Event 43 - $1,000 Seniors World Championship Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-22-2009 10:28 UTC-12

Clubs for Preston

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Over in the Brasilia Room, we caught Amarillo Slim Preston in action in a three-way limped pot.

Preston and another player both called for 300 after the small blind bet on a flop of {10-Clubs}

. Preston then check-called for 600 when the {Q-Clubs}

hit the turn, while the small blind check-folded.

Preston check-called again when the {9-Hearts}

landed on the river before turning over {K-Clubs}

for the second nut flush. He now has 9,800.

06-22-2009 10:31 UTC-12

D'Amato Triples Up

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Al D'Amato bet 500 on a board of {10-Diamonds}

and got two callers. He bet 500 more at the {8-Clubs}

on the river, and got called once before turning over {9-Spades}

for trips.

After the hand, D'Amato was back in the black with a stack worth 4,800.

06-22-2009 10:34 UTC-12

Four Ladies; Two Winners

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Walking through the room, we saw a player move all in for about 1,500 and get called for less. He and his opponent each turned over pocket queens and, when the board ran {9-Spades}

, they chopped the pot.

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

06-22-2009 10:51 UTC-12

We mentioned earlier that the general demeanor of today's event is much mellower than most other Day 1s we've seen so far this year.

The same can be said for the overall style of play. As opposed to many of the other large events we've seen, today's players don't seem to be doing much, if any, three betting before or after the flop. Instead, we're seeing many more limped pots and flat calls, with players content to bide their time and win small pots rather than aggressively try to accumulate chips in the early going.

06-22-2009 10:56 UTC-12

Top Pair Good for Craig

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In a four-way limped pot, the button was all in for his last 75 before a flop of {10-Spades}

.

Action checked to Michael Craig who bet 250 from the big blind and got one call. The small blind folded before the turn brought the {4-Diamonds}

. Craig bet another 650 and the player behind folded, taking him heads up to the flop, which came {7-Diamonds}

.

When the button turned over {Q-Clubs}

, Craig out-kicked him, showing {K-Diamonds}

. He now has 2,400 chips.

06-22-2009 11:10 UTC-12

Bruce Buffer Having Fun

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A pass through the room led to a quick chat with Bruce Buffer, who is currently sitting with an average size chip stack.

"I'm happy," he said. "I can ride this all the way to the final table." Buffer added that he thinks this is one of the most relaxing events he's played at the WSOP.

"You know what's nice? There are no Internet warriors in the field."

06-22-2009 11:18 UTC-12

Preston Runs Into Aces

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Amarillo Slim Preston raised to 400 preflop and got min-raised by Roger Stewart. After making the call, Preston check-called 1,000 on both the flop and turn on a board that came {10-Diamonds}

.

Both players checked the {Q-Diamonds}

on the river and Preston mucked when Stewart turned over {A-Clubs}

. Preston still has 6,500 chips while Stewart is a big stack with 16,000.

06-22-2009 11:35 UTC-12

Scharf Pads His Stack

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In a five-way limped pot, action checked to Eddy Scharf who bet just 300 on a flop of {4-Hearts}

. It was enough, as he took the pot and pushed his stack to 6,500.

After the hand, Scharf joked that this is the first tournament all series where he's had chips to work with in the early going.

06-22-2009 11:38 UTC-12

Kick Up Your Feet

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It's break time. Take 20 minutes then join us when the players return.