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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Dutch Courage

Noah Boeken was among the shorter stacks on the Table Of Total Doom, but he's picked up a nice pot just now to put him back up to his starting stack.

Boeken raised out of the cutoff and got a call from the gentleman in the big blind to see a {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {8-Spades} flop which the big blind checked. Boeken bet, and a swift call from his opponent led to a bet on the {K-Spades} turn. Boeken smooth-called, and also called his opponent's bet on the {7-Clubs} river.

The big blind turned over {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} for, well, ace-high; Boeken's {K-Hearts} {10-Hearts} had got lucky and he took the pot.

Tags: Noah Boeken

How Are They Doing?

Greg Mueller: 8,000
Teddy "Iceman" Monroe: 6,800
Ivo Donev: 7,000
Marcel Luske: 10,600
Maya Gellar: 5,600
Alex Kravchenko: 9,000
Andy Black: 9,500
Erick Lindgren: 4,200
Marc Naalden: 10,900
Thor Hansen: 4,500

Witteles On His Todd

A short-stacked Todd Witteles raised in the cutoff and got called by both blinds. It checked around to him on the {9-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {2-Spades} flop and he bet; the small blind folded but the big blind raised, and Witteles called all-in.

Big blind: {A-Clubs} {7-Spades}
Witteles: {Q-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}

Turn: {6-Hearts}
River: {8-Spades}

Witteles tossed his cards away with a sigh of frustration and stalked off.

Tags: Todd Witteles

Green for Greenstein

Greenstein - awaker than usual
Greenstein - awaker than usual
Barry Greenstein, John Phan and one more player made it as far as the turn of a {7-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs} board -- they all checked.

The river came down the {9-Diamonds} and now Greenstein bet out -- both players called, but both duly mucked when Greenstein showed them {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}.

Greenstein's on a slightly-below-starting-stack 5,000; the luckless Phan has not won a pot in while and is down to 3,000.

Tags: Barry GreensteinJohn Phan

Naalden Needles Lindgren

Some winners and losers are emerging over on the Table Of Total Doom.

Erick Lindgren raised from the button and then called a reraise from Marc Naalden in the small blind. Naalden bet out on every street of the {K-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {J-Spades} {10-Clubs} {8-Hearts} board and Lindgren called him all the way down -- and naturally, Naalden showed him {A-Spades} {A-Hearts}. Lindgren mucked and is down to 4,850; Naalden meanwhile is up to a comfortable 10,000.

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Rios Takes a Bite Out of Phan

John Phan under the gun got to see a {10-Spades} {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} flop which he liked enough to bet on; a gent in mid position and Jesse Rios in the small blind who had checked to him both called.

Phan bet again on the {K-Spades} turn and this time Rios was the only caller, so they went heads up to the {8-Clubs} river.

Rios checked again and Phan bet once more; Rios called and his {K-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} for trips was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: John Phan

STILL Coming In

A couple interesting tables have emerged as the last few stragglers take their seats.

Daniel Negreanu is now here and is sharing a table with a sleepy-looking Gavin Smith.

Over on Victor Ramdin's table, Thor Hansen has materialized, although when he arrived is a mystery; we may have just missed him on previous sweeps.

Also now here is Mr Soheil Shamseddin, who recently made the final table of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em and is looking suitably cheerful.