2009 World Series of Poker
Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Batista Bounced
Batista had , and his opponent . The board came , and Batista is out.
The Hits Keep On Coming for Rui Cao
Cao showed the as he dragged the pot. "What can I do?" he shrugged. Cao is up to 290,000 now.
The Levy Doesn't Break
But the turn was the and the river the , and Levy survives with 33,000.
The Hellmuth Chronicles
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 , 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 . Hellmuth had a lot of outs with his , but the turn was the and the river the . 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 , the small blind bet 6,500, and Hellmuth called. The turn was the and both checked. The river was the . The SB checked, Hellmuth bet 5,000, and his opponent called. Hellmuth showed , 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 , 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.
Bonomo Busts One
Bonomo showed for the straight, better than his opponent's . Another hits the rail, and Bonomo is at 135,000.
Four to Go
Phil Finds Chips at Night's End
The board came , and Hellmuth has chipped back up to 85,000.
Set Over Set
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.
Ferguson Felted
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.