2009 World Series of Poker

Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$460,836
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
185
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Quadruple With Quads

If you're going to quadruple up then it seems appropriate to do it was quads. After being all in preflop, Vadim Shlez made quads holding {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} on a board of {2-Spades}{J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} as Jennifer Harman {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} and Mark Teltscher {A-Spades}{10-Clubs} couldn't connect with the board.

Shlez is up to 36,000 chips

Tags: Vadim Shlez

The Professor Runs Into Rockets

Mimi Tran
Mimi Tran
Mimi Tran has collected a nice pot after firing bets on all streets against Howard Lederer. The pot was reraised preflop and Tran wanted to four-bet but fumbled her chips and was ruled to a call. It didn't slow her down on the {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs} board as Tran tabled pocket aces and Lederer mucked.

Both players now sit with approximately 65,000 chips.

Tags: Howard LedererMimi Tran

Boeken Not Broeken Yet

You! You give me your chips!
You! You give me your chips!
While table neighbour Lex Veldhuis has dropped to 54,000 from his earlier 130,000 or so, Noah Boeken has been making a slight recovery.

Down to just 18,000 he found {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} and reraised to a raise from under the gun. The small blind unexpectedly four-bet, under the gun passed and Boeken called to see a {Q-?} {J-?} {4-?} flop. The small blind bet out, Boeken raised and the small blind set him in; a call from Boeken and a showdown revealed that the small blind was holding {A-Spades} {K-Spades}, and after he'd failed to improve on the turn or river, Boeken doubled up to 40,000.

Tags: Noah Boeken

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

Just a Cooler

John Hanson raised from under the gun before Chino Rheem reraised from the button. The blinds folded and Hanson put in a four-bet with Rheem making the call.

The flop landed {3-Spades}{A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Hanson led out with a bet, with Rheem making the call.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Hanson checked to Rheem who fired a bet. Hanson then check-raised but Rheem came over the top with yet another raise. Hanson made the call for the last of his chips.

Rheem tabled {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for top two pair but Hanson held {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} for top set to leave Rheem drawing dead.

The river was the {6-Clubs} and Hanson doubles through to 57,000.

"Just a cooler..." sighed Rheem as he slips to 90,000.

Tags: Chino RheemJohm Hanson

Lunkin Loses Vital Chips

Vitaly Lunkin raised in early position and Daniel Alaei called in the big blind. Alaei proceeded to check-call every street of the {J-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {4-Clubs} board until Lunkin merely checked behind on the river -- and then flipped a rather lacklustre {K-Hearts} {3-Hearts}. Lunkin amazingly couldn't beat it and mucked, and while Alaei is up to 95,000, Lunkin drops to 45,000.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiVitaly Lunkin

Lederer Lurches Ahead

Barny Boatman, Howard Lederer and Randall McCallum all saw a {Q-Spades} {8-Spades} {4-Hearts} flop; they checked to McCallum on the button who bet. Boatman passed but Lederer raised it. A call from McCallum, and they proceeded.

Lederer bet out and McCallum called on the {2-Spades} turn, and Lederer bet out again on the {K-Hearts} river. McCallum now gave it up, showing Lederer the {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}.

Lederer is up to 80,000; McCallum is down to 80,000.

Tags: Howard Lederer

Alaei Dents Deeb

Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei
The slide of Internet sensation Shaun Deeb continues after losing a recent pot to Daniel Alaei.

Alaei fired on all streets from middle position with Deeb calling him down each time from the button. The board read {4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Alaei tabled {A-Hearts}{J-Spades} for top pair to take it down as Deeb mucked.

Alaei is up to 70,000 with Deeb now struggling on 22,000.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiShaun Deeb