2009 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Reversal of Fortune
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Shorr Heads For the Door
An ace flopped, but Caro ran down two pair on a board of . With that, the Mad Genius has nearly tripled up to just over 5,000, sending Shannon Shorr to the exit.
Serebryakov Takes a Big Step Forward
The board ran , and Serebryakov's kings held up. He's knocked off a player, increasing his stack up to a very healthy 60,500.
A Few More Counts
Andre Akkari - 5,000
Carlos Mortensen - 10,000
Matt "allinat420" Stout - 9,600
Allen Kessler - 2,500
Adam "Snoopy" Goudling - 9,000
Not as low:
Adam "Roothless" Levy - 20,000
Mike Souza - 21,000
Jan Von Halle - 32,000
Kathy Liebert - 25,000
All of the tables from the Miranda room have finally been broken. The Brasilia Room still has about 10 active tables playing, but they are breaking fast. It looks like the field will all be together in one room soon enough. There are 760 players remaining.
Recent Elimiations
Another APT-sponsored player, Nam Le, is still in. He's got about an average-sized stack. Other players below average include Brandon Cantu (15,000), Shannon Shorr (6,000), Mike Sowers (10,000) and Mike Caro (2,000).
Triple or Nothing
Showdown
Brazil:
Small Blind:
Cantu:
The board would save one of the all-in players as it ran down . Brandon Cantu was the lucky winner, pairing his eight to nearly triple up to 17,000.
Some Chips
Kathy Liebert - 20,500
Adam "Roothlus" Levy - 24,500
Marco Traniello - 13,000
Justin Bonomo - 55,000
Arnaud Mattern - 8,500
Catherine Calhoun - 4,600
Darryll Fish - 11,000
Veronica Dabul - 25,500
Eddie Sabat - 5,700
Brandon Cantu - 6,700