2009 World Series of Poker

Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$633,335
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
275
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Junglen Floats the Flop

We pick up the action in a multi-way pot over on Table 19. The flop showed {6-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds}, and action was on Vivek Rajkumar in the small blind first. He checked, and big blind Kevin Saul made a bet of 700. Adam Junglen called from the button and Vivek folded.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}. Saul checked this time, and Junglen figured a bet of 1,800 was in order. His opponent called. Both players checked when the {3-Hearts} hit the river. Junglen tabled {A-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}, and his pair of sevens was the winner.

Junglen - 38,100
Saul - 45,700

Tags: Adam JunglenKevin Saul

Veldhuis Goes Fishing

A player in early position limped into the pot, and Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis put in a raise to 1,350 from middle position. Darryll Fish made the call from the button, and the original limper came along as well.

The flop brought {9-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}. The limper checked, and "RaSZi" continued out with a bet of 2,650. Fish called, and the limper ducked out.

Heads up now, the turn came the {2-Spades} to put two pair on board. Veldhuis checked this time, then called a bet of 4,800 from Fish.

The river was the {Q-Hearts}. Veldhuis checked again, and Fish fired another bullet, sliding 10,500 chips out into the middle of the table. After some consideration, Veldhuis made the call. Fish showed an airball, {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts}, and Veldhuis gets the pot and a pat on the back for the winning {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}.

Fish - 20,250
Veldhuis - 49,000

Tags: Darryll FishLex Veldhuis

Clock Called On Lawson

Facing a river bet of about 3,700 Ted Lawson went into the tank for several minutes.

Terrence Chan, unhappy about the amount of time the notoriously ruminative Lawson was taking, called the clock.

Lawson folded before a tournament official could reach the table.

Table 25
Seat 1: Terrence Chan
Seat 2: Eric Baldwin
Seat 3: Ted Lawson
Seat 4: Kathy Liebert

Tags: Ted Lawson

Carry-Over Combat

Vitaly Lunkin and Matt Graham have both just shown up to play our event, and it's no surprise they're a bit late this afternoon. Those two guys were heads up for a gold bracelet deep into the night last night. Matt Graham ended up denying Lunkin's attempt at his second huge victory in this WSOP, taking down the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship himself.

He'll be trying for a repeat win today in this penultimate World Championship event.

Rajkumar vs. Helppi

Vivek Rajkumar
Vivek Rajkumar
Vivek Rajkumar raised from middle position and Juha Helppi three bet from the button. Rajkumar called.

The flop came {8-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {2-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn brought the {2-Spades} and Rajkumar led out for 4,000. Helppi folded and and Rajkumar took it down.

Both players are at another tough table at 19.

Table 19
Seat 1: Juha Helppi
Seat 3: Carlos Mortensen
Seat 4: Shannon Shorr
Seat 6: Adam Junglen
Seat 7: Vivek Rajkumar
Seat 8: Kevin Saul

Tags: Vivek Rajkumar

Brandon Adams vs. Sorel Mizzi

Brandon Adams
Brandon Adams
On a board of {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} Brandon Adams checked and Sorel Mizzi bet 7,500. Adams called quickly.

Mizzi said "jack high" which prompted Adams to turn over the winning hand with {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} .

Adams and Mizzi are seated at a tough table that includes the following lineup:

Table 33
Seat 1: J.C. Tran
Seat 2: Brandon Adams
Seat 3: Sandra Naujoks
Seat 6: Antonio Esfandiari
Seat 7: Sorel Mizzi
Seat 8: Scotty Nguyen

Tags: Brandon AdamsSorel Mizzi

Level: 2

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Mohsin Charania Takes It Down With Aces

Mohsin Charania
Mohsin Charania
Moshsin "chicagocards1" Charania three bet from the small blind and the button called.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} and Charania lead out for 2,200. The button called.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} . Charania slowed things down by checking, but the button fired out 3,500. Charania check-called the bet.

The river brought the {3-Clubs} and both players checked it down.

Charania showed {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} for aces up to take down the pot.

Tags: Mohsin Charania