2009 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
Day: 1
Juanda Triples
The live player tabled an eighty-seven, but Juanda had caught his card, turning over the winning 7-6-4-3-2. His seventy-six is worth a triple up to 5,100.
PearlJammer is Number One
The button would stand pat the rest of the way, but Turner and Wong each needed one card. The action checked to the button, he bet, and both opponents called.
Turner and Wong would draw one again, and they'd let the button keep the betting lead. When he did bet, Wong called, Turner raised, the button folded, and Wong called again, heads up now.
Fu Wong picked one more card while Turner stood pat and tabled number one: 7-5-4-3-2. "Oh, I'm drawing dead," said Wong. He did peek at his card just to make sure, but it was useless. Turner took down that nice pot, moving up to 10,200.
A Pair Isn't Good, But it's Good Enough
Both players drew two cards, and Zhu made a bet. His opponent called and drew two again, while Zhu needed just one. He bet again and was called. Both men drew one card on the end, and it went check-check.
Zhu shook his head and tabled 3-3-7-4-2. To his surprise though, his opponent mucked his cards, unable to beat the pair of threes for a low. Zhu is up to 15,500.
What's In a Nam?
Steve Gets a Fossil, Man
The first opponent needed to draw two on the last round, and he ended up with a good low spoiled by a bad ace. Raymer tabled his four good cards: 6-5-3-2, drawing one to stay alive. He squeezed it out, then shrugged and flung a king into the center of the table for an airball.
"Z-o-l-o-t-o-w, right?" Raymer spelled it out to make sure he got it. He signed his fossil with a black marker, handed it to Zolotow with a shake of the hand, and set off into the room to check on the rest of the field.
More than five minutes later, Raymer is still meandering around the room chatting it up.
Busto or Robusto?
Busto
Kelly Kim
Mike Sexton
Todd Brunson
Daniel Alaei
Erick Lindgren
Chino Rheem
Tracey Nguyen
Andre Akkari
Marcel Luske
David Singer
Bryan Devonshire
Bill Chen
Robusto
Victor Ramdin - 27,000
John Monnette - 19,500
Jimmy Fricke - 24,000
David Sklansky - 20,500
Steve Sung - 26,000
Daniel Negreanu - 27,000
Mizrachi Sent Home
In the end, one opponent showed an eighty-seven, and Mizrachi couldn't beat it. He's done.
Deuce on the River?
Smith has just KO'd Greenstein, and Barry scratched a little note inside the front cover before handing it over to "Boosted J" and heading out the door.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0