2009 World Series of Poker

Event 51 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Carsten Joh
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$664,426
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,796,065
Entries
2,781
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Men "The Master" Nguyen Folds to an All In

Men "The Master" Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyen
After a flop of {J-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, Men "The Mster" Nguyen bet out 1,600 and was min-raised by a player in late position to 3,200. Nguyen made the call.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} and The Master check-called a 3,000 bet.

The river paired the board with the {10-Hearts}. Nguyen checked again, and folded after his opponent pushed all in for 4,000.

Men Nguyen - 7,500

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David Daneshgar Trying to Build on Last Years Success

David Daneshgar
David Daneshgar
A player in middle position opens the pot for a raise of 525 and David Daneshgar calls from the cut off. The big blind also calls.

The flop comes {J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and action is checked to Daneshgar, who bets 975. Both of his opponent's fold and Daneshgar is up to 5,700.

David Daneshgar proved that he could excel in a $1,500 tournament last year when he earned a gold bracelet in Event #52 of the 2008 WSOP.

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Binger Trends Upward

On a board of {Q-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Hearts}, a player in middle position bets 700 and Michael Binger makes the call.

The river pairs the board with the {5-Diamonds} and both players check it down.

Middle Position: {A-Spades} {9-Spades}
Binger: {Q-Spades} {J-Clubs}

Michael Binger takes down the pot with queens and fives and is now up to 17,000.

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Katja Thater's Aces Cracked

Katja Thater
Katja Thater
After a series of preflop raises, a player with pocket queens is all in against Katja Thater's pocket aces.

The flop brings three low cards, but a queen on the turn gives Thater's opponent a set. The river blanks out and Thater falls to 1,400,

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1,000 Players Lighter

The tournament has already dusted off almost 1,000 players in the first three and a half levels. Approximately 1,830 players remain with an average chip stack of 6,800.

Prizepool Information

The prizepool has been announced for Event 51. Here's a quick run down of the numbers:

Players: 2,781
Prizepool: $3,796,065
Players Paid: 297
1st Place: $664,426
9th Place: $80,984
297th Place: $2,733

For a full rundown of the payouts, please check the "Prizepool and Payouts" tab on the right hand side. All places will be posted shortly.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Marc Convey Eliminated

Marc Convey opens the pot from early position to 425 and gets three callers.

The flop comes {5-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {2-?} and Convey leads out for 1,050. Two players call.

The turn brings the {Q-Hearts} and Convey checks. An opponent bet out, the other player in the pot got out of the way, and Convey check raises all in. His opponent makes the call.

Convey: {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts}
Opponent: {5-?} {5-?}

Marc Convey is drawing dead on the river against his opponent's full house and he is eliminated from the tournament.

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