Break Time
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2009 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Men "The Master" Nguyen Gets a Walk
He fishes his wish and gets a walk in his big blind. He takes the first peak at his cards and flips over pocket aces.
Recent Eliminations
James Mackey Eliminated
Small blind:
Mackey:
The board comes
allowing ace high to hold up, eliminating James "mig.com" Mackey from the tournament.
Notable Chip Counts
Jeffery Vanchiro - 76,000
Tony Cousineau - 22,000
Matt Brady - 26,000
Paul Wasicka - 30,100
Jason Potter - 32,000
Men "The Master" Nguyen - 13,000
Amnon Filippi - 46,000
Jason Gray - 21,000
James "mig.com" Mackey - 4,000
Owen Crowe - 47,000
Jonathan Aguiar - 41,000
Michael Carroll - 5,000
Cody Slaubaugh - 23,000
Vinny Pahuja - 12,000
Steven Levy - 39,000
With 640 players left, the current chip average is 19,500. 15 minutes are left in Level 8 with blinds of 300-600.
Braband Wins Race; Moves to 115,000
. The all in player has pocket fives.The board comes
to give Braband a queen and the pot. He still is leading the field with 115,000.
John Katkin Eliminated
However, sometimes the best reads can go awry, as his opponent hit his flush.
Left extremely short, Katkin came over the top of a raise on the next hand with
only to run into pocket jacks. Ace-nine never improved and Katkin makes his exit from the tournament.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Short Stacked Player Doubles through Wasicka
agasinst the of Wasicka.The board comes
pairing the queen of Wasicka's opponent. Wasicka still remains well over average with 25,000.
The Art of the Overbet
The flop comes
and the big blind promptly announces "all in". With 15,000 behind, it is a hefty overbet into the 2,300 pot. Aguiar, who has the bet covered, says "Too much" as he slides his cards into the muck.