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against an opponent with 
on a 
flop. Yep, it was set over set (again!). Neither player improved on the turn 
or river 
.By eliminating his opponent, Colin climbed all the way to 96,000 in chips.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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against an opponent with on a flop. Yep, it was set over set (again!). Neither player improved on the turn or river .By eliminating his opponent, Colin climbed all the way to 96,000 in chips.
. With 6,000 already in the pot, the small blind fired out 4,000 and Mattern tanked for several minutes before tossing in a call. His
was good against the small blind's 
and Mattern raked in the 18,000 pot, taking his stack back up to 32,000.
Since we have charity on our minds these days, let's talk about another recent star-studded charity event. On July 1st, a strong contingent of poker players and celebrities turned out for Howard and Suzie Lederer's tournament with the proceeds benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Las Vegas. There were a ton of prizes up for grabs, including a seat on NBC's Poker After Dark for the winner. All of the action on the felt was followed up by some action on the grill as the Lederers also hosted the World Series of BBQ. Check it out:
The flop came down
and the action was checked around. The turn was the 
and the big blind led out for 3,000. De Wolfe called and the cutoff folded. The river fell the and the big blind moved all in for 14,200. De Wolfe gave up his hand and the big blind took it down, leaving de Wolfe on 26,400 in chips.
.Naujoks check-called for 1,500 on the flop and both players checked the
on the turn. The river paired the board with the 
and Naujoks check-called another 1,500. When her opponent showed 
, Naujoks turned over 
for trips on the river. She now has 34,000.
, a player bet 2,800. Orel Hershiser made the call.The river brought the
and both players checked it down.Hershiser showed
for a pair of threes and a missed flush draw while his opponent flipped over for a set of eights. Orel Hershiser - 24,000
held up against 
when all the money went in on the 
board.No spade fell on the river, and Fellows has a little breathing room now after being down to only 3,000 at one point.
. He was called by one of his opponent before the other opponent raised to 21,000. Jelassi didn't like that raise but then said, "Ok, I call 21,000." He was the only player to call. The player who had made the 21,000-chip raise mucked rather than show his hand down.Jelassi moved to collect the pot without opening his hand, but one player at the table requested to see it. The dealer opened
, a full house. Jelassi is up to 47,000.
It was a classic race with Nelly's
up against 
. The flop didn't help him, coming down 
, but Nelly took the lead when the 
hit the turn. The river was the and Nelly got a much-needed double-up to 17,500.
