Level: 5
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
95
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 95
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(1)
Most thought the triple chips start bank would certainly alleviate any real pressure for most players on day one, but as the levels increased the chips are certainly moving around today.
At the moment our short stacks include Steve Zolotow (30,200), David Singer (51,000) and Yan Chen (56,000) who has been battling the short stack all day. Will they succumb?
Ville Wahlbeck raised from middle position before Chad Brown reraised from the hijack position. The blinds folded and Wahlbeck called to see a flop of
.Wahlbeck led at the pot with a bet and Brown made the call. The
fell on the turn and again Wahlbeck fired a bet and Brown called.The
hit the river and both players checked it down. Wahlbeck tabled 
for top pair which was good as Brown mucked. Wahlbeck is up to 223,000 with Brown back down to 172,000.
Catching the action on a flop of
Ville Wahlbeck checked from the big blind over to Howard Lederer who fired a bet.Wahlbeck made the call and the
hit the turn. That's when things got silly. Wahlbeck checked, Lederer bet and Wahlbeck put in the check-raise. Lederer didn't slow down as he reraised once more, but Wahlbeck put in the fourth bet with Lederer flat calling.The river was the
and Wahlbeck bet again with Lederer making the call.Wahlbeck revealed
for ten-high straight and seven-low to scoop the pot as Lederer raised his eyebrows and mucked.Wahlbeck is now at 233,000 with Lederer down to 123,000.
Matthew Grapenthien (X)(X)
(X)Barry Greenstein (X)(X)
(X)Barry Greenstein called the bring-in, Matthew Grapenthien completed and Greestein called. Greenstein led out on fourth street when Grapenthien paired then again on fifth street. Grapenthien called in both spots. Greenstein check-called a bet on sixth street, then check-called another on the river.
Grapenthien turned over
for a 8-7-5-3-A low. Greenstein mucked and Grapenthien took it down.
Once again this table has suffered from the constant gale of the above air-conditioning vent which blows directly onto this table.
After nine hours of play, the frostbite has set in and the players have relocated to the warmer waters of table 86.
25,000 in chips were already in the middle when we came up on this hand. The flop came down
. Huck Seed checked, Eli Elezra bet, Seed raised, Elezra three-bet, Seed four-bet and Elezra called. The turn fell the and Seed led out. Elezra flat-called and they went to the river which came the 
. Seed led out, Elezra raised, Seed three-bet and surprisingly... Elezra folded. Seed raked in the pot and is now up to 187,000. Elezra slipped to 81,000.
Gus Hansen (X)(X)
(X)Alexander Jung (X)(X)
(X)Matt Glantz (X)(X)
Gus Hansen completed on third street and got two callers in Alexander Jung and Matt Glantz. Glantz had the high board on fourth street and checked to Hansen, who bet out. Both players called. Hansen made an open pair of eights on fifth street and bet, Jung called and Glantz folded. Hansen bet sixth and seventh streets, Jung looking him up.
Hansen showed
for an ace-high flush and won the pot. He's up to 135,000 while Jung is down to 59,000.
Fellows: (X-X)
(X)Pescatori: (X-X)
(X)Antonius: (X-X)
(X)We caught the action on sixth street with Zac Fellows leading the betting action. Max Pescatori made the call before Patrik Antonius announced a raise. Both opponents made the call.
On the river the action was checked to Antonius who bet with both Fellows and Pescatori making the call.
Antonius showed (
) for the low as Fellows took the high with (
). Pescatori was caught in the middle and mucked to slip back to 98,500. Fellows is at 190,000 with Antonius at 183,000.
