benyamine moving to 35,000 chips.

Tags: Andy Bloch David Benyamine

Level: 4

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 15:42 UTC-12

Rheem Gets Aggressive

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Chino Rheem reraised from the cutoff to a late position raise and got looked up by both the big blind and the original raiser. He then proceeded to bet every street of the {10-Diamonds}

board, the original raiser giving it up on the turn and the big blind finally check-folding on the river.

Rheem is up to a very comfortable 39,000.

Tags: Chino Rheem

06-15-2009 15:47 UTC-12

Ivey Runs Into Toto

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With a raise in front of him, Toto Leonidas bumped it up from middle position with Phil Ivey, Liz Lieu and the third player all making the call.

They saw a flop of {9-Diamonds}

where the action was checked through to Phil Ivey who threw in a bet. Lieu folded with the other two players making the call.

The turn brought the {J-Spades}

and this time the early position player led out before Leonidas put in a raise. The action was then with Ivey who called with the EP player stepping aside.

The river landed the {A-Spades}

and both players slowed with a check. Leonidas tabled {5-Clubs}

for a set as Ivey mucked.

Leonidas collects a nice pot to get up to 23,000 with Ivey slipping to 17,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey Toto Leonidas

06-15-2009 15:50 UTC-12

Brunson Takes On the Dragan; It's a Damp Squib

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With the board reading {9-Clubs}

, Doyle Brunson confidently bet out, and Dragan Galic equally confidently called. Brunson turned over {J-?}

-- and Galic turned over {A-?}

for the inevitable chop. No change there.

Tags: Doyle Brunson Dragan Galic

06-15-2009 15:53 UTC-12

Table Of Ultimate Doom

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Ok, possibly all this talk of check-out-the-awesome-field is getting a little samey, but still. This table is ridiculous.

Seat 1: Vitaly Lunkin
Seat 2: Scotty Nguyen
Seat 3: er, not sure about him actually
Seat 4: Hasan Habib
Seat 5: Sami "Lars Luzak" Kelopuro (table captain on 50,000)
Seat 6: Erik Seidel
Seat 7: Gavin Smith
Seat 8: get back to you on that one
Seat 9: Marc Naalden

There is no value in this tournament. No value at all.

06-15-2009 15:55 UTC-12

Chu'd Up, Spat Out

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Yup, Hansu "Loser" Chu couldn't recover enough to save his tournament life, and has become the third player to exit this tournament with absolutely nothing to show for it. We're down to 182 runners now.

06-15-2009 16:05 UTC-12

Oppenheim Finds an Opportunity

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After an early setback put him down to 24,000, David Oppenheim has bounced right back and is currently sitting pretty on 46,000.

Most recently finding himself in the big blind holding {6-Spades}

he called a raise from the cutoff and saw a {4-Clubs}