2009 World Series of Poker

Event 52 - $3,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♥9♦
Prize
$506,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
854
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Our Bad

[user75032]
[user75032]
Earlier we reported that Erick Lindgren was eliminated. It seems just that he was broken to a different table but meanwhile is focusing his efforts on the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament.

Black's Squeeze Not Really a Squeeze

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[user75032]
We stood over Maria Ho, Nenad Medic and Andy Black's table for a few minutes, hoping to see some action. It took three hands to find it.

With Black in the big blind, action opened from middle position for 550. The cutoff, Medic (on the button) and the small blind all called that raise before Black re-raised to 2,800. Each player folded in turn to the small blind, who called all in for about the same amount.

Black: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Small Blind: {J-Diamonds} {9-Spades}

The board rolled out {4-Hearts} {5-Spades} {4-Spades} {Q-Spades} {2-Hearts}, no help for Black's opponent. He busted as Black's count increased to 16,000. Medic made a motion at the board.

"Hit you?" Black asked.

"King-jack," Medic replied.

"Spades?"

"What else would king-jack hit?" Medic asked.

"I thought you might be joking," said Black.

Tags: Andy BlackNenad Medic

(Sick) Life's Good for Dunst

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[user75032]
Tony Dunst raised to 550 from early position and was called in three spots before the big blind went all in for 5,100 total in an apparent squeeze. Dunst tossed his whole stack in (he had the big blind covered) and successfully drove everyone else out of the pot. His {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} was much better than the big blind's {K-Clubs} {J-Spades}, even moreso on a board of {Q-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {j-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}. Dunst eliminated the player to climb in the counts to 13,200.

"Sick life," said another player at the table.

Tags: Tony Dunst

Todd's Draw Doesn't Come Home

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[user75032]
The action started on a flop of {10-Spades} {3-Spades} {8-Diamonds}. Eugene Todd was the first player into the pot, leading out for 800. A player in late position raised to 4,000, driving two other players out of the hand. Todd moved all in for 5,200 total and of course his opponent called. Todd was on the draw with {A-Spades} {4-Spades}; his opponent made a pair of tens with {10-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}. The turn {Q-Hearts} and river {5-Clubs} were not cards that improved Todd's hand. He has been eliminated.

Tags: Eugene Todd

Seif Scratching His Head

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There's a lid for every pot, we once heard someone say. We figure that applies to poker and all of the different playing styles and betting lines one can expect to encounter. Try this one on for size.

Mark Seif limped from under the gun before Event #9 Champion Ken Aldridge raised to 1,425. Everyone folded back around to Seif, who cut 1,225 off his stack.

"Alright," he announced. "Here's a courtesy double-up. I got five high." As Seif was tossing the chips in the pot, another player pointed out that Aldridge wasn't all in (he still had 4000 in chips behind his raise).

"Oh, well if it comes {5-?} {5-?} {5-?} on the flop then you know you're in trouble" Seif said.

The flop did not come {5-?} {5-?} {5-?}. It came {A-?} {10-?} {6-?}, with Seif check-folding to an all-in bet of 4,000.

"Why would you open to 1,425?" Seif wondered after the hand.

Tags: Mark Seif

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