2009 World Series of Poker

Event 54 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9j
Prize
$673,276
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,846,570
Total Entries
2,818
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2,818

Random Hands From Around the Room

We walked by an outer table in time to catch a three-way all in where the players were showing pocket jacks, pocket kings, and ace-king off suit.

When the board ran {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, the cowboys held we had a triple up, and elimination, and a crippled stack.

Meanwhile, on an adjacent table, we had a preflop raise, a reraise to 1,050 from the small blind, and a shove for an additional 1,450 from the original early position raiser.

A call from the small blind and we saw the hands.

Small Blind: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Early Position: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}

A flop of {9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts} didn't change a thing, though the {5-Spades} on the turn brought some flush outs. They didn't arrive with the {5-Diamonds} on the river, and another player left the room.