Deeb Doubles
, the player in the small blind led for 4,000, Shaun Deeb raised all in for 15,900, and his opponent called.Deeb showed
and his opponent 
. The turn was the 
and river 
, and Deeb now has 41,000.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
928
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
, the player in the small blind led for 4,000, Shaun Deeb raised all in for 15,900, and his opponent called.Deeb showed
and his opponent . The turn was the and river , and Deeb now has 41,000.
Nguyen No More
Nguyen called with his remaining chips -- 9,750 more -- and the third player called with his last 3,800, too.
Nguyen showed
, the player in the cutoff showed 
, and the big stack in the big blind 
.The flop came
, and Nguyen was still good. But the turn was the , giving the big stack a set. The river was the 
, and two players, including Nguyen, were eliminated at once.
Prepare for Glory!
Tran Leaves the Station
, the player in the big blind checked, J.C. Tran bet 2,300, the BB check-raised to 18,000, and Tran called with the rest of his stack.Tran showed
, but his opponent held 
for the flopped set. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Tran is out.
Yevgeniv, Jesus Cross A Hundred Grand
The first we caught up with on the turn with the board showing
. The player under the gun checked, Timoshenko bet 8,900, and after a long think the opponent called. The river was the 
. Again a check, a Timoshenko bet -- 16,300 this time -- a long tank, and a call. Timoshenko showed for the nuts, and his opponent mucked.That hand carried Timoshenko up to 120,000. On the next hand, he raised to 2,050 from late position and Ferguson called behind him. The flop was
. Timoshenko bet 2,700, and Ferguson called. The turn was the , and both checked. The river was the 
. Timoshenko bet 4,200, Ferguson raised to 14,000, and Timosehnko folded.After that one, Timoshenko has 110,000. Meanwhile, Ferguson has chipped all of the way up to 127,000.
Break Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
We're Back
Who Wants to Be Average?
So said a player to his friends as he reentered the Amazon Room for the last two levels of the night.
With 276 players remaining at present, the average stack is a little over 50,000. If we were to lose exactly one hundred players by night's end, 80,000 would be just slightly above an average stack.
Todd Runs Kings Into Aces, Bro
Todd had
, but his opponent held 
. The board came 
, and Todd hits the rail. Bonomo, meanwhile, is up over 70,000.