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

Ferguson Done Multi-tabling Today

First in from the button, Chris Ferguson potted it up to 4,200. Alexey Popov was in the big blind, and he made the call.

The flop came down {2-Clubs} {2-Spades} {10-Clubs}. Popov bet enough to put Ferguson all in, and Jesus committed his last 4,800 chips to the pot, turning over {K-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}. Popov was ahead with {9-Spades} {10-Spades}. Fourth street was a blank {J-Spades}, and the {4-Diamonds} that filled out the board did nothing to improve Ferguson.

After recently busting in the Razz event, Ferguson is down to the felt over here as well. Fortunately for him, there's still Omaha Hi/Lo. Check out Event #46 if you'd like to keep following Ferguson's progress today.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 0

ElkY All in Against Aces

ElkY
ElkY
On a flop of {Q-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier checked, and his lone opponent put out a bet of 8,100. ElkY opted to check-raise to 21,000, and his opponent called.

The turn was the {10-Spades}, and ElkY moved all in for his remaining 18,400. His opponent quickly called, turning over {A-Hearts} {A-Spades}. Grospellier was in bad shape with his {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} for top pair.

But don't forget that ElkY runs good, by his own admission. He somehow pulled the {K-Clubs} out of the deck on the river, improving to two pair and doubling up to 85,000.

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierElkY

Bill Edler Eliminated

Bill Edler
Bill Edler
On a board of {8-Spades} {6-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} Kirill Gerasimov bet 19,000 and Bill Edler moved all in for 38,000 total. Gerasimov made the call.

Gerasimov: {6-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}
Edler: {J-Spades} {9-Spades}

The river brings the {5-Hearts} , missing both of Edler's draws. He is eliminated from the tournament while Gerasimov moves to 140,000.

Tags: Bill EdlerKirill Gerasimov

Kelopuro KO'd

Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro
Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro
In middle position, Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro moved all in for his last 3,000 little chips. Erik Seidel called from the button, and both blinds came along as well.

The flop ran {8-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}, and all three live players checked. The turn card was the {Q-Diamonds}. The small blind led out with 3,000 chips, and the big blind folded. Erik Seidel raised to 11,000, and it was enough to isolate him against the all-in Kelopuro.

Sami showed down {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}, while Seidel had two overs and a draw with his {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds}. Kelopuro hit his set on the river, but the {9-Spades} filled in Seidel's straight to send the young Finn back to the cash games.

Tags: Erik SeidelSami Kelopuro

The Proverbial Two Birds

Tommy Chen raised to open the pot from the cutoff seat. Next door, Adam Junglen reraised to 6,000, and the big blind called for most of his chips. When it came back to Chen, he moved all in with a covering stack, and both Junglen and the big blind called to put themselves at risk.

Showdown
Chen: {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}
Junglen: {9-Spades} {9-?}
Big blind: {6-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}

The board ran out dry for the all-in players, coming {5-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {K-Spades} {10-Spades} {Q-Clubs}. With his kings full of queens, Tommy Chen has taken out two players, moving up the board to 80,000.

Tags: Adam JunglenTommy Chen

Isaac Haxton Doubles Up

Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and the small blind raised to 8,500. Haxton called.

The flop came {10-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} . Haxton checked and the small blind bet enough to put Haxton all in. He called with his last 9,900.

Haxton: {K-Hearts} {10-Spades}
Small Blind: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} allowing Haxton to double up to 28,000.

Tags: Isaac Haxton

Mercier Takes His Leave

Jason Mercier - Out
Jason Mercier - Out
Jason Mercier built himself a big stack early, but that stack has now been reduced to a bare spot on the felt.

The exact details of the last hand aren't known, but the board cards read {K-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {2-Clubs}. Mercier held {A-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}, which makes it likely that he got all in on the flop. In any event, he ran into Terrence Chan's {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} and could not improve to his flush. That's all she wrote for Mercier.

Tags: Jason MercierTerrence Chan