2009 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
Day: 1
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$165,521
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$593,400
Entries
257
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
13,000 / 25,000
Ante
0
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Sheikhan Chips Up

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A player in the cutoff seat opened with a raise, and Shawn Sheikhan made it three bets from the button. The cutoff was the only caller, and it was heads up to the draw.

Sheikhan took two cards, and his opponent drew three. The cutoff checked and called a bet from Sheiky, and both players took just one card on the second draw. "One? Really?!" asked Sheikhan. Still, he bet and his opponent called.

On the last draw, Sheiky stood pat and his opponent pulled one card. He bet again, and his opponent once again called. Sheikhan showed an eighty-seven low, and it was good for the win.

Tags: Shawn Sheikhan

Tough Table, No Bet

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Justin "Boosted J" Smith is another one of our latecomers, and he's already working the prop bets. Erick Lindgren is at one of the tables adjacent to Smith, and a conversation was struck up between the two.

"How much you got?" asked Smith. Lindgren had 7,000 to Smith's 8,400. Boosted J offered a last longer to Lindgren, and he said he'd give him 1.2 to 1 odds to cover the chip difference. E-Dog took just a minute to glance at his chips and his table before turning it down. "I have a tough table," lamented Lindgren. "Gonna pass this one."

Tags: Erick LindgrenJustin Smith

Ramdin Riding the Whale's Ass

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Victor Ramdin is sitting directly in front of our table, so we've got a pretty good eye on him. In fairness to his opponents, Ramdin is catching some pretty nice draws over here. One player in particular has had enough.

The man to Ramdin's left just stood up to talk to his friend on the rail next to the table. "I mean, do you see this?" he asked his buddy. "Eighty-five, number two, number three. It's ridiculous." He turned back to the table, patted Ramdin on the shoulder and said, "You're nuts! Keep riding the whale's ass, Victor. Keep riding it!"

Whatever that means.

A Few More Stragglers

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Check out this list of players who've come in following the break:

Greg Raymer
Hoyt Corkins
Barry Greenstein
Greg "FBT" Mueller
Howard Lederer
Chris Ferguson
John Juanda
Todd Brunson
Hasan Habib

A Few Stragglers

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Alex Kravchenko and Marcel Luske have joined us. The clock shows 258 players, but we'll wait until they finalize the registrations and voids before we commit to that being the total number.

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Shannon Elizabeth Goes Out

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Just before the break, we've lost the will to live. Rather, Shannon Elizabeth.

She was in the small blind against two opponents, and all three of them drew two cards on their first go-round. Elizabeth was the bettor with both opponents calling.

On the second draw, she took one card, one less than the other two players. She bet again, one opponent folded, and the third player raised to 400. Elizabeth went all in for 525, still needing to draw one card on the end. Her opponent stood pat and showed down a seventy-six low, while Shannon could only pull a ten-seven on the last draw.

With that, the actress-turned-draw-poker-player has been whisked away all too soon, cast out into the sea of humanity outside the Brasilia Room.
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