2009 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
David Singer Eliminated
Kamran:
Singer:
The board came eliminating David Singer from the tournament.
Michael Kamran - 160,000
Lennaard Leapfrogging
The board ran out blanks, coming . Lennaard's queens hold up to win the race, knocking off another player and chipping him all the way up to 175,000.
Barny Boatman Eliminated
Boatman:
Mortensen:
The board came eliminating Boatman from the tournament.
Carlos Mortensen - 86,200
Gerasimov Knocks Out a Player
He is now up to 168,000.
Gary Benson Eliminated
Benson:
Todd:
The turn was a brick and the river brought the giving Todd a pair of aces and the hand.
Eugene Todd - 85,000
Gary Benson - eliminated
More For Mortensen
Showdown
Charania:
Mortensen:
The on the turn made Mortensen the straight, but it actually helped Charania more, giving him four outs instead of two. The blank filled out the board though, and Mortensen gets his double up.
Charania - 30,500
Mortensen - 58,500
Grinded Out
Mizrachi tabled , racing for his tournament life against Brummelhuis' .
An ace on the flop was no fun for the grinder, and he failed to improve on a board of . He's out with just about 100 players left.
Brummelhuis, on the other hand, has vaulted up to 182,000 in chips, good enough to put him near the top of the board.
Staudenmaier Running the Table
On the next hand Patrick Bueno opened the pot for a 5,200 raise from under the gun. A player behind reraised to 16,000 and Staudenmaier reraised pot. Bueno called all in and the other player got out of the way.
Bueno:
Staudenmaier:
The board came giving Staudenmaier the pot and eliminating Bueno.
After the two hands, Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier is now up to 200,000.