Braband Wins Race; Moves to 115,000
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. 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.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 51 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
. 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.
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.
James Mackey Eliminated
Small blind:
Mackey:
The board comes
allowing ace high to hold up, eliminating James "mig.com" Mackey from the tournament.
Recent Eliminations
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.
Break Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Play Resumes
Day 1 will be over after two more levels of play.
Michael Carroll Doubles with Aces
against the 
of his opponent.The board comes
allowing Carroll to double up to 16,000.
Thomas "Titantom32" Braband Takes a Big Hit
The flop comes
. The small blind leads out for 1,000 and Braband reraises to 3,000. The small blind makes the call.The turn is the
and the small blind checks. Braband makes a strong bet of 6,200. The small blind takes about a minute before acting on his hand, and then checks.The river brings the
. The small blind checks again and Braband announces all in.The small blind snap calls and turns over
for a full house. Braband flashes a 
.After the hand, Braband is left with 73,000.