Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2009 World Series of Poker

07-03-2009 09:35 UTC-12

Play Resumes

[user66118]

Twenty minutes is a pretty short time for more than 1,000 players to take a break. Fortunately, the ceremony gave them some extra time, and most of them are back in their seats. With the National Anthem concluded, the cards are in the air one again.

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

07-03-2009 09:28 UTC-12

Bracelet Time

[user66118]

We'll be a bit delayed in returning to action as the room is pausing for the final bracelet ceremony of the WSOP. David Bach will finally be receiving his new piece of jewelry for taking down the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E World Championship a few days ago, and he'll be alongside three other bracelet winners who've yet to collect their hardware. Alex Bolotin, winner of the 2009 Ante Up for Africa event is also being recognized.

07-03-2009 09:06 UTC-12

Break It Up

[user66118]

We've reached the end of one full level of play, and the players are taking their first break of the day. Action will resume in 20 minutes.

07-03-2009 09:06 UTC-12

Tony G. Takes Another Pot

[user108095]

Tony G. raised to 250 from middle position and got called by the button before C.K. Hua raised to 950 from the small blind. Tony and the button both called.

Hua then bet 1,300 on a flop of {10-Hearts}

and Tony raised to 4,250. The button folded and Hua called. The {5-Spades}

on the river brought a check-fold from Hua after Tony bet 11,000. He now has 63,500 while Hua has 36,250.

07-03-2009 09:05 UTC-12

Frangos Takes a Small Hit

[user111541]

Nick Frangos opened the pot from late potisiton to 325. Both the button and the big blind called.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}

and after the big blind checked, Frangos led out for 1,025. The button called and the big blind got out of the way.

The turn brought the {8-Spades}

and Frangos repeated his flop bet, putting out 1,025. The button called again.

The river paired the board with the {9-Spades}

. Frangos checked it over to the button who bet 2,500. Frangos folded his hand and the button took it down.

Nick Frangos - 18,000.

Tags: Nick Frangos

07-03-2009 09:02 UTC-12

Parental Support

[user75032]

Perry Friedman's in the Orange Section today, sitting at Table 76. His parents have been following him on PokerNews throughout the duration of the World Series, but today they don't need to follow him on PokerNews -- they can follow him in person. Friedman's parents are in the room, here in support of their son as he begins the long and arduous quest of trying to win the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event.

It's always nice to have people on the rail who've got your back.

07-03-2009 09:00 UTC-12

Kitai KO'd

[user66118]

On a flop of {9-Clubs}

, Rick Brabino led out with a bet of 3,000, and both Davidi Kitai and Brad Garrett made the call.

Fourth street brought the {2-Spades}

, and Brabino fired again. Kitai moved all in for his last 10,200, Garrett folded, and Brabino made the call to put Koskas at risk.

Showdown
Kitai: {Q-Clubs}

Brabino:

Kitai was in good shape for a double after flopping two pair, putting Brabino's aces in trouble. Unfortunately for Kitai though, an untimely {9-Hearts}

on the river counterfeited his hand and gave Brabino the win and the knockout with aces up.

Tags: Brad Garrett Eric Koskas Rick Brabino

07-03-2009 08:58 UTC-12

Fellows Makes Good Fold?

[user80015]

With a board reading {2-Spades}

, Zac Fellows was faced with an all-in bet for his tournament life.

The pot had already swelled to over 16,000 with Fellows having less then four chips in his stack - totalling 6,525.

After many minutes in the tank, Fellows eventually folded his {2-Diamonds}

and his opponent took down the pot.

07-03-2009 08:56 UTC-12

Klausen Counterfeited on the River

[user111541]

A player under the gun limped into the pot and action folded around to Roland de Wolfe in the small blind, who made the call. Jonas Klausen checked his option.

The flop came {A-Hearts}

. De Wolfe checked, Klausen bet 200, and the player under the gun called. Action was back on de Wolfe who check-raised to 850. Both of his opponents called.

The turn brought the {2-Clubs}

and de Wolfe led out for 1,000. Klausen raised to 2,750. The other player got out of the way and de Wolfe called.

The river was the {2-Spades}

and both players checked it down.

De Wolfe: {A-Diamonds}

Klausen:

After the turn and river paired, Klausen's two pair were counterfeited by de Wolfe, allowing his aces and deuces to take down the pot.

Roland De Wolfe - 38,500
Jonas Klausen - 65,000

Tags: Jonas Klausen Roland De Wolfe