Event 4 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2009 World Series of Poker

05-30-2009 12:12 UTC-12

Dominated

MarcC

Liya Gerasimova raised from the button to 450 before the small blind moved all in for 1,900. Liya didn't look too happy but made the call with {A-Diamonds}

only to find she was dominated by the SB's {A-Spades}

.

The board ran {8-Clubs}

to double up the SB. Gerasimova down to 1,150 now.

05-30-2009 12:14 UTC-12

Timoshenko Doubles

[user76023]

Yevgeniy Timoshenko has doubled up to about 6,600 after successfully winning a flip with {A-Spades}

against

after the board came {K-Spades}

.

Other stacks:

Eric Froehlich -- 4,000
James 'mig.com' Mackey -- 3,900
Soren Kongsgaard -- 15,000
Steven McCoy -- 2,200

05-30-2009 12:22 UTC-12

Mueller Light?

[user76023]

Greg Mueller looks to have been knocked out from his table, also gone are Christian Harder and Men Nguyen.

05-30-2009 12:26 UTC-12

This term has been banded around quite a lot in the poker world in reference to the famous Jack Straus story. Well I have good reason to use it again thanks to one Brad MacMillin.

Earlier on he took a bad beat holding pocket fives versus a player with a jack. Some chips went in on {J-?}

board before the rest went in on the turn when a another {J-?}

appeared. Macmillin's full house was looking good until a nasty {7-?}

appeared on the river to send the pot the other way.

After a count down MacMillin was left with a solitary green chip worth 25. Jump forward a couple of hours and our friend is sitting pretty on more than 6,000 chips. Is it this man's destiny?

Tags: Brian MacMillin

05-30-2009 12:29 UTC-12

Liya Gerasimova Gone

MarcC

Liya Gerasimova is out after failing to make a comeback.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

05-30-2009 12:38 UTC-12

All Quiet On The Miranda Front

[user76023]

Despite being a loud buzzing place perhaps just 3 hours ago, the Miranda room has become a very low-key place. Around 400 or so players have busted there, meaning it contains a mere shadow of its former self.

05-30-2009 12:46 UTC-12

Timoschenko Doubles. Again.

[user76023]

It's all going spiffingly well for Yevgeniy Timoshenko today. He's just doubled once more, betting 1,050 on a {K-Clubs}

, his opponent set him in and the WPT Champion quickly called with {A-Spades}

and was up against {K-Diamonds}

. The turn {A-Hearts}

sealed the deal, leaving Timoshenko high and dry for the {2-Hearts}

river. He's on 11,900 now.

05-30-2009 12:51 UTC-12

Anyone Want to Take a Ride with Nelly?

MarcC

Nelly took with one hand and then gave away with the other as the poker gods balanced their books. It went down like this...

There was an early limp and then a player in mid position made it 800 to play before Nelly moved all in for over 4,000. The limper moved out of the way before the mid-position player called all in with {A-Clubs}

and was ahead of Nelly's {A-Spades}

.

The board ran {Q-Hearts}

to give Nelly two pair and send his opponent packing.

The very next hand Nelly three bet a player in the cut-off before calling a four bet all in with {K-?}

. He was in great shape too against his opponent's {K-?}

until the board came down {8-Clubs}

. Nelly congratulated his opponent and left with his bodyguard.

Level: 6

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

05-30-2009 13:08 UTC-12

Moving House

[user76023]

The remaining tables from Miranda and Brasilia are starting to filter into the Amazon room. Even as a table breaks, a whole new set of ten players followed by plastic bags full of their chips come in to sit down at the table.