2009 World Series of Poker

Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$1,003,163
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
928
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Batista Bounced

At the end of the previous level, a player on the button raised to 3,200, Chad Batista reraised to 15,000 from the small blind, his opponent pushed all in for 40,000, and Batista called with his remaining chips -- about 16,000 more.

Batista had {A-Spades}{5-Spades}, and his opponent {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. The board came {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, and Batista is out.

Tags: Chad Batista

The Hits Keep On Coming for Rui Cao

Rui Cao has been running well today. Just now he raised again from middle position, this time to 2,800, and got two callers (the button and BB). The flop came {5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}. The big blind checked, Cao bet 5,600, and both folded. Said one of his opponents, "You hit again didn't you?"

Cao showed the {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} as he dragged the pot. "What can I do?" he shrugged. Cao is up to 290,000 now.

Tags: Rui Cao

The Hellmuth Chronicles

After having built up to 80,000 or so, Phil Hellmuth has had a fairly up and down last couple of levels.

Last level, he took a hit in a hand which began with him raising preflop and getting called by a player from the blinds. The flop came {J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, his opponent checked, he made a big overbet of 25,000 -- just a 100 more than his opponent's stack -- and his opponent quickly called, showing {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Hellmuth had a lot of outs with his {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, but the turn was the {4-Clubs} and the river the {9-Hearts}. The Poker Brat was down to 45,000 after that one.

He'd slip down below 30,000, then get some back in a hand in which he limped from the button, then called the small blind's raise to 3,700. The flop came {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{6-Hearts}, the small blind bet 6,500, and Hellmuth called. The turn was the {5-Spades} and both checked. The river was the {6-Spades}. The SB checked, Hellmuth bet 5,000, and his opponent called. Hellmuth showed {K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, and his opponent mucked. He was back up to 40,000.

Recently Hellmuth was involved again in a three-way hand in which the flop had come {K-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}, the big blind checked, Hellmuth bet 7,000, the button folded, then the big blind reraised all in. Hellmuth folded, and now he's down to 21,500.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Bonomo Busts One

Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo
With the board showing {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{K-Spades}, a player in the cutoff bet 8,000, Justin Bonomo raised to 40,000, and Bonomo's opponent called with the last of his chips.

Bonomo showed {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for the straight, better than his opponent's {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. Another hits the rail, and Bonomo is at 135,000.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

Four to Go

With ten minutes left in the last level, a card has been drawn, and it has been determined we're playing four more hands and calling it a night.

Phil Finds Chips at Night's End

In one of the last hands of the night, a player in the cutoff raised to 4,000, Phil Hellmuth raised to 12,000, and his opponent reraised all in for 14,000. Hellmuth called with {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, and his opponent showed {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

The board came {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Spades}, and Hellmuth has chipped back up to 85,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Set Over Set

After a 7-4-Q flop, Juha Helppi checked, David Peters bet 5,100, Helppi reraised to 20,000, and Peters called.

The turn was a trey, and Helppi quickly bet 30,000. Peters raised all in for 96,600, and Helppi, who had him covered, made the call.

Helppi showed pocket fours for a flopped set, but Peters had pocket sevens for a better flopped set. The river was a jack, and Peters is up to 250,000. Helppi, meanwhile, tumbles to 58,000.

Tags: David PetersJuha Helppi

Ferguson Felted

More fireworks right as the night ends. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson raised to 3,800, Craig Boyd reraised to 7,800, Ferguson shoved all in for 30,000 total, and Boyd called.

Ferguson showed pocket nines and Boyd pocket jacks. The flop came A-J-J -- quads for Boyd, and the end of the road for Ferguson. Boyd ends with about 100,000 after that one.

Tags: Chris FergusonCraig Boyd