2009 World Series of Poker

Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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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
Players Left 1 / 275
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Boutin Drops

On a board of {Q-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {2-Spades} Burt Boutin checked from the small blind, Eric Froehlich checked the big blind and the button bet 2,600. Boutain called and Froehlich folded.

The turn paired the board with the {2-Diamonds} . Boutin checked again and the button bet 4,800. Boutin called.

The river brought the {4-Hearts} and Boutin checked for a third time. The button continued to bet, this time for 6,800. Boutin mucked after checking his cards a final time and the button took it down.

Burt Boutin, the early chip leader from last level has dropped over 25,000 and is currently at 60,000.

Tags: Burt Boutin

Aces < Queens

We pick up a heads-up pot between James "mig.com" Mackey and Liya Gerasimova. On the turn, the board showed {4-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {2-Spades} {3-Hearts}, and action was on Mackey. He led out with a bet of 1,600, and Gerasimova raised it up to 4,300. Mackey three-bet it for 8,000 total, and Gerasimova came right back over the top with yet another raise to 14,300. Mackey moved all in, and Gerasimova called.

Mackey turned over {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts}, only to find that he had run into his opponent's {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}, Gerasimova having flopped her set of ladies. The river was a blank {8-Diamonds}, and that's the end of the day for Mackey.

Tags: James MackeyLiya Gerasimovamig.com

Amit Makhija Eliminated

Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija
On a board of {Q-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {10-Hearts} Amit Makhija is already all in. With 2,000 in the side pot, Howard Lederer was first to act and bet 6,000. His opponent on the button called.

The river brought the {10-Clubs} . Lederer checked and the button bet 6,600.

Howard Lederer tanked for a minute, and it looked as if he considered calling, but eventually mucked {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts} .

Makhija showed pocket fours for a full house, however, the button showed {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} for queens full to take down the pot and eliminate Amit Makhija from the tournament.

Tags: Amit MakhijaHoward Lederer

Two Seven Six

The number on the big board has been stuck at 276 for almost an hour now, so we're going to assume that's our final number of runners. The floor staff told us they're still tabulating voids and late entries though, so it may change slightly. But for now, 276 players is what we're going with. Out of those, 24 have already made their exit.

Bluffing With The Best Hand

Noah Schwartz
Noah Schwartz
After three players limp into the pot, Noah Schwartz made it 2,400 from the big blind. All three limpers called.

The flop came {A-Hearts} {9-Spades} {4-Hearts} . The small blind checked, Noah Schwartz checked and David "Devilfish" Ulliott bet 6,000. Action folded back around to Schwartz who check-raised all in.

Ulliott mucked his hand and Schwartz, thinking he got one over, showed {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} . However, Ulliott was never calling the raise, showing {6-?}{5-?}.

Tags: David UlliottNoah Schwartz

Mercier Flushes de Wolfe

Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier
We just caught the tail end of a hand between Jason Mercier and Roland de Wolfe.

The board showed {6-Spades} {8-Clubs} {2-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {K-Spades}. It was a battle of the blinds, and de Wolfe checked from the small. Mercier stacked out a bet and slid 6,400 chips at the pot of about 9,000. De Wolfe mulled it over and, not seeming too happy about it, made the call.

Mercier rolled over {A-Spades} {8-Spades} -- just the nuts. After that pot, both de Wolfe and Mercier are right near 40,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason MercierRoland de Wolfe

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

Heimiller Pushed Out

At another tough table, we find Steve Sung and Dan Heimiller mixing it up in a heads-up pot.

The flop read {8-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {4-Hearts}, and Sung led out with a bet of 1,300. Heimiller raised it up to 3,000 straight, and Sung put in the call. The turn card came the {3-Clubs}. Sung led right back out into the pot, pushing out 4,500 chips. Heimiller bumped it up again, making it 10,000 total. Without much delay, Sung moved all in for 22,100. Heimiller got the message and surrendered his hand to the muck.

Heimiller - 17,000
Sung - 46,000

Tags: Dan HeimillerSteve Sung