2009 World Series of Poker

Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$190,770
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Total Entries
446
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 446
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Walk of Shame Not Improved by TD

The masseuses are doing a fine trade today, as for some reason our field seems rather tenser today than one might expect.

There is one gent who could probably do with a massage more than most right now but is not going to get one at the tables -- astoundingly we have already lost one player.

TD Jack Effel on the mic: "If you're trying to be the first player out, you're not going to make it. There's one player out already."

Incidentally the board says that we have 428 runners so far -- of whom 427 are still in.

Cooler for Iceman

The Iceman has already got himself into a spot of unfortunate bother already, the worst thing being that he had the goods to begin with.

He raised under the gun with pocket aces -- must be nice. The big blind called him, however, and proceeded to check-call Mr Monroe's bet on the {7-Clubs} {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} flop, and indeed check-raise the {3-Spades} turn. Monroe called, and then snap-called his opponent's bet on the {2-Diamonds} river -- only for his opponent to turn over {10-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} for the flopped full house. Ouch.

Not a Phan-Tastic Start

John Phan must have picked up a couple of pots early doors today, as we've just seen him lose a couple pots in quick succession but he's now sitting on almost exactly his 6,000 starting stack.

First up he saw a {4-Spades} {9-Clubs} {5-Clubs} flop in the small blind and bet out; he called a raise from a gent in late position and they proceeded.

He bet out again on the {K-Clubs} turn and this time his opponent just flatted; they both checked the {4-Diamonds} river and Phan mucked when the other player turned over {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}.

A few hands later Phan raised under the gun and got looked up by a gent in late position. Phan then bet in the dark, and his opponent enjoyed the luxury of seeing the {9-Hearts} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} flop before calling. Phan bet in the dark again, and his opponent must have been pleased to see the {J-Spades} turn; he raised. Phan called, and then waited to see the {A-Hearts} river before checking. His opponent bet and Phan now raised; his opponent was undeterred and three-bet, and Phan called only to muck when his opponent turned over {A-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} for top two pair.

Tags: John Phan

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/75

Ante: 0

The Iceman Cometh, Dripping With Diamonds

If you really want to make an entrance, just strolling up to your table half an hour late will no longer cut it. Strolling up to your table half an hour late wearing massive headphones entirely covered in diamonds, however, remains a limelight-grabbing classic.

Yes indeed, Mr Teddy "Iceman" Monroe is in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em house! Awesome.

Is Anyone Here Awake?

How we bloggers love to gently mock the habit some players have of arriving late for day ones, but today it seems like not a terrible idea. It's pretty early here by poker player standards, and while the limits are small, why not just get an extra couple hours' sleep instead of trudging into the Rio for a noon start? Indeed, the preponderance of yawns, cups of coffee and glum under-rested expressions today suggest that more of these folks should have been taking the first couple levels off.